LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 21 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following Q&A on Nov. 20, 2025, by Erin Wickey and Ben Corwin with Allen Page, assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Science in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment: * * * 'I Am a UK Innovator:' Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment's Allen Page Innovation can lead to breakthroughs, turning ideas into real-world solutions that make a lasting impact. Research Comm  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Nov. 25 -- Bellarmine University issued the following news: * * * Bellarmine receives $500,000 gift from Marian Swope estate to name Counseling Center Major gift helps Bellarmine surpass $60 million milestone toward $75 million campaign goal * A nearly $500,000 estate gift from alumna and longtime trustee Dr. Marian A. Swope '69 will endow and name Bellarmine University's Counseling Center. The gift provides enduring support for student well-being while helping the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie, Joyce, and Palmer Investigate California Air Resources Board Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subc  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 24 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Katrina Burch awarded Researcher of the Year by Kentucky Psychological Association * Congratulations to Dr. Katrina Burch, Interim Department Chair and Associate Professor in the WKU Department of Psychological Sciences, who was awarded the 2025 Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA) Researcher of the Year award. Dr. Burch was formally recognized at the 2025 KPA Convention held in Lexingt  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 24 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Equity-Focused Workforce Development for Kentucky Medicaid project receives funding * The WKU Institute for Rural Health (IRH) and the WKU Center for Environmental and Workplace Health (CEWH) are excited to announce that a multidisciplinary team of faculty and academic leaders received $145,002.93 through the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services State University Partnership Program (SU  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. A-09-23-02005) on Nov. 7, 2025, entitled "Office of Inspector General'sPartnership With the Office of the Kentucky State Auditor of Public Accounts: State Auditor's Report How Kentucky Failed to Prevent Over $800 Million of Medicaid Waste" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * TO: Daniel Brillman, Deputy Administrator and Director, Ce  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Kody D. Harless, 27, of Tomahawk, Kentucky, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 15, 2023, Harless received approximately 4.75 grams of fentany  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 25 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Recycling redefined: Interiors student research turns waste into art and opportunity By Haley Simpkins, College of Design At the end of each semester, University of Kentucky College of Design students are tasked with cleaning their studio space, removing any of the semester's projects and organizing their materials before heading off for break. Junior interiors student Jackie Skeeters and School of In  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * TSA prepared for busy Thanksgiving travel in Kentucky, offers special packing tips * HEBRON, Ky. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for travelers who are planning to fly out of airports across Kentucky during the Thanksgiving travel period. Nationally, TSA expects to screen more than 17.8 million people from Tuesday, Nov.   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 25 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * NIH awards $11 million for UK diabetes prevention research By Rick Childress, Public Relations and Strategic Communications University of Kentucky researchers were recently awarded a prestigious Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant that will significantly bolster diabetes prevention research. The five-year, $11 million grant from the National Institute for General Medical Sciences,  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Nov. 25 -- The University of Louisville issued the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * UofL chosen to operate new Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub Hub will provide a resource for Kentucky and regional businesses seeking opportunities to work with the U.S. Department of War * The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), part of the U.S. Department of War, recently selected the University of Louisville to operate a Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub for the state of Kentucky. T  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 4 Kentucky Counties as Natural Disaster Areas * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the  more