Mike Battaglia’s Turfway Park selections for Thursday
Turfway Park’s Mike Battaglia provides daily selections and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets. THURSDAY, MARCH 12,…
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Breaking: Saturday’s Inaugural NKY International Festival postponed to help ensure public safety
The NKY International Festival planning committee has been closely following and monitoring COVID-19 updates to ensure the safety of all…
Tim Hanner finds his perfect match (for a kidney); she is former student Alyssa Vanderpool, now a teacher
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor Retired educator Tim Hanner just got two big doses of good news – first, he…
Ward, Maker take aim at Jeff Ruby Steaks; Maxim Crane Works Bourbonette Oaks likely to overfill
Invader needed five races to break his maiden, the win coming at Turfway Park Dec. 4, but when he woke…
Sweet repeat! NKU captures second straight Horizon League Tournament championship, NCAA berth
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter INDIANAPOLIS — A new head coach. A completely different system. A one-time role player turned…
CovCath survives late charge by Highlands to win third straight 9th Region boys basketball title
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Unlike most of the games they played against local opponents this season, the Covington…
Maximum Security drops in NTRA poll after trainer’s indictment in doping scheme; tie atop 3-year-old poll
Midnight Bisou, the champion older dirt female of 2019 and runner-up in her first try against males in the $20…
General fund, road receipts rise in February; General fund up 3.5 percent in first eight months of fiscal year
State Budget Director John Hicks reported today that General Fund receipts climbed 2.9 percent in February with revenues of $884.0…
Wade Mountz, 95, education advocate, state board member, Prichard Committee founding member, dies
Wade Mountz, a leading citizen advocate in the effort to improve education in Kentucky over the past four decades, died…
Kentucky Infrastructure Coalition pushes for increased funding for roads, bridges at Capitol rally
Kentucky Infrastructure Coalition, a large group of businesses, chambers of commerce and associations across Kentucky pushed for increased funding for…
OJ Oleka: Tour of KY campuses indicates private colleges change the lives of low-income students
Setting the benchmark of your first 100 days is a good measure for most leaders. It is in those first…
Kids Voting NKY to feature governors Steve Beshear, Ernie Fletcher at annual luncheon April 21
Kids Voting Northern Kentucky is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that exists to teach young people the importance of voting and…
People of NKY: Amy Strother Hamant wanted a different kind of life — and has had them all
By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune reporter Amy Strother Hamant is a true Northern Kentuckian by origin and life beginnings. She grew up…
Two More COVID-19 cases confirmed in Harrison County, bringing total to five in county, eight in KY
Governor Andy Beshear confirmed two more cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), both in Harrison County, Tuesday night, bringing the…
New CovData record dissects Fire Department runs ; annual report compiled and available to the public
The Covington Fire Department made 6,024 “runs” in the last half of 2019, of which 78.25 percent were EMS-related, 8.28…
Berea College shutting down for semester due to coronavirus; residence halls to be vacated Saturday
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Berea College is shutting down school for the semester because of the challenges that the…
Quickley makes impression on Southeastern Conference; Calipari named top coach in SEC
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Immanuel Quickley’s transformation made an impression on the Southeastern Conference. Quickley was named the league’s…
Tate, Sharpe and Walton combine for 62 points, NKU defeats Green Bay in Horizon League semifinals
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter INDIANAPOLIS — After his team dropped an 80-69 decision to Northern Kentucky on Monday night…
Highlands, CovCath post impressive victories in boys 9th Region semifinals to set up rematch in title game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Highlands Bluebirds defeated the team that snapped their season-opening 14-game winning streak in…
Kentucky’s 2019 annual unemployment rate holds steady at 4.3 percent, according to KYSTATS report
Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in 2019 unchanged from 4.3 percent in 2018, while nonfarm employment gained 8,600…
Point Arc to have ribbon-cutting on new Zembrodt Education Center on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
The Point Arc will celebrate the grand opening of the Zembrodt Education Center with a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday at 5:30…
Commentary: We pay plenty for bad roads, why not pay for a safe, sustainable system that pays back
Traffic congestion. Potholes. Narrow and crumbling roads. Dangerous intersections. Are they everywhere? No. Do we all know where these trouble…