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The commission in charge of supervising state utilities and hearing cases regarding rate increases would be overhauled under a bill advancing in the General Assembly. A provision limiting who can intervene in rate cases is drawing particular scrutiny.
Local News
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UK AthleticsKentucky placed six players in double figures as the Cats rolled past Arkansas 94-64 in the first round of the 2026 Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina. -
The Frank X Walker Creative Arts Festival celebrates the literary, visual, and performing arts, and is produced annually in honor of Walker, one of the leading literary voices in Kentucky, a 1979 Danville High School graduate and the state’s 26th Poet Laureate. -
UK Athletics/Chet WhiteOtega Oweh scored 24 points, but Kentucky lost at Texas A&M 96-85 on Tuesday night inside Reed Arena. -
Nam Y. Huh/AP/APAverage gasoline prices in Lexington have risen 9.3 cents per gallon in the last week, according to Gas Buddy. Prices are expected to jump nationwide with the Iran military conflict causing potential disruptions in the flow of oil. -
CivicLexLexington's ongoing Civic Assembly heard an overview Tuesday night on the most divisive of the two issues facing the group, specifically council pay, and whether it should be raised. -
FCPSIndependent probe finds forecasting 'deficiencies' but no evidence of intentional wrongdoing at FCPSIndependent findings point to breakdowns in financial oversight and communication inside Fayette County Public Schools, which led to unauthorized use of the district's contingency fund.
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. -
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)! -
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! -
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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PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews Br. Paul Quenon about his poetry, as well as his writing process and monastic life. -
PodcastsThe University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has treated the first patient in the U.S. with a new immunotherapy for small cell lung cancer, offering hope for patients whose cancers have stopped responding to other treatments. Dr. Greg talks with Markey Cancer Center medical oncologist Zhonglin Hao, M.D., Ph.D. -
PodcastsYou need to be wearin' your green for this one! Lex Talk History, the official podcast of the Lexington History Museum, welcomes Megan Moloney and Liza Hendley Betz - President and Vice President respectively, of the Bluegrass Irish Society. Since 1980 the group has organized the Saint Patrick's Day celebrations in Lexington. This year, March 13 & 14, promises to be full of entertainment and family-sized fun. They also talk with Alan and Mandy about the long history of the festival. -
PodcastsMark your calendars! The 2026 Kentucky Crafted Market takes place March 7 & 8 at the Kentucky Horse Park. Tom talks with Kentucky Arts Council Executive Director Chris Cathers about the annual showcase for Kentucky artists and craftspeople.
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