© 2026 WEKU
NPR for Central and Eastern Kentucky
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Search results for

  • Under pressure from hunters, ranchers and farmers, Congress removed the Rocky Mountain grey wolf from the endangered species list in Montana, Idaho and parts of Washington and Oregon this week, much to the consternation of environmentalists and animal-rights groups. Host Scott Simon speaks with reporter Jim Robbins about the first-ever act of Congress to remove an animal from the endangered species list.
  • President Obama ended this week like many others, talking about green jobs in the Midwest. But nothing else about this week was typical. The death of Osama bin Laden made this a landmark moment in his presidency. NPR's Ari Shapiro traveled with the president to Indiana and to Fort Campbell, Ky., where the president addressed troops and spoke to members of the team that conducted the raid on bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.
  • The struggle for the western Libyan city of Misrata continues amid reports of war crimes by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. The city has been under siege for more than two months, and the brutal fighting has left hundreds of civilians dead or injured. Host Scott Simon talks to NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro in Libya about the situation.
  • Taken together, the five videos provide revealing images of what Osama bin Laden's life may have been like while he was in hiding. In a written statement Saturday, CIA Director Leon Panetta said the videos confirm "how important it was to go after bin Laden."
  • A scientist discovered the first lesula specimen being kept as a pet in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2007.
  • What people think is going to happen to the economy has a huge influence over what actually happens. The Fed knows this, and is trying to take advantage of it.
  • It’s a busy weekend for culture in central Kentucky. Lexington’s symphony and its ballet are in action, as is Studio Players. But, perhaps the most…
  • “Expansive” is the term Kentucky’s President of the State Council on Postsecondary Education offers to describe research at Kentucky’s Universities. Bob…
  • Environmental activists are gathering in Washington D.C. today for an anti-mountaintop removal rally. For the past few months, non-profit Earthjustice has…
  • The Federal Reserve chief said the new policy aims to stabilize economic growth.
556 of 34,867
WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.