Emergency grants available to 28 counties for flood-related solid waste cleanup
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet today announced that up to $560,000 is available in emergency grants to help 28…
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Toyota ‘Gifony’ taps music culture to offer backstage pass to how car is made (look for familiar faces)
The backbeat kicks in. Momentum builds. The star of the show takes center stage. It’s the opening number of one…
Lottery sales trending ahead of last year but are $20.7 million below budget for fiscal year
Kentucky Lottery Corp.’s sales trend established early in the fiscal year continued to hold true through February. But while overall…
Rajant wireless company selects Kentucky due to Morehead State’s space science program
More jobs are coming to Eastern Kentucky. Rajant Corporation will establish a facility in Morehead. Rajant, a pioneer in providing…
Four Roses to build bottling facility in Bullitt County, create 30 new jobs, invest $8 million
Four Roses is expanding again. The company plans to build a new bottling facility in Bullitt County. Four Roses is…
Kentucky National Dairy Show and Sale returns April 9 – 11 to Kentucky Expo Center
The Kentucky National Dairy Show and Sale will return to the Kentucky Exposition Center’s Pavilion for its 53rd edition April…
Commission dedicates addition to Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve, protects forests
The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission recently purchased 386 acres in Harlan County, which was dedicated as an addition to…
POWER initiative targets state’s struggling coal communities, will award up to $38M
State and federal officials gathered in Lexington today to announce the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization initiative,…
North American Stainless to invest $150 million, create 36 new jobs in expansion of Ghent facility
A major expansion is in the works in Carroll County. North American Stainless plans to invest $150 million to expand…
Eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch begins in Central Kentucky; horse farms urged to begin monitoring
An eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch was reported March 23 in Scott County. According to Lee Townsend, University of Kentucky…
‘Art is everything’ to young man with autism; his work will be exhibited to raise awareness
Not long before age 3, Cory Bond was diagnosed with autism. A short time later, he began expressing himself through…
‘In failing the Earth, we are failing humanity,’ Prince Charles says during Louisville visit
In a whirlwind visit to Louisville this past Friday, Prince Charles highlighted issues related to sustainability and local food. In…
Kentucky native, former ‘first daughter’ Pamela Brown to deliver UK’s Joe Creason Lecture
Pamela Brown, CNN justice correspondent, will deliver the 2015 Joe Creason Lecture in Journalism at at the University of Kentucky…
A Golden Opportunity: Researchers fit rare eagle with tracking device for ongoing study
Researchers recently captured a golden eagle in the Bernheim Forest in Bullitt and Nelson counties and fitted it with a…
Children of KYTC workers urge drivers to be ‘work zone alert’ while parents are at work
Many Kentucky drivers will encounter at least one work zone during their daily travels, but a split second of driver…
Daily Yonder: KHSAA vs. Cordia about more than basketball, and students are stuck in the middle
In a state where basketball is a religion, a small, mountain school is accused of heresy – disturbing the hierarchy…
Bond through weekends of adventure at Kentucky military family camps this summer
This summer, military families can have a great bonding experience at one of three Kentucky camps aimed at strengthening family…
Continuing to make poetry accessible part of George Ella Lyon’s mission as Poet Laureate
Lexington poet, author, lyricist and teacher George Ella Lyon is Kentucky’s poet laureate for 2015-16. Lyon, a native of Harlan,…
Tribute set for soldier who died in Korean War and whose remains recently identified
Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff Saturday, March 14, in…
Report: Women’s economic status worse or unchanged; Kentucky ranks in bottom third
A report released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research reveals that in nearly half of all U.S. states, women’s…
UK joins forces with SOAR as a presenting sponsor to advance Eastern Kentucky health and economy
The University of Kentucky and Shaping Our Appalachian Region announced a three-year, more than $300,000 partnership Tuesday as part of…
Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event returns to Kentucky Horse Park April 23-26, with record-high prize money
The 2015 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover, returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington April…