Local News
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Timothy D. Easley/AP/FR43398 APA complaint lodged with Kentucky's top law enforcement official over a Fayette County Public School Board process won't be receiving a ruling from the office. -
Despite a projected dip in general fund revenue, Kentucky Republicans say they're moving forward with plans to cut another half-a-percentage point off the state income tax. -
Danny Johnston/AP/APCelebrated author and activist Nikki Giovanni has passed away at the age of 81. She had been slated to speak in Lexington as part of the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration. -
J. Scott Applewhite/AP/APSenate Republican leader Mitch McConnell fell and sprained his wrist while walking out of a GOP luncheon on Tuesday, the latest in a series of medical incidents for him in recent years. -
Samantha LedermanA very special graduate returned to Dunbar High School Tuesday to receive the FCPS Andy Beshear Distinguished Alumni Award. WUKY's Samantha Lederman was there to watch it all unfold. -
Steve Helber/AP/APNikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died. She was 81.
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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Second helpings of sinful food, over-scheduling and the all-too-often awkward conversations with friends and family; these are but a few examples of holiday stressers and trigger points. Dr. Greg talks with Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a holistic health coach and wellness specialist for UK Health and wellness. She has several tips to help you get through situations that threaten to steal your holiday joy. -
PodcastsOur final 2024 episode of Lex Talk History features a conversation with 250 Lex Commission Co-chair Kip Cornett. Alan and Mandy get a sneak peek at just about everything the city has planned to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2025; and what role the Lexington History Museum will play in the commemoration. -
PodcastsIn the sixth episode of Writing Lessons, Silas House has a conversation with award-winning poet and former Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X. Walker about the craft of poetry and much more. -
PodcastsJoe and Josh are stuffed - but looking for some ways to use the leftovers - from soup to pancakes, find a way to make your holiday meal go further.
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