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The Democratic Party's most ambitious politicians are courting African American activists in New York this week as the party's unofficial 2028 presidential nomination contest takes shape at an annual conference led by Rev. Al Sharpton.
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Hargis David Michael/Ky LRC, Public Information-Hargi/https://legislature.ky.gov/PagesKentucky Senate President Robert Stivers is responding to a Kentucky Supreme Court decision halting impeachment proceedings against a Fayette County judge -- and it's unclear whether the Senate intends to move forward. -
Hadi Mizban/AP/APKentucky leaders and candidates are weighing in on the two-week ceasefire declared in the Iran war. -
Clay WallaceKentucky lawmakers won't be back in session until April 14 and 15, but the final days of the 2026 session do offer an eleventh hour chance for new bills to pass. -
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP/APKentucky Democratic leaders and candidates are sounding alarms over President Donald Trump's heightened threats toward Iran, including a bombing campaign that would target civilian infrastructure. -
Drew Metanchuk and Jake Manson recap the weekend in UK sports. -
Clay Wallace"Spring Break at Gatton Park is a way for us to answer that kind of age-old adage that you hear from the kids during Spring Break," says Donald Miller, Park Director of Gatton Park. "Mom and Dad, I'm Bored."
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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PodcastsMcKenna Dowell (she/her), Student Body President at the University of Kentucky, discusses cheerleading, affordability, and transparency. -
PodcastsWith all due respect to Ocala, Florida which has apparently trademarked the title of 'Horse Capital of the World,' WUKY's Alan Lytle and author Fiona Young - Brown discuss the many reasons why Lexington can lay claim to it as well. Evidence includes the many statues, public art projects, an entire park dedicated to horses, the Red Mile, and oh yeah...Keeneland! A spirited conversation is about to break from the gate. -
PodcastsAll this month Open Studio features new interviews with Kentucky literary artists. Ada Limon served as Poet Laureate for the United States from 2022 to 2025. -
PodcastsLiza and Alan talk with Janie Lindle, a member of the LWV's Transparency Kentucky Committee about the group's multiple studies calling out state lawmakers for their lack of transparency when it comes to public input, debate and fast-tracking of bills.
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