UK Cooperative Extension agents help as Kentucky’s farmers markets open with an eye toward safe sales
By Carol Lea Spence University of Kentucky In the United States, about 40 percent of farmers are 65 or older,…
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Kentucky Lottery tickets sales close to last year’s but below budget — strong finish expected for the year
Kentucky Lottery ticket sales have performed close to results from last year. Fiscal year sales to date (July-April) for 2020…
NKY has 36 new COVID cases, state has 283 cases, 9 deaths; Beshear talks protests, driver’s licenses
As of Friday afternoon, the NKY Health Department reported 36 additional cases of COVID-19 in Northern Kentucky, for 1,219 total…
Covington Partners salutes its mentors, Holmes graduates: Mentor one student, change two lives
The Covington Partners Mentoring Program honors its graduating seniors and their mentors as the Holmes High School Class of 2020…
Catrena Bowman-Thomas: Despite plentiful goodwill, an undercurrent of injustice — #ismysonnext?
As I look at our nation I stand in awe and dismay at the same time. I’m in awe of…
State unemployment rates soar in all 120 Kentucky counties due to COVID-19 pandemic
Unemployment rates soared in all 120 Kentucky counties between April 2019 and April 2020, according to the Kentucky Center for…
Adams, Cameron co-chair Ballot Integrity Task Force; to monitor primary election, investigate vote fraud
Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Secretary of State Michael Adams have formed a team of election officials, law enforcement professionals…
COVID-19 restrictions ease as ‘100 Deadliest Days’ begin for teens; road fatalities increase in summer
The season when teen drivers are most at risk is getting under way just as eased travel restrictions have motorists…
GROW NKY receives $25,000 grant from Duke Energy Foundation for work-based learning online platform
College and career readiness partners engaged in GROW NKY are now closer to launching an online platform for schools and…
Dr. Rudolph G. Buchheit: In Kentucky, we are meeting the engineering talent demand — and much more
Earlier this month, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education released results of a study assessing engineering workforce trends relative to…
WYWQ*: Turfway Park grandstands, built in 1959, coming down for Churchill Downs’ grand new facility
Staff report Tory McKinley will be a media communications graduate of Asbury University as soon as she completes this internship….
NKU breaks ground on student housing project; five-story development scheduled to open in 2021
Northern Kentucky University has broken ground on a new residential building, the first student housing construction on campus since 2003….
Kentucky, Notre Dame to resume basketball rivalry this season; Irish to visit Rupp Arena on Dec. 12
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky has renewed its rivalry with Notre Dame on the basketball court. The two storied…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A distinctive seasonal visitor, the brown thrasher is often found along roadsides
Driving Kentucky’s rural backroads during the spring and early summer it’s not uncommon to see this distinctively-marked brown bird darting…
NKY has 19 new COVID cases, state has 113 cases, 9 deaths; Beshear reports on unemployment, parks
As of Thursday afternoon, the NKY Health Department reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Kentucky, for 1,183 total…
KHSAA Board of Control votes to gradually resume high school sports activities during June
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The first steps to resume Kentucky high school sports amid the coronavirus pandemic were…
New report shows small businesses are optimistic about reopening, empowered by digital tools
A report released by the Connected Commerce Council (3C), in partnership with Google and conducted by LRWGreenberg, finds small businesses…
St. Elizabeth Healthcare implements new expanded visitor guidelines for all its hospitals
As healthcare services and community begin to reopen in a phased approach, St. Elizabeth has reviewed and updated visitor guidelines…
Racing Commission approves Keeneland’s request to conduct spectator-free racing five days in July
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s Race Dates Committee on Wednesday approved Keeneland’s request to conduct…
Redwood celebrates 67th anniversary quietly, but its impact on NKY lives reverberates in big way
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune reporter “People don’t laugh at each other; they laugh with each other. There’s this genuine heartfelt…
NKY has 14 new COVID cases, 8 deaths; state has 127 cases; Beshear reorganizing ethics commission
As of Wednesday afternoon, the NKY Health Department reported 14 additional cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths in Northern Kentucky….
Newport Assistant City Manager Larisa Sims honored with award for ‘tireless revitalization work’
Newport Assistant City Manager Larisa Sims has been honored by the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the American Society for Public…