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New voters registering in Kentucky are continuing to lean away from the two major parties, a trend that's been become the norm over the past year.
Local News
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Josh James/WUKYA omnibus election reform bill passed the Kentucky House Thursday with less than full support from the Republican supermajority. Democrats made multiple unsuccessful attempts to offer amendments. -
Clay WallaceIn this edition of the Capitol Chat recap, Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock talks about several proposed bills that reflect GOP priorities at the national level including immigration and voting reforms. -
Chris Carlson/AP/APAmelia Hassett was a perfect five-of-five from three-point range but No. 17 Kentucky lost to No. 3 South Carolina 87-64 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament. -
Visit LexThe Lexington History Museum and the Lexington League of Women Voters are celebrating International Women's Day in a unique way. Since January they've been collecting stories submitted by Lexingtonians who want to honor a special woman in their life. Sunday afternoon at 3 there will be a public ceremony at the Stand monument at South Mill and West Vine downtown. -
A GOP-sponsored bill to remake Kentucky’s utility regulator is getting some pushback. -
Drew Metanchuk and Jake Manson preview this weekend in UK sports.
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: 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)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Caamp (Mistakes), Inhaler (Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah)), Charley Crockett (Crucified Son), Ben Folds With The National Symphony Orchestra (The Luckiest), Foo Fighters (Today's Song), & Bon Iver (From)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsLexington Stories, Lore and More is back with a Women's History Month episode. WUKY's Alan Lytle and Fiona Young-Brown, author of 'Secret Lexington: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure,' tackle the premise of a Mount Rushmore of Lexington women. See if your list matches ours! -
PodcastsSet in and around the Ellis Island Immigration Inspection Station on a single day in 1921, the UK Opera Theatre's “A Nation of Others” offers a moving portrayal of the courage and determination of those who journeyed to America in search of opportunity and freedom. The American opera by Pulitzer Prize-winning team Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell, debuts March 6-8, at the Lexington Opera House. Program coordinator Megh Jennings-Posner joins Tom for a preview. -
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.
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