‘No P on My Lawn’ — UK cooperative extension taking campaign directly to Fayette neighborhoods
When University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment specialists show up at the front door, easels and flyers in hand, it’s…
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‘Not happy choices’ for local governments on pensions, says State Budget Director John Chilton
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Local governments in Kentucky would pay 50 to 60 percent more next year to fund…
Underserved learners lag far behind peers in college and career readiness according to ACT score results
Underserved students lag far behind their peers when it comes to college and career readiness, and the more underserved characteristics…
Mermaids return to Newport Aquarium and this year they are bringing pirates with them
Mermaids return to Newport Aquarium to enchant guests September 29 – October 15, and this year they’re bringing pirates with…
Commissioner says changes need to be made for license plates and driver’s licenses in Kentucky
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today New license plates and driver’s licenses could be coming to Kentucky soon. John-Mark Hack,…
State Fish and Wildlife Department sponsoring Becoming an Outdoors Woman Workshop
Registration for the annual Kentucky Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop in September is now open. The weekend program is designed for…
Calipari’s Team Up for Texas telethon effort raises over $1 million for Hurricane Harvey relief
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today John Calipari tweeted that Sunday’s Team Up For Texas telethon on WKYT and other television…
District Court judges from around the state meet for ‘Judges College’ in Covington as part of training
District Court judges from across the state participated in sessions on criminal evidence, forensics, implicit bias, legislation and more at…
Duke Energy seeks first rate increase in 11 years; amounts to average of 15 percent across groups
The need to make critical infrastructure investments in its electric generation and delivery systems has led Duke Energy Kentucky to…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Cooler temperatures make outlook for new deer season promising
With Kentucky’s 2017-18 deer season set to open Saturday, with the start of archery hunting, the weather outlook for September…
Kentucky House members meet behind closed doors to discuss consultant’s report on reforming pensions
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky House members got their first look at the consultant’s report on reforming Kentucky’s troubled…
Applications for quota hunts for deer, waterfowl, pheasant and quail open in September
Each year, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources administers quota hunts for deer, upland birds and waterfowl on…
Kentucky Air National Guard Personal Recovery Teams on the rescue job in hurricane-ravaged Texas
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard are in Texas, aiding rescue…
Increasing the retirement age, limiting cost of living raises among proposed pension revisions
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Independent consultants are recommending that Kentucky lawmakers take away some of the cost-of-living raises awarded…
Poll finds support among Kentuckians for pensions; 86 percent say all workers should have access
Eighty-six percent of Kentuckians say that all workers, not just those in the public sector, should have a pension plan…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Recent EHD outbreak centered on Eastern Kentucky deer population
In recents weeks reports have been trickling in from landowners finding dead and/or dying deer on their property around farms…
Tender Mercies’ 5th Annual Taste of OTR is Saturday at Cinci’s Washington Park — family fun, good cause
Tender Mercies non-profit will the 5th Annual Taste of OTR on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. in Cincinnati’s…
AG Beshear recognizes state’s top prosecutors, hosts panel discussion on heroin epidemic
During the annual Kentucky Prosecutors Conference Thursday, Attorney General Andy Beshear presented awards to the state’s top prosecutors and hosted…
Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame will induct 23 new members in Class of 2017, including four NKyians
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The 23 inductees to the 2017 Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame received a grand preannouncement…
Second largest lottery jackpot in North America — $700 million — up for grabs in Wednesday’s drawing
The current Powerball jackpot currently stands at an estimated $700 million, the second largest jackpot in Powerball history and the…
AmeriCorps service grants to state totaling $6.5 million include three Northern Kentucky programs
Kentucky has received more than $6.5 million in AmeriCorps federal funding for 23 programs with more than 800 total members,…
State sets dates for waterfowl blind drawings at five regional wildlife management areas
The dates are now set for the annual waterfowl blind drawings for Doug Travis, Lake Barkley, Barren River Lake, Green…