UK study helps bats come home to roost — and recover from white nose syndrome
By Carol Lea Spence Special to NKyTribune Thousands of bats lie, heaped high on cave floors, sometimes as many as…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: Proper care of deer in the field ensures good-tasting venison, quality mount
A forecast of unseasonably warm weather for the start of November, the month with the highest deer harvest in Kentucky,…
Annual Kentucky Book Fair set for Saturday; state authors headline strong lineup of writers
Now in its 35th year, the Kentucky Book Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov….
State testing deer for disease monitoring program after bovine tuberculosis found in Indiana
Kentucky is participating in a three-state effort to test white-tailed deer for the presence of bovine tuberculosis. While bovine tuberculosis…
Mike Denham: Work to better protect children under way with first meeting of new Child Abuse Task Force
The start of the 2017 legislative session is still a couple of months away, but the groundwork for what hopefully…
Kentucky by Heart: When communing with nature, sometimes a freight train really is just a freight train
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Several years back, Bill Bryson authored a book called A Walk in the Woods. In…
Bluegrass & Backroads: North American International Livestock Exhibition is all about the animals
The North American International Livestock Exhibition in Louisville is the world’s largest all-breed livestock show, with nearly 30,000 entries. Follow…
Jackson a cool customer as U of L scores in final 13 seconds to escape upset-minded Virginia
By Russ Brown NKyTribune correspondent Lamar Jackson had already made a strong case for the Heisman Trophy. Saturday afternoon in…
Billy Reed: Last time the Cubs were in the World Series was ’45 — and it didn’t turn out well
No matter what you may have heard to the contrary. I did not cover the World Series in 1945, the…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Here are three excellent float trips to experience autumn colors
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The near drought conditions of the fall season seem to have lengthened the peak…
Chef Foster: Variety of imaginative recipes highlight the versatility of cooking with apples
Who knew that an Instagram picture of a baked apple would draw that much attention? Something that I literally threw…
Unemployment rates down in 74 Kentucky counties in September, KOET says
Unemployment rates fell in 74 Kentucky counties between September 2015 and September 2016, rose in 41 and stayed the same…
Bill Straub: Under a possible Clinton administration, Beshear’s influence on health care could increase
WASHINGTON – Word is that former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, who was in charge when more than a half million…
Upon Further Review: Former EKU baseball player Holbrook part of World Series umpire crew
Former Eastern Kentucky University baseball player and Major League Baseball veteran umpire Sam Holbrook will be part of the seven-man…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Youth movement likely behind strong archery growth in Kentucky and U.S.
Youth participation in archery is thought to be a major factor in the growth of target archery and bow hunting…
Jamie Vaught: Former Cat Sean Woods says talent is there for Morehead State to have big season
After a remarkable 2015-16 campaign, which saw Morehead State finish with a 23-14 mark, including 11-5 in Ohio Valley Conference…
Kentucky by Heart: Breast cancer is ‘common denominator’ in group’s shared journey
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist It was 1999 in Lexington, and five women who attended the Southern Acres Christian Church…
Mike Denham: Kentucky’s abundant forest lands generating $14.6 billion for state’s economy
Over the last 50 years, usually around the time fall colors are in full bloom, state and federal officials have…
Old Time Kentucky: Now rare as a May blizzard, Socialist Party once a big draw in Graves County
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist Kentucky is one of the redder Republican Red states. But some real Reds used to…
Bluegrass & Backroads: Roberts Family Farm has been giving back to Meade County since 2000
Roberts Family Farm has been giving back to its community during the Halloween season since 2000, giving local kids a…
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department sets fall surplus, confiscated item auction for Oct. 31
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will conduct its fall auction of surplus and confiscated items Oct. 31…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Challenging conditions have affect on early returns from 2016-17 deer season
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Shirt-sleeve temperatures. Treetops buffeted by high winds. Acorns crunching underfoot. Without question, hunters faced…