Casey Foundation report shows 16 percent of KY’s children are growing up in concentrated poverty
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service The economy may have bounced back from the Great Recession, but that hasn’t helped…
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CHFS holds Kentucky Fatherhood Summit; Bevin says fathers’ presence in children’s lives matters
Governor Matt Bevin ojoined the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) for the Kentucky Fatherhood Summit. The summit explored…
Lottery sales maintaining last year’s record pace; best-selling scratch-off is Wheel of Fortune
The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s board of directors reviewed year-to-date sales for the current fiscal year. Overall sales from July through…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Instances of drought have a significant impact on wildlife and landscape
Drought, even a moderate drought, has an immediate, noticeable impact on the landscape. It’s officially autumn, but you wouldn’t know…
Algal bloom recreational public health advisory issued, blooms found at locations on the Ohio River
The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) have issued a harmful algal bloom…
GoVoteKy.com, the state’s first online voter registration system, gets 1.2 million visitors
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced Wednesday that more than 1.2 million Kentuckians visited GoVoteKY.com, the Commonwealth’s first-ever online…
Energy and Environment Cabinet recognizes state environmental award winners at annual conference
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet recently recognized a number of individuals and organizations for making positive contributions to Kentucky’s…
GEAR UP Kentucky to kick off at EKU; CPE to administer program that includes Covington schools
On Wednesday, Sept. 25, approximately 400 7th-12th-graders from Bourbon County and Paris Independent schools will converge in Brock Auditorium at…
Ark Encounter to host finals of National Bible Bee Competition at the new Answers Center
This year the National Bible Bee Competition (NBBC) finals and awards ceremony will take place at the huge new Answers…
Kentucky unemployment rate rises to 4.4 percent in seasonally adjusted preliminary August 2019 data
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary August 2019 unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an…
General Assembly 2020 to run January 7 to April 15 for the constitutionally allowed 60 days
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The 2020 General Assembly will be from Jan. 7 to April 15. Lawmakers will meet…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: When using a treestand, deer hunters must focus on safety, pay attention to details
With bow season underway, hunters are making final preparations or may have already hunted a time or two on the…
Kentucky’s on-again, off-again Real ID licenses are off again; local clerks can’t handle the extra workload
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The on-again, off-again rollout of Kentucky’s new driver’s licenses to meet federal standards of the…
PSC allows more time for net metering comments, public hearing postponed to November 13
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has extended the time for comments on the implementation of a recent law that…
New state ‘Hope and Help’ website continues momentum in combating the opioid epidemic
Gov. Matt Bevin has announced a new statewide public awareness effort to continue the Commonwealth’s historic momentum in combating the…
AAA: True cost of annual vehicle ownership rises to $9,282; spike in finance costs drives increase
It’s going to cost more for those looking to buy a new car this year. Finance costs on new car…
UK has record number of first-year students; greater diversity, higher quality, more preparedness
The University of Kentucky has a record number of first-year students, greater diversity and more quality and preparedness of students,…
Boyd County one of 13 counties nationwide added to federal High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today A Kentucky county is one of only 13 nationwide to receive new High Intensity…
Commissioner Quarles Proclaims Sept. 15-21 as Farm Safety and Health Week in Kentucky
Ryan Quarles has proclaimed the week of Sept. 15-21 as Farm Safety and Health Week in Kentucky to encourage farmers…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Belted Kingfisher is a sure sign of good fishing for stream anglers
The Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a good luck charm for anglers, most often observed along wooded streams. When you…
Historic Perry County ‘Mother Goose’ house honking again, to open in October as bed and breakfast
By Ron Daley Special to NKyTribune It all began with Ollie Stacy cooking a goose for Thanksgiving in 1935 in…
ArtsWave to produce new book to honor women who helped shape Greater Cincinnati’s arts and culture
ArtsWave, the region’s lead fundraiser and engine for the arts, announced at a leadership donor event Monday, that it is…