Jan Hillard: COVID 19, the flu, smallpox, more and the curious case of anti-vaccination from beginning
Suspicion about vaccines is not new. Opposition to vaccinations dates back to the 1800s when some resisted taking the smallpox…
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KY Innovation’s RISE partners, including Blue North, invite students to Global Entrepreneurship Week
It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week and KY Innovation’s RISE partners across the state have a rich and diverse schedule of events…
Our Rich History: 200+ years of Southgate/Thompson House in Newport, last 44 as entertainment venue
Part 52 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” By Jacob Koch Special to NKyTribune For the last…
Flu season is underway; get your flu shot now; it’s even more important as COVID spreads, says NKHD
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune health reporter Like it or not, flu season underway. Kentucky cases are already being reported and…
Applications start today for hemp licensing, as Ag Commissioner expects long-term hemp market
The window to apply for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s 2021 hemp licensing program opens today (Nov. 16), Agriculture Commissioner…
Angela Yannelli: Assessing the positive as we find common ground to prevent domestic violence
I turned on the news recently like so many of us do to start our day. It wasn’t much different…
Shop Local Spotlight: A spirited holiday gift guide for the adults in your life, from local retailers
First in a series By Tabari McCoy NKY Chamber of Commerce Bourbon. Barrel-aged and distilled, it’s the signature spirit of…
Lexington legislator will introduce bill in 2021 General Assembly to increase minimum wage to $15/hr
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Legislation is being prepared for the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly to increase the minimum wage…
The River: Dreams are made of wonderful stuff, and now the exciting notion of another paddlewheeler . . .
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
Ohio River reopened to navigational traffic at Brent Spence Bridge; Secretary Gray updates repair work
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) officials and the U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Ohio River Sunday to navigational traffic around the…
Billy Reed: Rest in peace, Paul Hornung, and thanks for the fond memories — and two good books
Paul Hornung called me early in 2004 to ask if I would be interested in doing a book with him….
Republican leadership remains the same in the Kentucky State Senate, as party retains control of Senate
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Republican majority in the Kentucky State Senate on Friday chose their leadership team for…
Beshear reports 3,173 cases, 25 deaths, highest ever, as pandemic worsens across U.S.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state’s highest-ever number of new daily COVID-19 cases and deaths on Friday, as the pandemic…
KCTC temporarily closes seven driver licensing offices — including Florence — due to COVID
Three regional driver licensing offices and four smaller field offices operated by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) have been closed…
Gov. Beshear ‘grateful’ for Supreme Court decision on executive powers; others react
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling on Thursday, reversing a lower court opinion that would…
Covington, Boone schools announce remote-only learning as both counties are in red zones for COVID
The superintendent of Covington Independent Public Schools announced that remote-only learning will stay in play until January and the superintendent…
Serious injury, surgery force Matthew Mitchell to retire as UK women’s basketball head coach
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Matthew Mitchell has stepped down as women’s basketball coach at the University of Kentucky. After…
In unanimous decision, Kentucky Supreme Court rules Beshear’s COVID-19 executive orders are legal
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today In a unanimous decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Gov. Andy Beshear’s power…
Al Cross: Mitch McConnell has the switch to turn off The Trump Show, but will he use it?
As far as we know, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn’t told President Trump to throw in the towel and…
Michael Sparks of Serenity Funeral Care feeling spirit of Christmas collecting stockings to send to soliders
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune reporter Sending stockings stuffed with goodies is how Serenity Funeral Care is helping to spread Christmas…
State inspectors start work on Brent Spence Bridge; Beshear, Gray make closed bridge a priority
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Secretary Jim Gray spent Thursday at the Brent Spence Bridge, signaling the importance of reopening the…
Beshear reports 2,342 cases, 18 deaths, 8.29 percent positivity; follow red county recommendations
Gov. Andy Beshear announced 94 red zone counties and implored Kentuckians to follow red zone recommendations and school recommendations, as…