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Unbeaten Frankfort-Schuyler routes Sauquoit Valley in football
This Buzzy Kentucky Restaurant Does One Dish Really, Really Well

This Buzzy Kentucky Restaurant Does One Dish Really, Really Well

Owner:  Donald Graham
Kentucky's Lost River Is Both Its Deepest and Shortest River

Kentucky's Lost River Is Both Its Deepest and Shortest River

At the tail end of 1992, I visited Bowling Green to hang with friends and ring in the New Year. Well, we did more than that. We began 1993 by touring Lost River Cave. This was long before it became a commercial enterprise. Lost River Cave While it...

Owner:  Townsquare Media
The Fightin’ Blue Hens Fall Just Short in First Conference USA Home Game, Loses 27-24 to Western Kentucky University

The Fightin’ Blue Hens Fall Just Short in First Conference USA Home Game, Loses 27-24 to Western Kentucky University

The University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (3-2, 1-1 CUSA) can’t overcome second half mistakes, loses its first CUSA game of the season to the Hilltoppers (5-1, 3-0 CUSA) NEWARK — When Fightin’ Blue Hens quarterback Nick Minicucci received the...

Owner:  Chris Kenny
Beshear awards $7.75 million to improve 17 local bridges across Kentucky

Beshear awards $7.75 million to improve 17 local bridges across Kentucky

Gov. Andy Beshear has announced $7.75 million in new funding to repair, replace or preserve 17 bridges across 13 Kentucky counties and three cities, part of an ongoing effort to improve safety and extend the lifespan of local infrastructure. The...

Owner:  Paxton Family
Kentucky vs Georgia Predictions - Early Picks & Odds for Week 6
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for Sept. 28 through Oct. 3

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for Sept. 28 through Oct. 3

Release: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Sept. 28, 2025) – The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area for Sept. 28 through Oct. 3 are listed below. All work is subject to...

Owner:  Patricia & Brian Lane
Florence woman killed in collision remembered fondly by niece

Florence woman killed in collision remembered fondly by niece

Edith Obeng, 53, had only been a resident of Florence, Kentucky for two years before being struck in a fatal collision while crossing Turfway Road on Oct. 10. Obeng's niece, Abigail Danquah, remembers her aunt as a "gentle, kind, fun-loving,...

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
Kentucky National Guard and Ecuador Strengthen Air Assault Capabilities
Week seven scores throughout the Mountains

Week seven scores throughout the Mountains

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Here are scores from week seven of high school football throughout southern and Eastern Kentucky: Collins 14, North Laurel 19 Johnson Central 37, Corbin 34 Leslie County 18, Martin County 48 Letcher Co. Central 48, Estill...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Westmoreland County woman kidnapped by her husband found in Kentucky, man taken into custody

Westmoreland County woman kidnapped by her husband found in Kentucky, man taken into custody

Lydia Prince, the woman who ran into a police station after she escaped being kidnapped and held at gunpoint, only to be reported missing again, has been found. The 48-year-old Prince earlier this week ran into the police station after her husband...

Owner:  Shari Redstone (Family)
Bradshaw's 4 TDs lead No. 1 Frankfort to 41-6 win over Mtn. Ridge

Bradshaw's 4 TDs lead No. 1 Frankfort to 41-6 win over Mtn. Ridge

SHORT GAP, W.Va. — Gunnar Bradshaw was the star for Frankfort, scoring four touchdowns in the first half and leading the No. 1 Falcons (6-0) to a 41-6 win over Mountain Ridge on Friday. “Nice win for us, we started off a little slow,” Frankfort...

Owner:  Retirement Systems of Alabama
America Needs Patriotism

America Needs Patriotism

To be a patriot in Donald Trump’s America is like sitting through a loved one’s trial for some gruesome crime. Day after day your shame deepens as the horrifying testimony piles up, until you wonder how you can still care about this person....

Owner:  Laurene Powell Jobs
Local economy benefits from Buc-ee’s and Fall Break travelers

Local economy benefits from Buc-ee’s and Fall Break travelers

SMITHS GROVE, Ky. (WBKO) - Fall Break season is coming up quickly. Many travelers are taking to the roads to visit their favorite destination. I-65 serves as a major corridor for those traveling to the beach or to national parks like Mammoth Cave....

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Mountain Home teen selected for prestigious livestock leadership program

Mountain Home teen selected for prestigious livestock leadership program

Share This Article Hannah Dooley of Mountain Home was among 18 students statewide selected for the 2025 Careers for Arkansas Livestock Leaders Tour, a competitive program that took participants through Texas livestock operations Jan. 20-24....

Owner:  Chris & Alison Fulton
Kentucky women’s soccer stuns No. 25 Alabama with late penalty for 2-1 upset

Kentucky women’s soccer stuns No. 25 Alabama with late penalty for 2-1 upset

Kentucky women’s soccer (9-3-0, 3-1-0 SEC) edged out No. 25 Alabama (8-3-1, 2-2-0 SEC) with a gritty 2-1 win at home, continuing its undefeated conference record at home. The difference-makers for Kentucky were defenders Katherine Truitt and Gabi...

Owner:  University of Kentucky
Several Western Kentucky bridge projects among nearly $8 million in grants announced

Several Western Kentucky bridge projects among nearly $8 million in grants announced

By Tom Latek - Kentucky Today Oct. 03, 2025 | 12:09 PM | FRANKFORT Gov. Andy Beshear has announced the latest round of funding recipients from the County and City Bridge Improvement Program, awarding $7.75 million for 17 critical bridge projects...

Owner:  Nininger Family
Indiana man released 13 years early for brutal 2015 murder of 6-year-old Kentucky boy
Kentucky Newsmakers 9/28: VisitLEX Pres. Mary Quinn Ramer; SOAR Exec. Dir. Colby Hall

Kentucky Newsmakers 9/28: VisitLEX Pres. Mary Quinn Ramer; SOAR Exec. Dir. Colby Hall

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with VisitLEX President Mary Quinn Ramer and SOAR Executive Director Colby Hall. Fall is a beautiful and busy time in the Commonwealth. The fall meet at...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Which ex-Vacationland area high school athletes are scheduled for action the week starting Monday, Oct. 6?

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