An investigation is underway after an early morning officer-involved shooting at the Walmart store in Berea.
Local News
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FoodChain is a Lexington nonprofit that, since its founding in 2011, has distributed over a million free meals to community members.
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Governor Andy Beshear, state and local officials, construction teams, and volunteers raised the walls of a new home being built by the Housing Development Alliance at the Skyview high-ground neighborhood in Hazard.
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An open letter taking direct aim at the Trump administration's policies surrounding higher education gained the support of several Kentucky colleges, but none of the state's public universities have signed on.
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The push in Kentucky to delay federal enforcement of REAL ID — which is set to begin May 7 — doesn't seem to be gaining much traction with the Trump administration.
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Lexington is poised to approve increased parking fines proposed by LexPark, but they aren't the typical fines most drivers encounter when parking downtown.
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In this episode, we chat with CivicLex's Adrian Bryant about the city's pedestrian and cycling safety goal, the beginning of the council's budget process, and exactly what kinds of fines LexPark wants to raise.
Radio Shows & Music
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Damnwells (Without A Heart), Cary Brothers (Back To The Start), Barenaked Ladies (Lovin' Life), Will Butler & Sister Squares (Long Grass), Talking Heads (Cities), Natalie Price (Done), & Jon Batiste (Calling Your Name)!
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This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show celebrated the Blues! Featuring music from Jonny Lang, Koko Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Shemekia Copeland, Buddy Guy, Larkin Poe, Jimi Hendrix, Bonnie Raitt, & more!
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WUKY Contributing Listener Mary Ferlan spins soul classics for this edition of The Rock & Roots Saturday Edition - originally broadcast 07/08, 2023.
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This week on Joe's Blues...We dust off a savory episode from the archives;Featuring murder ballads, historical accounts, and folk talesfeaturing a beavy of colorful characters."And So, The Story Goes..."Originally broadcast May 21, 2013 on 91.3, WUKY.
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An Independence Day Holiday Treat – “Favorite American blues, rock, and r&b, performed by those crafty brits – originally broadcast 06/30, 2017.
Podcasts
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PodcastsChristian Adair, Executive Director of the Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center and Founder & Director of Alpha League, discusses civil rights history, empowering young Black and Brown men, and servant leadership.
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PodcastsThis week is all about Pawpaws, Kentucky's own unique sub-tropical mountain fruit. Josh and Joe where and when to get the fruit and how to use it in a variety of ways.
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PodcastsIt’s September and we’re dropping a brand new episode of WUKY’s Lex Talk History with Alan Lytle and Lexington History Museum Executive Director Dr. Mandy Higgins. Join us as we re-cap the museum’s one year anniversary in its new home in the Thomas Hunt Morgan House and then in our Lex Get Into It segment Mandy talks with Judy Owens, President of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky, about a new focused exhibit opening this month. “Among Women – 130 years of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky,” will soon be on display for visitors. Get an audio sneak peek here on our show.
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Jerry Tipton covered University of Kentucky basketball for the Lexington Herald-Leader for 41 seasons before retiring in 2022. He was known for his straightforward questioning of UK coaches, from Joe B. Hall to John Calipari. A native of Hamtramck, Michigan, Jerry graduated from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, and worked for the Huntington Herald-Dispatch before coming to Lexington.He was inducted into the U.S, Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame in 2005, the Marshall University Journalism Hall of Fame in 2018, and the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in 2020. He has recently written a memoir titled Deja Blue: A Sportswriter Reflects on 41 Seasons of Kentucky Basketball, published by Acclaim Press. In this interview, he talks about his start in journalism, his working relationships with coaches, including some of the memorable dialogue involved, and many of the highlights of his 41-year tenure on the UK basketball beat.
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