Kentucky county education board settles $300K case with former CFO

The former CFO of a Kentucky county board of education is set to receive $300,000 as part of a settlement to her whistleblower case. Stephanie Anderson, who previously served as finance chief of the Oldham County Board of Education, had filed suit...

Kentuck Festival 2025 Is Finally Here

It’s one of the biggest festivals in America and is starting to gain worldwide acclaim. The Kentuck Festival of the Arts for the 54th year begins on Saturday at Snow Hill Park in Tuscaloosa. It’s a festival that celebrates creativity, culture, and...

Seeking ‘real solutions’ to mental health hurdles: Lt. Gov. Coleman visits Fairview for educator listening session

WESTWOOD Kentucky’s lieutenant governor visited Fairview High School for a mental health listening session for educators on Thursday. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Heather Dearing, Deputy Chief of Staff in Coleman’s office, kicked off the event...

Kentucky needs public charter schools: An educator’s plea for choice

Published 7:10 am Friday, October 10, 2025 I was a public school teacher. Many of my closest friends still are, and my daughter attends our local public school. I know firsthand the challenges teachers face and the slow pace of systemic change. I...

Redbirds Make Short Trek to West Lafayette for Purdue Fall Invitational

Story Links WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - After a break between tournaments, the Redbird men's golf team is slated to close the fall season strong with two tournaments to close out the opening half of the schedule, with the first of those two tournaments...

Kentucky educators push for Pre-K for All initiative

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - More than half of Kentucky’s children arrive in kindergarten unprepared, a statistic that has prompted Gov. Andy Beshear to champion universal pre-K access across the commonwealth. “And that call for action is shared by so...

Under a Canopy of Bright: Where to Walk and Hike

Permission to Wander Clear your mind on endless trails. Hiking through Lebanon Hills Regional Park, the massive Dakota County park that stretches between Eagan and Apple Valley, can feel like an elaborate game of choose-your-own-adventure. At the...

Kentucky joins Operation Crash Reduction in October

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KFVS) - Local law enforcement and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Highway Safety are teaming up to take part in “Operation Crash Reduction” on October 10-13, in an effort to reduce crashes and traffic deaths. The...

Man Who Killed Kentucky Boy Arrested Again After Controversial Parole

In a grim reminder of a justice system gone adrift, Ronald Exantus — the man who killed 6-year-old Kentuckian Logan Tipton in the dead of night — has been rearrested, this time in Florida, after a controversial early parole release that sparked...

Leaked files hint Arab-Israeli military ties strengthened during Gaza genocide

While Arab nations condemned Israel’s war in Gaza, some secretly strengthened their military coordination with Tel Aviv during the genocide, according to leaked US documents obtained by The Washington Post and the International Consortium of...

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day: KAIRCC, Bernheim Forest host Traditional Pow Wow

Kentucky American Indian Resource & Community Center (KAIRCC) kicks off a two-day celebration for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Bernheim Forest and Arboretum. The second Monday in October is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a celebration of America’s...

Man who killed Kentucky boy arrested while living near a Florida elementary school

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As Marion County Sheriff deputies put handcuffs on Ronald Exantus in Central Florida, he asked, "What's going on?" "Looking into his case, we had realized that he failed to do one thing: register here as a felon," Lt. Paul Bloom...

Coach’s Former CEO Lew Frankfort Pens New Book, ‘Bag Man: The Story Behind the Improbable Rise of Coach’

Coach and its chief executive officer and brand president Todd Kahn threw a book party Thursday night for the brand’s former CEO Lew Frankfort’s new memoir, “Bag Man: The Story Behind the Improbable Rise of Coach” (Harvard Business Review Press,...

Marion County deputies detail what led to rearrest of man tied to killing of Kentucky child

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about the arrest of a convicted felon from Kentucky. Deputies arrested 42-year-old Ronald Exantus on Thursday outside his Marion Oaks home. In 2018, a jury...

Kentucky composting conference promotes food waste solutions

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Environmental advocates and farmers gathered in Lexington this week for the second annual Kentucky Composting Conference. The goal of the conference is to seek solutions to a growing waste problem that sends millions of...

Special election date announced to fill David Yates' vacated Kentucky Senate seat

Special election date announced to fill David Yates' vacated Kentucky Senate seat JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK, AND HE’S A FAMILIAR FACE. DAVID YATES WAS SWORN IN TODAY AS INTERIM FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF LONGTIME CLERK BOBBIE HOLSCLAW. WLKY’S MADISON...

Glen Oaks School in Hickory Hills, Lincoln-Way East in Frankfort among Blue Ribbon honorees

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that Illinois is initiating a state-level version of the recently canceled federal Blue Ribbon Schools Program, naming 28 recipients of the award. “Especially at this moment when a quality education is more...

Marion County deputies detail what led to re-arrest of man tied to killing of Kentucky child

Kentucky sues Roblox, citing Charlie Kirk 'assassination simulators' in child safety lawsuit

Speaker Johnson delivers remarks on the House spending bill and Charlie Kirk resolution. FIRST ON FOX: Kentucky brought a civil lawsuit on Monday against Roblox alleging the massive gaming platform is not safe for children, joining a growing list...

Cross-Cultural Forum shares Bluffton U. student experiences

OCT 7 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University students recently reflected on lessons learned through their 2025 cross-cultural experiences during the university's annual Cross-Cultural Forum. The event featured presentations from students who completed...