One local cancer survivor said she feels like she’s started a new life after getting the chance to smile again. Lauren Bruns was first diagnosed with colon cancer at 45. She fought it twice, sacrificing her smile while undergoing chemoradiation. “My teeth just started crumbling and falling out of my mouth,” Bruns said. Just months […]
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Big Mac Bridge fire sparks new debate on homeless encampments
The Big Mac Bridge fire has sparked a new conversation about homeless encampments in Cincinnati, two days after the WCPO 9 I-Team reported on Ohio Department of Transportation documents detailing fire damage from “people living under our bridges.” The Cincinnati Fire Department has yet to reveal what caused the Nov. 1 blaze, which closed Cincinnati’s […]
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NKY Water District prepares to care for thousands of meters as winter weather arrives
The Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD) serves around 300,000 people in Kenton County, Campbell County, and some parts of Boone County. That includes 229 square miles of total service area and more than 1,300 miles of water main. Now that winter weather has arrived, their team of eight customer service field representatives has even more […]
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What caused the Big Mac Bridge fire? ODOT records shed new light
We still don’t know what caused a playground fire hot enough to melt metal on the Big Mac bridge last month, but we have learned that Hamilton County had more than a dozen bridge fires in recent years and bridge netting might have made this one worse. A state bridge inspector flagged a problem with […]
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How Kentucky lawmakers could regulate AI in 2025
As the growth of artificial intelligence technology continues, Kentucky leaders are eyeing strategies for continued oversight — and potentially new legislation to deal with it. With lawmakers set to return to Frankfort for the upcoming 2025 legislative session, slated to begin on Jan. 7, 2025, an AI task force recently adopted what could be considered […]
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Southbound lanes of I-471 currently slated to re-open in March
Ohio Department of Transportation officials said repairs on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, or the Big Mac Bridge, are currently slated to be completed in March. The announcement was made nearly one month after a fire shut down all southbound lanes on the bridge. Kathleen Fuller, a spokesperson for ODOT, said Wednesday morning that steel […]
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Shelters open in NKY for homeless as temperatures drop outside
There is no designated shelter for the unhoused in Boone County, but that isn’t stopping local leaders from doing what they can to keep the community’s most vulnerable safe and warm when it gets too cold outside. The emergency cold shelter program will activate Wednesday night and run through at least noon on Dec. 4. […]
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Big Mac Bridge demolition to begin after Thanksgiving
Crews working on the Big Mac Bridge repairs will start putting more shoring towers up early next week, an Ohio Department of Transportation spokesperson said, before demolition on the southbound side begins sometime after the Thanksgiving holiday and lasts through December. “If it’s not too cold and we don’t have a lot of bad weather, […]
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NB I-471 lane closure on Big Mac Bridge will be permanent
The northbound lane closure on I-471 over the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, also known as the Big Mac Bridge, will have to be permanent until repairs are complete on that side of the bridge, the Ohio Department of Transportation said in its daily repair update Wednesday. It was also revealed that as a result of […]
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Boone County preps for winter driving ahead of season’s first snow
The winter months are approaching fast, and so are some people’s anxieties about driving in winter weather. Boone County officials say they’re prepared to keep you and your family safe on the road during the upcoming winter months. This week’s forecast, specifically for Thursday, is showing the Tri-State’s first chances of snow accumulation. Michael Martin, […]