Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Mark Meadows, depicted a West Wing where some were very concerned about violence erupting at the Capitol and others, like Meadows and the former president, were not.
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Two officers were killed when a man opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant at a home in eastern Kentucky Thursday night. Several officers were shot at the scene in Floyd County. -
Bruce Schreiner/AP/APA judge cleared the way Thursday for abortions to resume in Kentucky, temporarily blocking the state’s near-total ban on the procedure that was triggered by the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Josh James/WUKYA proposal to build a youth soccer complex on rural land between Newtown Pike and Russell Cave Road has cleared its first hurdle. But, as WUKY’s Arlo Barnette reports, many Lexingtonians are speaking out against the plan.
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Karyn Czar/The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is now available for the youngest among us, children ages six months to five years, at the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. Karyn Czar reports.
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Bartees Strange (Wretched), Art d'Ecco (Only Ones), PJ Western (Blah Blah Blah), First Aid Kit (Angel), Trampled By Turtles (It's So Hard To Hold On), Spoon (My Babe), & Leon Bridges & Kevin Kaarl (Summer Moon)! -
It's Pride Month and WUKY's award winning history segment Saving Stories marks the milestone with a look back at the brief but impactful run of Cafe LMNOP; a popular nightspot which was located near the UK campus. Doug Boyd with the Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares an interview with the club's brainchild Bradley Pickelsimer.
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Stigma and discrimination against people with substance use disorders (SUD) have directly contributed to Kentucky’s addiction crisis. Now, Kentuckians who have been personally impacted by substance use disorder will take center stage in a stigma reduction campaign that launched this spring. Dr. Greg talks with Asha Carroll, Director of Social Media Engagement for the media group, Shatterproof which is spearheading the effort.
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Kentucky’s new abortion ban is being challenged by abortion-rights supporters. They filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that women are being “forced to remain pregnant against their will” in violation of the state’s constitution. Karyn Czar reports.
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COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months are now being administered at UK HealthCare.
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With the U.S. Supreme Court siding with a Washington high school football coach who lost his job after praying at the 50-yard line after games could open the door to more religious expression in schools. Similar church/state separation questions are nothing new in Kentucky.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling upending Roe v. Wade will send the battle over abortion rights to the states.
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While the U.S. Supreme Court ruling reversing course on abortion rights sent shockwaves across the country, Kentucky lawmakers, and abortion rights advocates, have long anticipated the day.
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The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. In Kentucky the procedure is automatically outlawed thanks to a 2019 trigger law passed by the General Assembly.
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Måneskin (Supermodel), The Ballroom Thieves (Nicole), The 502s (Just A Little While), Niki (Before), Bartees Strange (Wretched), Trampled By Turtles (It's So Hard To Hold On), & Cyril Neville & Dumpstaphunk (Street Parade)!
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Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
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