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Western Kentucky Botanical Garden to host second annual Monarch Day
Western Kentucky Botanical Garden will host its second annual Monarch Day on Saturday, offering free admission for a day filled with activities aimed at celebrating and protecting the iconic butterfly species. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2...
The HR Manager: Employee Engagement Can Transform Your Business
In the world of local business, owners and leaders are constantly searching for competitive advantages, whether it’s location, pricing, service or innovation. But one of the most powerful differentiators is often hiding in plain sight: employee...

Trade: Jaguars ship C Luke Fortner to the Saints for DT Khalen Saunders
New Jacksonville Jaguars general manager James Gladstone continues to flush players brought in by the previous regime.After being the only NFL team not to re-sign an impending free agent, the Jaguars traded former third-round pick Luke Fortner to...
Kentucky farm is home to fast horses, faster cars. Inside Resolute Racing
John Stewart, a Kentucky native, has quickly become a prominent figure in horse racing after purchasing Shiloh's Mistress in 2022 and establishing Resolute Racing. Resolute Racing, based at the former Shadayid Stud farm in Midway, Kentucky, houses...

Location can help your business grow: 6 questions every company should ask
Unsplash graphic by Laurin Steffens COVINGTON, Ky. — BE NKY Growth Partnership is reminding all that in business, positive growth comes from a combination of offering the right products or services and a location that provides the assets needed...

One on One: Kerry Creech, President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
In 2023, Kerry Creech was named president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK), the company’s largest production facility. Creech began his career at TMMK in 1990 as a powertrain production team member and has since held a wide range of...

Trump declares himself the CEO of the US and raises business investment to nearly $4 Trillion
The office of president of the United States entails being the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, among many other responsibilities. For Donald Trump — his whole life an aggressive and ambitious businessman before becoming a politician — that...

Kentucky Barrels will bring professional arena football back to the Tri-State
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Truist Arena on Northern Kentucky University's campus, is getting a new professional sports tenant. NKU officials announced the "Kentucky Barrels" will bring professional arena football back to the Greater Cincinnati area....

MTSU's new building a 'commitment to our region’s economic prosperity'
Middle Tennessee State University students like Abbie Lee and those in the future will benefit from the new $74.8 million, 90,000-square-foot Applied Engineering Building, offering state-of-the-art training in a high-demand field. “The new...

Kentucky Barrels will bring professional arena football back to the Tri-State
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Truist Arena on Northern Kentucky University's campus, is getting a new professional sports tenant. NKU officials announced the "Kentucky Barrels" will bring professional arena football back to the Greater Cincinnati area....

Saints trade DT Saunders to Jaguars for C Fortner following preseason game
Posted/updated on: August 18, 2025 at 5:01 am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two-time Super Bowl champion defensive tackle Khalen Saunders was traded from New Orleans to Jacksonville hours after the teams played a preseason game Sunday, two people...

‘Reflecting the community’: Kentucky Opera interim CEO shares hopes for the future
Earlier this year, Kentucky Opera’s CEO and general director, Barbara Lynne Jamison, stepped down from the role, and a national search is underway for a permanent replacement. For now, longtime professional opera singer and Minnesota native Peggy...
US The Daily News Journal MTSU's Applied Engineering Building is a 'commitment to our region’s economic prosperity'
Middle Tennessee State University students like Abbie Lee and those in the future will benefit from the new $74.8 million, 90,000-square-foot Applied Engineering Building, offering state-of-the-art training in a high-demand field. “The new...

Thrill performance at the Kentucky State Fair has crowd seeing double
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH. HE’S FIRED UP. LET’S GO. YES. BURNOUTS, WHEELIES AND OTHER STUNTS AT THE KENTUCKY EXPO CENTER. THIS IS THE TWIN STUNTS MOTORCYCLE SHOW. TWIN STUNTS IS THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL FREESTYLE MOTORCYCLE TEAM IN THE WORLD...

Reports: Saints trade DT Khalen Saunders to Jags for OL Luke Fortner
The Jacksonville Jaguars are acquiring veteran defensive tackle Khalen Saunders in a trade that sends offensive lineman Luke Fortner to the New Orleans Saints, according to multiple reports on Sunday night. The teams played to a 17-17 tie in a...

Saints trade DT Khalen Saunders to Jaguars in exchange for center Luke Fortner, per report
The Jacksonville Jaguars and the New Orleans Saints made a deal involving the trenches Sunday night, with Jacksonville sending offensive lineman Luke Fortner to the Big Easy for defensive lineman Khalen Saunders, per NFL Network. The swap came...

Saints trade DT Saunders to Jaguars for C Fortner following preseason game, AP sources say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two-time Super Bowl champion defensive tackle Khalen Saunders was traded from New Orleans to Jacksonville hours after the teams played a preseason game Sunday, two people familiar with the deal said. The people spoke to...

Family Business: Al and Patton Pinkins Unite for Ole Miss Basketball
Al and Patton Pinkins reunite at Ole Miss, marking a significant moment in their family legacy. Al, an assistant coach for Ole Miss basketball, spent Patton’s senior season away but now shares the sideline with him as he makes his collegiate...

How board games have brought the Kentucky football offense closer as a group
In between the program’s two summer scrimmages — the second one wrapping up on Saturday — members of the Kentucky football team took a short mid-week break for some R&R. The location? Cabins in the woods on a Kentucky lake. Although the guys have...

Kentucky High School students complete 2025 Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts Program
The 2025 Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts program concluded on July 26, with a class that represented more than half of the Commonwealth’s 120 counties. Growing from 256 students to more than 500 students, the tuition-free program took...