Covington Catholic, Ryle are Project Lead the Way Distinguished High Schools for 4th consecutive year
For the fourth consecutive year, Covington Catholic High School and Ryle High School have been recognized as Project Lead The…
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State’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in May; many workers have not yet returned to the workforce
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May 2021 unemployment rate was 4.5%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency…
Horizon Community Funds awards $15k grant to Red Cross for its emergency efforts related to home fires
Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky has granted $15,000 to the American Red Cross Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter to support the nonprofit’s emergency efforts in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Lake Cumberland, 101 miles long, 50,250 acres, is state’s largest impoundment
Lake Cumberland is in McCreary, Whitley, Laurel, Pulaski, Wayne, Russell, and Clinton counties, in south central Kentucky. Wolf Creek Dam…
Al Cross: Both parties go too far with election bills; bipartisan compromise is needed
In a democratic republic, it’s essential that voters have confidence in the system by which they, democratically with one vote…
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act, coverage for 1.8m Kyians with preconditions
Gov. Andy Beshear and a coalition of states won a U.S. Supreme Court case, California v. Texas, that upholds the…
MAB Fabrication to locate new production operations in Walton, investing $6.9 million
Gov. Andy Beshear announced MAB Fabrication Inc., which manufacturers awnings and steel structures for greenhouses, garden centers and big-box stores,…
Purple People Bridge to remain closed while Bridge Company, officials review report on needed repairs
The popular Purple People Bridge will remain closed while the Newport Southbank Bridge Company reviews the engineering firm’s report with…
Legendary editor of The Kentucky Post, author Vance Trimble, dies at age 107 in Wewoka, Oklahoma
Staff report Vance Trimble, legendary former editor of The Kentucky Post, has died in his hometown, Wewoka, Oklahoma, at age…
NKU’s College of Business extends prestigious accreditation earned by few schools worldwide
Northern Kentucky University’s Haile/US Bank College of Business extends its prestigious accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of…
Census results delayed — and therefore redistricting, though Kentucky population is shifting dramatically
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today While the job redrawing Kentucky’s Congressional and legislative districts every 10 years is a difficult…
University of Kentucky chosen for international clinical trial to develop vaccine for children 6mos.-11
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The University of Kentucky has been chosen as one of the sites for an international…
State adds 19 schools to Division of Family Resource and Youth Services Center network; 5 in NKY
Gov. Andy Beshear announced 19 new family resource and youth services centers will be added to the statewide Division of…
Pedroza heads Indiana Grand jockeys to ride at Ellis Park, others join in participating at both tracks
Ellis Park’s riding colony the past few years has been pretty much an extension of Churchill Downs’ jockey population. This…
River Sweep 2021: Banks of COV riverfront cleaner thanks to volunteers’ ‘hot, exhausting’ work
The banks of the Ohio River in Covington are more devoid of litter and debris, thanks to the efforts of…
Bill Straub: ‘The era of bipartisanship is over,’ McConnell declared; he should know since he killed it
What is a great nation to do when one of its top elected leaders overtly declares “the era of bipartisanship…
State leaders take part in global recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, placed purple flags
Gov. Andy Beshear, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander joined other state…
BCM, Blue Sox and B-Line: Walter ‘Smoke’ Justis was proverbial ‘flash-in-pan’ but sports bar named for him
(EDITOR’S NOTE: What links an interesting bit of trivia to tonight’s Behringer-Crawford Museum’s “History Hour” to Covington’s newest stop on…
LaDonna Koebel: Help stop elder abuse and exploitation; here are tips on how to avoid being scammed
During World Elder Abuse Awareness Month, Attorney General Cameron’s Medicaid Fraud Unit and Office of Senior Protection are joining forces…
Bark Bark Brunch back at Coppin’s; pups and owners welcome to outdoor patio Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dog owners and their furry friends are invited to join Bark Bark Brunch on the patio at Coppin’s at Hotel…
Lexington student, son of immigrants, wins national ‘Doodle for Google’ contest, ‘I am strong because . . .’
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A high school student from Lexington has won the 2021 national “Doodle for Google” contest,…
Leadership Kentucky announces members of Class of 2021, including NKY’s Brandstetter, Brewer
Leadership Kentucky announced the members of the Leadership Kentucky Class of 2021. Leadership Kentucky’s flagship program consists of seven three-day…