Wendy Barnett
Operations Director/HostWendy oversees all station operations and she serves as Morning Edition Host. She began her career at WEKU in 2001.
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President Biden will deliver remarks on the Supreme Court's decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending right to abortion upheld for decades. Nearly half of U.S. states will ban or severely restrict access to abortion in the wake of the decision. Watch the live video here. -
The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol continues hearings. The committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pages of documents as part of its investigation into the deadly attack.
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Voting concludes Tuesday in the Kentucky primary elections. Notable primaries include U.S. Senate and House district races. Follow the results live here Tuesday beginning at 7p.m.
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President Biden is holding a press conference in Brussels following a meeting with NATO allies about the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. and allies are expected to step up sanctions on Russia while providing new resources to Ukrainians fleeing the war.
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The Senate is holding confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Students in Western Kentucky are in need of instruments to replace the ones they lost during the December tornado outbreak.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver a virtual address to Congress Wednesday morning. His remarks come as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its third week.
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In honor of Women's History Month, a Women's History Tea event at White Hall State Historic Site is set for Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
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President Biden is scheduled to speak at approximately 10:45 AM ET to announce a ban on Russian oil imports. The President would add this to the list of measures intended to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine.
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President Biden delivers the State of the Union at the U.S. Capitol, and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds gives the GOP response.
