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The University of Louisville's music school and athletics department will share a $12.6 million gift from retired pilot and investor Max Baumgardner of…

Once upon a time, a guy from Louisville named Christopher Guetig played drums for My Morning Jacket. Those were the hard-touring van years, between the

State House Democrats will once again try to push through a bill that would allow the state to borrow $3.3 billion to shore up the ailing teacher pension…

Education Week, a national publication dedicated to education issues, has ranked Kentucky in the top ten on its annual Quality Counts report measuring education policy and achievement indicators.The improvement in ranking was praised Thursday by Gov. Steve Beshear and Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday who credits the ranking in part to Senate Bill 1 and the state’s new accountability system.As Kentucky is seeming to emerge from the recession, Beshear is pushing for continued momentum and steady funding in education policy-making."We are poised to really take off. We have got such opportunity in front of us but we need to address some basic issues and get those out of the way so we can really take off,” he says.While the state has tried to hold firm on not cutting education, Holliday says federal education cuts could be coming."We think we've solved the fiscal cliff two weeks ago. We did not. It is still a reality and we encourage our congressional delegation to solve this fiscal cliff issue called 'sequestration' for domestic cuts,” says Holliday.The 2013 report looks at six areas, each with subcategories:· K-12 Achievement· Standards, Assessments and Accountability· Teaching Profession· School Finance· Transitions and Alignment· Chance for Success (an index that combines information from 13 indicators that cover state residents’ lives from cradle to career)Kentucky received a B-minus grade, which beats out last year’s C-plus grade and the overall national average this year.Kentucky’s highest scores came in the Transition and Alignment category that considers early childhood education, college readiness and economy and workforce. The commonwealth got perfect 100 scores in the subcategories of school accountability and economy and workforce.Some lawmakers and education advocates are concerned that certain education initiatives may go overlooked in the current short legislative session, but Beshear believes that education will remain a priority for the legislature this year.Beyond Education Week, other organizations have given the state low rankings for its lack of charter schools and other progressive reforms, including parent trigger laws.

Cierra Twyman is still in pain four months after a bullet tore through the left side of her body while she was on the front porch of a Shawnee…

On Monday, the board voted unanimously to approve the increase — the largest the body can levy without Metro Council approval.

BOWLING GREEN — One of the country’s top public high schools will soon have a new leader. Western Kentucky University is looking for a new director of...

Figuring out how to finance a plan to shore up Kentucky public employees' pensions will be the General Assembly's greatest task in 2013, two legislative leaders said.A legislative task force has suggested several ways to brace state employee pensions, but passing legislation and paying for it will be difficult. Lawmakers' proposals include relying on existing economic growth and raising taxes on Kentuckians with higher earnings.House Speaker Greg Stumbo said he hasn't settled on a solution.“I think it’s going to require some sort of a dedicated funding source that is set aside just for the payment of those particular benefits," Stumbo said.Other ideas include using recommendations from the tax reform commission and allowing natural economic growth to be redirected.Meanwhile, State Sen. Damon Thayer said he agreed that addressing the pension issue will be legislators' most significant job in the upcoming session.Both Stumbo and Thayer have ruled out one funding source: Any potential earnings from gambling, if it's legalized this year.

The Kentucky Senate will likely restore funding for state coal mine inspections. Currently, mines get six state inspections a year. A previous draft of...

One of the most successful trainers in horse racing history is being accused of mistreating horses. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA...

The 4th ranked University of Louisville men's basketball team couldn't hold off the 3rd ranked University of Kentucky today.Freshman Michael…

Everything you wanted to know about hummingbirds but didn’t know who to ask will fly across your HomeGrown radio dial this week. Naturalist Sally Roth suggests dozens of flowers and shrubs that will lure hummers into your garden or yard. Kentucky hummingbird experts Brainard Palmer-Ball and Mark Monroe offer some facts on the bird’s lifestyle, and talk about how they band those tiny hummers to keep a watchful eye on their migrating habits.