Coyote mating season begins this month and peaks in February and March. Sightings of the furtive animals tend to increase during this time, so it’s good to know what to do if you spot one. “Coyote sightings typically increase this time of year when they are mating, and through July when they are raising pups,” […]
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Blood donations needed after winter storm disrupts supply
The winter storm that hit Kentucky in early January hurt the state’s blood supply, the Kentucky Blood Center said Monday. The wintry conditions — snow, ice and freezing temperatures — caused the blood center network to cancel mobile drives and close early, lowering donor turnout. KBC says it lost about 800 donations last week. Supply […]
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Woman and her dogs rescued from icy lake in Florence
A Florence woman and her dogs were safely rescued after falling into a lake on Sunday evening, with Florence police officers and Boone County Sheriff’s deputies locating her 100 feet away from the shoreline.
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NKY emergency shelter extended as region braces for another winter storm
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky opened and operated an emergency shelter for homeless people in Newport for the first time Sunday, expanding their protective services as a historic snow storm rolled into the region followed by frigid cold. The shelter extended services for the second time Thursday through Monday as their staff and volunteers […]
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Kroger to pay $110M to Kentucky for role in opioid epidemic: ‘Righting the wrongs of the past’
Kentucky will receive $110 million from The Kroger Company for its role in the state’s opioid epidemic, with half of the money being distributed to all Kentucky counties and half managed by the Kentucky Opioid Advisory Commission.
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Here’s how you can get help paying your electric bill
The Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission is now accepting applications for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, which provides financial assistance for qualifying families to help keep their homes heated during the winter months, until March 15.
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KY lawmaker under ‘no delusion’ bill restoring abortion access will pass. She’s filing it anyway.
Lexington Democrat Rep. Lindsey Burke is under “no delusion” that Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature will hear, much less pass, a bill to reinstate abortion access. But, during the 2025 legislative session, she’s going to file it anyway. It will mark her third annual attempt. Most Kentuckians lost abortion access when, in June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court […]
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‘I have always been a true social worker at heart’: What it’s like to be a police social worker
There is no such thing as a “normal day” for Highland Heights Police Department Social Worker Angie Weinel. From courtrooms to responding to mental health crises, Weinel has helped bridge the gap between the Highland Heights Police Department police department and Highland Heights citizens for over three years as a police social worker. Journey to […]
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Kentucky mother wants to expand who can have cameras in residential facilities
Ann Jeannette Pierce is worried by the unexplained bruises and cuts that periodically pop up on her nonverbal adult daughter. So, the Owensboro woman is asking the Kentucky legislature to make it possible for her and others like her to have cameras in residential facilities such as the one where her daughter, Caroline, lives. Pierce’s […]
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Kentuckians can now apply for a medical marijuana card, but here’s what to know first
Applications for medical marijuana cards in Kentucky officially opened on Jan. 1. Two lotteries have already been held for growers and distributors in the Commonwealth, with four dispensary licenses going to businesses in Northern Kentucky. Out of 334 eligible applications in the Northern Kentucky region, the following four were selected: The Northern Kentucky region is […]
