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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Lexington 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.
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Kentucky'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.
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The Defender Kentucky Three Day Event gets underway at The Horse Park Wednesday and continues through Sunday. WUKY's Samantha Lederman has this preview.
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Cresco 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.
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Housing 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.
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At Catholic masses across the globe and here in Central Kentucky, parishioners lifted their voices Monday in song and prayer in honor of the late Pontiff.
Radio Shows & Music
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Born and raised in Cuiaba, Brazil, based now in Lexington, Dana Vogel fuses her roots with piano melodies and emotional snapshots from her memories for a unique Kentucky singer/songwriter blend. She joins Rock & Roots host Joe Conkwright with music from her EP Rua Princesa, conversation about her process and a live performance in WUKY studios.
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This week's episode was a tribute to the Wizard of Woo, the late great Bernie Worrell! Featuring music from his time with Parliament, Funkadelic, Praxis, Pretenders, Deee-Lite, Mtume, The Bernie Worrell Orchestra, & more!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Crowded House (Teenage Summer), Fastball (Rather Be Me Than You), Dana Vogel (Favorite), Glass Animals (Creatures In Heaven), Blackberry Smoke (Hammer And The Nail), Swamp Dogg Featuring Jenny Lewis (Count The Days), & Ringo Starr (February Sky)!
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This week's episode was a tribute to original Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel! Featured music from his time with Parliament, Funkadelic, Ruth Copeland, Bonnie Pointer, & more!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Mavericks Featuring Nicole Atkins (Live Close By (Visit Often)), Local Natives (April), Fantastic Cat (All My Fault), Blondshell Featuring Bully (Docket), Bleachers (Tiny Moves), The Black Keys (On The Game), & Marcus King (Delilah)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsThe UK PREVENT Alliance aims to improve the health of the Commonwealth of Kentucky using a community-engaged, evidence-informed prevention approach. One of its collaborators on the #IChampion Health Initiative is Operation Making A Change, a non-profit organization focused on violence prevention and intervention. This week Dr. Greg speaks with #IChampionHealth program director Jakob Hester and OAC founder Gerald “GEO” Gibson.
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PodcastsRob Perez (he/him), Founder and Co-Owner of DV8 Kitchen, discusses social enterprise, overcoming personal struggles, success in the restaurant business, and second-chance employment.
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PodcastsOctober 7, 2024 is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming election and we're dropping this special edition of Voting Matters with Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams. Alan and Liza quiz the state's top election official on everything voting and they bust a number of myths along the way.
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PodcastsHorses are running again at Keeneland and in this episode of WUKY’s Saving Stories we hear from one of the first, and one of the most successful, African American horse trainers in the modern era. In this 1986 Nunn Center interview, Oscar Dishman Jr. reflects on his rise from exercise boy / groom, his decision to become a horse trainer in 1960, and the challenges he had to overcome on his way to the top of his field. Training the winning horses for the 1973 Michigan Mile, Ohio Derby, Hawthorne Stakes, and the Widener Handicap (1977-1978) are among the highlights of his career for which he was awarded the Black Achievement Award in Lexington.
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