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Kentucky lawmakers are continuing to debate the merits of the commonwealth's state-based health insurance exchange — known as Kynect — and what's offered through the federal health care insurance marketplace.
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Brynn Anderson/AP/APKentucky Emergency Management Director Eric Gibson provided lawmakers with a sobering snapshot of the increasing number of natural disasters in the state. -
Jon Cherry/AP/FR171965 APAs we approach Bourbon Heritage Month, the signature Kentucky industry is seeing setbacks and uncertainty about its future. -
Jose Luis Magana/AP/FR159526 APKentucky is one of 46 states and territories put on notice by the Trump administration to eliminate “gender ideology” from federally-funded sex education programs — or face funding cuts. -
The Fayette County School Board has scheduled a Thursday night meeting to discuss budget proposals that do not include a controversial tax hike. -
Jennifer McDanielsThe 11th annual Shaping our Appalachian Region summit is under way in Corbin and we sent our new eastern Kentucky regional reporter Jennifer McDaniels to check it out. She spoke with SOAR chief operating officer Joshua Ball. -
Karyn Czar / WUKYThe festival, presented by CHI Saint Joseph Health, is a week-long celebration of music that will fill Lexington's religious and performance spaces and is part of the city's 250th anniversary celebration.
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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PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews poet, writer and activist Silas House about his new poetry collection, All These Ghosts. -
PodcastsTodd Svoboda, a fan favorite on Kentucky’s 1992-93 Final Four team, was a star at Northern Kentucky for three seasons before transferring to UK to join the Wildcats and complete his engineering degree. In 2014, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer. His fight against the disease has continued since then, with several recurrences. In this conversation with host Keith Elkins, Todd talks about the battle with cancer, but also about his year with Rick Pitino’s Wildcats, including his first meeting with the coach. -
PodcastsJosh and Joe get you ready for the Cold Brew Coffee Festival - explaining "cold brew" and talking roasting techniques, but Josh shares his go-to favorite coffee concontion. -
The stage is set for the lineup of performers that will help celebrate the grand opening tomorrow of Gatton Park on the Town Branch - a space that's being billed as downtown Lexington's new backyard, front porch, and living room - all rolled into one. WUKY's Alan Lytle talks with Gatton Park Conservancy Allison Lankford.
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