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Frank Walker of Tuskegee Airman fame has died 2 May 2013 | 05:55 am
Frank Douglas Walker of Richmond, one of the last surviving pilots of the pioneering Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, has died.
Ritchie Farmer indicted by federal grand jury 22 Apr 2013 | 08:54 pm
A federal grand jury has indicted former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer on four felony counts of misappropriating state funds and one of solicitation.
EKU names Michael T. Benson its 12th president 5 Apr 2013 | 11:48 pm
Dr. Michael T. Benson, president of Southern Utah University, will be the next president of Eastern Kentucky University.
EKU Regents to name president Friday morning 4 Apr 2013 | 07:07 pm
The Eastern Kentucky Board of Regents will convene 10 a.m. Friday to name the university's next president.
Military voting bill passes; time runs out on coal scholarship bill 28 Mar 2013 | 04:45 am
FRANKFORT — A bill to make it easier for military personnel stationed away from home to cast absentee ballots passed the General Assembly in its final minutes Tuesday night while another to provide sc...
Clark got EKU Center tickets because of government role 28 Mar 2013 | 04:38 am
Only by coincidence did a member of the EKU Center for the Arts Community Operations Board receive season tickets for the center’s first year of operation, board chair Harry Moberly said as the group ...
Hemp bill passes late Adkins, Hornback find compromise 28 Mar 2013 | 04:04 am
FRANKFORT — Throughout a two-month fight in the General Assembly to license hemp cultivation — assuming the federal government allows it — supporters claimed many virtues for the kindred plant of mari...
Students support legislation against mountaintop removal 28 Mar 2013 | 04:01 am
Everything on the menu was “free” Wednesday: brown water, black water, chalky water and “water that you wouldn’t even give your dog.” Tables, complete with printed menus, a bread appetizer and a wine...
Religious freedom veto gets overridden 28 Mar 2013 | 12:46 am
FRANKFORT – It probably surprised no one, but the General Assembly easily overrode Gov. Steve Beshear’s veto of the so-called “religious freedom” bill Tuesday night.
Sexual abuse incident reported at EKU 26 Mar 2013 | 03:12 am
A forcible sex offense was reported Sunday on the Eastern Kentucky University campus, according to the EKU police.
