Billy Reed: In a week celebrating inclusion, tolerance in one arena, Thom Brennaman impodes in real time
It is sadly ironic that Cincinnati Reds television announcer Thom Brennaman committed career suicide by slur while the Democratic National…
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Mega Millions $1 million winning ticket sold in Florence; numbers are 11-15-31-42-63 — is it yours?
A ticket sold in Florence for the Mega Million’s drawing on Friday night matched all five white ball winning numbers…
NKU Athletics celebrates successful annual Go Norse Fund Golf Outing, raises $40,000 to student-athletes
Northern Kentucky University Athletics celebrated another successful annual Go Norse Fund Golf Outing presented by St. Elizabeth Healthcare. The event,…
Churchill Downs reverses earlier decision — will run the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby without fans in the stands
Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) reversed its earlier decision and announced it will run the 146th Kentucky Derby on September 5…
WKU adds football game at Brigham Young on Oct. 31; Hilltoppers open season Sept. 12 at Louisville
Western Kentucky and Brigham Young announced Friday the addition of a football game that will take place on Oct. 31…
A reminder: Still time to get your ‘Be the Change We Need’ shirt from CTI, Cincy Shirts this weekend
CTI Clinical Trial & Consulting (CTI) is giving out shirts and giving back to the Northern Kentucky business community this…
McFaddin officially named EKU’s 14th president; board votes unanimously to remove interim tag
Dr. David McFaddin is Eastern Kentucky University’s 14th president after a special meeting of the Board of Regents this week….
COVID close up and personal: Lyndsey Gough, 27, in recovery months later, her world turned upside down
By Meg Mills University of Kentucky Lyndsey Gough, a University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information alumna, started out…
Magnified Giving empowers students from nine NKY schools to give to charities of their choice
Students from nine Northern Kentucky Schools, joined by over 6,000 regional students among 90 different schools were challenged this past…
Aaron Thompson: As fall semester begins statewide, student responsibility crucial to campus health
As the fall semester kicks off at colleges and universities across Kentucky, there is still much uncertainty. The spread of…
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet updates highway construction, traffic delays for Northern Kentucky
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced the following conditions and/or operations that are being reported for highways in District 6…
Beshear reports 785 new COVID-19 cases, eight deaths; 97 are kids under 18; wear those masks
Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday reported 785 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 42,465 cases…
U.S. Customs officers seize meth hidden in yarn spools, counterfeit phone fronts at two Kentucky ports
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville on Wednesday discovered a 46-pound shipment of…
UK quarterback Wilson ‘slinging the ball’ and ‘having fun’ in return from serious knee injury
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today University of Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson felt at ease when he returned to the field…
MAU Workforce Solutions in Florence to hold drive-thru hiring event this Saturday; immediate openings
MAU Workforce Solutions will hold a drive-thru hiring event this Saturday to fill immediate openings on the MAU team at…
Commentary: Legislators look to address COVID-19 liability concerns during 2021 regular session
By Rep. Regina Huff, Rep. Derek Lewis, Rep. Chad McCoy, and Rep. Steve Sheldon Over the past five months, hundreds…
NKU’s TRiO student support program gets major federal funding to deal with barriers to success
Northern Kentucky University will continues its TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) program, thanks to renewed federal funds. The TRiO program…
SD1 completes critical sanitary sewer project in Elsmere to eliminate overflows, increase capacity
Sanitation District No. 1 recently completed a sanitary sewer replacement project in Kenton County, eliminating sanitary sewer overflows and increasing…
Kentucky unemployment rate rises 1.3 percent in July; state jobless number now at 5.7 percent
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary July 2020 unemployment rate was 5.7 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an…
Beshear reports a bad COVID-19 day — 726 cases, 14 deaths; asks for census response, other news
Gov. Andy Beshear reported high numbers of cases and deaths on Thursday — 726 new cases and 14 deaths, bringing…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The striped bass is now present in Kentucky’s lakes, tailwaters and rivers
The striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a sleek, powerful fish with firm, white flesh, has long been regarded as one of…
Covington Connect: Monday is first ‘drawing’ for $2.5M digital equity project; donations sought
A random drawing on Monday will select 100 families of Covington schoolchildren to receive free computers, the first round of…