September declared ‘Bourbon Heritage Month,’ celebrating Kentucky’s signature industry
September has been declared “Bourbon Heritage Month” in the Commonwealth. “As I promote Kentucky around the world, I’m frequently asked…
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Registration is now open for the Running of the Wieners, unofficial kickoff to Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
Registration for the Oktoberfest Zinzinnati® Running of the Wieners is now open. The Downtown Cincinnati event will again feature 100…
Secretary Alison Lundergan Grimes welcomes 197 new naturalized citizens at ceremony in Louisville
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes on Friday welcomed and congratulated new United States citizens at a naturalization ceremony at…
Upcoming Kentucky Parks events include Art Fair at Waveland, Hands on History at Fort Boonesborough
See some outstanding artists at the 6th annual Waveland Art Fair Sept. 7-8 at Waveland State Historic Site in Lexington….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The distinctive call of the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo foretells of summer storms
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a weather forecaster, of sorts, in folklore. The secretive bird is heard, but seldom…
BLINK announces projection mapping artists & muralists for October 10-13 art, light & culture event
BLINK® has announced its line-up of projection mapping artists and muralists for the October 10-13 art, light and culture event. …
Sen. Julian Carroll prefiles legislation to allow sports wagering at racetracks, off-track betting facilities
Kentucky Senator Julian M. Carroll, D-Frankfort, has prefiled legislation establishing the framework to allow sports wagering at any horse racing…
University of Louisville takes over Jewish Hospital and plans to continue its heart transplant services
Kentucky Health News The heart-transplant program at Jewish Hospital in Louisville may continue after all, now that the University of…
Office of the Attorney General, advocates launch training effort to support victims of sexual assault
A new training effort aimed at helping hospital employees provide victim-centered care to survivors of sexual assault was launched today…
First man on moon may have died because he chose the wrong Cincinnati-area hospital for surgery
By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Last month The New York Times ran a cautionary tale about the heart…
Tier 3 public employees see good results from their pension plan, earn above the guaranteed 4%
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today There’s some good news for public employees in Kentucky, who began their jobs on or…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Ky’s 2019-2020 white-tailed deer season opens Sept. 7, here’s what to expect
Kentucky’s 2019-20 hunting season for white-tailed deer opens in two weeks, with the beginning of archery hunting on Saturday, September…
Watch for the Flags at Kentucky, Barkley to warn boaters of commercial fishing net locations
Commercial anglers on Kentucky and Barkley lakes are deploying indicator flags to mark the locations of their nets. “We want…
KSP provides TruNarc training to statewide drug task force agencies, including NKY Drug Strike Force
Kentucky State Police hosted a TruNarc training for law enforcement agencies from across the state at the Drug Enforcement Special…
Kentucky State Fair to require adult supervision after incident involving teens causes panic over weekend
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today An incident involving a group of teens on Saturday night that evoked panic among fairgoers…
KET putting state’s signature bluegrass music into national spotlight via documentary on PBS
One of Kentucky’s most popular exports — bluegrass music — will get the star treatment later this month. That’s when…
Chief Ealum of Ownsboro first African-American to lead Kentucky Associations of Chiefs of Police
Owensboro Chief of Police Art Ealum has been elected president of the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police (KACP). Ealum…
Longtime Caldwell County coach, David Barnes, dies Saturday; he felt ill during Friday scrimmage
By Alison Pulliam Kentucky Today The Caldwell County High School football team will begin their season on a somber note…
Labor Cabinet says 1,074 KY teachers violated law covering work stoppages; House Dems slam ruling
NKyTribune staff Kentucky Labor Cabinet Secretary David Dickerson announced this week that the Cabinet’s Office of Inspector General has completed…
SBA offers disaster loans to businesses, nonprofits in Bracken, Campbell, Pendleton and Mason
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A look at Kentucky’s elk population; facts about elk seasons from 2017-2019
Editor’s note: This is the third article in an occasional series on elk in Kentucky. Elk (Cervus canadensis) in North…
Kentucky tourism increases in 2018 to an $11.2 billion impact for 94,500 job, $787m in state, local taxes
Visitor spending and visitation growth in Kentucky both increased in 2018 according to a study from Tourism Economics, the Kentucky…