Kentucky House passes tobacco-free schools bill, 85-11, and it now goes to Senate for approval
A number of business and health organizations applauded the House Tuesday for passing a bill to make Kentucky K-12 school…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: The redear sunfish, mostly found in clear waters with rooted aquatic vegetation
Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series about Kentucky’s native sunfish species. The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)…
Leadership Kentucky announces new board members; Teresa Trimble Hail named 2019 Chair
Leadership Kentucky (LKY), one of the oldest and most prestigious statewide leadership development programs in the United States, announced its…
Pew Trusts: Kentucky leading the way as Farmer’s hope for riches from legalized hemp, despite risks
By April Simpson Pew Charitable Trusts Michael Calebs begins feeling nostalgic standing in the airy barn on his rolling, 400-acre…
Job Hubs map launched by Cincinnati Chamber, OKI, REDI partnership; part of Connected Region Initiative
An interactive map has been launched that identifies the Cincinnati region’s densest employment hubs and details their accessibility to the…
Kentucky National Guard called to help with flooding conditions; Bevin declares state of emergency
Kentucky Today Kentucky National Guard troops have been activated in response to continued flooding conditions resulting from heavy rain throughout…
Gov. Bevin declares state of emergency in response to continued heavy rainfall across Kentucky
Gov. Matt Bevin has declared a statewide emergency in response to continued heavy rainfall which has caused widespread flooding and…
Kentucky First Lady Glenna Bevin announces launch of 2019 Kentucky Derby Poster contest
First Lady Glenna Bevin has announced the launch of the 2019 Kentucky Derby Poster Contest for high school students in…
Bipartisan group of House, Senate members form ‘Engage and Empower’ caucus for disability causes
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A bipartisan group of House and Senate members has formed the Engage and Empower Caucus…
Eastern Ky. superintendents advance education a catalyst for economic and community revitalization
By Ron Daley and John White Special to NKyTribune More than 20 superintendents and the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC)…
Kentucky Supreme Court Justices hear agruments on constitutionality of ‘Marsy’s Law’ ballot language
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Supreme Court will decide whether the ballot language for a proposed Constitutional Amendment…
DPH hosts tick borne disease prevention poster contest sponsored by NKY Health department
The Department for Public Health (DPH) is inviting school-age children across the Commonwealth to create and submit original artwork for…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Changes in management of Crappie in small lakes and preferred water conditions
Editor’s note: This is the second article in the three-part series on crappie fishing in Kentucky. In Kentucky, when anglers…
Alison Lundergan Grimes chooses motherhood over the governor’s office — for now; she’ll be back later
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced on Monday she will not run for governor….
Nominations are open for 2020 Kentucky Teacher Awards; application is here, due by Feb. 15
The Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline Inc., sponsors of the Kentucky Teacher Awards, have opened nominations for the 2020…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Celebrating a memorable hunt in a special place as hunting season nears end
It is a long walk in the dark to the narrow fold of land hidden between two ridges. Across a…
Lawsuit refiled in federal court challenges re-approved work requirements to Medicaid
More than a dozen Kentuckians enrolled in Medicaid re-filed their lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging its re-approval of work…
New officers approved to Lead OKI Board; Knochelmann named president, Moore is first VP
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) Board of Directors approved the appointment of new officers to lead the transportation…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Winter is the best time to start wildlife management work on your hunting property
With hunting seasons winding down, now is the time to start habitat work on a property being managed for wildlife….
Democrat Edelen to run for governor; Republican legislator Robert Goforth to challenge Bevin
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Former State Auditor Adam Edelen made official his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor…
Local government agencies get grants to preserve local records, including Kenton county clerk’s office
The Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet announces the recipients of the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Hunters hit deer harvest records; Chronic Wasting Disease now in six states
Kentucky’s 2018-19 white-tailed deer season closes at the end of shooting hours on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 21….