St. Patrick’s Day is one of our nation’s most popular holidays, celebrated with festivals, parades and parties. The amount of alcohol consumed is higher than average, which is why Kentuckians are reminded to designate a sober driver before the festivities begin. “If your St. Patrick’s Day celebration involves alcohol, make the responsible choice to designate…
It’s finally official – the heralded and brilliant Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell thinks The Rapist should be elected president of the United States. Hyperbole? Think again. A duly constituted jury in the state of New York, sitting in judgment at a civil trial, concluded that some time in late 1995 or early 1996, one…
Alexandria is considering changes to its laws on food trucks as their popularity increases. The new changes mostly pertain to food trucks that plan to operate in one location over seven days. Alexandria City Manager David Plummer said the rules are obvious restrictions. “From time to time, we revise this ordinance as food trucks…
A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who exposed corruption and the impact of strip mining, a leading Black journalist, a former religion reporter who now preaches and writes a column, the former leader of one of Kentucky’s largest media outlets, and two longtime journalism educators, one a broadcaster and the other an editor-publisher, make up the 2024…
FRANKFORT — A dispute involving six insurance companies over a share of Kentucky’s $15 billion a year Medicaid business moved to the state Supreme Court Thursday where justices tried to sort out a long running battle over the lucrative contracts. Litigation has stretched on several years, largely over Anthem Kentucky’s claim it was unfairly shut
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FRANKFORT — In 2017, Central Kentuckian Heather Hyden faced an “upsetting, awful” and “horrific experience.” The baby she carried — a “very wanted pregnancy” — had a lethal fetal anomaly. She was induced in February of that year, medical care she would be unable to receive in Kentucky today because of the state’s near-total ban
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With election season approaching, the City of Covington is reminding residents that political signage is banned on public property. On March 7, the City of Covington published a public notice reminding candidates and their supporters that political signs cannot be placed on public property, including parks, medians, promenades, tree wells, on actual trees, utility poles,…
A bill placing new restrictions on “adult-oriented” businesses, which opponents have blasted as “anti-drag,” passed the Kentucky Senate Wednesday 32-6. It can now go to the House for consideration. Senate Bill 147 prohibits “adult-oriented” businesses from being located within 933 feet of a child care facility, children’s amusement establishment, school, park, recreation facility or place of…
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Down 17 points – and two starters – NKU’s Norse pulled off the improbable Thursday in Dayton, rallying to reserve themselves a spot in their fourth straight Horizon League semifinals in Indianapolis Monday with a 99-97 win over a Wright State team that had beaten NKU twice this season….
On the second Wednesday of each month, the citizens of Ludlow meet either at the city building or by Ludlow Coffee and walk for an hour picking up trash. City council member Samantha Frank said that the event, held March to October from 7-8 p.m., is focused on citizens getting to know each other, making…
