Commentary: An open letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell from Kentucky Voices for Health, advocating for relief
Kentuckians and people who are struggling all across the country are counting on you for leadership. In the face of…
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International students find support through NKU Baptist Campus Ministry during ongoing pandemic
By Marina Shelton Kentucky Today When COVID-19 hit, many college students headed home. But international students didn’t have that option….
Kentucky lobbyist says feds send nursing homes quick-test kits, but with rules that deter their use
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Testing is one of the few tools nursing homes have to keep the novel…
Beshear reports 1,002 new COVID cases, 7 deaths — ‘what happens when we let our guard down’
Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday reported 1,002 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 61,106 cases…
‘Brighter Futures’ for City Heights, Latonia Terrace as Housing Authority, Cincy Bell provide internet access
The Housing Authority of Covington (HAC) is partnering with Cincinnati Bell Inc. to provide complimentary high-speed internet to residents of…
Kentucky unemployment rate rises by 3.1 percent in August; state jobless rate now at 7.6 percent
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary August 2020 unemployment rate was 7.6 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an…
Beshear reports 776 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths; continue to wear masks to stay safe
Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday reported 776 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths, bringing the state’s total cases to 58,764…
Freshman enrollment at state universities steady; CPE approves new academic program at NKU
Preliminary estimates from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education show that freshman enrollment at public universities has remained largely steady…
City of Covington seeking proposals to help distribute direct food assistance for COVID-19 relief
The City of Covington is looking for help spending $100,000 on food for residents affected by COVID-19. Recognizing that the…
Stack goes another round with legislators, pushes back on data questions, answers queries on schools
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Republican legislators kept up their questioning of the state’s coronavirus data Thursday, and the…
Billy Reed: When my high school granddaughter is playing field hockey, I won’t promise not to worry
This fall my younger granddaughter is playing field hockey at Assumption High School in Louisville. She loves the sport so…
Kentucky Health News: Eight nursing homes had 1/3 of state’s COVID-19 deaths and few registered nurses
Kentucky Health News Almost 600 residents of Kentucky long-term-care facilities have died of COVID-19, and almost a third of those…
Post-traumatic stress ‘not going away;’ late fire chief Terry inspires fund providing help for first responders
Even aside from her own family’s personal tragedy, Jo Terry knows well the urgency, the prevalence, and the depth of…
Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund website launched; tenants, landlords can seek assistance
Gov. Andy Beshear has announced the launch of the Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund website, teamkyhherf.ky.gov, where Kentuckians now…
Kentucky Democracy Project launches statewide voter registration and mobilization initiative
An estimated 170,000 Kentuckians with felonies in their past got back their right to vote through Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive…
Nicholas Wyman: COVID-19 provides an opportunity to re-imagine the workplace in the Bluegrass State
Kentucky was coming off historic lows in unemployment, hovering around 4%, when the pandemic struck, according to the Bureau of…
Barnstable Brown family continues raising funds for diabetes research, despite no 2020 Derby gala
By Hillary Smith University of Kentucky It is Derby week in Kentucky. Yes, you read that correctly and yes, it…
New beer packaging promotes poll worker recruitment, voter registration for November
Secretary of State Michael Adams, on National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, has announced a new initiative to promote poll worker…
UK’s Calipari says Wildcats ‘pretty well in order’ while living in a bubble guarding against pandemic
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari doesn’t mind living in a bubble and said…
Nursing homes ‘need help’ from state; residents account for 58.6 percent of Kentucky’s COVID deaths
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As they remain the main sites for deadly infections of the novel coronavirus, Kentucky’s…
Governor reports 381 new COVID-19 cases; notes overdose awareness, new child care guidance
Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday reported 381 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 48,396 cases…
Virus has spread too much for contact tracing to contain, but tracing can help if people cooperate
By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News In wide swaths of Kentucky, tracing the contacts of people with the coronavirus is…