Spending to lobby Kentucky lawmakers hits a new record of more than $24 million in 2024
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT – Health industry groups, business organizations and electric utilities helped drive spending on lobbying…
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Kentucky Department of Agriculture seeking nominees for 2025 Kentucky Leopold Conservation award
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is inviting Kentuckians to nominate a farmer or forester for the 2025 Kentucky Leopold Conservation…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Metropolitan Lexington Fishing in Neighborhoods lakes stocked with rainbow trout
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series on Fishing in Neighborhoods lakes in Kentucky’s major metropolitan areas…
Distillers join forces to enhance regenerative corn farming practices throughout the Commonwealth
Four leading spirits companies and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) are joining forces with Precision Conservation Management (PCM) and the…
Bourbon maker Brown-Forman to close Louisville copperage, reduce global workforce by 12%
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The Brown-Forman Corp., a giant spirts company based in Kentucky, announced Tuesday it plans to reduce its…
United States Forest Service announces 2025 ‘fee free’ days for Daniel Boone National Forest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has announced 2025 fee waiver dates for Daniel Boone National Forest recreation areas….
Keeneland January Horses of All Ages sale starts today; 68th sale has cataloged 1,317 horses
Keeneland has cataloged 1,317 horses, including five horses in the latest round of supplements, for the 68th annual Horses of All…
OKI Regional Council of Governments announces officers and board of directors for 2025
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) Board of Directors approved the appointment of the board and officers to lead…
KYSTATS November 2024 unemployment data shows jobless rate increases in all but one KY county
Unemployment rates rose in 119 counties between November 2023 and November 2024, and fell in Russell County, according to the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Northern Kentucky Fishing in Neighborhoods lakes stocked with rainbow trout
Editor’s Note: The first in a three-part series on Fishing in Neighborhoods lakes in Kentucky’s major metropolitan areas stocked with…
ThriveTogether seeking community input to create sustainability playbook for the region
ThriveTogether, a team of partners working to develop a sustainability playbook for Greater Cincinnati as part of the United States…
Sen. McDaniel refiles proposed constitutional amendment on gubernatorial accountability on pardons
State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ryland Heights, has refiled a proposed constitutional amendment to increase gubernatorial accountability in using pardons and…
Not total déjà vu, but Kentuckians can expect another income tax cut with incoming GOP supermajorities
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern Republican supermajorities in the Kentucky General Assembly are expected to begin the 2025 legislative session…
Winter’s first major storm has icy grip on KY as snow, sleet and freezing rain blanket the Commonwealth
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The first major winter storm of the season is affecting Kentucky with snow, sleet and…
Governor Andy Beshear declares state of emergency in advance of impending winter storm system
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency ahead of a severe winter storm system…
KY Supreme Court Justice Robert Conley to head Judicial Commission on Mental Health
Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Robert B. Conley has been named new chair of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Number, acreage of Kentucky Wildlife Management Areas have grown in recent years
In recent years the number and acreage of state wildlife management areas has grown considerably. The Kentucky Department of Fish…
Bluegrass Wildlife: We are ‘community property’ — we don’t own the Earth, it owns us
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University I watched the squirrel intently as it headed my way. Hopping along the forest…
New Year’s day ranks among deadliest on nation’s roadways, make a plan before the party starts
As many prepare for New Year’s celebrations, AAA is reminding drivers and passengers alike of the dangers on the roads…
After multiple-year investigation, KSP arrest seven on charges of illegal chicken fighting
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Following a multiple year investigation across the state, and in collaboration with local and federal…
Hoxworth Blood Center celebrating National Blood Donor Month in January with special promotions
January marks National Blood Donor Month a time to honor the everyday heroes who selflessly donate blood and to inspire…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Revisiting KY’s top three outdoor stories of 2024 — CWD, Black bears, fish habitat
During 2024 there were several developing news stories related to fish and wildlife in Kentucky. Here are three of the…