Republican leadership meets behind closed doors to continue discussions about public pensions
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky.(KT) – Members of Kentucky Senate and House Republican leadership are still trying to…
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Coal’s future still bleak as utilities shift to cheaper natural gas, wind and solar; market forces prevail
“A year after Donald Trump was elected president on a promise to revive the ailing U.S. coal industry, the sector’s…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s Elk Herd a “Seed Crop” for Appalachia, other herds outside the region
In Colonial America elk were common east of the Mississippi River. The eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis), which was native…
Kentucky’s military veteran farmers encouraged to take part in first of its kind Census of Agriculture
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is encouraging Kentucky military veterans who are farmers to respond to the 2017 Census of…
Seven horses sold at Keeneland score victories at 34th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar
Seven horses who sold at Keeneland, including three graduates of the 2016 September Yearling Sale, or raced or trained here…
Frankfort judge strikes down law requiring medical review of malpractice lawsuits; Bevin to appeal
A judge has ruled that a new law aimed at decreasing frivolous lawsuits and lowering malpractice insurance costs was unconstitutional,…
Senate President Robert Stivers to bring CSG national conference here during his year as chair
Staff report State Senate President Robert Stivers made a special trip to Northern Kentucky recently to meet with an invitation-only…
Commission seeking nominations for annual Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Awards
The Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission, part of the Governor’s Office of Minority Empowerment, is seeking nominations for the…
Timing, price awareness critical to marketing state’s 2017 grain crop; keep an eye on South America
By Katie Pratt UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Grain markets this fall are suggesting producers should store their…
History made: Schiavi Seeds first certified hemp seeds since ’30s from KY Seed Improvement Assn.
Schiavi Seeds, LLC, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, announces that it made hemp industry history by providing Kentucky with the first…
Christopher Brown installed as new president of Kentucky State University, to ‘move KSU forward’
M. Christopher Brown was formally installed as 18th president of Kentucky State University Friday. After taking the oath of office,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A look back at a half century of wildlife management milestones in Kentucky
The Baby Boomer Generation grew up hunting small game close to home — squirrels in groves of hickory trees in…
Board of Elections’ redesigned website provides important information for upcoming election
The State Board of Elections has a redesigned and streamlined website at its online home, elect.ky.gov, Secretary of State Alison…
Magnified Giving honors founder Roger Grein’s 75th birthday, celebrating 10 years of student philanthropy
Magnified Giving, a local nonprofit whose mission is to educate, inspire and engage students in life-long philanthropy, celebrated its founder,…
Kentucky Distillers’ Association welcomes Sparta’s Neeley Family Distillery as 35th member
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association announced Thursday that the Neeley Family Distillery in Sparta has joined its legendary ranks, as the…
Dow celebrates 50 years, co-locates with Cabot Corp. in Carroll County for construction of new 32-job plant
During a joint ceremony in Carroll County today, Gov. Matt Bevin congratulated two industrial manufacturers – Dow for achieving a…
Federal judge issues ruling striking down Kentucky abortion law requiring ultrasound
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today A Kentucky law requiring doctors who conduct abortions to display and describe a patient’s ultrasound…
Kentucky Horse Park, Horse Country partner to offer special tours celebrating great racehorse Man o’ War
Special tours have been announced as a part of the Man o’ War Celebration, presented by Windstream. Horse Country, in…
Thursday’s sales puts Keeneland’s gross over $300m for first time since 2008, runs through Satruday
With the sale of Hip 3313 during Thursday’s 10th session of the 12-day Keeneland September Yearling Sale, gross sales for…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: EHD outbreak update shows reports of dead, dying deer now in 72 counties
In the past month the number of reports of dead and/or dying deer received by the Kentucky Department of Fish…
Bevin participates in prisoner re-entry summit in D.C., says prisoner’s need to be assimilated into workforce
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin met Thursday with Trump administration officials in what he described as a…
Kentucky Downs pays out record $8.6 million purses, made possible by the track’s electronic games
Kentucky Downs paid out a record $8,619,000 in purses and Kentucky-bred purse supplements at its meet that concluded Thursday. The…