Kentucky joins ‘Check Your Height, Know It’s Right’ campaign promoting low clearance safety
Kentucky is joining other state transportation agencies across the eastern U.S. this week to spread the word about how drivers…
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Balloons & Tunes Festival returns to Pendleton County’s Kentucky Wool Festival grounds Saturday
The hills of Pendleton County will glow once again this Saturday, July 26, as the Balloons & Tunes Festival returns…
KSP joins neighboring law enforcement agencies for ‘move over, slow down’ enforcement campaign
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is joining forces with law enforcement agencies from five neighboring…
Draft legislation would allow politicians to use campaign funds to pay for security measures
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Candidates and elected officials could pay for personal safety and security measures under legislation that…
Because of cuts in federal funding, KET won’t be covering annual Fancy Farm event this year
Kentucky Today The passage of the Rescissions Act that eliminates federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has…
Bluegrass Wildlife: We speak for vaccines; they can be gamechangers — just consider the Boreal Toads
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Last week my research students and I were carefully searching a beaver pond for…
Advance discount ticket sales end Sunday for 121st Kentucky State Fair August 14-24
The Kentucky State Fair returns in less than a month August 14-24, and discount tickets are available to the 11-day…
OKI updates vanpool program, adds hybrid work option to make commuting more accessible
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) is making enhancements to its vanpool program, making commuting more accessible, affordable and…
KY records $1.5 billion in real estate sales during June, a year-over-year increase of 13.7 percent
Kentucky Realtors recently released housing market data for June 2025, showing that the total volume of real estate sold for…
State makes $15.6 million investment in state parks, to secure electric grid
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday a $15.6 million investment to ensure a reliable electric grid at Kentucky…
KSP’s ‘Operation Summer Heat 2.0’ results in arrest of 197 of suspected drug traffickers across state
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Friday that the Kentucky State Police (KSP) completed a successful…
New scholarship for community college students aimed at protecting utility lines
A new scholarship for Kentucky Community and Technical College students is aimed at preventing damage to utility lines. The Kentucky…
KY to offer mobile GED services at 25 locations across state without access, including Kenton Co.
The Kentucky Office of Adult Education is taking its GED testing on the road, traveling to 25 areas in the…
FEMA reports $81M has been awarded counties affected by disaster declarations this year
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says nearly $81 million has now been awarded in housing and other assistance for…
Kentucky Center for Economic Policy report reveals state’s hidden web of criminal fines, fees
Kentuckians who come in contact with the state’s criminal legal system are forced to navigate a hidden web of fines…
KOHS ‘Not So Fast, Kentucky’ speed enforcement campaign underway through July 31
As travel increases this summer, Kentuckians are encouraged to slow down, obey posted speed limits and help keep everyone on…
Bluegrass Wildlife: We all nest — or home-build; here’s how hummingbirds do it
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University It was an odd place for a hummingbird nest, but there it was. I…
Kentucky Division of Water lifts advisory for harmful aglal blooms at Herrington Lake
The Kentucky Division of Water & Department for Public Health have lifted the harmful algal bloom recreational advisory at Herrington…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Author Mike Holdren pens book tracing history of Kentucky’s Herrington Lake
Herrington Lake, Kentucky’s first major reservoir, celebrates its centennial anniversary with the publication of a book by central Kentucky native…
Auditor’s examination of Kentucky Department of Education finds areas of needed improvement
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky State Auditor Allison Ball has released a special examination of the Kentucky Department of…
KDFWR officers to increase patrols over July 4th holiday weekend to keep KY waterways safe
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources game wardens will be increasing patrols across the state to help keep Kentucky’s…
2024 Domestic Violence report released, shows stability year-over-year, more use of services
The 2024 Kentucky Domestic Violence Data Report, released Monday, shows statistics from across the Commonwealth to assist in combating crime…