One minute and 36 seconds. That’s how long it took the Covington Board of Commissioners to agree to put discussion of the Tri-State Trails’ Bicycle Transportation Plan on the agenda at next week’s meeting. The agenda item came about after advocates have pushed for better infrastructure for cyclists in Covington and Newport following the death […]
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Court docs reveal details of hit-and-run that killed Gloria San Miguel
As the cities of Newport and Covington prepare to approve an agreement to create a Bicycle Transportation Plan with Tri-State Trails at Tuesday night’s Covington caucus meeting, court documents reveal more details about the investigation into the August death of Gloria San Miguel. Work to make Covington more pedestrian and bike friendly has been underway […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Monday Jan. 16, 2023
Rise and shine, it’s Monday morning, and we know you’re probably a little groggy after the late Bengals game last night, but it’s time to start your week. And what better start than catching up on this weekend’s top headlines?
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Parents angry after Conner student who made threats allowed to return to school
Parents turned out in droves to Thursday night’s Boone County Board of Education meeting to express anger that a Conner High School student who the school said made threats against other students would be allowed to return to school. Of the 19 speakers who expressed their opinion during the public comment section of the meeting, […]
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Park Hills tables decision to acquire Dixie Highway site for permanent council location
The decision to create a permanent home for Park Hills City Council was tabled at Monday’s meeting in order to gather input from the community and go over the cost. Right now, the city doesn’t have an official council meeting space, and members need to set up and tear down meeting spaces each time they […]
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Park Hills hopes to address traffic issues before Brent Spence project
Park Hills police have been conducting traffic studies on the city’s stretch of Amsterdam Road, which is already a traffic overflow route when I-71/75 is backed up and is expected to get worse as the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project picks up speed. A main artery that funnels commuters to and from Crescent Springs, Park […]
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One wall, two bars and a landlord: How a noise complaint introduced NKY to a Mainstrasse feud
The feud, at least in the public’s eye, began in early 2022 when Chris Estano hired someone to play live music on the front patio of his Mainstrasse bar, Paddy’s on Main. It announced itself in the form of a noise complaint about the events of that night, then landed on a Covington City Commission […]
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Independence man lived in apartment with dead girlfriend for days before arrest, police say
An Independence man is in custody after police said he killed his girlfriend and then lived in the apartment with her body for several days. Tommy Joe Powell, 55, is accused of killing his girlfriend, Amberly Harris, according to the Kenton County Prosecutor’s Office. Harris’ death comes just over a year after court records show […]
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Allie the Elf is bored with the shelf: Find her perched around Alexandria this season
Hawk-eyed residents couldn’t believe what they saw: a full-sized elf precariously perched atop a street light at the intersection of US 27 and east Alexandria Pike on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Witnesses say the elf managed to scamper up to the top of the street light where she “hung out,” waving at motorists and pedestrians. […]
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Inside LINK: What was a town crier then, and what should it be now?
Inside LINK is a weekly column from CEO Lacy Starling; this week, Managing Editor Meghan Goth is taking over. You can email Lacy at lacy@linknky.com or Meghan at mgoth@linknky.com. If it bleeds it leads. If you’re familiar with this mantra, you’ve either worked in news or are an active consumer of it. This is the […]
