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Kentucky's students are falling behind on literacy

One third of Kentucky students are reading at grade level proficiency.

WEKU · Apr 17, 2024

Looking back at the early days of the Blue Grass Army Depot

More than 40 years of history is coming to a close at the Blue Grass Army Depot.The next few weeks, WEKU and Eastern Standard are presenting a radio series about the past, present and future of the depot, the stockpile of chemical weapons that was recently destroyed inside and the…

WEKU · Aug 21, 2023

‘OAK’ advocating for community-supported agriculture in Kentucky

Agriculture is an important part of life in Kentucky. A group known as OAK is trying to make it easier to buy ag products near where they’re grown.

WEKU · Apr 27, 2023

Groups working to make the outdoors more accessible in the Commonwealth

Outdoor activities bring in billions of dollars to the Bluegrass State. There are those who would see even more people take part in what Kentucky has to offer.

WEKU · Nov 2, 2022

UK professor thinks anxiety could be behind why students struggle in Math

State leaders are working on how to raise the commonwealth’s standardized test scores in the future. One area where Kentucky students struggled was mathematics.

WEKU · Oct 25, 2022

Program intended to reduce division in Kentucky begins later this month

The online effort to bring Kentuckians of all backgrounds and political affiliation closer together begins later this month. The organization Meeting of America chose Kentucky to launch this program.

WEKU · Oct 12, 2022

Eastern Standard Preview for April 21, 2022

On this week's edition: Environment reporter James Bruggers on the rising number of violations at surface mines, and a failure of state regulators to bring a record number of them into compliance. | "Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man", an interactive, immersive theatrical production from Clear Creek Creative, debuting in…

WEKU · Apr 18, 2022

Eastern Standard Preview for April 4, 2022

Eastern Standard Preview for Apr. 4, 2022

WEKU · Apr 4, 2022

Eastern Standard Preview for March 31, 2022

On this week’s edition: Ending “spring forward, fall back.” But could Congress be on the verge of locking in the wrong time standard? | A 2nd edition of personal accounts by students who want to fight cancer in Eastern Kentucky | Communicating in a world flooded with information: take the…

WEKU · Mar 28, 2022