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Rep. Daniel Grossberg, a Louisville Democrat, accused in 2024 of inappropriate behavior towards women, has agreed to pay $2,000 in fines to the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission, but the controversy is far from over. This week on Capitol Chat, Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock tells us about some depositions involving prominent Kentucky Democrats and what they reveal about the case.
Local News
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Kentuckians ChorusIf you're still stuck trying to get your sweetheart that perfect Valentine's gift, you may want to consider a personalized singing telegram. -
Student commentators Drew Metanchuk and Jake Manson recap Kentucky sports results. -
Associated PressFayette County Public Schools returned to in-person learning Tuesday on a two-hour delay after being homebound for 11 days following a winter storm that crippled much of the state. -
Josh James/WUKYAn independent investigation into Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins concluded that Liggins "failed to fully comply with the requirements set forth in Board Policies." -
Associated PressAsia Boone scored 16 points, 23to No. 18 Kentucky lost to No. 4 Texas 64-53 on Monday night in Austin. -
Josh James/WUKYIn this installment, we chat with CivicLex Executive Director Richard Young about Lexington's widely-criticized response to the weeks-long winter wait, the city's first major solar field development, and the Urban Service Boundary planning overhaul.
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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PodcastsMeet the Praise Dancers of God’s Chosen Generation who invite listeners into a sacred space where movement becomes ministry and rhythm becomes reverence. In this episode of The Talking Drum: Ricochet Effect Podcast, we honor the young worshippers of God’s Chosen Generation who express faith not only through words, but through embodied praise. Their dance is testimony; rooted in scripture, tradition, discipline, and joy, reflecting a deep spiritual inheritance passed from one generation to the next. -
PodcastsNicholas Hazelett (he/him), City Councilmember for Paintsville, Kentucky, discusses family roots, youth leadership, and hometown pride. -
PodcastsThe University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts will present Violins of Hope UK, a weeklong series of performances, exhibitions and educational events February 10 - 14th. Violins of Hope features more than 70 violins, violas and cellos that survived the Holocaust — instruments once owned and played by Jewish musicians before and during World War II. Tom Musgrave talks with UK Symphony Orchestra music director and conductor John Nardolillo and collection co-founder Avshi Weinstein. -
PodcastsLexington Stories Lore and More is back just in time for Valentine's Day. WUKY's Alan Lytle and Lexington author Fiona Young-Brown talk about the (let me count the) ways singles and couples have made their romantic intentions known and the various places around our fair city you might do the same.
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