Rain combined with past few days of snow raises risk of flooding in portions of Kentucky
By Alex Sosnowski Accuweather.com A storm forecast to develop over Texas will spread a swath of disruptive snow, ice and…
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Break in snowfall helps road crews, but second day results in more challenges
Crews in most Kentucky Transportation Cabinet highway districts are again plowing and salting roadways this morning following the week’s second…
Beshear declares statewide emergency as heavy snows, bitter cold plague Kentucky
In response to heavy snows and bitter cold across the Commonwealth in the past 12 hours, Gov. Steve Beshear declared…
With tobacco’s future uncertain, check-off dollars proving to be beneficial for growers
By Tim Thornberry Special to NKyTribune Many agriculture commodities have the benefit of check-off programs that raise revenue to…
Baby, it’s slick out there! If you must be on
the roads, observe these safety tips from KSP
Kentuckians are being dealt a wintery weather blast and the Kentucky State Police is asking motorists to be aware that…
Cinco de Mayo is coming to Fourth Street Live; start a family Derby Festival tradition
On May 3, 2015, The Mayor’s Office for Globalization’s Louisville Latino Council will be hosting an event for the whole…
It All Started with Jarrett: How one boy’s ‘joy,’ love, service inspired a decade of DanceBlue
For the past 10 years, DanceBlue has grown to be a cause that is dear to many students, faculty,…
Technology such as e-books, Wi-Fi ‘bringing people back’ to Kentucky’s public libraries
Public libraries across Kentucky are reporting unprecedented usage as technology continues to change the way Kentuckians use their libraries, according…
Kentucky-Indiana Joint Board approves contracts for eventual toll system for Ohio River Bridges Project
The Kentucky-Indiana Joint Board for the Ohio River Bridges Project today approved the hiring of two contractors that will assist…
Contract awarded for new bridge over Lake Barkley; Beshear says project important to WKy tourism
A contract has been awarded to build a new bridge over Lake Barkley – the second of the much-anticipated twin…
Whole Foods recalls products with undeclared peanut allergen; Ky., Mason stores included
Whole Foods Markets is recalling approximately 33,191 pounds of ready-to-eat products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S….
Kentucky exports at all-time high; aerospace industry leads growth with $7.8B shipped
Kentucky-made products are being sold around the world at a record pace. The state exported $27.5 billion in 2014, the…
Easing the Burden: Machine shows promise in making tobacco stripping more efficient
By Aimee Nielson Special to NKyTribune Burley tobacco is one of the most labor-intensive crops a farmer could choose to…
No matter how far Forecastle Festival has come, founder McKnight keeps eye on future
By Jonathan Coffman Special to NKyTribune Forecastle Festival, Louisville’s music, arts and activism festival (July 17-19), released its lineup…
Hiker will follow in ancestor’s boot steps on 200-mile, 16-day historic trek taken by Daniel Boone in 1775
Special to NKyTribune Curtis Penix will take an historic 200-mile trek, hiking the path marked by Daniel Boone almost 250…
Daily Yonder: President Obama’s proposed budget includes $1 billion that could help hard-hit coal areas
By Tim Marema Special to NKyTribune Struggling coal mining communities would have access to an additional $1 billion in federal…
Health foundations and commissions to examine bright and dark spots in Appalachia
The Appalachian Regional Commission, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky are working on a…
NKy’s Janice Way is named to prominent statewide post as new president of Leadership Kentucky
Staff Report Northern Kentucky’s own Janice Sword Way, a familiar face in leadership with many regional organizations, is moving to…
Answers in Genesis to file discrimination suit against state for denying participation in tax rebate program
Staff report Answers in Genesis, developer of the Ark Encounter theme park in Northern Kentucky, confirmed today it is filing…
Many Kentuckians support health reform but say they don’t know how it may affect them
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The federal health-reform law is gaining support from Kentuckians,…
Ending homelessness among Kentucky veterans is aim of new state, federal collaboration
Housing and veterans officials at both the federal and state levels have joined forces to help shelter Kentucky’s homeless…
Food Is Fundamental: Eastern Kentucky tackling food insecurity with a little help from UK friends
By Mallory Powell Special to NKyTribune Valerie Horn spent most of her career as school counselor in Letcher…