Local/Regional News
1:25 am
Fri June 6, 2008

Preventing Mine Blowouts

Lexington, KY – In an effort to stave off deep mine blowouts such as the ones that occurred recently at Grapevine and in the Virgie area, Pike County officials are proposing a plan of action. Kathleen Adams has details.

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Election 2008
12:35 am
Fri June 6, 2008

Republicans Meet to Select Delegates

Lexington, KY – Party faithfuls and newcomers are expected in large numbers this weekend as the Republican and Democratic parties each hold their state conventions.

Democrats will be in Lexington Saturday as the GOP meets in Bowling Green. Topping the agenda for Republicans is selecting delegates for the national convention this fall.

As Lisa Autry reports, the GOP system for selecting delegates is very different from the system of the Democratic party.

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Local/Regional News
4:11 am
Thu June 5, 2008

Poverty Forum Seeks To Make The Problem "More Real"

Lexington, KY – A conversation with Community Action Council's Stephanie Davis and Charlie Lanter about the June 10th Poverty Forum featuring a speech by noted author Donna Beegle.

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Local/Regional News
12:57 am
Thu June 5, 2008

Patrice Wolfson Remembers Affirmed On 30th Anniversary Of Triple Crown Win

Lexington, KY – Many in the Thoroughbred horse racing community expect Big Brown will win the final leg of the Triple Crown Saturday, at Belmont Park. If that happens, Affirmed will no longer be known as the last winner of the coveted crown. But as Kathleen Adams reports, that's fine with Affirmed's owner.

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Local/Regional News
6:08 am
Wed June 4, 2008

Courting Appalachia

Lexington, KY – The Director of the University of Kentucky's Institute for Rural Journalism says Barack Obama has an uphill battle to turn the Bluegrass "Blue" in the general election

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Local/Regional News
4:43 am
Wed June 4, 2008

Researchers At UK Receive International Energy Grant

Lexington, KY – Energy Storage Is To Be Studied In An Effort To Expand Renewable Energy.

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Local/Regional News
12:48 am
Wed June 4, 2008

Pike County Official Defends Clean Coal Technology

Lexington, KY – At least one Pike County official is using last week's report by the Brookings Institution in which two Kentucky cities were cited for having high carbon emissions, to tout the benefits of coal. Kathleen Adams has details.

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Tonic
3:49 pm
Tue June 3, 2008

Hanging with The Bats

Stacy Yelton chats with Lexington's wild women of song, The Bats, about their new record Some Settling May Occur.

Tonic 2008

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Local/Regional News
11:43 am
Tue June 3, 2008

Credit Crunch Hits Student Loans

Lexington, KY – As the credit crisis continues to batter the U.S. economy, some commerical lenders are backing off from offering student loans at community colleges. But as Kathleen Adams reports, officials with Kentucky's community college system say students needn't worry.

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Local/Regional News
10:31 am
Tue June 3, 2008

Broadway Live At Opera House Announces New Schedule

Lexington, KY – There's a little something for everyone in the upcoming roster of Broadway Live shows coming soon to the Lexington Opera House.

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