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Sixth District Congressman Andy Barr has officially joined the race to claim Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat in 2027.
Local News
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Suzy HosleyFrom April 25 through May 2, twenty restaurants in the capital city will be serving up their versions of the iconic Louisville open-face sandwich. -
LexTVLexington Parks and Recs rolled out their new accessible "Trackchair" at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary and the first in Kentucky. WUKY’s Karyn Czar was there to test it out. -
Ted S. Warren/AP/APKentucky's Senate Transportation chair Jimmy Higdon and 27 colleagues have sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem requesting a formal delay of the REAL ID enforcement date. -
Samantha LedermanThe Defender Kentucky Three Day Event gets underway at The Horse Park Wednesday and continues through Sunday. WUKY's Samantha Lederman has this preview. -
Karyn Czar/WUKYCresco Labs is one of the largest multi-state cannabis companies in the country and landed one of only two of Kentucky's Tier 3 cultivation licenses. -
Josh James/WUKYHousing advocates rallied in downtown Lexington Tuesday in tandem with more than a dozen similar events across the country. The rally comes on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court case that paved the way for communities to arrest and ticket people living outside.
Radio Shows & Music
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Pete Yorn (Real Good Love), Moony (Falllllllll In Love), Atomic Tom (Drive Away), Liana Flores (I Wish For The Rain), JD McPherson (Sunshine Getaway), Clairo (Nomad), & Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (I Would Like To Heal)! -
This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show featured music from Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Koko Taylor, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Larkin Poe, Buddy Guy, & more! -
This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Newski (Banking On Never Breaking Down Again), Oh He Dead (Strange Love), The Heavy Heavy (Happiness), Wilco (Annihilation), Crack Cloud (The Medium), Harlem Hayfield Featuring Jocelyn Arndt (Holding On To Heaven), & Randall Bramblett (Throw My Cane Away)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Wild Rivers (Cave), Cigarettes After Sex (Baby Blue Movie), Pixies (You're So Impatient), Cassandra Lewis (So Bad), Soccer Mommy (Lost), The Avett Brothers (Orion's Belt), & Mavis Staples (Worthy)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Kacy Hill (You Know I Love You Still), Hollow Coves (On The Way), Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets (Went To A Party), Evan Nicole Bell (Catfish Blues), The Offspring (Make It All Right), Cage The Elephant (Rainbow), Paul McCartney & Wings (Soily)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsJoe and Josh talk cold brew coffee and the festival happen at Saturday's Farmers' Market in downtown Lexington - plus information about this magic bean, the process of making cold brew, and the ways to use coffee in a variety of ways. -
PodcastsDan Wu, At-Large City Council Member and Vice Mayor for Lexington, KY, discusses political leadership, learning from mistakes in the restaurant industry, and empowering marginalized communities through civic initiatives. -
PodcastsIn this special edition of The Ricochet Effect Podcast, we celebrate the visionary leadership of Cynthia Bohn, the driving force behind Equus Run Vineyards located in Midway, KY. -
PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews Jeffery Humble, Sales Manager over the state of Kentucky about WellCare's goals, as well as about his reading habits.
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