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Local News
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Austin Anthony/Kentucky LanternThis coming Monday — Oct. 5 — is the last day for Kentuckians to register to vote ahead of the November general election. -
Elliott Hess/UK AthleticsOn its first road trip of the season, the Kentucky football team was successful, topping then-ninth-ranked Texas A&M at Kyle Field. On Tuesday, Kentucky head coach Will Stein said his team's success at A&M was no accident. -
Dylan Lovan/AP Photo/Dylan Lovan/APCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning local, state, and federal officers from using gloves that can deliver electric shocks to people. The gloves were purchased by Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Kentucky-based Compliant Technologies in August. -
Brynn Anderson/AP Photo/Brynn Anderson/APIn eastern Kentucky, Libby Honeycutt listened upstairs to the sound of glass breaking below as floodwaters tore apart her house. -
WDRB/WAVEEarly Tuesday morning, a law enforcement procession escorted Trooper Phillips' body to the state medical examiner’s office in Louisville for an autopsy, then home to Glasgow, Kentucky. -
KSPKentucky State Police Trooper Hayden Phillips was killed Monday while doing the job he dedicated himself to, "protecting the people of the Commonwealth," said KSP officials.
Radio Shows & Music
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Joe Conkwright interviews Rock & Roots artist Brandon Flowers about his new album Thrasher, which comes out August 21st, 2026. -
Rock and Roots celebrates America's Birthday with a showcase of Americana music and a time capsule of the golden music of 1976. Join Joe Conkwright and John Lee for a listening party on Rock & Roots this weekend - 10 am to 2 pm Friday, and Saturday noon to 5 pm.Only on 91.3 or streaming live @ wuky.org or the free WUKY app. -
10 Foot Pole brings the Roots of Lexington Music Scene back to life at the next Tahlsound, Sunday June 28th at the Great Lawn Stage behind Oleika Shriners Temple, 326 Southland Drive.10 Foot Pole and Rebeca Rego join Joe Conkwright for a conversation on Rock & Roots. Recorded June 16, 2026. -
WUKY Listener Walt Remondini returns as a guest host for The Rock & Roots Special Edition. This program aired first on Saturday, March 7, 2026. -
Molly Tuttle stops by WUKY's Rock & Roots and joins host Joe Conkwright.Recorded live on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Podcasts
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PodcastsSeptember is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and we're revisiting this interview Dr. Greg conducted with Julie Cerel, Ph.D., professor in the College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky. In 2025 Julie was honored with the Norman Farberow Award for Bereavement and Lived Experience by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). The award recognizes her transformative research, which expands understanding of the impact of suicide on families, friends and entire communities. -
PodcastsLex Talk History welcomes historian Yvonne Giles as she shares her research on notable Kentucky African-Americans including R.C.O. Benjamin. On Thursday October 1st the history museum is teaming up with Blue Grass Community Foundation and the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative for an event honoring the lawyer, journalist and advocate for voting rights. The program will include the dedication of soil collected at the Equal Justice Initiative marker installation and a staged reading of “Benjamin’s Victory,” an original audio drama by Michele Tyrene Johnson. -
PodcastsThe Lexington Farmers' Market Report on WUKY is brought to you by Kentucky American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, providing safe, reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately half a million people in portions of 14 counties. Learn more at kentuckyamwater.com.This week Josh and Joe get down to the meat and potatoes of 'Dinner.' Have your mushroom sauce and green beans ready. Stick around for supper with vegetable beef soup and use those leftover tomatoes to make gazpacho. -
PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews poet and fiction writer Wendy Jett about her trilogy and upcoming poetry book.
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