As expected, host Thomas More’s two top-seeded teams will play another day in the NAIA Men’s and Women’s first-round regional basketball tournaments Saturday for the right to move on to the 16-team national finals next week in Kansas City and Sioux City, Iowa, respectively. But while the No. 3 nationally ranked women, as expected, had […]
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Covington police identify man killed by TANK bus Thursday afternoon
Due to the outpouring of information police received after a TANK bus hit and killed a pedestrian on 4th Street in Covington Thursday afternoon, police said were able to identify the victim. Police are not releasing the identity of the man yet because the family asked for privacy as they mourn the loss of their […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Thomas More hosting double NAIA doings this weekend
Northern Kentucky welcomes the first stop on what many consider the greatest grass-roots national college basketball tournament in America this weekend. We’re talking about the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) tournaments that drop by Thomas More – both the women and men – for their first stop in a combined 125 years of national […]
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Police still working to identify man killed by TANK bus in Covington
Police are still working to identify the man killed by a TANK bus as he was crossing the street in Covington Thursday afternoon. The vehicle drove away after striking the pedestrian. After locating video of the incident, members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau learned that the victim was going southbound on Scott Street. The TANK […]
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18-year old charged in Erlanger shooting
A young male was shot multiple times in Erlanger on Wednesday evening and now an 18-year old man faces multiple charges. Erlanger Police were called to the 3200 block of Riggs Avenue after receiving a call about shots having been fired. The victim, identified by police as a “juvenile male”, was transported to University of […]
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Covington drivers beware: Parking meters now being enforced on evenings, Saturdays
Drivers in Covington will need to get used to remembering to feed their parking meters at night and on Saturdays, the city announced Wednesday. “As downtown grows and becomes busier, we want to ensure that our businesses have parking for their customers and clients,” City Manager Ken Smith said. “These metered spots are designed for […]
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Work on ‘Texas turnaround’ begins next week; project will realign Covington ramp onto Brent Spence
An $8.8 million project to reduce accidents on the Brent Spence Bridge will begin next week. Many rear-end crashes and sideswipes on the bridge occur because drivers entering northbound at Fourth Street only have the length of the bridge to cross two lanes of traffic, the city of Covington said in a release. “The Texas […]
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Nightmare finish for NKU’s NCAA dream season
INDIANAPOLIS – Play after play, possession after possession, Northern Kentucky’s Norse were doing their thing. With toughness and precision and a quick-hitting offense and ferocious rebounding. They were on their way – to their 15th win in the last 17 games, to a Horizon League championship and to their fourth NCAA trip in the last […]
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NKU, just one win away from NCAA, does it with defense
Here we go again. With a dominating defensive effort Monday, Northern Kentucky’s Norse find themselves just one win away from a spot in the NCAA’s Field of 68 after shutting down No. 2 seed Purdue Fort Wayne, 57-43, in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. NKU moves into Tuesday’s […]
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Police asking for public’s help in finding car they say has been used to commit thefts
Fort Thomas police are asking the public’s help in locating a vehicle they say has been used to commit thefts at laundromats and other businesses with coin vending in the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati area. The vehicle is a black Chevrolet Cobalt that is believed to be a 2008 model. Police say at least two […]
