Don’t dig until you call; strict fines in force now — and will be enforced — if pipelines are damaged
Excavators, including homeowners, could be subject to strict fines if they dig up and damage underground utility facilities. Legislation…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: Field to Fork workshop aimed at helping inexperienced hunters learn archery skills
Designed for adults with little or no experience hunting white-tailed deer with bows and arrows, the Kentucky Department of Fish…
Sixty Kentucky Air National Guardsmen return home safely after deployment to Persian Gulf
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today It was an especially happy Fourth of July 4 for the families of more than…
SPLASH Body Safety Guide is tool to help adults protect children from sexual abuse, keep them safe
With summertime in full swing and as children spend more time at the pool, friends’ houses, and with new caregivers,…
Lawrenceburg woman out for Saturday drive wins $125,000 on Kentucky Lottery instant game
Sharon Bickers and her husband Tommy, of Lawrenceburg, were just out for a joy ride on Saturday when they stopped…
Circuit court clerks from around the state gathered for Spring Conference and updated training
Circuit Clerks from around the state gathered at the Circuit Court Clerks Spring Conference for sessions on driver’s licensing, court…
Governor files motion urging court to fully decide constitutionality of pension reform law
Gov. Bevin’s legal team has filed a motion urging the court to resolve whether the 2018 pension reform legislation, Senate…
‘Making patterns’ and creating powerful fiction, Kentucky’s Bobbie Ann Mason offers ‘Patchwork’
By Mack McCormick and Whitney Hale University Press of Kentucky Life is a quilt — random bits of memory that…
Nationwide federal health care fraud sweep results in 10 indictments in Kentucky
A health care fraud sweep in the Western District of Kentucky, including three health care providers, is part of the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Looking back on spring turkey season; harvest downturn raised questions
Kentucky’s 2018 spring wild turkey season was a head scratcher — certainly not what most hunters have experienced in recent…
Rep. Keene says he’ll be pre-filing legislation in response to nonprofit complaints about state’s tax changes
After hearing numerous complaints from non-profit organizations upset with the impact the state’s new tax changes will have on them,…
Kentucky Lottery to do trial introduction of ‘Win Place Show’ game based on results of live horse racing
The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s Board of Directors has approved a trial introduction of “Win Place Show,” a lottery game based…
Inaugural graduation Wednesday for NKY Veterans Treatment Court; first ceremony since its founding
Northern Kentucky Veterans Treatment Court (NKY VTC), serving Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties, will hold its inaugural graduation ceremony on…
42 cadets graduate from Kentucky State Police Academy; applications being taken for next class
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Thin Gray Line got a little thicker on Friday as…
Ag Commissioner announces partnership to open new career path for state’s high school students
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles has announced a state partnership that will open a new career path for Kentucky high school…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The American Goldfinch, male turns bright yellow as days lengthen in spring
Adult males turn a bright yellow in what seems like just a matter of days, as if they were blooming…
Kentucky’s military bases get big boost from new defense spending bill approved by U.S. Senate
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The $716 billion National Defense Authorization Act approved by the Senate includes a sizeable amount…
Poor People’s Campaign lacked permit for demonstration inside state Capitol, says State Police
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today There’s a simple explanation why teachers were allowed to protest inside the Capitol this spring…
Nine-member bipartisan panel of state legislature to look at sports wagering legislation for the state
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A bipartisan House and Senate panel is being formed to craft legislation to allow sports…
Poor People’s Campaign again denied access to KY’s State Capitol; have message and bible for Bevin
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today For the fourth time in two weeks, members of the Poor People’s Campaign were not…
Kentucky taking regional approach to developing support for start-ups, entrepreneurs
To better serve, attract and develop innovators and startups, Kentucky will deploy a new regional approach to developing high-tech, high-potential-growth…
Kentucky awarded nearly $1.1 million grant for apprenticeships from U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Dept. of Labor (USDOL) has announced that the Kentucky Labor Cabinet has been awarded $1,085,871 under the ApprenticeshipUSA…