New Kentucky State Police app enables citizens to more actively participate in crime prevention
Kentucky State Police have a new mobile smartphone app that will change the way KSP interacts with the public. The…
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Rep. Tom McKee elected chairman of SLC Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
Kentucky state representative and chairman of the Kentucky House Agriculture and Small Business Committee Tom McKee (D-Cynthiana) was elected chairman…
The NKy Chapter of Kentucky Public Retirees heard government officials’ ideas at KPR annual meeting
A large contingency from the NKy Chapter of Kentucky Public Retirees attended this year’s annual meeting held in Lexington recently….
Edgewood attorney receives honor for service to the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission
Ann B. Henn, an Edgewood attorney, was recently honored in Frankfort for 15 years of service on the Kentucky Legislative…
Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore chosen for national post on environment, land use
National Association of Counties (NACo) President Sallie Clark appointed Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore to a one-year term as chair…
New police chief, Scott Smith, will focus on community policing, lead by example in Ludlow
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune Managing Editor Ludlow’s new police chief plans to take a community-oriented approach to policing in the…
In honor of five Chattanooga shooting victims, governor directs flags to half-staff
Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff tomorrow, Thursday, July 23,…
Boone County Fiscal Court to Hold Town Hall Meeting for Hebron residents.
Judge/Executive Gary Moore and County Commissioners Cathy Flaig, Charles Kenner and Charlie Walton will hold a special meeting of the…
Baker Hunt project rejected by Covington’s Urban Design Review Board; appeal to city council is option
By Greg Paeth NKyTribune Reporter One of Covington’s most revered cultural institutions has run into a stone wall with the…
Kentucky Labor Cabinet, U.S. Department of Labor join forces to protect ‘misclassified’ workers
The Kentucky Labor Cabinet has announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor to combat the misclassification of employees…
Northern Kentuckians advised to beware of phone scams, increase in thefts from vehicles
Northern Kentucky police departments are urging citizens to be aware of an uptick in telephone scams and an increase in…
Kentucky Farm Bureau to host ‘Measure the Candidates’ forum; will be streamed live for public
The Kentucky Farm Bureau Board of Directors will host gubernatorial candidates Jack Conway, (Democrat) and Matt Bevin (Republican) at…
There’s an app for that: SentiGuard now at work in Fort Thomas, Dayton to connect citizens to police
By Mike Rutledge NKyTribune Correspondent Fort Thomas has started using a new app that will let smart-phone users send in…
After a ‘temporary’ year, Fort Mitchell city employees are back in a newly renovated, bigger city building
By Andy Foltz NKyTribune Contributor After near nearly a year working out of temporary offices on Grandview Avenue, Fort Mitchell…
Beshear says no to special session on same-sex marriage; time for everyone to ‘take a deep breath’
There is no need to call a special session on issues surrounding same-sex marriage, Gov. Steve Beshear said in a…
Florence nixes zone change for Weaver Road residential project despite support from city staff
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune Managing Editor The Florence City Council voted against a zone change at Tuesday’s caucus meeting that…
Lieutenant governor candidates will discuss their political careers at Chamber breakfast
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Women’s Initiative will host the candidates for lieutenant governor at a breakfast on Wednesday,…
State property tax rate unchanged for 2015; rate is 12.2 cents per $100 assessed value; same since 2008
The Kentucky Department of Revenue set the 2015 State Real Property Tax Rate at 12.2 cents per $100 of assessed…
Finding Common Ground: McConnell, two Democrats unite to fight opioid overdose crisis
Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and two Massachusetts Democrats have found common ground in efforts to fight the…
Lawmakers point to Virginia as source of pollution coming into Eastern Kentucky
A recent discussion about removing debris from Kentucky streams evolved into strong words from Kentucky lawmakers who allege that trash…
Covington, Ludlow and Bromley team up for citizens’ online survey to get opinions on parks, recreation
Staff report Covington, Ludlow and Bromley are looking for citizen input on parks and park programing, though a website survey…
Covington-issued new trash cart delivery starts July 6; collection times will remain the same
The City of Covington’s waste and recycling programs will officially transition from Republic Services/CSI to Rumpke Waste and Recycling. As…