The Kentucky Wildcats defeated Western Kentucky 81-66 tonight in the men's NCAA basketball tournament. The Wildcats advance to the tournament's round of 32. They'll take on the winner of tonight's Connecticut/Iowa State game Saturday at the KFC Yum Center.Western finishes its season with a 17-18 record that included a five game postseason winning streak.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
