School events this week in North Kentucky: Aug. 17-23

John Gesenhues, Principal of Samuel Woodfill Elementary | City of Fort Thomas websiteJohn Gesenhues, Principal of Samuel Woodfill Elementary | City of Fort Thomas website The following school events are scheduled to take place in North Kentucky...

Kentucky and Indiana brace for extreme heat through weekend; Air Quality Alert issued

An August heat wave is moving into Kentucky and southern Indiana beginning this weekend. Here's how high temperatures will climb. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A wave of hazardous summer heat is set to hover over Kentucky and southern Indiana through early...

37 Attorneys General call on Instagram to strengthen location privacy protections

By West Kentucky Star Staff Aug. 16, 2025 | 08:58 AM | FRANKFORT Thirty-seven attorneys general, including Kentucky's Russell Coleman, are calling on Instagram to strengthen location privacy protections, especially as it relates to vulnerable...

New Norton Children's Pediatric Center to expand access for western Kentucky families

PADUCAH — Families in western Kentucky may soon have better access to specialized pediatric care thanks to Norton Children's plans for a new pediatric hospital campus in Louisville. Kristen Riley, a pediatric neurology nurse practitioner with...

Kentucky Lottery Cash Ball, Lucky For Life winning numbers for Aug. 15, 2025

Kentucky should embrace all the opportunities data centers offer 

Kentucky is positioned to attract data centers due to growing cloud storage demand. Data centers offer benefits such as construction projects and high-paying tech jobs. Kentucky's sales tax exemption for data center equipment makes it a more...

Grant County Schools to host Kentucky Commissioner of Education

At the Thursday, Aug. 14 Grant County School Board meeting, Superintendent Todd Moody reported the district will be hosting Kentucky Department of Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Fletcher was originally scheduled to...

Kentucky Gun Company temporarily closes due to flooding

Kentucky Approves Agreement for $933 Million I-69 Bridge Project

Kentucky transportation officials have approved a bi-state development agreement to advance a $933 million interstate bridge project connecting Henderson and Evansville, Indiana. The Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority (KPTIA)...

Kentucky’s first Isaiah 117 House opens

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Logan County is home to the first-ever Isaiah 117 House in Kentucky. “As one of the first mammas who, had this vision at a round table at a coffee shop. To see our community come to get here, to break ground on the...

Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X Walker to give local readings

CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. — The Janice Mason Art Museum will host Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X Walker this Saturday, Aug. 16 at 5:30 p.m., as part of its ARTalks series. Walker's presentation, titled "From Word to Image and Back Again," will explore...

Kentucky schools adjusting to cell phone policy changes

DAYTON, Ky. (WXIX) - With students across the Bluegrass State returning to school, they are having to adjust to cell phone policy changes. Dayton Independent Schools are using Yondr pouches to enforce this new law. These pouches have a lock,...

2025 Kentucky State Fair Implements Chaperone Policy for Minors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The 2025 Kentucky State Fair kicked off its first weekend with expectations of large crowds and a focus on safety. On Friday, the weather was sunny and warm, and no criminal incidents were reported, a positive sign for...

Kentucky officials unveil new web site to help counter common scam tactics

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WCHS) — Many have unfortunately fallen for a scam, believing something that is too good to be true. How do you spot a scam and keep from becoming a victim??? "There are always new and evolving scams," said Governor Andy Beshear,...

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife announces new or amended regulations

In accordance with KRS 150.025, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is providing updated information about proposed fish and wildlife-related regulation amendments that have received final legislative approval and are now in...

SEE IT: 2025 Kentucky State Fair features free concerts. See who played 

Sister Sledge performed at the Kentucky State Fair on Friday night. Aug. 15, 2025Jeff Faughender/Courier JournalC+C Music Factory performed at the Kentucky State Fair on Friday night. Aug. 15, 2025Jeff Faughender/Courier JournalC+C Music Factory...

Retro Louisville: Kentucky State Fair and Exposition Center opens in 1956

The first state fair at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in 1956 saw an opening day crowd twice the size of the previous year. More than 36,000 people passed through the gates on Sept. 7, The Courier Journal reported. Thousands lined up to...

Mother charged after body of missing Kentucky boy found after several-day search

Mother charged after body of missing Kentucky boy found after several-day search Mother charged after body of missing Kentucky boy found after several-day search- An arrest report has revealed new details about the death of 10-year-old Jayden...

Kentucky AD Considers Outdoor Basketball Games at Kroger Field

College basketball is considering outdoor venues, with Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart hinting at the possibility of using Kroger Field for games. The recent success of Iowa's exhibition at a football stadium has sparked interest in such events. This...

Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C taxpayers faced $7.5 million in outstanding school debt as of fiscal year 2024

1 Chicago Public School District 299 Cook $9,444,187,549 68.7% 321,668 2 Valley View Community Unit School District 365U Will $265,500,264 59.3% 14,660 3 Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Kendall $251,518,343 66.1% 16,696 4 Springfield...