Number of children in state foster care decreases significantly as investment in prevention increases
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander says the number of children currently…
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Sen. McConnell, 81, goes from hospital to inpatient rehab; suffered concussion, fractured rib in fall
Staff report Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader from Kentucky, was released from the hospital in Washington, D.C, Tuesday, after…
Our Rich History: A new era begins a St. Augustine builds new church, school for people of Peaselburg
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the Tribune (This is the third part of a multi-part series on the history of…
Taylor Mill citizens continue to complain to commission about the new firehouse
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter Disgruntled and downright angry citizens of Taylor Mill gathered in the community center of…
Two flooded city halls — in Independence and Taylor Mill — almost ready for return to normal
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter When the temperatures dropped like a rock just before Christmas last year, and snow…
Amye Bensenhaver: No celebrating Sunshine Week this year; there’s nothing to do but keep fighting
I will not celebrate Sunshine Week 2023. Since leaving the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office in 2016, I have pursued open…
Boone County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit solves 1976 murder of teen using advanced DNA techniques
Staff report A group of determined law enforcement agencies — including the Boone County Sheriff’s office and its Cold Case…
The River: Big boats are great, but small boats are wonders; hoping for those still hankering to build one
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…
New implementation timeline and details now available on early graduation for ’23-’24
KRS 158.142 establishes the Early Graduation Program, an optional program for students in grades 9, 10 and 11. The students are…
Sen. Chris McDaniel: Report on legislative session in home stretch; seeking agreement on qualifying bills
The 2023 Legislative Session is in the home stretch, with only six more days before we enter the veto period….
Road report: KYTC District 6 reports on projects on region’s highways; watch for closings, delays
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 reports on projects on region’s roadways and urges motorists to be watchful for closings…
COVID report: For second week in a row community levels show no counties rank high
For the second week in a row, the weekly COVID Community Levels data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Joe Heller: A cartoonist’s look at news of the week — Sunshine, Daylight Savings, Biden budget, travel?
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in…
Multiple graded stakes winner Major Dude leads 83 nominations to $700k Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway
Spendthrift Farm’s Major Dude, a flashy two-time graded stakes winner, leads a cast of 83 talented 3-year-olds that were nominated to…
It’s that time of year again — the time to Spring Forward; lose an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday
Staff report Despite polls that show most people in the U.S. want to avoid switching between daylight saving time and…
NKU to honor its military community with a Green Zone Bridgade Takeover Day on March 23
Northern Kentucky University will honor its active military and veteran community by providing resources, education and other activities during the…
Thermo Fisher Scientific of Highland Heights one of four honorees to REDI’s Wuenker growth awards
Staff report Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a $59 million expansion and the addition of 200 full-time jobs at its clinical…
Sen. John Schickel: A legislative update for week 6 of General Assembly; six more days before veto period
The end of the 2023 Legislative Session is getting closer, with only six more days before we enter the veto…
Ken Rechtin: A permit to polute, really? EPA needs to hold Newport company accountable for air pollution
Located in Newport, River Metals Recycling (RMR), a subsidiary of Nucor (NUE, NYSE), annually obtains a “pollution permit.” It is…
The Downs of Nicholson community, a ‘Keeneland-like’ development, is ‘self-contained,’ and underway
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter The plans for the Downs of Nicholson went through what could be a final…
Devou Good Foundation created free, secure room for bicycles at the Academy on 4th in Newport
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter They did good. Make that very good. And why not — it’s in their name….
Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell is no prize as party leader but what can we expect in his successor?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the earth mother of the new, mean-spirited Republican Party, was attending some sort of right-wing confab…