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Rural Kentuckians are increasingly burdened by sky-high gas prices, particularly those with lengthy daily commutes to work.
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Urban League of LexingtonPorter G. Peeples was 80 years old. He died Tuesday afternoon at his office. The Urban League says he spent his final day in meetings on affordable housing. -
James Crisp/AP/FR6426 APKentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is heading up a 20-state coalition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the way for a Northern Kentucky church to build an outdoor shrine on its property. -
Jose Luis Magana/AP/FR159526 APRepublicans in Congress — including Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul — launched new efforts Monday to approve and pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom at the White House, arguing that it would help avert security breaches like the shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. -
Lexington Parks and RecsGatton Park in Lexington, in partnership with Oak View Group, will host the first annual 2026 Fourth of July Concert as part of the new Summer Concert Series announced earlier this month. -
Josh James/WUKYFayette County Public School leaders continue to grapple with the fallout from newly-uncovered financial mistakes dating back to 2008.
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Gavin BreunigSince declaring her bid for Kentucky governor on Monday, April 20, Coleman has been on a kickoff tour in different cities around the state.
Radio Shows & Music
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WUKY Listener Walt Remondini returns as a guest host for The Rock & Roots Special Edition. This program aired first on Saturday, March 7, 2026. -
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)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsEach year UK Athletics, UK HealthCare and the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging partner for a game honoring legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt — who battled Alzheimer's disease with remarkable courage. This year, as part of the contest, Pete Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., the R.C. Durr Foundation Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease at UK, was recognized for his groundbreaking work. He talks about it with Dr. Greg. -
PodcastsIn this edition of The Ricochet Effect Podcast, presented by Project Ricochet, Dr. Abeni El-Amin shifts the lens from spotlighting a single community leader to centering culture, voice, and collective identity through the powerful presentation of her original poem, “Ode: Stronger Together”. This piece, delivered during the 2026 Central Kentucky Black Family Conference, serves as both a reflection and a call to action, grounded in unity, resilience, and the enduring strength of community. -
PodcastsApril is National Donate Life month and WUKY's Saving Stories observes the occasion with this highly personal, fresh episode. Nunn Center Director Dr. Doug Boyd introduces us to two of his high school friends. But as you'll soon find out, this is a rather extraordinary reunion story. -
PodcastsThe Lexington Farmers' Market Report on WUKY is brought to you by Kentucky American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, providing safe, reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately half a million people in portions of 14 counties. Learn more at kentuckyamwater.com.The week Josh and Joe talk about the spring-time favorite and versatile vegetable, Asparagus. From breakfast to dinner side or snack, this unique treat is perfect for your adventurous spring recipes.
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