Wendy Barnett
Operations Director/HostWendy oversees all station operations and serves as All Things Considered host. She began her career at WEKU in 2001.
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Crystal Rogers Trial Continues - Western Student Trial - Salmonella Outbreak - Medicaid Funding Cuts - Harry Dean StantonFest - HIV Testing - Education Funding Freeze - Pillersdorf Plans to Run for Congress - MSU New President -
Crystal Rogers Case Update - Stines Prosecution Filing - KY Senators Split over Big Beautiful Bill - BBB Passage and KY Hospital Reaction - Bear Sightings on the Rise - FEMA Victims Applying for Wrong Disaster - Lexington Solar Proposal Tabled - Fireworks and Pet Anxiety - Louisville Metro Government Budget
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No Kings Protest - LGBTQ Activism - Louisville Police Reforms - Juneteenth Celebrations in Lexington - Transportation Text Scams - Lexington Zoning Ordinances - Shape Note Singing Music Book Update
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The U.S. Army marks its 250th anniversary with a military celebration, including a parade through the streets of the nation’s capital. Watch the parade live. -
Fayette Co. Public Schools Audit - ICE and Local Jails - UK Extension Storm Strike Teams - Bowling Green Teen Arrested by ICE - Travel Bans Impact KY - Lexington Net Zero - Consent Decree in Louisville - Powell Co. Reptile Zoo Owner Bitten
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Whooping Cough Deaths - London Tornado Recovery - Western KY Univ. DEI Compliance - New Medicaid Requirements - Louisville's DOT - Ozone Pollution - Kids Count 2025 Report - Kentucky Tourism and Economic Development
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Whooping Cough Deaths - SBA Loans for Tornado Victims - Independent Voters Increase in KY - Murray DEI - Truckers English - SNAP Benefits Cuts - Soybean Association on MAHA - TVA Nuclear - Pre-K for All Initiative
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Fayette Co. School Tax - Washington Co. Tornado - Tariffs in Lexington - Oldham Co. Data Center - Laurel Damage - Refugee Training in Bowling Green - Canadian Wildfires Smoke in KY - Raising Chickens at Home - Beshear Summer Food Program - Richmond Starbucks Union
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Washington Co. Tornado Victim - Adult Exploitation in Daviess Co. - Pell Grants Funding Update - FEMA in Southern KY - UK Lawyer on Chinese Visa Threat - Federal Policy on Immigration Effect in Lexington - Police Reform in Louisville - Medical Cannabis EO - South Arts Fellows
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Lawson Trial Update - President Trump Executive Order on Nuclear Energy - FEMA in Southern KY - Summer Food Service Program 2025 - Tornado Mental Health - Kelley's Landing in Lexington
