With 2019-2020 school year set to begin, teacher shortages will affect students across Kentucky
By Mike Marsee Kentucky Teacher Teacher shortages are taking a toll on students throughout Kentucky, as critical shortage areas have…
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Governor signs pension bill into law following final approval in senate, bringing end to special session
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Senate gave final approval for a pension bill providing relief to the regional public…
Kentucky by Heart: Wrapping up our ‘County Quiz’ of Kentucky’s history, culture and geography
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Now comes the second part of the 120 question “Kentucky County Quiz” after the first…
Three measures introduced as Kentucky General Assembly special session convenes in Frankfort
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky General Assembly gaveled in Friday morning on day one of a special session…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Ky’s fourth species of Black Bass a mystery, limited to Cumberland headwaters
Anglers across Kentucky are intimately familiar with the largemouth, smallmouth and spotted (Kentucky) bass. These three black bass species are…
Pew Trusts: Exchange programs helping Kentuckians embrace new areas, think beyond urban vs. rural
By April Simpson Pew Charitable Trusts It took going to law school a decade ago and meeting classmates from small…
Franklin County Court Judge Phillip Shepherd rules Kentucky’s death penalty protocol unconstitutional
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service A Franklin County judge has ruled the state’s protocol for carrying out the death…
Kentucky by Heart: Testing your knowledge of Ky’s history, culture and geography with a ‘County Quiz’
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Though I’m not sure I’ve been to all 120 Kentucky counties, I believe it is…
Kentucky by Heart: An introduction to the recently-released fifth volume of Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist A frequent question I get regarding the Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes series is quite simple: “Steve,…
Commentary: If enacted, Governor’s pension plan would further undermine an already broken system
By Rep. Joe Graviss and Rep. Buddy Wheatley With Governor Bevin expected to call a special legislative session soon to…
Governor Matt Bevin among first confirmed to speak at August 3 Fancy Farm picnic in Western Kentucky
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The first list of confirmed speakers at this summer’s Fancy Farm political stump speaking has…
Ky. Chamber urges employers to update policies, lobby for reduced penalties during opioid summit
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is calling on the state’s business community to update its drug and alcohol policies to bring…
New proposal presented to Public Pension Oversight Board Monday, but questions still remain
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A new proposal to deal with the public pension for regional universities and quasi-governmental agencies…
Kentucky health officials advise taking precautions to avoid ticks: Protect, check, remove and watch
With the arrival of warmer weather and tick season underway in Kentucky, officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health…
Kentucky Center for Economic Policy report indicates staying in jail in Ky. may depend on where you live
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Where you live in Kentucky might determine whether you stay in jail before trial…
Kentucky by Heart: Versailles resident’s watchful eye averts major disaster, helps him truly know faith
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Ted Hill must have felt like his own version of The Man Who Knew Too…
Al Cross: More questions arise about governor’s race as Bevin continues to dig hole and Beshear advances
When America’s most unpopular governor limped through last month’s four-way Republican primary with 52 percent of the vote, losing 31…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Common in rural Ky., the Barn Swallow is an acrobatic bird at home around humans
The Barn Swallow is an acrobatic bird, with its distinctive profile in flight, that’s at home around humans, nesting on…
Kentucky by Heart: The wisdom found in the words and sayings of ‘old-timers’ can last a lifetime
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist If you spend considerable time around any old-timer (I’ll let you figure out how I…
Tacitus, War of Will headline Saturday’s Belmont Stakes to conclude unusual Triple Crown season
By Liane Crossley Special to KyForward Tactitus, third in the Kentucky Derby, is the 9-5 morning line favorite among 10…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Wet springs cause many issues across Kentucky, nuisance chiggers are one
Wet springs cause all sorts of issues in rural and suburban Kentucky — delays in the plantings of farm crops…
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission votes today in Covington on rolling back pollution rules
By Nadia Ramalagan Public News Service The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission is slated to vote on loosening water-pollution…