Newport shuts down Diamond Debbie’s bar after 500 police calls in two years
Newport police responded to a single bar more than 500 times in just two years, a volume of calls city leaders say ultimately led to its condemnation. According to Newport police data shared with LINK nky, officers were dispatched to Diamond Debbie’s, located at 717 Patterson St., 501 times between…
Keep readingPartner Content
Support our work
Email newsletters
Weekly print
Sports
The Latest
Pop up hazardous waste drop off event comes to Wilder
Residents of Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties can drop off various hazardous waste items at Frederick’s Landing in Wilder on…
The Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway is likely coming to Boone County
What you need to know Legislation that would rename a stretch of highway in Boone County after the late conservative…
Celebrate Easter with Emerson’s hot cross buns (while you can)
Hot cross buns are a staple of the Lenten season, but one local bakery, Emerson’s, which has five locations throughout…
Demolition of old Fort Wright Days Inn begins
The process of demolishing both the old Fort Wright Days Inn and an adjacent building where Atlas Home Fitness used…
As legislature breaks for veto period, what made it, what didn’t, what still has a chance
In Wednesday’s final hours, Kentucky lawmakers passed the state’s two-year budget bills, voted to name a section of highway in Boone County…
GOP-controlled KY legislature gives final passage to $31B executive branch budget
The GOP-controlled Kentucky legislature gave final passage Wednesday to the state’s executive branch budget, allocating more than $31 billion in…
How much does it cost to educate NKY’s kids?
April Draine moved to Northern Kentucky with her husband and kids in 2022. It was…
Keep readingWould NKY receive more funding if it were one big place?
What is Northern Kentucky? If you ask LINK nky, it’s Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties…
Keep readingWould centralizing tax collection save NKY’s residents?
Taxes are complicated. In fact, it would be very difficult to concisely summarize all of…
Keep readingWhat does it cost to keep NKY safe?
Correction: Crescent Springs is covered by the Villa Hills Police Department. Point Pleasant is not…
Keep readingWhat does it cost for NKY to be … NKY?
“Northern Kentucky is bigger than Lexington and Bowling Green combined.” If you’ve ever talked to…
Keep readingTraining for tomorrow’s careers starts in kindergarten
What you need to know Beechwood Independent Schools is taking the training wheels off K-12…
Keep readingGrowth Partners
Editors Circle
Duke Energy • Global Business Solutions • NKU Foundation • Republic Bank
Bylines Circle
Executive Transportation • Daniel Burr • Valerie Newell
Thank you to our community supporters. We’re grateful to the following individuals and organizations who believe in LINK’s mission and have chosen to support independent, community-focused journalism in Northern Kentucky.









