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…
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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…
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…
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…
Jesse Brewer: Bureaucratic executive mandates are putting our kids’ mental health in jeopardy
It seems more and more things are being taken away from our kids due to the COVID-19 pandemic. First it…
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…
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…
CPE president applauds mask requirements; NKU reinforces campus health messages with ‘Norse Nine’
President Aaron Thompson, head of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, is praising the widespread efforts on campuses to protect…
Campbell County Fiscal Court to hold Special Meeting on Wednesday; live broadcast on Facebook
The Campbell County Fiscal Court will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held…
Beckfield College launches new programs; includes Diagnostic Medical Sonography associate degree
Beckfield College is launching two new programs this fall in response to growing demand in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area….
Gas demand low, national average decreases for first time since April; Kentucky prices rise by 3 cents
As COVID-19 case numbers surpass 4 million, demand for gasoline is weakening across the nation. That’s made for lower prices…
Kentucky by Heart: In-person school is best, but we must have the resolve to do it safely and right
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist From my perspective as a teacher, getting Kentucky’s elementary/secondary young people back into physical classrooms…
Governor reports 316 new COVID cases, 4 deaths; expect new steps to control the virus on Monday
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 316 new COVID cases and 4 new deaths as of Sunday afternoon. Eight of the new…
Rocky Adkins: Beshear rebuilding unemployment after years of cuts designed to fail Kentucky workers
My fellow Kentuckians deserve better than an unemployment office that has been starved of funding for years and a system…
Secretary of State Michael Adams puts out APB for poll workers in Kentucky for November election
Secretary of State Michael Adams is putting out an APB for poll workers for the November election. “Like most Kentuckians,…
Gateway Community & Technical College to offer fall classes in variety of formats beginning Aug. 17
Fall term classes at Gateway Community & Technical College will be offered in a variety of formats (barring any further…
Jan Hillard: Reopening schools and lessons learned from spring shutdown; schools face a dilemma
As Fall approaches, school districts, parents, students, and elected officials are struggling with the question of re-opening schools amidst the…
Pandemic has thwarted vaccinations; many vaccine-preventable illnesses are more deadly to kids
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Some Kentucky children have likely fallen behind in their routine immunizations because of the…
COVID-19 effects on Kentucky housing market not as dire as expected; April sales drop 12.5 percent
The effect of COVID-19 on the housing market in Kentucky was finally seen in the April statistics as a 12.5…
Beshear authorizes renewing driver’s licenses, ID cards, replacement requests remotely
Gov. Andy Beshear has announced an official order temporarily authorizing circuit court clerk offices to process expired driving credential renewals…
After being re-elected, Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Minton sworn into office remotely
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., after being re-elected to that position…