Battle over Historical Racing continues; machines in use at Kentucky Downs, planned for Turfway Park
Special to the NkyTribune from the Paulick Report Attorneys representing both sides in the debate over historical racing were back…
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General Butler State Park to share in $3.13 m allotment for upgrades at State resort parks
General Butler State Resort Park in Carrollton will receive upgrades to its lodge and conference center as part of a…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Vultures can be nuisance on the highway, predator of newborn calves
Kentuckians have a conflicted relationship with vultures. While they clean up the carcasses of dead animals, they are something of…
Trust preserves 70 more acres in Perryville, site of Kentucky’s largest and bloodiest Civil War battle
The Civil War Trust has declared victory on three properties totaling 70 acres associated with the historic 1862 Perryville battlefield….
Entrepreneur, environmentalist Linda Fritz thinks ahead with Sun Sugar Farms, Cresbi Crates
By Anthony Wyatt NKyTribune reporter Some people know Linda Fritz as an organic edamame farmer, others as a enterprising entrepreneur…
Full day of fun at Ellis Park — ostrich race, camel race, and Dial Me is first-time winner for 200 owners
By Jennie Rees Ellis Park reporter “Was that a maiden race at Ellis or the Kentucky Derby?” trainer D. Wayne…
Travel-related Zika infection identified in Fayette County; mother, baby post no risk to spread
The first instance of laboratory-confirmed infection with Zika virus in Lexington was recently identified in a Fayette County infant born…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Some changes for the upcoming early migratory bird seasons
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Although Kentucky is baking in the hottest temperatures of the year, hunters will be…
State’s jobless rate drops to 5 percent in June; ‘reassuring’ says state economist
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for June 2016 dropped to 5 percent from a revised 5.1 percent in May…
In the Face of the Storm: Participants in Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief Program always ready to help
By Kristy Robinson Horine NKyTribune reporter The rain began on Thursday, June 23, just like The Weather Channel warned it…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Harvest of eastern red cedar a must for long-term woodlands management
Drive down most any rural road in Central Kentucky, especially in the hilly counties surrounding the Bluegrass Region, and you’ll…
Former Congressman Ben Chandler named president and CEO of Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Board of Directors unanimously selected Ben Chandler as the new president and CEO of…
Carter Caves State Resort Park to host Pioneer Life Week July 25-31
Carter Caves State Resort Park will host the 25th annual Pioneer Life Week July 25-31. The annual event allows visitors…
Old Time Kentucky: Marker tells story of youngest drummer boy in the War of the Revolution
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist A farmer said to be the Revolutionary War’s youngest drummer boy is buried on a…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Top-water lures during low light periods break the mid-summer doldrums
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune An old saying among bass anglers declares they would rather catch one bass on…
KYCIR: Troubled Grant County jail to close; finances cited, but jail has been plagued by malfeasance
By R.G. Dunlop Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Capping more than a decade of turmoil over its troubled jail, Grant…
Full House Resorts obtains conditional use permit for ferry between Rabbit Hash and Rising Sun, Indiana
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The Boone County Board of Adjustment Wednesday approved a conditional use permit for a…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Bow fishing an excellent, fun way to keep archery skills sharp
What’s the ideal pre-season warmup for archery deer season? It might be a combination of target practice, and shooting fish….
Old Time Kentucky: Jackson Purchase area had its own version of ‘Free State of Jones’ during Civil War
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist The Jackson Purchase, Kentucky’s only Rebel-majority region, had its own “Free State of Jones” during…
Bluegrass & Backroads: Potter Seth Green turns clay into amazing works of art
Watch this amazing potter sculpt clay into amazing works of art. Kentucky is a state defined by its history and…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Five questions with new ruffed grouse and wild turkey coordinator Zak Danks
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Zak Danks was homesick and uncertain about what career path he wanted to pursue…
Protesters outside, faith and inspiration inside, at opening of Ark Encounter in Williamstown
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Opening day at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown included a protest and a counter-protest…