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Kentucky’s continued reliance on fossil fuels is more expensive and is not required to maintain the reliability of the grid, according to a new report.
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Richard Drew/AP/APPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules. -
Associated PressThe 2026 University of Kentucky football schedule, which features seven home games, was revealed by the Southeastern Conference on the SEC Network on Thursday. -
The program was created to enhance safety and provide service to the community when road conditions make it difficult for first responders and medical personnel to reach work or for patients to get to medical appointments or pick up prescriptions. -
Josh James/WUKYSleighloads of donated toys were delivered to Galisano Children's at UK, complete with a police chief decked out as Santa Claus. -
BlueOval SK/WUKYFord Motor and South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. are ending their U.S. battery-making partnership, leaving a host of questions about the status of the two giant battery factories enabled by that venture in Kentucky. -
LFUCGA stretch of bitter winter weather will move into Lexington tonight and last through the weekend.
Radio Shows & Music
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Matt Pond PA (The Ballad Of The Natural Lines), Bob Mould (Here We Go Crazy), The Lemon Twigs (My Golden Years), Miso Extra (Certified), Doobie Brothers Featuring Mavis Staples (Walk This Road), Lucy Dacus (Ankles), & Lord Huron Featuring Kristen Stewart (Who Laughs Last?)! -
This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show was a tribute to Steven Douglas Jones (1950-2012)! Featured music from Beck, Bogert, & Appice, Gary Clark Jr., Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Deva Mahal & Son Little, Christone Kingfish Ingram, Shemekia Copeland, Luther Allison, & more! -
This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Hamilton Leithauser (Knockin Heart), Trampled By Turtles & Sumbuck (For Emma), Julien Baker & Torres (Sugar In The Tank), Kashus Culpepper (After Me), Mary Chapin Carpenter Featuring Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart (A Heart That Never Closes), The Lumineers (Same Old Song), & Japanese Breakfast (Orlando In Love)!
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Joe's Blues - "Blue California Dreams" - musical reflections of the 31st State -
Windborne Productions presents The Music of Pink Floyd with the Lexington Philharmonic. The event will feature a kaleidoscopic fusion of live orchestra and progressive rock with the Music of Pink Floyd. The director of the Lexington Philharmonic, Mélisse Brunet, will conduct.She joins WUKY’s Joe Conkwright to talk about her career in music and her love of Pink Floyd.
Podcasts
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PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews poet Manny Grimaldi about his new book, Finding a Word to Describe You. -
PodcastsWe have known for decades that smoking tobacco is bad for your health. Quitting smoking is probably the single best change a person can make not only for prevention of heart disease, but for their overall health. So why don't more people do it? Dr. Greg seeks answers from Peter Haigh, M.D., a noninvasive cardiologist at UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart & Vascular Institute. -
PodcastsJosh and Joe are celebrating Halloween all weekend with suggestions for carving rutabagas, apple treats, and decortaing your space with items from the Farmers' Market - and discover Josh's costume for 2025.Support The Farmers' Market Report on 91.3, WUKY with a donation at wuky.org. -
PodcastsAt the time of this interview they didn't even have a title but we now know Lexington Singers and the Lexington Children's Choir will debut the World Premiere of Elaine Hagenberg's new work, 'Aeterna Via' for chorus and orchestra. This is the piece that Lexington Singers will take to Paris, France, in June 2026.
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