Kentucky All ‘A’ Classic basketball tournaments returning to EKU’s Alumni Coliseum
The Kentucky All “A” Classic is coming back to Eastern Kentucky University. Eastern hosted the small-school basketball tournament for boys’…
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Rural Blog: Ryan and Larry Craig share Al Smith Award for public service through journalism
Ryan Craig was majoring in history and public relations at Western Kentucky University when his uncle Larry, a rural journalist…
State lottery sales showed slight gain last year; contribution to General Fund totaled $247.7 million
Expectations for Fiscal Year 2018 – and his plans on how they would be met – were presented to the…
Garden Club of Kentucky to dedicate new Monarch butterfly waystation at Barren River State Park
The Garden Club of Kentucky will dedicate the latest of a series of Monarch butterfly waystations at Barren River Lake…
Let the Madness Begin: Tickets for annual tipoff to new Wildcats’ basketball season on sale Sept. 29
Tickets for the 2017 edition of Big Blue Madness in Rupp Arena will be available Friday, Sept. 29, at 10…
General Fund receipts for July increase to 3.1 percent, slightly behind revenue estimates
State Budget Director John Chilton said Thursday Kentucky’s General Fund receipts for July, the first month of Fiscal Year 2018…
Chef Foster: Success in the restaurant business comes when luck is combined with preparation
Luck can manifest itself in many ways. One can stumble upon it — when you least expect it you can…
Bill Straub: Never popular with Democrats, McConnell now facing critics from the right as well
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root ‘n Branch’’ McConnell, who has contributed more to the noxious political divide that…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Tree stands offer major advantages to Kentucky deer hunters
Tree stands are capable of taking hunters above the white-tailed deer’s line of sight and smell. That’s a big advantage…
Public archery trail at Grant County wildlife management area closed due to storm damage
The public archery trail at Curtis Gates Lloyd Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Grant County is closed until further notice…
Seven master artists awarded Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grants, including a NKyian
Seven Kentucky master artists have been awarded Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grants from the Kentucky Arts Council. The Folk…
Thomas More checks in at No. 19 in D3football.com preseason football top 25
The Thomas More College football team is ranked in the D3football.com Preseason Top-25. The Saints were voted No. 19 in…
Kentucky by Heart: African American Encyclopedia calls needed attention to contributions of Dunnigan
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I recently picked up another in my collection of Kentucky-related encyclopedias. With The Kentucky African…
Report: Failure by southern legislators on tobacco policies leads to higher tobacco use, cancer rate
State legislatures in Kentucky and 11 other Southern states are contributing to the region’s increased cancer burden by failing to…
Jefferson County Board of Assessment Appeals rules Bevin paid more than his home was worth
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin paid more for his Anchorage home than it was worth based on…
Coupons for historic sites, campgrounds available at Kentucky State Parks booth at state fair
The Kentucky State Parks will have a booth during the Kentucky State Fair Aug. 17-27, where visitors can pick up…
Billy Reed: Betting on baseball was one thing, but latest charges against Rose the final straw
Probably to my discredit, I always gave Pete Rose the benefit of the doubt. I believed him when he said…
Chef Foster: Elusiveness, local availability of seasonal fruits is all just part of their appeal
It seems like only yesterday that we were enjoying the literal fruits of the land, indulging in big fat strawberries,…
Familiar Spot: Once again, Thomas More favored to capture Presidents’ Athletic Conference football title
For the seventh time since joining the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) in 2005, Thomas More College has been tabbed the…
NKU promotes Kirch to associate athletics director for compliance, senior women’s administrator
Northern Kentucky University Director of Athletics Ken Bothof announces the promotion of Debbie Kirch to Associate Athletics Director for Compliance…
Bill Straub: It’s well past time for McConnell, GOP to stand up to an increasingly erratic Trump
There comes a moment in the old Marx Brothers movie A Day at the Races where a man confronts Groucho,…
Keven Moore: Lessons on importance of having enough working smoke alarms hit close to home
On the morning of May 20, my childhood classmate Jeff Brown, his wife and two of their children died in…