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There was a steady rain and birds chirping as the church bells at Saint Paul's Catholic Church in Downtown Lexington rang out on Monday morning. Inside, a memorial was already placed near the altar by Stan "JR" Zarkowski, a pastoral associate and director of LGBTQ ministries.
Local News
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Downloads - stock.adobe.com/967338576Dozens of mine safety field offices in Kentucky and across the country would close under a proposal by the federal Department of Government Efficiency. -
Adah HufanaAdding to a growing number of protests throughout the state, people in Lexinton gathered again for the “No Kings Then No Kings Now” protest in honor of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. WUKY’s Adah Hufana has more. -
Adah HufanaPeople from all over Lexington helped expand the city’s tree canopy on Saturday at the annual Reforest the Bluegrass event, WUKY’s Adah Hufana reports. -
University of KentuckyThe University of Kentucky is no longer hosting graduation events described as "identity-based." -
Paul Vernon/AP/FR66830 APKentucky hasn't joined the seven states with official measles outbreaks, but with at least one known case in the commonwealth and two neighboring states with outbreaks, it's a good time to review your vaccination history. But it can get a bit tricky. -
Josh James/WUKYWith the loss of a federal grant bolstering support services for unhoused students in Fayette County, some residents are worrying aloud about the future of those programs.
Radio Shows & Music
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets (Different Kind Of Blue), Freak Slug (Sexy Lemon), The Courettes (You Woo Me), Michael Kiawnuka (Small Changes), Say Lou Lou (Blue Ruin), Patterson Hood Featuring Lydia Loveless (A Werewolf And A Girl), & Father John Misty (Josh Tillman & The Accidental Overdose)! -
This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Sam Fender (People Watching), Fairfield AD (Blood On The Highway), Beirut (Caspian Tiger), Paul Thorn (Tough Times Don't Last), U2 (Luckiest Man In The World), Charles "Wigg" Walker ((Feels Like) Things Are Comin' Our Way), & Ringo Starr Featuring Alison Krauss (Thankful)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Never Be You), Peach Pit (Magpie), Flipturn (Rodeo Clown), George Harrison (Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)), Chuck Prophet Featuring ¿Qiensave? (First Came Thunder), Jon Batiste (Für Elise- Batiste), & Elton John Featuring Brandi Carlile (Never Too Late)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Inhaler (Your House), Moody Joody (El Camino High), Girl And Girl (The Cow), Half•Alive Featuring Jordana (Songs), Mk.Gee (Rockman), Talking Heads (Pulled Up (Live At CBGB 10/10/77), & Tunde Adebimpe (Magnetic)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Brigitte Calls Me Baby (Too Easy), Bartees Strange (Too Much), Johnny Delaware (Jungle Full Of Ghosts), Lola Young (Messy), Eilen Jewell (The Pill), Tears For Fears (Astronaut), & Lenny Kravitz (Honey)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsJerry 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. Tipton 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 conversation he tells some entertaining stories about some of his interactions with UK fans, talks about his Sunday Herald Leader "notes" column and plugs his upcoming appearance at this year's Kentucky Book Festival Saturday November 2nd at Joseph Beth Booksellers. -
PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews writer Wes Blake about his new novella, Pineville Trace. -
PodcastsUniversity of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center expert Nathan Vanderford, Ph.D., recently contributed to a critical national discussion on sustaining and supporting the cancer workforce. As he explains in this week's Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine, Vanderford, an associate professor in the UK College of Medicine’s Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, director of Markey Cancer Center’s Appalachian Career Training in Oncology Program and assistant director of Markey’s Pathway Programs and Student Success, addressed challenges faced by early-career researchers, issues of diversity in cancer research training and opportunities for supporting researchers’ career paths. -
PodcastsIn the fifth episode of Writing Lessons, Silas House has a conversation with New York Times bestselling writer Gwenda Bond about plot and much more.
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