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FRANKFORT, Ky. – Families can take a free test drive of fishing fun during the first weekend of June.  Kentucky celebrates free fishing weekend across the state June 1-2. It’s been an annual event since at least 1992.  Moms, dads, grandparents, extended family and out-of-state visitors all can sample Kentucky’s fishing opportunities without having to...

TRIGG COUNTY, Ky. – Commercial anglers netted nearly 83,000 pounds of Asian carp during the country's first freshwater commercial fishing tournament.  Barry Mann claimed the top prize of $10,000 after hauling 28,670 pounds of fish from Kentucky and Barkley lakes during the two-day tournament held March 12-13.  "We were in them all day long," said...

HOPKINS COUNTY, KY. - Several local youths, Logan Nance, Kendall Orange and Austin Orange, enjoyed a very successful catfish fishing trip on Saturday evening, May 5, 2012. According to a very pleased parent, Randall Orange of Hopkins County, KY, the largest of the eight catfish caught in this trip was 6.6 Pounds. A big congratulation...

KENTUCKY — The 40th Annual Special Populations Fishing Tournament will be hosted by Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area on Saturday, May 20 at Honker Lake, off Forest Service Road 138 near Woodlands Nature Station. Registration for the free tournament is from 8-9 a.m.; fishing is from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Prizes will be...

WESTERN, KY. - Hello again folks! I hope you are having a blessed week. Turkey season has not been this tough in about six years.  We had the same weather at that time and the birds would not gobble after hitting the ground. Also, we lost a lot of young turkeys that season due to...

GREENVILLE, Ky. — Approximately 500 people attended the Take a Kid Fishing Tournament Saturday, June 13. Food and drinks were provided for those in attendance as the challenge to see which kids could catch the biggest fish was held from 9 a.m. until noon. Prizes were awarded to all Kids that caught fish.

FRANKFORT, Ky. ― The industrial hemp seeds ticketed for pilot research programs in Kentucky finally made it to the state Department of Agriculture headquarters in Frankfort today after being held in Louisville for weeks by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at the direction of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. "This is an historic day...

LEXINGTON, Ky.— E-cigarettes are increasingly popular, and adult women of childbearing age are the most common users. This is especially true in Kentucky, which has the country's second highest rate of smoking during pregnancy. Many women try to quit or reduce their smoking while pregnant, and may turn to e-cigs under the belief that they...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — As mosquito season comes to an end and the holiday and winter travel season begins, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH), within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, urges pregnant women, those who might be pregnant and their sex partners to avoid traveling to areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission. “With...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.— In an effort to understand how specific genetic factors coupled with lifetime exposure to cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke may influence a woman’s ability to conceive, University of Louisville researchers have been awarded a three-year, $440,000 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Infertility can be...

CENTRAL CITY, KY. – Over the past few months, anglers across the nation have been giving extremely positive feedback regarding a new type of lure oriented towards Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, and Crappie fishing.   What has become one of the most popular lures of all times, called the “ Alabama Rig ,” has become...

HOPKINS COUNTY, Ky. — Kayakers young and old came out on a beautiful Saturday morning to support the CASA Program of Hopkins, Webster and Crittenden Counties Inc. Family Court Judge Brandi Rogers (5th Judicial Circuit), said, “Kayaking for CASA was a wonderful event. Kayaking is just a fun and relaxing activity for the whole family....

HENDERSON, Ky. — "Come Down to the River" is this year's theme of the Depot Community Room's fifth annual River Heritage Day set for 10 a.m., Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Henderson riverfront. The event, which benefits the Children's Advocacy Center, features an exciting slate of activities during the day and an evening dinner on...

LAKE MALONE, Ky. — Kayakers will have reason for a “howling good time” during the Muhlenberg Humane Society “Kayaking for a Kause” event Sept. 9 at the Lake Malone State Park boat dock. Organizers are asking for $20 donations for the Muhlenberg Humane Society to take part in the event. Those pre-registering by Sept. 4...

DUNMOR, Ky. — The Muhlenberg Co. Humane Society held its Inaugural Kayaking for a Kause event at Lake Malone, Saturday, Sept. 10. Participants launched at state boat dock and paddled to Shady Cliff Restaurant for lunch. Over 50 kayakers participated in the event. Donations from the event went to the Muhlenberg Co. Humane Society. The...

KENTUCKY — Perhaps in part due to the popular 1991 film "Fried Green Tomatoes," many people are familiar with the Southern United States side dish of the same name.  But as proven by the following recipe for "Grilled Green Tomato 'Sandwiches' with Herbed Cream Cheese" from Karen Adler and Judith Fertig's "The Gardener & The Grill"...

KENTUCKY — After a nationwide examination of water contamination data reported to the Environmental Protection Agency in the calendar years of 2015 and 2016, FluksAqua has just released a highly localized analysis of health-based drinking water violations focused on the county and city level. Using the EPA’s publicly-available Enforcement and Compliance History Online database, FluksAqua analyzed...