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Independent probe finds forecasting 'deficiencies' but no evidence of intentional wrongdoing at FCPS
Independent 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.
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Josh James/WUKYUniversity of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto is cautioning that the school — and all of higher education in the state — would be absorbing cuts under the version of the state budget that passed the Kentucky House. -
Michael Clubb/AP/FR171824 APUniversity of Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart is retiring after 24 years in the role amid major changes in the college sports landscape. -
Drew Metanchuk and Jake Manson recap the weekend in UK sports. -
Kentucky News ConnectionKentucky lawmakers are considering a bill which would make water fluoridation optional by removing a statewide mandate that water systems serving more than 3,000 people be treated with the natural mineral. -
BudKraftThis week on WUKY's Capitol Chat, Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock talks about the executive, transportation, judicial and legislative bills House lawmakers are tasked with passing and sending on to the Senate. At the start of this week the tally read, two down and two to go. Could the remaining measures follow suit this week? -
A Kentucky group soliciting donations for veterans has been ordered to shut down, with the state's top law enforcement official accusing the organization of engaging in fraud.
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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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. -
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. -
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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