Staff report April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and law enforcement agencies in Kentucky and around the country are stepping up efforts to encourage drivers to keep their eyes on the road, their hands on the wheel and their minds on what they’re doing. * * * * * * * * * *…
In an examination of the causes of worker fatalities in Kentucky, the Labor Cabinet found that heart attack was the No. 1 cause of death on the job. In the three years 2012-14, 87 Kentuckians suffered fatal heart attacks while on the job. In that same time period, there were eight other deaths from natural…
Due to calendar shift, Kentucky’s spring wild turkey season opens and closes as late as it can be. By regulation, the season starts on the Saturday closest to April 15 and runs for 23 days. This year’s season starts on April 18 and will continue through May 10, 2015. “I know we’ll get some feedback…
The ACLU of Kentucky and Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty are bringing Mississippi death row exoneree Sabrina Butler Porter back to the commonwealth to share her story this month. She is the first female death row exoneree in the United States. Porter was a teenager when she was sentenced to death for the…
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune This is the fifth installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of fishing articles. Produced by the Kentucky Afield Outdoors staff, the series details productive fishing opportunities across Kentucky. It will continue weekly until early summer. FRANKFORT, Ky. – A winter back-loaded with cold, snow and high water can…
It wasn’t slight of hand but more a matter of following the nose. Tuesday, Magic, a K-9 wildfire arson dog, and his Kentucky Department of Corrections handlers, Adam Sloan and Josh Brock, were called to help investigate a fire on Warrior’s Path in Knox County, near Stinking Creek. Division of Forestry personnel knew where the…
A new online program called Take the LEAD helps Kentucky parents and community members support their middle and high school students in getting ready for college and a career. The program is free and on-demand so that participants can earn their Local Education Advocate Diploma on their own schedule. “Parent involvement and support is vital…
Sure, all eyes might be on college basketball right now, but the Kentucky State Parks have their sights set on helping you enjoy the great outdoors. Hiking, canoeing, bicycling and archery are among a number of outdoor adventures and activities on the calendar through the end of April. Here are just a few of the…
The day was Friday, Nov. 2, 1984, the same year that was prophesied in George Orwell’s famous book, aptly called 1984. A place where human actions were to be scrutinized with an ever-watchful Big Brother, where a nonconformist defied the ban on individuality and dared to express his thoughts in pursuit of a relationship. I…
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune This is the third installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of fishing articles. Produced by the Kentucky Afield Outdoors staff, the series details productive fishing opportunities across Kentucky. It will continue weekly until early summer. FRANKFORT – The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament captivates the state of…
Beyond the Curb is a series of one-day self-guided urban living tours. The series is a rare opportunity to explore a variety of residential and mixed-use properties while enjoying the finest amenities of the urban lifestyle. Whether you’re an empty nester, a hatching young professional, or anyone in between, go Beyond the Curb to discover…
The Kentucky State Parks are looking for volunteers to help several parks during cleanup days in March and April. The parks will need people to pick up litter on trails, clear fallen branches and perform other chores as parks prepare for spring and summer. “All of our parks are getting ready for more guests, and…
March is the beginning of the best bass fishing of the year. The largest bass move up shallow first because they spawn first. When water temperatures climb into the upper 40s and low 50s, bass begin to travel from their winter, deepwater haunts, to flats at the backs of bays, and areas where creek or…
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Gateway Community and Technical College has received a $50,000 grant from the John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee. Matching funds from the BuildSmart Kentucky program turn the value of the gift to the college into $200,000. “The Trustees saw this project as an excellent match for the John A. Schroth Family Charitable…
The change to Daylight Savings Time was last Sunday, and Spring starts next week on March 20, but temperatures are just beginning to warm up. Earlier this week some areas of the state were still snow covered. The Winter of 2015 will long be remembered for record-breaking cold and snow. From the perspective of the…
Saying it would reduce the number of habitual drunken drivers, a majority of state senators voted today for legislation that would expand the use of ignition interlocks for people caught driving under the influence of alcohol. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 133, would supplement hardship licenses – special licenses allowing people with suspended licenses…
Kentucky Health News One of the most consistent complaints about the healthier school-lunch standards is that more food ends up in the garbage can, but a three-year study at urban middle schools says the opposite is true. “Overall, the revised meal standards and policies appear to have significantly lowered plate waste in school cafeterias,” says…
This column on bullying in schools will run periodically on NKyTribune. By Melissa Martin Special to NKyTribune Bullying in the school environment often happens out of sight from the school staff in bathrooms, hallways, stairwells, buses, cafeterias or playgrounds. What can be done about these “hotspot” areas? What can parents do? Talk to the principal,…
For the second time in less than a month, Gov. Steve Beshear has declared a state of emergency. “Two significant winter storms nearly back-to-back are rare in Kentucky, and pose a challenge for our emergency management teams, road crews and local emergency responders. This emergency declaration will allow us to deploy any needed state assistance,…
A change in the weather pattern will turn off arctic air invasions to allow the March sun to go to work over much of the central and northeastern United States next week. While the official arrival of spring is a couple of weeks away, the winter weather will break soon. The weather pattern next week…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has certified the Catalytic Development Funding Corp. of Northern Kentucky as a Community Development Financing Institution. The Catalytic Fund provides financing, technical assistance and development services to execute real estate development projects in the 20 urban census tracts that comprise Northern Kentucky’s urban core – across the five River…
