NKyTribune staff Kentucky Speedway has inked deals for a naming rights sponsor for its corporate suite and a pole award sponsor for its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and XFINITY Series races. The Speedway also announced an extension of its agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as title sponsor for its NASCAR Camping World Truck…
NKyTribune staff *Updated information on Tuesday’s accident in Cold Spring: Those killed in yesterday’s accident in Cold Spring have been identified. Cold Spring Police say Brandon Lawson, 23, was driving a silver Toyota Corolla, when he crossed the center line and struck a gold Ford Taurus. Lawson, and the passengers in his vehicle, Taylor Koch…
Every day, we lose an average of four Kentuckians to a fatal drug overdose. Sadly, everyone reading this column has lost someone they love or care about to drugs or knows somebody who has. The drug epidemic isn’t hidden in the shadows of big cities like New York and Miami. It is in our homes…
The well-being of children in our state is of paramount importance to me. As I have said since my husband and I were first entrusted to serve the Commonwealth, our hearts are with Kentucky families. That’s why I am so passionate about my initiatives to improve conditions for children in foster care and to make…
When I think about what’s at stake for Kentucky, in my mind’s eye, I see Jake Ingram. Jake graduated from UK in 2015. He was an outstanding student who served as a leader and earned a mechanical engineering degree. Jake always dreamed of being an astronaut. His earliest memory is watching the space shuttle. But…
This week was the busiest yet in Frankfort with a number of bills moving through committees and on to the Senate and House floors for votes. The halls are starting to get crowded as we are visited by lots of statewide advocacy groups that championed their great causes and rallied in the Capitol Rotunda. Some…
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Arcade Legacy will be officially welcomed to the city of Newport this week, and area gaming enthusiasts will enjoy a wide range of products and services at the 1765 Monmouth Street location in the Newport Shopping Center. Arcade Legacy has been Cincinnati’s premier classic-gaming destination since 2009, with locations in Northside…
Uber, the technology platform that aims to bring transportation – for everyone, everywhere, has announced a first of its kind, multi-year partnership with a collaborative of organizations in the Cincinnati region to create the Cincinnati Mobility Lab. The announcement of the collaboration was made at a press conference Tuesday that included a wide range of…
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A retired Marine from Winchester, who lost both legs and was blinded in an explosion in Iraq 11 years ago, will be one of President Donald Trump’s special guests when he delivers the State of the Union address Tuesday evening. On Jan. 18, 2007, Matthew Bradford and his team were…
Newport on the Levee will host its annual Wine Walk March 3, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets will be sold online and will include a souvenir wine glass, a red and white wine tasting at each participating booth, and a variety of light appetizers to sample. If you love wine, you will love…
Part 4 of a continuing series on Cincinnati’s grand downtown department stores By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune In last week’s installment, we reviewed how Shillito’s Department Store in downtown Cincinnati completed a mammoth addition in 1936-37, expanding its total sales floor space from 263,000 to 423,000 square feet. But 1937 would also bring…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced that the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly confirmed R.D. James as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (Head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). James is a native of Fulton County and currently resides in New Madrid, Missouri. “Kentucky is home to more than 1,900 miles…
The first bill passed by both chambers of the General Assembly this year is a measure that will allow voters to decide on a “bill of rights” for crime victims. Senate Bill 3, more commonly known as Marsy’s Law, proposes adding a section to the Kentucky Constitution to give crime victims constitutional rights similar to…
Jack White, The Chainsmokers, blink-182, Post Malone, and Incubus will headline the 2018 Bunbury Music Festival, announced today by PromoWest Productions. One of the country’s premier music festivals now celebrating its seventh year, Bunbury will return to downtown Cincinnati’s Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove, transforming the banks of the Ohio River into a vibrant three-day…
Five NASCAR icons – two drivers, a crew chief/owner, an engine builder/owner and a broadcaster – were enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, during the Induction Ceremony held January 19, in the Crown Ball Room at the Charlotte Convention Center. Red Byron, Ray Evernham, Ron Hornaday Jr., Ken Squier and…
The Franklin Circuit Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by labor unions challenging the Commonwealth’s historic new right-to-work law. House Bill 1, passed by the 2017 General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Matt Bevin, made Kentucky the 27th state to extend right-to-work guarantees to all its workers. The Court’s decision rejected the labor…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Daniel Edward Greis formally pleaded not guilty in a Kenton County courtroom Monday. Greis, of Independence, was indicted in December on five counts of Murder in connection with an October 26, crash that killed Rodney Pollitt, 26, Samantha Malohn, 27, Hailieann Pollitt, 9, Brenden Pollitt, 8, and Cailie Pollitt,…
NKyTribune staff Kentucky Speedway General Manager Mark Simendinger reflects on the 2017 racing season and looks ahead to 2018. Highlights include Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s last race as a NASCAR Monster Cup driver at Kentucky Speedway in the Quaker State 400. Other highlights of the tripleheader weekend included Governor Matt Bevin driving the pace car and…
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Some will consider it a glorified dress rehearsal for an inevitable March collision in the 9th Region Tournament. But forgive the players and coaches at Covington Catholic if they see Sunday night’s 47-32 victory over defending regional champion Cooper a bit differently. The Colonels allowed just two field goals during…
By Terry Boehmker NkyTribune sports reporter The rematch between Cooper and Covington Catholic, the top two boys’ basketball teams in the Northern Kentucky coaches poll, is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the final game of the St. Elizabeth Healthcare Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Classic at BB&T Arena. The first two games of the Sunday triple-header are…
D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America’s Oldest Brewery®, is pleased to announce that it is expanding the distribution of its highly sought after brands to Kentucky, its 22nd state. Four wholesalers have been assigned to distribute Yuengling products in the state. In March, Yuengling welcomes in their network; Kentucky Eagle, Inc., River City Distributing…
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Wednesday presented the 2018 Recommended Highway Plan for the next six years that includes a record $1 billion in funding to repair bridges and pavements in the FY 2018-FY 2020 biennium. “This is an unprecedented year for the proposed Highway Plan. The balanced Plan identifies projects that we are currently…
