Art Lander’s Outdoors: A preview of Kentucky’s 2024 spring wild turkey season beginning April 13
Kentucky’s 2024 spring turkey season opens in two weeks. Opening day varies from year to year because Kentucky’s 23-day spring…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Red-winged Blackbird is a native species rarely observed up-close
The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a native species found year-round in Kentucky. But, their occurrence is somewhat irregular since…
Outdoor recreation strong in KY with anglers, hunters and wildlife watchers spending $11.2 billion in 2022
A newly released report from the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation shows that wildlife recreation continues…
Kentucky Proud Community Supported Agriculture week supporting family farms set for March 4-8
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture on Tuesday announced Kentucky Proud’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Week will be held March 4-8….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Late winter, early spring offers some of KY’s best largemouth bass fishing
March is the beginning of some of the best fishing of the year for largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). When water…
Climate Corps initiative could speed up reforestation of abandoned Appalachian mine lands
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service A Biden administration program called the American Climate Corps aims to hire and train…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: February’s longer days, occasional warm fronts, revive hope for anglers
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield Not long ago, wind chills bottomed out at 15 degrees below zero. After this arctic…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A winter migrant, the white-crowned sparrow flashes distinctive plumage
Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series on backyard birds. In the scramble for seed at the…
Stateline: Desperate for affordable housing, some cities sweeten tax breaks for developers
By Robbie Sequeira Stateline Last month, city council members in Fort Worth, Texas, decided developers that received massive tax breaks…
Experts say Kentucky drinking water and wetlands at risk due to recent rollbacks in federal protections
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Kentucky has rapidly lost its wetlands over the past few decades, and advocates say…
Kentucky DFWR holding public meeting in Ballard County as first disease detected there
Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources have scheduled a public meeting in Ballard County this week…
Addiction Recovery Care looks for a brighter future in ’24 for those struggling with substance use disorder
With the start of a new year, Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) is encouraging individuals struggling with substance use disorder (SUD)…
Senate President Robert files paperwork for reelection in Kentucky District 25
By Chip Hutchinson Kentucky Today Senate President Robert Stivers has filed paperwork to seek re-election from Kentucky’s District 25. Stivers,…
Little change on the week, but dought conditions worsen across the Commonwealth at close of 2023
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today While there has been little change during the past seven days, drought conditions have worsened…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Trout fishing in the Cumberland tailwaters remains hot during winter
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield While winter slows down most fishing in Kentucky, trout angling remains hot in the tailwater…
KDFWR officials monitoring for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; hunters urged to take precautions
With waterfowl hunting season open, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is asking hunters and the public in…
Advocates say Kentucky’s billions in rainy-day funds should be used to benefit its communities
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service In less than a month, lawmakers will convene for the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly….
Kentucky Department of Agriculture accepting submissions for annual Poster and Essay Contest
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) is now accepting student submissions for its annual Poster and Essay Contest. The theme…
Kentucky receives ‘D’ from Shared Hope International for laws surrounding child, youth sex trafficking
By Tessa Redmond Kentucky Today Despite a dismal ‘D’ Report Card, Kentucky ranks in the top tier of all states…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Shopping tips for the young outdoor enthusiast on your holiday shopping list
Black Friday is the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season. Is there a boy or girl on your holiday…
Pork Month celebrates the 1.1 million swine produced annually in Kentucky; farmers sold $181M in ’22
Cracker Barrel Restaurants, FiveStar gas stations, and all the Dairy Queen restaurants in Kentucky and the surrounding region share one…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Farm ponds are an often overlooked option for fall bass fishing
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield An aerial view of Kentucky will show many circular pods of water scattered across the…