Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s spring wild turkey season opens April 6 with youth-only weekend
A wet March, combined with the extended forecast of seasonal to above-normal temperatures in April, is a good reason to…
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Three state Cabinets join forces with Johnson Controls for training re-entry for prison inmates
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Officials with three Kentucky Cabinets are joining forces with a multi-national corporation to launch a…
General Assembly wrap-up: bills that became law, bills that didn’t, bills awaiting Governor’s signature
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The General Assembly wrapped up on March 28 sending 10 bills to Gov. Matt Bevin,…
Changes to SNAP program leave thousand of Kentuckians struggling with food access
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Thousands of Kentuckians classified as able-bodied adults without dependents are losing Supplemental Nutritional Assistance…
After farm bill legalizing hemp, acreage triples as tobacco sales decline; 1000 farmers approved
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed to get the hemp legalization provision in the 2018 farm bill. In 2019,…
KY Distillers’ Association designates Bardstown as “Official Gateway to Kentucky Bourbon Trail Tour”
Known as the Bourbon Capital of the World, Bardstown is the newest Official Gateway sponsor to the world-famous Kentucky Bourbon…
General Assembly comes to close, passing over 200 bills including, school safety, no tobacco in schools
The General Assembly’s 2019 session came to a close Thursday evening, capping off a session in which lawmakers approved a…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Early spring chores important part of preparation for wild turkey, deer hunters
It’s that time of the year. Early spring is prime time to complete a number of important, annual chores on…
Kentucky forestry officials urge caution as wildfires increase; more than 189 forest fires since March 1
Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) officials are urging caution after the spring forest fire hazard season, which began Feb. 15,…
Governor Bevin vetoes his first bill (on regulatory processes), used his line-item veto on a second one
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin on Tuesday vetoed his first bill passed by the 2019 General Assembly…
NASCAR releases 2020 Cup schedule; new locale for Championship Race; KY Speedway keeps July date
A champion crowned in the desert. The Last Great Colosseum becomes a postseason factor. A tricky doubleheader. The birthplace of…
Kentucky Arts Council accepting entries for Governor’s Derby Exhibit through April 10
The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting artists’ submissions for the Governor’s Derby Exhibit. The application deadline is April 10. The…
Gov. Bevin busy with pen, signing half dozen bills into law; here’s a list
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin signed more than half dozen bills into law last week, including ones…
REDI Cincinnati celebrates five years at annual meeting, offers look ahead for regional growth
At its fifth Annual Meeting this week, leaders from the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Cincinnati celebrated key organizational and…
Nation’s first HempWood operation to locate in Murray; $5.8M investment to create 25 FT jobs
Gov. Matt Bevin has announced that Fibonacci LLC will locate a HempWood manufacturing operation in Calloway County with a more…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Longear sunfish, the most abundant in Ky. streams, adapts well to reservoirs
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and last article in a series about Kentucky’s native sunfish species. The longear sunfish…
GCEA announces 2019 solarize campaign to promote residential solar-energy installations in NKY
The Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance has announced the launch of its 2019 Solarize campaign. The annual campaign, now in its…
Graydon announces new leadership team; Greiner is managing partner, Smith named KY market leader
Graydon has announced the election of a new Executive Committee and its new Chair and Managing Partner, Jack Greiner. The…
State Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles says hemp product sales are 3.5 times more than last year
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles announced that sales of Kentucky hemp products in 2018 were more than 3½ times…
National Fitness Challenge Creates opportunities for CABVI athletes to train for Yes You Can 5K
Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) received a grant from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation…
KYSTATS report: Unemployment rates rise in 72 Kentucky counties the past year, drop in 37 others
Unemployment rates fell in 37 Kentucky counties between January 2018 and January 2019, rose in 72, and stayed the same…
The Week in the Capitol: Taxes, expungement, election laws, tobacco-free schools, midwives and more
FRANKFORT — Taxes, felony expungement, and election laws were among the high-profile issues under the spotlight this week as the…