Someone suspected in a recent murder was shot and killed in Covington by a Cincinnati Police officer on Monday morning, our content-sharing partner WCPO reported citing sources. The Kentucky State Police, which is investigating because the shooting involved an officer, said the person was transported to St. Elizabeth, where he was pronounced dead. Interim Cincinnati […]
Author Archives: Meghan Goth
As LINK nky's executive editor, Meghan Goth oversees editorial operations across all platforms. Before she started at LINK in 2022, she managed the investigative and enterprise teams at WCPO 9 in Cincinnati. She has also worked at The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dateline NBC and The New York Times Syndicate. She graduated with her Bachelor's in journalism from the University of Cincinnati in 2007 and received her Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University in 2008.
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Votes cast for Ben Dusing in family court race will not count, judge rules
Ben Dusing is not a bona fide candidate for the office of Kenton County Family Court judge, according to a ruling filed Wednesday in Kenton Circuit Court. The ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed by attorney Brian Halloran, saying Dusing should not be on the ballot because he is not currently a licensed […]
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Covington Police update community on Monday shooting, Tuesday shots-fired call; 17-year-old suspect turns himself in
17-year-old Taquan Estes, who police announced Tuesday was wanted in connection with Monday night’s shooting of three children, turned himself in Wednesday morning, Covington Police announced. Estes was charged with first degree wanton endangerment after the shooting, which left a 7-, 11-, 14 and 41-year-old injured. The 41-year-old, Thomas Brown, has also been charged in […]
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Forget the ‘theatrics’: Here’s what a family court judge does and why these candidates are running
It looks like a competitive May primary is still possible for one Kenton County Family Court judge race. A motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Ben Dusing, claiming he is not eligible to run because his law license is temporarily suspended, was filed this week. That means there will likely be three candidates for District […]
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Dusing: Disqualify opposing attorney in custody case as appeal for reinstatement of law license; Deitz: Allegations shouldn’t be handled through social media
It’s been a busy week for embattled Northern Kentucky Defense Attorney Ben Dusing. Before he left for a trip to the Poland/Ukraine border, which he posted about with increasing frequency on both Facebook and Twitter, Brian Halloran filed a petition Tuesday, March 15 to get Dusing removed from the ballot for Kenton County Family Court […]
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Crescent Springs mayor to step down March 27
Crescent Springs Mayor Justin Hartfiel will step down as mayor effective March 27 in order to focus on his doctoral research, according to a letter obtained by LINK nky. The letter, dated March 15, is addressed to Crescent Springs stakeholders, saying “it is the hallmark of a strong leader to know when it is time […]
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Lawsuit filed to remove NKY defense attorney Ben Dusing from ballot in Kenton County judge race
Northern Kentucky attorney Brian Halloran filed a lawsuit in Kenton County Circuit Court Tuesday, claiming embattled defense attorney Ben Dusing is not eligible to run for Kenton County Family Court judge because he is no longer licensed to practice law in the state. The Kentucky Supreme Court temporarily suspended Dusing’s law license last month pending […]
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Covington police release name of man killed by TANK bus last week
The pedestrian hit and killed by a TANK bus last week has been identified as Dennis Michael Rahtz, 38, of Cincinnati. Police were called to 4th and Scott streets Thursday, March 10 just before 12:30 p.m. for reports of a pedestrian struck. Initially, police didn’t know who struck the man, but after looking at video […]
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How Covington has created an ecosystem that supports women- and minority-led ventures
Meet Wendal. He’s a green and navy blue robot. He’s also an artificial intelligence platform that has helped Covington venture capital firm Connetic Ventures fund 58 percent women- and minority-led firms since its inception in April 2019. “We believe the pitch is broken,” said Kim Banham, principal of early-stage investments at Connetic. “We use Wendal […]
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They’ve supported kids in Ukraine for decades. Now this Florence nonprofit is needed more than ever
It was the day Russia invaded Ukraine. Pavel Smolyakov and Ludmila Strokatyuk appeared on the Zoom call. Also on the screen was a conference room of people from Florence-based Master Provisions. Smolyakov and Strokatyuk are the directors for My Home for Orphans in Kherson, Ukraine. Master Provisions team members were checking in on the kids, for […]
