An open letter to Kentucky Public School Families from Education Commissioner Kevin Brown
Dear Kentucky Public School Families, In Kentucky, when someone asks you, “How are you doing?” saying, “I’m fine” is almost…
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Our Rich History: The Floods of 1913 in Newport caused terrific suffering and economic hardship
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 25 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By 1913, the…
COVID Update: NKY has 38 new cases over two days; KY has 253 cases, 5 deaths; Gov. urges taking test
As of Sunday afternoon, 38 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Northern Kentucky over the weekend, for 585…
Cold Spring Mayor Penque had an idea — and a community came together to feed the hungry
Staff report Mayor David ‘Angelo’ Penque of Cold Spring was so concerned about people going hungry during the pandemic lockdown…
Kentucky REALTORS report sellers aren’t yet reducing prices as buyers stop looking
Nearly three out of four Kentucky REALTORS® – 73% – said their sellers had not reduced listing prices to attract…
Mayor Joe Meyer: Where Covington is, what we’ve done, and what’s next — as we deal with pandemic
It’s been over a month since I declared a State of Emergency to add muscle and speed to the City…
Metropolitan Club’s ‘Your Mind, Your Business’ webinar focused on mental health issues, leadership
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune reporter First of two parts “Mental Health, it’s all a part of us and includes emotional,…
BBB Trends: As if a pandemic isn’t enough to worry about, beware of the scammers exploiting the Census
The 2020 U.S. Census is happening at the same time as a global pandemic, shelter-in-place orders and government stimulus payments….
Rob and Lauren Hudson: Letter of Common Ground about youth and free enterprise
Letters for families based on the book “It Can Be Done” @studentsleadusa We write to address the disconnect between societal…
State Sen. McDaniel calls for criminal probe into Braidy Industry, after reports of Bouchard deception
Kentucky Today The head of the Kentucky Senate Appropriation Committee is calling for a criminal probe into Braidy Industries, amid…
The River: Growing nostalgic for the lost riverboats, saluting heroes — a long and two shorts on whistle
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
What The Turtleneck is 1st in Kentucky Turtle Derby; Secretariat prevails in NBC’s virtual Kentucky Derby
‘What The Turtleneck’ won the 2020 Kentucky Turtle Derby, beating out ‘Galapa-GO!’ in a wire-to-wire finish. ‘Rocket To Nowhere’ finished…
State prepares for reopening business, taking notice of study that shows state’s shutdown has saved lives
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear has announced details of the first broad phase…
Kentucky Distillers, including Ludlow’s Second Sight Spirits, making sanitizer for business reopenings
As Gov. Andy Beshear outlined the plan for Phase 1 of reopening Kentucky’s economy, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association and Kentucky…
Send stories to Behringer-Crawford Museum for historical collection on life during COVID-19
Behringer-Crawford Museum is inviting Northern Kentuckians to share their personal stories in Behind the Mask: NKY in the Pandemic, a…
Protesters gather at state Capitol demanding Kentucky economy be reopened immediately
By Robin Cornetet and Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Around 1,000 protesters gathered at the State Capitol on a bright sunny…
Billy Reed: The Turtle Derby has a nice, slow ring to it — how about another with a political twist?
In my 56 years on the Kentucky Derby trail, I had never heard the Turtle Derby story. It sounds preposterous,…
Duke Energy Kentucky’s rate increase now in effect; approved by Kentucky Public Service Commission
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (KPSC) issued an order on April 27 approving new rates for Duke Energy Kentucky’s 143,000…
Absent cap-and-gown ceremony, Beechwood grads get special posters along Beechwood Road
It might not make up for all the graduation pomp and circumstance, but Beechwood’s graduating seniors got a special recognition…
Al Cross: McConnell risks riling public employees with pension, bankruptcy remarks
Ever since he became leader of Republicans in the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell has used that post as his most…
Chief Justice Minton creates three task forces to plan how courts will reopen across the state
Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. has created three task forces to plan how courts across the state…
Bob and John’s very excellent adventure at the 1994 Kentucky Derby; Bob read about the race later
(Since Derby memories are all we will have on this particular First Saturday in May, we wanted to share with…