HalloWhinny, annual Halloween show, to be offered twice on Saturday
Even after 400 Breeds Barn Shows, 600 Hall of Champions Presentations and close to 700 trolley rides, the season’s not…
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Breeders’ Cup Classic is more than a showcase for Triple Crown winner American Pharoah
By Liane Crossley NKyTribune correspondent The stage is set for the unprecedented Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland on Saturday. The…
Tom Hammond right at home as host of Breeders’ Cup live broadcast; Lexington is ‘where it belongs’
By Amy Jones-Timoney Special to KyForward Tom Hammond will feel right at home as he serves as the NBC Sports…
Poll: Kentuckians want next governor, legislature to work on reducing health costs, improving health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Reducing the costs of health care and improving the state’s health are two of…
Boone, Campbell counties among state leaders in motorist collisions with booming deer population
Motorists encounter deer on Kentucky roadways throughout the year but the number of collisions increases in the fall. Almost half…
Covington’s Devou Park the site of cyclocross championship events, activities this weekend
The second annual Pan-American Continental Cyclocross Championships returns to Covington’s Devou Park as part of the three-day Toyota Cincy3 Cyclocross…
It’s costing us: Improve state’s low education rate, get big returns to economy, says new CPE study
Kentucky’s lower education levels cost the state and citizens over $900 million annually, according to a study conducted by the…
Two hauntingly good UPK books can help you set an eerie tone for your Halloween weekend
The University Press of Kentucky (UPK) has released two eerie publications just in time for Halloween, “Next Door to the…
Crappie USA tournament this weekend at Cumberland, includes a kids fishing rodeo
Crappie USA will return to Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland Oct. 30–31 with a tournament and a chance for local anglers to…
UK to seek funding in 2016 session of General Assembly to renovate, revitalize its campus core
The University of Kentucky is seeking support during the 2016 session of the General Assembly for an innovative proposal to…
Cigar memorial to be unveiled at Horse Park; bronze sculpture features Cigar, jockey Jerry Bailey
The Kentucky Horse Park will unveil a new memorial statue dedicated to Thoroughbred champion Cigar on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at…
A Special Homecoming: Kentucky-born filly returns from Peru for Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland
By Liane Crossley Special to NKyTribune The Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Oct. 30 and 31 at Keeneland is a…
Bullying incidents in Kentucky schools have more than tripled since 2012, school safety study shows
The reported incidents of Kentucky’s public school students accused of bullying, harassing or threatening others has more than tripled since…
Kentucky Opera continues 64th season with Three Decembers; Denyce Graves leads cast
Kentucky Opera continues its 64th season with an new production of Three Decembers starring African-American actors and backed by all…
Task force recommends four-step approach to change culture of youth bullying in Kentucky
Gov. Steve Beshear today called on lawmakers and Kentucky’s future leaders to adopt new recommendations for schools, public agencies and…
Community journalism ‘giant’ Carl West, a Campbell County native, to receive 2015 Al Smith Award
A giant of community journalism who grew up in Northern Kentucky will be honored Oct. 29 in Lexington at the…
High school athletes using more smokeless tobacco, though overall tobacco use has among teens is down
Athletes drive a rise in high schoolers’ use of smokeless tobacco High-school athletes are using more smokeless tobacco, even though…
First Kentucky-made (or U.S.-made) Lexus unveiled at Georgetown Toyota plant, amid appropriate fanfare
Call it a homecoming. When Toyota introduced Lexus to the U.S. market in 1989, the Georgetown, Ky., plant – its…
Kentucky Horse Park to dedicate headstone to famous black jockey Isaac Murphy, ‘Price of Jockeys’
As part of a celebration taking place in Lexington in October honoring the great 19th-century jockey Isaac Burns Murphy, the…
Whitewater paddling challenge — Lord of the Fork — Oct. 24, part of Kentucky’s adventure games
The Lord of the Fork whitewater race – which attracts paddlers from around the world — will be Oct. 24…
Red Bike pedals right along to a big milestone in just over a year — 100,000th ride started in Bellevue
The popular Red Bike program, launched a mere 13 months ago as Mayor John Cranley cut the ribbon at Freedom…
Eastern Kentucky economic effort is ‘most exciting’ thing happening in community development
By Al Cross Special to NKyTribune The bipartisan effort to revive and diversity Eastern Kentucky’s coal-dependent economy “is the most…