State to host 14-stop listening tour as part of Better Internet Initiative; NKY stop is March 23 in Florence
Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state will host a 14-stop listening tour beginning Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Hopkinsville as part…
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Democrats have big fundraising lead in gubernatorial election year; Republicans say it won’t last
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern Just as Democrat Andy Beshear has built a big fundraising lead over his Republican rivals…
Cincinnati Opera’s ’23 Summer Festival to feature four-opera season including a new production of Madame Butterfly
Evans Mirageas, The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director of Cincinnati Opera, has announced details for the company’s 2023 Summer Festival….
Kentucky legislature reconvenes on Tuesday until March 30 — with plenty of unfinished business
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Lawmakers return to Frankfort on Tuesday for the second part of the legislative session with…
Road Report: KYTC District 6 reports on work in region this week — beware delays, closings
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 reports on conditions and/or operations for regional highways this week — and reminds motorists…
Kentucky Assocation of School Administrators to testify at House committee on policy issues
Kentucky Association of School Administrators’ Coalition to Sustain the Education Profession will testify before the House Education Committee on Tuesday….
Everybody talks weather; yes, it’s been cold — but early February 1998 was a whopper of a snowstorn
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today While record cold happened in parts of the Northern and Northeast U.S. this weekend, it…
Joe Heller: A cartoonist’s look at this week’s news — Black History, Brady, Thin Blue Line, Green Comet
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in…
Kentucky Book Festival welcomes online requests for School Days program, free thanks to KY Colonels
Kentucky Book Festival’s School Days program welcomes online applications from Kentucky schools for the spring 2023 semester. KBF School Days brings an author to…
Keven Moore: OSHA growing sharper teeth; are you ready? New guidance means more effective penalties
On Jan. 26, OSHA announced it issued new enforcement guidance making its penalties more effective to stop employers from repeatedly…
AG Daniel Cameron visits Emergency Shelter of NKY, region’s only low-barrier, immediate-entry shelter
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron visited the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky, the region’s only low-barrier, immediate-entry shelter, this week. Established as a…
Gov. Beshear signs proclamation at state Capitol making February Gifted Education Month in Kentucky
A group of education stakeholders and state lawmakers started Gifted Education Month in Kentucky with a proclamation signing at the…
Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame to induct five new members; John Erardi to speak
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter Five new members – two from Covington Catholic High School – will be inducted into…
Bill Straub: Comer is up to his neck in ‘brown gold,’ determined to get in deeper; but no civil rights
Interesting article in The Guardian recently (hat tip to my friend Art Jester for pointing it out) about what is…
Governor cuts ribbon on Ancra Cargo’s renovated Hebron headquarters: $8m project, 50 new jobs
Gov. Andy Beshear joined leaders at Ancra Cargo, a leading designer and manufacturer of cargo securement systems for transportation, to…
St. E. Healthcare, Reds team up to donate $45k in baseball equipment to schools, youth groups
St. Elizabeth Healthcare & Reds distributed $45K of baseball and softball equipment to 19 NKY and Southeast Indiana schools and…
Terry Birdwhistle, distinguished historian and former head of UK libraries, dies after brief illness at 72
By Jay Blanton University of Kentucky Terry L. Birdwhistell – former Dean of Libraries and William T. Young Endowed Chair…
CVG’s newest domestic low-fare airline, Breeze, offering get-off-the-couch prices for two destinations
Since the pandemic, studies have shown Americans are spending more time than ever on the couch, Breeze Airways, the newest…
Mike Tussey: That growl you hear is coming from a very powerful, fearless weapon — the police K9
One of the toughest assignments a Police Officer can accept is that of joining the K9 Division. In 1974, I…
Teacher shortage could force school consolidations; coalition releases recommendations to ease problem
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter The severe shortage of public school teachers in Kentucky could force schools to consolidate, Lawrence…
Books, Baubles & Bourbon Regional Mini Bookfair with six local authors coming to Second Sight Spirits
What could be sweeter than an afternoon of publishing how-to discussions, book signings, door prizes of fine Kentucky bourbon and…
Mixed bag in latest weekly COVID report, but new cases are up over week with no NKY counties at top
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today After seeing a significant decline in all COVID-19 metrics last week, there was a mixed…