With final spending numbers in, lobbying hits all-time high for 2018 General Assembly session
The final lobbying spending numbers for the 2018 General Assembly are in, and spending hit an all-time high of $10.67…
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Keven Moore: Standing desk converter healthy alternative to sitting in chair all day at work
For thousands of years, the vast majority of humans spent most of their lives on their feet. In the mid-20th…
Bill Straub: McConnell to become longest-serving GOP boss, takes home-run trot as ‘Rome’ burns
WASHINGTON – Back in January 2007, when Mitch “Root ‘n Branch’’ McConnell was just beginning what will become his historic…
Northern Kentucky sending two teams to state baseball tournament for fifth consecutive year
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter For the fifth consecutive year, two Northern Kentucky high school baseball teams won regional…
Freedom snap 10-game losing streak with 7-3 win over Southern Illinois on Wednesday night
By David Kubota NKyTribune reporter Andre Mercurio went 3-for-4 and scored a pair of runs Wednesday night as the Florence…
UK Notebook: Kentucky’s SEC slate to include five home-and-home encounters next season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky’s non-conference opponents were announced Wednesday and the Wildcats will play home-and-home series against five…
Medicaid to require some to participate in community engagement; learn more at CHFS forum in Covington
On July 1, Campbell County will become the first county in Kentucky that requires some Medicaid enrollees to participate in…
Melissa Martin: Getting caught up in the darknet; devices often misused for illegal activities
Whenever a device (Internet) is developed for the good—there are those who will counterfeit it for bad. World Wide Web,…
Jamie Vaught: UK’s Snell receives preseason recognition from college football yearbooks
Benny Snell Jr. is the latest Kentucky football standout who has become one of Southeastern Conference’s glamour boys. After a…
Master Provisions, Go Pantry and St. Elizabeth partner to keep children fed over the summer
By Benjamin Shipp NKyTribune reporter As the heat sets in and the final school bell of the year has rung,…
Nominations open for Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the Northern Kentucky Chamber’s annual awards recognizing outstanding leaders in the Chamber and in…
Around the links in Northern Kentucky: Lambdin new director, head golf pro at A.J. Jolly Course
By Marc Hardin NKyTribune contributor For the first time in nearly four decades, A.J. Jolly Golf Course has a new…
Federal judge sets trial date for state’s ban on most common type of second-trimester abortion
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A federal judge has ruled that a new law banning a common abortion procedure…
Beechwood Band Boosters award Sarah E. Menez Memorial Scholarship to Reynolds
During the Beechwood High School Senior Awards program in May, the Beechwood Band Boosters announced senior Andrew Reynolds as the…
Woodford Reserve Distillery features Best of Kentucky Summer Dinner Series
Food and bourbon lovers can celebrate the best of both with a new summer dinner series at the historic Woodford…
Shelly Shearer: Mom Was Right; there is a right and wrong way to brush your teeth
Quick. What do bass and tooth care have in common? If you answered that they both require a thin line…
BBB Study: sweepstakes, lottery, prize schemes devastate older victims with evolving tactics
A new report by Better Business Bureau (BBB) says sweepstakes, lottery, and prize schemes are devastating victims financially and emotionally…
Braidy Industries breaks ground on $1.6B rolling mill near Ashland, will bring 600 jobs to region
At last week’s ceremonial start of construction on the $1.5 billion, 600-job Braidy Industries aluminum rolling mill near Ashland, Gov….
Don Owen: Instead of a story of redemption, Newport watches sad repeat as Schmitz squanders chance
In most professions, a second chance is the symbolic line of demarcation that separates redemption and risk. Any hiring manager…
Six Kentucky baseball players selected in first 2 days of MLB Draft
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky’s baseball program has produced several memorable moments during the past two years. Six players…
65th House race heats up fast; KDP files KREF complaint against Huizenga in race against Wheatley
NKyTribune staff It didn’t take long for the race to fill the open seat in Kentucky’s 65th House District to…
Colon Cancer Prevention Project continues work to save lives; ACS cuts recommended screening age
The American Cancer Society responded to the increasing rates of early age onset colon cancer by pragmatically lowering the age…