U.S. Department of Transportation announces $10.2 million for Build U.S. 460 project in Paris
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Trump Administration will invest $900 million in American infrastructure through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. This includes an award of $10.2 million...
Former Wildcat Walter McCarty returns to Rupp, leads Evansville to stunning upset of No. 1 Kentucky
By Keith Taylor
Kentucky Today
A week after Kentucky beat the No. 1 team, the Wildcats lost as the top-ranked team.
Kentucky’s stay atop the Top 25 will last less than a week after the Wildcats dropped...
State Representative Charles Booker announces intent to challenge McConnell in 2020 Senate race
By Tom Latek
Kentucky Today
A freshman state lawmaker from Louisville is the latest Democrat to announce their intent to explore a run against U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in the 2020 race.
State Rep....
Owsley County High School student leaders working with officials and the community to rebrand county
Owsley County students (L-R) Abby Oliver, Keely Begley, Shelly Campbell, and Amelia Murray are among the students involved in the rebranding project. (Photo provided)
By Ron Daley
Special to KyForward
Owsley...
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Part of $80 million renovation, Walker’s Exchange, Jockey Silks now open at Louisville’s Galt House
A piece of Louisville culinary history has been reinvented for a modern palate with Walker’s Exchange, Louisville’s newest culinary destination, now... - More »
- Gas prices stabilize nationally as demand becomes more seasonal; Kentucky average at $2.42
- BBB: Looking for easy cash? Be sure to pass on this job (don't share access to Facebook account)
- Baptist Health chief compliance officer Don Riggs to retire, Marea Aspillaga named replacement
- Weanling filly by Curlin brings $775,000 to top Friday's session of the Keeneland November sale
- New LG&E/KU Marketplace offers consumers energy-wise information, purchases ahead of holidays
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State budget director reports October General Fund receipts rose 11.5 percent over last year’s total
State Budget Director John Chilton reported Tuesday that October’s General Fund receipts rose 11.5 percent, or $94.7 million, over last year’s total. Revenues... - More »
- Grimes announces deadline closed for candidates to request a recanvass for 2019 General Election
- Democrats won big in last week's off-year elections, but analyst says don't read too much into the trend
- Lexington preparing for forecasted winter weather; drivers urged to use caution during a.m. commute
- Beshear’s transition team going full steam and by book, despite Bevin's election recanvass request
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet completes 100th bridge project through Bridging Kentucky program
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Tick-borne illness that causes severe allergy to red meat becoming more common in Kentucky
A tick-borne allergy to red meat is becoming more common, the Adair County Community Voice has reported. The allergy is caused by a sugar molecule called... - More »
- Medicaid program for employer-sponsored insurance premiums has new application process
- Kentucky receives approval to provide increased access to Medicaid health services for students
- Grant will help UK Cooperative Extension Service in statewide effort to fight opioid addiction, aid recovery
- Lexington-Fayette County Health Department to host naloxone training, provide free kits November 19
- E-cigarette users need to watch for symptoms of lung injury, seek medical care immediately if detected
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Lexington gift program, ‘Be a Santa to a Senior,’ brightens local seniors’ holiday season
The holiday season is also the season of giving and a time to share smiles with those around you. As you gather to drink hot cocoa and sing carols with... - More »
- Veterans volunteer to help hospice patients, families as part of Bluegrass Care Navigators program
- Sunrise Children's Services celebrating 150th anniversary, reaches 500 adoptions since 2006
- BCTC holds ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate opening of food pantry, career closet for students
- Taylor County increases goal to 7000 shoebox donations for 2019 Operation Christmas Child
- Inaugural Kentucky Senior Hunger Summit looks to find solutions to senior food insecurity
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Educators Wanda Clouse, Lynn Riedling selected for 12th class of Louis B. Nunn Ky. Teacher Hall of Fame
Two members of the 12th class of the Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame have been selected. The statewide selection committee has chosen... - More »
- Owsley County High School student leaders working with officials and the community to rebrand county
- EKU to host ‘Appalachian Reckoning: A Response to Hillbilly Elegy’ panel on Nov. 14 in Crabbe Library
- Oleka selected as president of Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities
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Former Wildcat Walter McCarty returns to Rupp, leads Evansville to stunning upset of No. 1 Kentucky
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today A week after Kentucky beat the No. 1 team, the Wildcats lost as the top-ranked team. Kentucky’s stay atop the Top 25 will... - More »
- Wildcats embrace top ranking, welcome former Ky. standout, Evansville coach Walter McCarty to Rupp
- Cats' margin for error in final three weeks 'extremely small' after Saturday's disappointing loss to Vols
- Path to fourth straight postseason more difficult for Kentucky after crushing 17-13 loss to Volunteers
- Kentucky poised to take over top spot in college basketball rankings as they roll past EKU Friday
- Just two games away from bowl eligibility, Stoops, Cats taking rest of the season one game at a time
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U.S. Department of Transportation announces $10.2 million for Build U.S. 460 project in Paris
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Trump Administration will invest $900 million in American infrastructure through... - More »
- State Representative Charles Booker announces intent to challenge McConnell in 2020 Senate race
- Shelby County Vietnam War veteran Carlen Pippin recognized by AARP for service to fellow veterans
- Pew Trusts: Many farmers struggle as hemp harvest winds down and markets suffer growing pains
- Kentuckians left in election fog as Secretary of State prepares for Nov. 14 recanvass of gubernatorial vote
- Rural Blog: Tuesday's elections show increasing rural-suburban polarization; Trump's pull mostly rural
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Governor-Elect Andy Beshear unveils transition website; you can apply for place in his administration
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Governor-elect Andy Beshear unveiled a website for his gubernatorial transition on Tuesday. Governor-Elect Andy Beshear The... - More »
- Drought is officially over in all 120 Kentucky counties; recent rains eliminated deficits
- Bio-acoustic fish fence aimed at stopping Asian carp migration now operational at Lake Barkley
- KDFWR debuts new crime-fighting app; available through iTunes App Store, Google Play Store
- Kentucky Proud launches statewide 2019 holiday ad campaign to showcase Kentucky farm products
- Art Lander's Outdoors: Cast iron cookware has been used for generations in traditional Kentucky cooking
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Garden Springs Elementary students flourish through Prime Time Family Reading Time program
Prime Time Family Reading Time has brought multiple generations together at Garden Springs Elementary to share lively stories and life experiences. “If... - More »
- Kentucky By Heart: Annual Kentucky Book Fair a grand celebration of state's literary landscape
- Kentucky Humanities 38th annual Kentucky Book Fair at Alltech Arena anchors week-long literary festival
- Truck-a-Palooza offers up-close look at Lexington city trucks on Nov. 16; more than 20 trucks featured
- ‘WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour’ to tape 1000th episode on November 19 featuring Riders In The Sky
- Louisville's Speed Art Museum to open Tales of the Turf exhibit celebrating Kentucky's horses Nov. 15
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Ron Daley: Are we losing our democracy in the nation and in Kentucky? What’s wrong and how do we fix it?
It took nearly 200 years for the great experiment created in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to become a true democracy. After 232... - More »
- Constance Alexander: Remembering 'Kristallnacht' and the persecutions of Jews throughout history
- Lauren and Rob Hudson: Positive messages for youth -- overcome negative outside influences --
- Kyle Keeney: Developing new drugs is expensive, but failing to develop them comes at even greater cost
- Al Cross: For Andy Beshear, 'I'm not Matt Bevin' actually mattered; Bevin now knows words matter too
- Bill Straub: Looks like Bevin managed to step on his own tail, but don't count Mitch out just yet
