Hemp application period underway, deadline for growers is March 15; summit Dec. 4 in Louisville
The window to apply for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s 2020 hemp licensing program is now open, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan…
Region/State
Read More
Real I.D., really? It’s taking a while, and newest idea is to set up regional offices around the state for them
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today State lawmakers heard an update on Kentucky’s effort to implement the federal Real ID law…
Analysis: In the election this year, it really was cities, close-in suburbs where a big shift happened
By Bill Bishop The Daily Yonder This time, it really was the cities and suburbs. The television maps of Kentucky’s…
Death penalty disappearing, eroding in many states across the U.S., including Kentucky
Public News Service Use of the death penalty is disappearing from entire sections of the United States, and eroding in…
Speedway Motorsports receives 2019 President’s Veterans Recognition Award from Coca-Cola
In honor of its commitment to saluting the United States Armed Forces, Speedway Motorsports was named the recipient of the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Cooper’s Hawk is a winged hunter with awe-inspiring aerial skills
Hunters who spend a lot of time afield in the fall are likely to observe all sorts of amazing animal…
Pew Trusts: Many farmers struggle as hemp harvest winds down and marked suffer growing pains
By Sophie Quinton and April Simpson Pew Charitable Trusts Ajit Singh strode across his 16-acre hemp field toward a broken-down…
Governor-Elect Andy Beshear unveils transition website; you can apply for a place in administration
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Governor-elect Andy Beshear unveiled a website for his gubernatorial transition on Tuesday. The website is…
It got colder — and white, wet stuff fell from the sky — our first snowfall of the season; drive with caution
Kentucky got its first measurable snowfall of the season Monday night into this morning and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is…
Drought is officially over in all 120 Kentucky counties; recent rains eliminated deficits
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and the Office of the State Climatologist, in coordination with the Kentucky Drought Mitigation…
Beshear team moving ahead on transition plans — by the book; inauguration day is December 10
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today While the voting results in the November General Election for Governor await the outcome of…
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife debuts crime-fighting app; get it at iTunes App Store, Google Play Store
Need to report suspected illegal activity related to fish, wildlife or boating to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Cast iron cookware used by generations of Kentucky’s cooks
Venerable cast iron cookware has a place in the hearts of generations of Kentucky cooks who love to prepare traditional…
Commerce Lexington delegation visiting Northern Kentucky for two days to listen, learn about region
Commerce Lexington Inc. revived a long-ago tradition in 2009 of visiting other regions of Kentucky with the idea of listening…
Democrat Andy Beshear takes governor’s office; Republicans win all down-ticket constitutional offices
Kentucky Today and Staff Report Republicans took all constitutional offices Tuesday, but Democrats took the prize — the Governor’s race….
Go Vote, NKyians! Check these helpful tips so you are ready to make your choices; remind your friends . . .
It’s Election Day and the polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Leave no one behind. “Being prepared…
Kentucky’s distilled spirits industry tops 9 million total barrels for first time in modern history
Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry set two modern era records last year by filling more than 2.1 million…
Young drivers: What you should know when your teen wants to drive; setting rules to keep them safe
More than 60% of teens on the road today got their driver’s license before the age of 18, according to…
Secretary of State issues dire General Election turnout prediction (31%), urges Kyians to go vote
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is predicting approximately 31 percent of the 3,451,537 million people registered to vote in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky Wild program supports endangered, threatened non-game wildlife
The Kentucky Wild program, launched during the summer of 2018 by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR),…
U.S. Department of Agriculture rolls out proposed hemp regulations mandated by Farm Bill
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday issued its proposed regulations on hemp production as…
AAA: Lower pump prices are a treat for Tri-State drivers; large per-gallon decreases this week
Local drivers are in for a treat this week as pump prices are on the decline. The national gas price…