Art Lander’s Outdoors: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird is a tiny gravity-defying wonder of nature
When wildflowers and trees bloom in the Spring, the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) returns to Kentucky to nest. Its distant…
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Rural Blog: Fewer U.S. workers using prescription opioids but more using cocaine, marijuana
Fewer U.S. workers are using prescription opioids, but more are using cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana Fewer U.S. workers are using…
Gov. Bevin says decision on sports gambling falls to legislature, applauds ‘state’s rights’ victory
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin said Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on sports gambling goes well beyond…
Duke Energy names Jim Henning senior v.p. and Amy Spill president of Ohio/Ky operations
Two Duke Energy leaders will have new roles beginning June 1. Jim Henning – currently Duke Energy’s Ohio and Kentucky…
Supreme Court strikes down 1992 law regulating sports gambling, allows states to determine policies
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Supreme Court on Monday gave the green light for states to allow gambling on…
Sen. Rand Paul’s hometown newspaper urges confirmation of KY native Haspel as CIA director
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today U.S. Senator Rand Paul’s hometown newspaper is calling on the Bowling Green Republican to back…
Pew Charitable Trust: KY’s 2014 juvenile justice legislation yielding major benefits across state
By Jake Horowitz and Casey Pheiffer Pew Trusts Juvenile justice reforms enacted by Kentucky in 2014 are creating substantial benefits…
Kentucky State Police offering new video, ‘Be Prepared, not Scared,’ part of Safe Schools Program
As part of its Safe Schools Program, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) is rolling out a new video, ‘Be Prepared,…
Florence Freedom open season with Home Run Derby featuring former Reds Reese, Sanders, Young
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The Florence Freedom kicked off its 2018 Frontier League season in style at UC…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Strength, flexibility training in offseason is key to bowhunting into 60s and beyond
Senior archers have the advantage of experience. Over the years they have learned when, where and how to hunt and…
Primary election supplies for use on May 22 on their way to 120 county clerks from state board
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Wednesday was a version of “Boxing Day” at the State Board of Elections as they…
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos approves Kentucky’s Consolidated State Plan
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has approved Kentucky’s Consolidated State Plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The plan outlines…
Home sales decline, but prices remain strong in Kentucky; lack of available inventory impacts market
Home sales in Kentucky did not follow the national trend in March, as transactions in the state were down 6.8…
‘Legal Food Frenzy’ campaign nets 630,000 pounds of food for regional food banks; DBL among winners
During the second-annual Kentucky Legal Food Frenzy, the state’s legal community donated more than 630,000 pounds of food to benefit…
The Rural Blog: China has apparently stopped buying U.S. soybeans, a move that will hurt U.S. farmers
“Chinese importers have canceled purchases of corn and cut orders for pork,” The Wall Street Journal reports. “Chinese importers’ new orders of…
Sullivan University Physician Assist Program gets major accreditation boost from ARC-PA
The Sullivan University Physician Assistant Program – which was founded just four years ago – has received a major accreditation…
A ton of beef (yes, 2000 pounds) headed to food banks from Beef Council, Cattlemen’s Association
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Where’s the beef? Well, a ton of it – that’s right, 2,000 pounds – is…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The distinctive Five-lined skink, a harmless, beneficial lizard found statewide
They are reptiles, with long tails, distinctive coloration as juveniles, and a carnivorous appetite. Hint: it’s not a snake. The…
Children’s Museum at Cincinnati Museum Center opens Friday after closing due to construction
Duke Energy Children’s Museum at the Cincinnati Museum Center reopens today after a six-month closure to accommodate construction activity at…
Eastern KY Medal of Honor hero reinterred in new Veterans Cemetery, 100 years later
World War I hero Sgt. Willie Sandlin, who three times charged single-handedly into German machine gun emplacements to neutralize 24…
1.3 million-plus Kentuckians had privacy breaches by social media network Facebook, reports Beshear
More than 1.3 million Kentuckians have been impacted by an alleged privacy breach by social media network Facebook, Attorney General…
‘Kentucky Reads’ discussion on ‘All the King’s Men’ comes to NKU’s Scripps Howard Center Sept. 13
Kentucky Humanities’ new project, Kentucky Reads: All the King’s Men, will use Robert Penn Warren’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to guide…