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A Kentucky lawmaker wants judges to spell out their reasoning if they depart from the typical sentencing recommended by the state.
Local News
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Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura/FR171758 APRecent reporting shows increasing cooperation agreements between ICE and local law enforcement are driving up immigration-related arrests. -
Repeat domestic violence offenders could end up on a public registry under legislation still being drafted in Kentucky. -
Donald King/AP/APTwenty-five years after the 9/11, most states require or recommend that public schools address the attacks in some way. -
KNC/Adobe StockSept. 8 is International Literacy Day, and in Kentucky and other states, a new movement aims to improve reading skills in rural communities where many children lag in literacy skills. -
UK AthleticsUK Athletics announced a landmark multiyear partnership with Heaven Hill Brands – America’s largest, independent, family-owned and led spirits company and the steward of Kentucky’s most celebrated Bourbons. -
Marco Ugarte/Associated PressAmazon is bringing a new delivery facility to Lexington, and the company says it could mean faster deliveries and about 150 new jobs.
Radio Shows & Music
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Joe Conkwright interviews Rock & Roots artist Brandon Flowers about his new album Thrasher, which comes out August 21st, 2026. -
Rock and Roots celebrates America's Birthday with a showcase of Americana music and a time capsule of the golden music of 1976. Join Joe Conkwright and John Lee for a listening party on Rock & Roots this weekend - 10 am to 2 pm Friday, and Saturday noon to 5 pm.Only on 91.3 or streaming live @ wuky.org or the free WUKY app. -
10 Foot Pole brings the Roots of Lexington Music Scene back to life at the next Tahlsound, Sunday June 28th at the Great Lawn Stage behind Oleika Shriners Temple, 326 Southland Drive.10 Foot Pole and Rebeca Rego join Joe Conkwright for a conversation on Rock & Roots. Recorded June 16, 2026. -
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.
Podcasts
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PodcastsFor many people living with aphasia, a trip to a coffee shop, restaurant or retail store can come with an added layer of anxiety. Dr. Greg talks with Christen Page, Ph.D., associate professor in the CHS Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and leader of the Aphasia Lab at the UK College of Health Sciences. -
In this episode of WUKY's Saving Stories, Nunn Center for Oral History Director Doug Boyd shares audio from previously unavailable interviews with Wendell Berry, who passed away recently at the age of 92. The excerpts were recorded originally in 1996 and come from a radio show called Down to Earth, a long form interview-based program by award-winning writer and producer D. Cameron Lawrence. -
PodcastsSeptember and October are prime times for fall festivals and in this episode of Lexington Stories Lore and More, Alan and Fiona pore over a rather lengthy list of planned celebrations all around Central Kentucky. For those venturing out this weekend...the word to remember is hydrate. -
PodcastsSwifty bassist/lead singer John Herzog looks back his time in the Lexington music scene and talks about his current all-star project, Rebel Without a Cause.
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