Auditor Harmon releases audit of KY Retirement System in advance of planned special session
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – As Gov. Matt Bevin and lawmakers try to come to an…
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Bevin recognizes Fort Campbell soldier killed in Syria; flags at half-staff Monday for Spc. Riley
Gov. Matt Bevin has recognized the sacrifice of a Fort Campbell soldier who died in Syria while supporting Operation Inherent…
Gov. Matt Bevin says pension bill is ‘getting done’ as special session looms sometime in May
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin says the legislation is ready and that a special session will be…
If you dig Latonia, help dig Latonia; volunteers needed to assist with Saturday tree planting
If the Great American Cleanup last Saturday put you in the mood for outdoors “activism,” another opportunity comes up again…
Alison Lundergan Grimes announces absentee voting by mail now underway for May 21 Primary Election
Absentee voting by mail is now underway for Kentucky’s May 21 Primary Election, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced…
City of Covington provides details on property purchases, asks those interested to read guidelines
Read before you call. That’s the message the City of Covington is giving the public after adopting a process for…
Boone County approves assessment district for commercial energy-efficiency improvements
The Boone County Fiscal Court recently approved legislation to create a countywide Energy Project Assessment District (EPAD) that allows property owners…
10-year-old Walter Barr didn’t like the trash in the creek near his home, so he did something about it
By Chris Cole SD1 Walter Barr wasn’t sure what to do about the trash that was accumulating in and around…
OAG reports Kentucky receives more than $117 Million from Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
Attorney General Andy Beshear announced this week that Kentucky received $117,586,774.56 in tobacco settlement money last week. “For two decades…
Florence hosts Great American Cleanup event on Saturday; city firefighters get ‘Door to Needle’ award
NKyTribune staff Saturday is Great American Cleanup Day. The City of Florence welcomes volunteers to join in this national program…
Four opportunities upcoming to shape City of Covington’s new approach to zoning
The City of Covington is totally revamping its approach to zoning, and it’s urging the public to help shape the…
CVG outlines goals for Covington City Commission; objective is ‘authentic, Midwestern, nice experience’
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter Back in the 1940s, when the airport first opened, it was common to look to…
Newport Board of Commissioners authorize ground lease agreement for Newport SkyWheel project
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter The Newport Board of Commissioners authorized City Manager Thomas Fromme to execute a ground lease…
John Tilley announces grant applications for federal Victims Of Crime Act to be available on May 3
Kentucky Justice Secretary John Tilley has announced that applications will be available May 3 for obtaining grants under the federal…
Covington has money for neighborhoods; meeting next week to explain new City grant program
The City of Covington is holding an informational meeting Monday (April 22) to explain a new grant program designed to…
EPA awards $1.1 million to Kentucky to help address leaking underground storage tanks throughout state
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,170,000 grant to the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection to assist the…
KYTC announces winners of its Adopt-a-Highway Art Contest; three finalists are from NKY schools
Students from four Kentucky counties earned first place in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) 2018 Adopt-a-Highway Art Contest, which seeks…
Transportation Cabinet conducts extensive testing of new driver’s license program; extension continues
The Kentucky Transportation (KYTC) is in the end stages of testing the state’s new driver’s license system to introduce new,…
Covington Mayor to Interplastic: ‘Be Good Neighbors’ city does not want another shelter-in-place situation
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter It’s about being good neighbors. That’s what Covington Mayor Joseph U. Meyer said at the…
Deadline is April 22 to register to vote in the May primary; register online at GoVoteKY
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is reminding eligible Kentuckians that the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming…
City of Covington starts path to build bigger Fire Department’s Engine Co. 2 on Parkway Avenue
Stack 10 quarters on top of each other. That’s the distance between the ladder on top of Pumper 2 and…
ProPublica: Kentucky’s Secretary of State turns up the heat in fight with the elections board
By Jessica Huseman Propublica and Daniel Desrochers Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes escalated her fight with…