In 10 years, will a robot be serving you your cheeseburger at the drive-thru? Instead of traditional work training, will your AI assistant be around at all times to help you fill in the blanks? Will we start learning how to do things like train to be a nurse in high school? Nobody can actually […]
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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Bridging the gap: how parents, schools in NKY are building community together
April Draine moved to Northern Kentucky with her husband and three kids in April 2022. It was the second big move her kids had been through in a few years, so Draine was dedicated to being a bridge between her kids and their new schools. Right away, Draine felt welcomed into the Ryle community, where […]
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She thought it was a heart attack. Then a doctor recommended neck surgery
What you need to know When I ask Emily Robbins what she’d be doing if I weren’t here, she responds quickly. “Working,” she said. Robbins is a family attorney in Newport, a job she says requires her to be on her feet a lot — a difficult job that she says has been made much […]
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Inside LINK: Introducing our new food writers
A couple of months ago, we announced that our food writer, Maria Hehman, who had been with LINK from almost the beginning, would be parting ways with us (we miss you, Maria!). I certainly didn’t think it would be two months before I announced who we had hired to replace her, but that was before I […]
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Here’s how parents and schools are partnering up on education
As the region prepares to send its kids back to school for the 2025-26 school year (where did the summer go?!), we are gearing up for our next Community Conversation, which is all about education solutions for kids from birth to grade 12. If you go: What: LINK nky Community Conversation event on housing When: […]
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Inside LINK: Have you noticed bulleted summaries at the top of our stories?
If you’re a regular to linknky.com, you may have noticed that we recently started adding bulleted summaries to the top of our stories. You’ll see these summaries at the top of our byline stories (as opposed to briefs – if you’re unfamiliar with the difference, click here) before the story itself actually starts. If you […]
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Fort Thomas’ Escape Chicken has been found … and she has a name!
The Fort Thomas community has been closely following sightings of an “escape chicken” for the last 10 days. The owner contacted LINK nky today to let us know the chicken – whose name is Bubbles – has been captured and is safe. “I am the owner of the chicken that has been running around Fort […]
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Beechwood parents speak out: ‘I trusted my children to you, and you absolutely failed’
Molly Seifert sat on the stage in the auditorium at Beechwood High School. She was at the end of a row of tables shaped like a horseshoe, occupied by the district’s board of education. “I’m here to speak on behalf of young women who have been sexually harassed, abused or groomed in the school setting,” […]
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Emergency Shelter of NKY announces CEO
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky announced Tuesday that Kim Webb has been named CEO of the organization. Webb had served as executive director of the Emergency Shelter since 2015. “As I mark 10 years of service with the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky, I’m honored to step into the role of Chief Executive Officer. […]
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Former Beechwood teacher’s admission highlights gray area between law, ethics
As a Kentucky State Police detective interviewed him in 2022, a former Beechwood teacher’s answers became quieter and shorter. In a recording of the interview, obtained by LINK nky, the teacher admits to having sexual contact with and even grooming a graduating senior in 2020. “So we can probably agree that there is a little […]
