Let The Good Times Roll: Kentucky Heritage Jazz Festival Returns Oct. 10 And Special Performance Oct. 4

Photo Submitted The Circle City Sidewalk Stompers of Indianapolis will perform at Olde Town Park on Friday, Oct. 10, and at Old Fort Harrod State Park on Saturday, Oct. 11, as part of the 2025 Kentucky Heritage Jazz Festival. Laissez les bons...

Report: National Park tourism contributes over $24 million to local economy

Published 4:12 pm Thursday, October 2, 2025 The National Park Service has released a new report that shows 729,249 people visited the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in 2024. Those visitors spent $23,973,000 in communities surrounding the...

Eagle County runners win individual crowns at 5th-annual Vail Recreation District Middle School XC Mountain Championships

The recent past and current crop of Eagle County runners has produced state titles, nationally-ranked performances, trail world championships, Gatorade award-winners and even Olympians. The next generation is looking pretty good, too. Berry...

These two states are mostly inaccessible by road. Medicaid cuts could make travel for care harder.

For a local Alaska resident who didn’t qualify for Medicaid because she made a few dollars over the income threshold, Title X family planning funding would have been an option for care at Planned Parenthood in Anchorage. The federal money is used...

World’s largest cult-favorite convenience store set to open new ‘mega travel center’ location

ANOTHER convenience store and gas station is hitting a popular U.S. state. Buc-ee's, known for its large stores, clean bathrooms, fresh Texas barbeque and Beaver Nuggets, is set to open a new location in Wisconsin, according to local reports. 3...

Morales tops statewide official travel spending

An Oldenburg nunnery tour. The 2025 presidential inauguration. A high school debate competition. Annual industry conferences. State officials logged roughly $97,000 in state expenses for trips across Indiana and the nation, according to new...

One British pair among the entries for Maryland 5 Star, plus three others travel from Europe

Just one British pair appear among the Mars Maryland 5 Star entries for this year’s event (16-19 October), as Alex Bragg is set to make his debut at the event. This is not only Alex’s first time competing at Maryland, but his first time eventing...

Traveling 'Americans and the Holocaust' exhibit coming to Bullitt County Library

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A traveling Holocaust exhibition is coming to Bullitt County. The Bullitt County Public Library is one of 50 libraries in the nation to host the exhibit called "Americans and the Holocaust." The United States Holocaust...

Meet the Equine Travel Planner Curating Getaways to the 'Horse Capital of the World'

You can lead a horse to water, but can a horse lead you to the perfect getaway? Lexingtonians think so. Lexington, Kentucky, is considered the “Horse Capital of the World,” so it’s no surprise the city wants prospective visitors to get itineraries...

Mountain Water District votes to seek 22.4% rate increase

The Mountain Water District Board of Commissioners has voted to petition the Kentucky Public Service Commission for a rate increase. The rate study — which seeks a 22.4 percent rate (roughly $10 per month) increase for residential customers, along...

Kentucky St. Jude families thankful for dollars raised through Dream Home Giveaway

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The 2025 St. Jude Dream Home is set to be given away on Thursday, September 25, 2025. This year, the Lexington Dream Home Giveaway raised $1 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Every dollar raised is...

Emergency crews work to rescue man after long fall at Lily Mountain Preserve

IRVINE, Ky. (LEX 18) — According to the Kentucky State Police, crews are working to rescue a man after falling 20 to 40 feet down a ravine at Lily Mountain Preserve. A post from a KSP trooper says that the man has sustained non-life-threatening...

Science The Courier Journal When is the October full moon? Harvest Moon, first 2025 supermoon, to soon peak in Kentucky

The October full moon, also known as the "Harvest Moon," will soon be visible in the U.S., according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, and it will be the first supermoon of the year. But will the skies be clear in the Louisville area for a perfect...

Phase 2 of Riverwalk at Riverfront Commons breaks ground in Northern Kentucky

LUDLOW, Ky. (WKRC) - Community leaders and project partners gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of Phase 2 of the Riverwalk at Riverfront Commons in Ludlow. It's another milestone in the 20-mile district connecting eight Northern...

Harvest Moon, supermoon, to peak Oct. 6. When to see it in Kentucky

The October full moon, known as the Harvest Moon, will peak on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. This event will be the first of three supermoons in 2025, with others in November and December. The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the fall equinox and...

State Patrol cracks down early on Colorado mountain chain law

Cars follow Colorado Department of Transportation snow plows on U.S. Highway 550 near Purgatory Resort in May 2023 as snow fell in the mountains. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) Jerry McBride × State Patrol urges compliance to keep I-70 safe when...

ORV through the first fall colors in Michigan’s gateway to Up North

CADILLAC, MI -- The first kiss of fall colors are illuminating the hundreds of miles of off-roading trails in Michigan’s “gateway to Up North.” On a crisp October morning MLive travel reporter Lindsay Moore rented an ORV from Greater North Power...

Hancock County Marks Opening of Kentucky’s 83rd Mesonet Weather Station

By Jennifer Wimmer On Thursday morning, September 25th, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at North Hancock Elementary School to establish the 83rd Kentucky Mesonet station in Hancock County. The project was made possible through a partnership...

2 hikers rescued after 45-foot fall on trail in eastern Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two people were hospitalized after falling 45 feet while hiking in eastern Kentucky. Powell County Search and Rescue were called to Courthouse Rock trail around 3 p.m. Tuesday. First responders used GPS coordinates and...

Creepiest Place Names In Iowa and Illinois

If you’re looking for a spooky road trip this October, you don’t have to travel far. A new list from MentalFloss shows the creepiest-named places in every state — and both Iowa and Illinois have chilling entries of their own. Creepy Place Names In...