Bracing for major winter storm, KYEM encourages all to remain alert, check on those with special needs
Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM) is bracing for a major winter storm, which is approaching the Commonwealth. The National Weather Service…
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Keven Moore: Fear of flying not at all logical; worry instead about that bathtub — or a lizard bite
Fresh off a trip to California this past fall with my wife, I was reminded again of just how afraid…
Thomas More College makes national list: top college in Ky where grads go on to make the most money
Thomas More College has shown up on a social media site, being cited as the top college in Kentucky “where…
Legislative notes: State’s human trafficking cases to come under attorney general’s office — and more
Kentucky’s Attorney General would be given jurisdiction over the state’s human trafficking cases under a bill approved Wednesday by the…
AT&T added 1 million new business customer locations to fiber network, including 11,000 in Kentucky
AT&T announced that it has added 1 million additional business customer locations to its fiber network since 2012 when the…
NKU professor’s first book released by University Press of Ky: Political thought of Henry David Thoreau
Special to NKyTribune Northern Kentucky University associate professor of political science Jonathan McKenzie’s first book has been released by the…
Volunteers needed for state’s K-Count to identify number of homeless people in our communities
On Wednesday, January 27, volunteers from across the state will survey homeless persons in Kentucky. This point-in-time count, known as…
Paul Long: Runners of N.Ky. are in spring training, and Pain By Numbers has a challenge (a big one)
Saturday morning, 7:30. 29 degrees. The icy streets around Edgewood and Fort Mitchell were filled with runners. The roads around…
Six new members appointed to board of Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation
Experts in intellectual property law, patent law, and entrepreneurship will now help guide student and faculty research at Northern Kentucky…
Geoffrey Mearns: NKU’s per-student funding from state must increase; our students deserve it
As we embark upon a new year, there is much to celebrate at Northern Kentucky University. Our School of the…
Kristen Branscum named commissioner of Travel and Tourism, moving from Agriculture department
The new commissioner of the Department of Travel and Tourism is Kristen Branscum, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Secretary Don Parkinson…
Joe Meyer announces run for Covington mayor; long-time city advocate spent 30 years in public service
Special to NKyTribune Joe Meyer, a Covington “urban pioneer,” former state senator and former Secretary of the state Education and…
Kentucky’s Wendell Berry, 81, to receive lifetime achievement award from National Book Critics Circle
Renowned Kentucky farmer-author-poet-philosopher Wendell Berry will receive the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement award from the National Book Critics Circle. “Now…
Kentucky leads nation in health-care cost per smoker — it’s a staggering figure, says WalletHub
With Tobacco-Free Awareness Week reminding us of the societal and economic costs of smoking, which total more than $320 billion…
Commentary: If charter schools come to Kentucky, local boards should provide oversight
By Brigitte Blom Ramsey Special to NKyTribune The question about whether or not to introduce charter schools in Kentucky is…
Rural Blog: Downing of drone in Kentucky prompts federal lawsuit that could lead to clearer privacy rules
When a Kentucky man with a shotgun brought down a drone near his home last summer, it set off a…
Business leaders from across the state advocate for increased funding for community colleges
Sixteen business leaders from across the state are leading the charge for increased funding for postsecondary education, and specifically, for…
KyCIR: Inside Kentucky’s unregulated, private probation industry — the high cost of probation
By James McNair Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Nearly 39,000 state misdemeanor cases ended in probated jail sentences in 2015….
CVG shows largest passenger growth in ten years, double-digit growth in cargo — and more good news
In 2015, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) experienced its largest passenger growth since 2005. Total passenger traffic through CVG…
‘Dream Out Loud,’ kids, about your future — and start putting prize money away for college
More Kentucky students will have a chance this year to win money toward college and $500 for their school in…
St. E.’s Garren Colvin to lead CBC educational forum discussion on heroin epidemic, new challenges
The heroin epidemic worsens with each passing month in Northern Kentucky with over 1,168 overdoses seen at St. Elizabeth’s Emergency…
Bevin makes two more appointments — deputy secretary of executive cabinet, legislative director
Governor Bevin announced two key appointments to the Governor’s Office. Nate Haney will serve as Deputy Secretary of the Executive…