If you’ve ever walked through Covington, or almost any city for that matter, you’ve likely seen a number of historical sites and buildings. But did you know that a handful of the sites in Covington are a part of the Covington Black History Walk? “Along with a really strong German population, the Black community were […]
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Plan for road reconfiguration on Dixie Highway surprises city leaders in NKY
Plans for a new road reconfiguration on Dixie Highway are catching multiple Northern Kentucky city leaders by surprise. Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet are planning what’s called a “road diet” for the stretch of Dixie Highway between Turfway Road and Commonwealth Avenue. The impacted corridor runs through the cities of Florence, Elsmere and Erlanger. […]
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New Covington bar Dice on Draft to offer more than 200 board games
A new bar opening in Covington is not only offering a slew of cocktails and drinks but also hundreds of board games for guests to dive into and enjoy. Dice on Draft, located at 20 E Fifth Street near Madison Avenue, is set to open Friday, Feb. 13. The board game bar is owned and […]
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UPDATE: Semi crash, fuel spill blocks I-75 northbound near Brent Spence
UPDATE: All northbound lanes of I-75 have been reopened just beyond the Brent Spence Bridge in Cincinnati after a crash involving “several semi trucks,” Cincinnati police said. The Ohio Department of Transportation said the crash happened near the 9th Street on-ramp. ODOT officials also said a large fuel spill occurred during the crash. Traffic was […]
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NKY nonprofit working to create veteran-owned business directory
A Northern Kentucky nonprofit is launching a new initiative to help consumers find and support veteran-owned businesses in the Tri-State area. Anna Weinel, co-founder and CEO of Tri-State Veterans Assistance Network, recently challenged her Facebook followers to spend $20 at a veteran-owned business. The response revealed a gap in available resources for consumers wanting to […]
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Walton bakery rolls out cherry bombs as alternative to Batesville’s Thing-a-lings
If you’ve lived in the Tri-State long enough, you know that Cherry Thing-a-lings, made by Schmidt Bakery in Batesville, Indiana, are a very popular item in February during President’s Day weekend. Now, that craze is spreading beyond the Indiana state line with Kentucky’s own version: Cherry bombs. LINK’s media partner, WCPO, stepped up for the […]
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Employee falls into Licking River at River City Metals in Newport
A man has been taken to the hospital after he fell into the Licking River at his place of work, River City Metals in Newport, according to Newport’s fire chief. Newport Fire Chief Frank Peluso, LINK’s media partner, WCPO, said the man was alert and conscious when he was transported; Peluso could not tell us […]
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Boone County partners with local nonprofits to provide shelter, resources during extreme winter weather
Randall Guttridge told us it wasn’t long ago he was struggling with addiction and off-and-on homelessness. “Last time I was homeless was on the streets of Louisville,” Guttridge said. “In a snowstorm, matter of fact.” We spoke to Guttridge Tuesday, and asked him what it was like being outside in those conditions and not having […]
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Hit-and-run leaves new Latonia parents without only car while newborn remains in NICU
A Latonia couple is struggling to visit their hospitalized newborn after a hit-and-run driver destroyed their only vehicle Wednesday afternoon, leaving them without transportation during an already challenging time. Surveillance video captured the moment a driver took a curve too fast on West 36th Street shortly before 2 p.m., lost control in the snow and […]
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Water rescue experts warn even in this cold, frozen ponds aren’t safe
As temperatures drop and ice begins to appear on ponds, rescue teams want residents to just stay away from the water. “It’s never safe to go out,” Danielle Gronefield, public information officer for the Boone County Water Rescue Team, told me. Even as temperatures sit near zero degrees — and in the negative degrees with […]
