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Local and state officials broke ground on a new mixed-income, mixed-use community Wednesday, hailing the project as a model for others around the state.
Local News
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James Crisp/AP/FR6426 APWill Stein made clear that offensive risk-taking is part of making Kentucky competitive again. Given how it has worked for him at Oregon and other stops, it’s no wonder the Wildcats’ new coach stressed his intent to achieve it sooner rather than later. -
Josh James/WUKYFollowing years of failed attempts at relocating Lexington's downtown government center, city leaders have finally given the green light to a contract for a new city hall. But the long-awaiting project moves forward with many on city council uneasy about the financial outlook. -
Darron Cummings/AP/APA deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky stemmed from from corporate choices that favored profits over safety, according to a lawyer who filed two wrongful death lawsuits Wednesday, which allege the company kept flying older aircraft without increasing maintenance beyond what’s regularly scheduled. -
Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald LeaderOtega Oweh scored 16 points, but No. 18 Kentucky came up short, falling to 16th-ranked North Carolina 67-64 on Tuesday night inside Rupp Arena. -
James Crisp/AP/FR6426 APDerek Dixon made a tiebreaking layup with 16 seconds remaining and scored five of North Carolina’s last six points to lift the No. 16 Tar Heels to a 67-64 win over No. 18 Kentucky on Tuesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge. -
University of KentuckyThe University of Kentucky is set to build a district centered around the arts.
Radio Shows & Music
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Molly Tuttle stops by WUKY's Rock & Roots and joins host Joe Conkwright.Recorded live on Thursday, August 14, 2025. -
This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Rodney Crowell Featuring Tyler Bryant (The Twenty One Song Salute (Owed to G.G. Shinn and Cléoma Falcon)), Mt. Joy (Lucy), St Paul & the Broken Bones (Sushi And Coca Cola), Tame Impala (End Of Summer), Alison Krauss & Union Station (One Ray Of Shine), & Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (Voodoo Charm)! -
This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Flyte Featuring Aimee Mann (Alabaster), Jade Bird (Save Your Tears), Jeff Tweedy (Enough), The Last Dinner Party (This Is The Killer Speaking), Robert Plant Featuring Suzy Dian (Everybody's Song), & Sheryl Crow & The Real Lowdown (The New Normal)!
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This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show featured music from Grace Jones, Trouble Funk, Klymaxx, Erykah Badu, George Clinton, Slave, Bonnie Pointer, & more! -
This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Goose (Your Direction), Khatumu (Fire Drill), Counting Crows (With Love From A To Z), Grant-Lee Phillips (She Knows Me), & Warren Haynes Featuring Derek Trucks (These Changes)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsThis week Josh and Joe wrap up the 50th Aniversary year of The Lexington Farmers' Market. Find out what's in store for the winter and the future for the Farmers' Market, and get Josh's final recipe of the season.Support The Farmers' Market Report on 91.3, WUKY with a donation at wuky.org. -
PodcastsThis week Josh and Joe discuss preparations for your Thanksgiving feast and Josh shares a favorite recipe with an unlikey ingredient, pickeled roasted beets.Support The Farmers' Market Report on 91.3, WUKY with a donation at wuky.org.
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PodcastsWhat happens when three arts podcast hosts get together? Will hilarity ensue? Perhaps something a bit more urbane and cerebral? You're about to find out! This week on WUKY's Open Studio Tom Musgrave talks with Jennifer Sciantarelli and Mark Mozingo, co-hosts of "The Beat: Conversations with the University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts Community," podcast. -
PodcastsThis week we've got a fresh episode of Lexington Stories, Lore and More where Alan and Fiona Young Brown, author of Secret Lexington, A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure, discuss places likethe Coca Cola building on Leestown that resembles a UFO, the former Bondurant pharmacy, (now a liquor store) that was constructed as a giant mortar and pestle, and the story of downtown Lexington's Big Blue building.
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