Featured News
The number of Lexington residents seeing part or all of their medical bills erased through the national program Undue Medical Debt is closing in on 10,000.
Local News
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The University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville would be asked to consider participating in federal nuclear-related programs under a resolution on the move in Frankfort.
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A bill setting standards for Kentucky environmental regulations has Republican lawmakers and some environmental advocates at odds.
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The Fayette County School Board is set to hold a closed-door meeting March 4 in the wake of a special investigation involving allegations against the superintendent.
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HB 422, also known as Logan's Law, passed the House this week with bipartisan support. The bill seeks to ensure that serious violent criminals serve longer, more definitive prison terms in Kentucky.
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Subpoenas from the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee target the state budget director and top officials in the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet.
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Upcoming changes to Medicaid eligibility will affect Kentucky’s refugee and asylee populations, even those with green cards.
Radio Shows & Music
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Molly Tuttle stops by WUKY's Rock & Roots and joins host Joe Conkwright.Recorded live on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Rodney Crowell Featuring Tyler Bryant (The Twenty One Song Salute (Owed to G.G. Shinn and Cléoma Falcon)), Mt. Joy (Lucy), St Paul & the Broken Bones (Sushi And Coca Cola), Tame Impala (End Of Summer), Alison Krauss & Union Station (One Ray Of Shine), & Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (Voodoo Charm)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Flyte Featuring Aimee Mann (Alabaster), Jade Bird (Save Your Tears), Jeff Tweedy (Enough), The Last Dinner Party (This Is The Killer Speaking), Robert Plant Featuring Suzy Dian (Everybody's Song), & Sheryl Crow & The Real Lowdown (The New Normal)!
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This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show featured music from Grace Jones, Trouble Funk, Klymaxx, Erykah Badu, George Clinton, Slave, Bonnie Pointer, & more!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Goose (Your Direction), Khatumu (Fire Drill), Counting Crows (With Love From A To Z), Grant-Lee Phillips (She Knows Me), & Warren Haynes Featuring Derek Trucks (These Changes)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsVoting Matters, the non-partisan podcast about civic participation and the electoral process welcomes Fifth District Councilmember Liz Sheehan. She talks about ways you can get involved and why it is so important to have your say on city issues.
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PodcastsCompromise has always been critical to the success of our political system yet its sorely lacking in the lexicon today. Nunn Center Director Dr. Doug Boyd shares interviews from two former Kentucky politicians who describe a time when members of both political parties got along and even socialized together.
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PodcastsA partnership between the University of Kentucky’s College of Public Health and UK HealthCare is giving public health students a front-row seat to the real-world challenges Kentuckians face outside of hospital walls. That includes things like housing, transportation and food insecurity. Dr. Greg talks with Kylee Causey social needs coordinator at UK HealthCare, and Jessica Sass, executive director of population health at UK HealthCare.
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PodcastsMeet Dr. Nicholas Leverette. Dr. Leverette is a chiropractor and the founder of Revive Chiropractic Centers in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Leverette champions health through helping people align their body and mind.
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