Applications for public assistance to help counties and local governments typically are the first to be submitted, but the governor says his administration is changing their approach to "prioritize getting families help first."
Local News
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A measles outbreak in Knox County, Ohio, grew to 14 cases this week, with the state's overall count in double digits across four counties.
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The widespread storms and floods that began more than a week ago in Kentucky continue to cause damage and lead to warnings, especially for those in western Kentucky.
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After days of deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents were anxious Tuesday to return to their flooded homes and assess what's salvageable, even as stubbornly high waters kept some of them waiting even longer.
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Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is urging Kentuckians to act to protect any genetic data they've submitted to 23andMe as it files for bankruptcy.
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House Democrats are eying Kentucky's Sixth District congressional seat as a potential pick-up in 2026.
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After days of unrelenting downpours swelled rivers to near record levels across Kentucky, residents are closely monitoring waterways for signs they are cresting or even receding in hopes that widespread cleanup can finally start.
Radio Shows & Music
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This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show was a tribute to Steven Douglas Jones (1950-2012)! Featured music from Beck, Bogert, & Appice, Gary Clark Jr., Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Deva Mahal & Son Little, Christone Kingfish Ingram, Shemekia Copeland, Luther Allison, & more!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Hamilton Leithauser (Knockin Heart), Trampled By Turtles & Sumbuck (For Emma), Julien Baker & Torres (Sugar In The Tank), Kashus Culpepper (After Me), Mary Chapin Carpenter Featuring Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart (A Heart That Never Closes), The Lumineers (Same Old Song), & Japanese Breakfast (Orlando In Love)!
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Joe's Blues - "Blue California Dreams" - musical reflections of the 31st State
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Windborne Productions presents The Music of Pink Floyd with the Lexington Philharmonic. The event will feature a kaleidoscopic fusion of live orchestra and progressive rock with the Music of Pink Floyd. The director of the Lexington Philharmonic, Mélisse Brunet, will conduct.She joins WUKY’s Joe Conkwright to talk about her career in music and her love of Pink Floyd.
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This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show was a look back at some favorites from 2024! Featured new music from Leon Bridges, The Marias, Al Green, Marcus King, Ariana Grande Featuring Brandy & Monica, Joy Oladokun, Sade Adu, Kendrick Lamar, Brittany Howard, Stevie Wonder, & more!
Podcasts
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PodcastsFounded by Gerald “Geo” Gibson, OMAC is more than just a mentorship program, it is a movement designed to empower youth and adults alike. Through personalized coaching, support, and self-awareness training, OMAC helps individuals develop the skills necessary to build brighter futures.
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Podcasts250 Lex's theme for March is higher education and Lex Talk History is doing its part to highlight our rich history of colleges and universities. Alan and Mandy welcome historian Andrew Patrick for an overview. They also talk about the latest museum happenings, give an update on the StoryCorps project currently set up in Woodland Park through April 14th, and preview 250 Lex's College Town Showcase coming this weekend to the campuses of Blue Grass Community and Technical College, Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky.
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PodcastsIt is estimated that more than 14,000 women in the United States suffer from cervical cancer each year. Kentucky has a higher cervical cancer burden than most states, with an incidence rate of 9.6 cases per 100,000 women. Many of those cases were preventable, according to this week's guest, Charles S. Dietrich III, M.D., a gynecologic oncologist at the UK Markey Cancer Center.
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PodcastsFor three quarters of a century the month of March in Kentucky has been tournament time with hoops fever reaching a near fever pitch. And if you're wondering why UK Basketball is sometimes considered an official religion, we submit this audio as exhibit A. In this special episode of WUKY's Saving Stories, UK Nunn Center director Dr. Doug Boyd and Deirdre Scaggs, associate dean and head of Special Collections, join Alan Lytle to re-live one of the most dramatic moments in UK Basketball history called by the legendary sports broadcaster Claude Sullivan; a thrilling triple overtime win over Temple University in Memorial Coliseum. All made possible by the recently deceased Hall of Famer Vernon Hatton who hit THE SHOT. RIP Mr. Hatton.
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In celebration of Lexington’s 250th anniversary, WUKY and the Lexington History Museum will host StoryCorps to record the stories of local residents through both in-person and virtual interviews and preserve them in the Library of Congress.
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2024-2025 Meetings
Location: WUKY - Studio 49
2024-2025 Meetings
Location: WUKY - Studio 49
- March 12, 2025, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm