The emergency repair of the Brent Spence Bridge following last year’s fiery crash that closed it for several weeks, is a finalist for another national award. Governor Andy Beshear said last week that the emergency project was selected as one of the country’s top-twelve transportation projects to compete for a national transportation Grand Prize and […]
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Legislation Would Permanently Fund All-Day Kindergarten in Ky.
New legislation filed ahead of the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly session in January would make state funding available for the entire cost of full-day kindergarten. The bill, co-sponsored by State Rep. Ed Massey (R-Hebron) would make the funds a permanent state expenditure. Massey announced his cosponsorship of the legislation pre-filed by Rep. James Tipton (R-Taylorsville) […]
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Covington Mayor, City Manager Test Positive for COVID-19
COVID-19 has impacted Covington City Hall in recent days with Mayor Joe Meyer and City Manager Ken Smith testing positive for the virus. A third employee also tested positive but was not identified. Both Meyer and Smith were fully vaccinated from the virus and are suffering only mild symptoms, the city said Tuesday. Both are […]
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COVID-19: 8,500+ Cases Sat. – Mon. in Ky.; 626 in NKY; Monoclonal Antibody Shortage
Kentucky recorded 8,571 new positive COVID-19 cases Saturday through Monday, and 88 total deaths. Three of the deaths were among people in their early twenties, the state said. There were 626 cases across five Northern Kentucky counties during that span: 264 in Kenton, 203 in Boone, 123 in Campbell, 21 in Grant, and 15 in […]
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COVID-19: Younger Population’s Deaths Increasing in Ky.
Kentucky has just 93 total intensive care unit (ICU) beds left and out of 96 hospitals in the state, 66 are experiencing critical staff shortages, the state said Thursday. Younger people are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate since the earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly since the delta variant of the coronavirus […]
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Ky. Poll Shows Vaccine Hesitancy Dropped from Six Months Ago
A new Vaccines in Kentucky Poll, commissioned by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, shows efforts to encourage COVID-19 vaccines have persuaded two-thirds of those who said earlier this year they were open to changing their minds. The poll, conducted August 4 to September 4, showed overall lower hesitancy by about one-third, compared to a similar […]
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New Building, Largest-Ever Capital Campaign Underway at Thomas More
Thomas More University is celebrating its first one hundred years and is working actively to prepare for its next century. The university announced its Second Century Campaign during a campus event on Monday afternoon in which President Joseph Chillo and other Thomas More leaders and fundraisers addressed a crowd of supporters and students. While the […]
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COVID-19: Ky. Adds 10,007 Positive Cases in 3 Days Including 784 in NKY
Kentucky ranks third in the nation for the number of new daily positive COVID-19 cases per capita, with a seven-day average of approximately 90 new cases reported per 100,000 people, Governor Andy Beshear said Monday. “I am asking you to break the Thanksgiving dinner rule and have a tough conversation with those you love and […]
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KDE to Reimburse Public Schools for Incentives for Vaccinated Employees
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will use up to $8.8 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to provide reimbursements to districts that have rewarded and acknowledged the time, energy and effort staff members took to get vaccinated, the department announced on Friday. All full- and part-time employees of public school districts […]
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Photos: Governor, Local Leaders Top Off Churchill’s Revitalized Turfway
A topping-off ceremony was held Friday as part of the $145 million of the former Turfway Park, the Florence racetrack that is set to reopen as Turfway Park Racing & Gaming following its purchase and investment by Churchill Downs. Governor Andy Beshear, local state lawmakers, and county and city officials joined in the ceremony on […]