Covington’s Alcohol Beverage Control Board has decided to forego revoking the liquor license for Zazou, a bar in the city’s Mainstrasse neighborhood. Instead, the bar’s owner, Michael Mercer, has struck a deal with the board to increase police details at the bar through May 31, 2027. The decision comes in the wake of a fight […]
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New South Covington dog park to be named after police dog that led to law changes
The new South Covington Dog Park will officially be named after well-known late Covington Police K9 Ernie, who served on the force for nearly a decade. Ernie is the namesake of a 2017 change in Kentucky law called “Ernie’s Law,” which made it a felony to assault a police dog. The new dog park is […]
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Covington residents ask for greater clarity on new Axon contract, guardrails
Covington residents asked the city government for greater clarity on its new contract with Axon Enterprises this week. The Covington Board of Commissioners voted to approve the contract with the company earlier this month. However, residents who attended this week’s meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners were concerned the public had not been given […]
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KY Court of Appeals frees former Gov. Matt Bevin from jail sentence while it considers appeal
Former Gov. Matt Bevin will be immediately released from a 60-day jail sentence while the Kentucky Court of Appeals decides whether his incarceration was the proper punishment for his contempt of court charges, the Appeals Court ruled late Wednesday. Bevin, 59, was arrested Sept. 3 and lodged in the Jefferson County jail to serve a 60-day sentence […]
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‘He will never be forgotten’ Friends remember Chance Martin, Holy Cross grad killed in hit-and-run
Raeshaun Cox said he could not believe it when he learned his close friend Chance Martin had died in a hit-and-run crash Sunday in Lexington. “I didn’t believe it to be honest,” Cox said. “I never expected it to be him.” The Fayette County Coroner’s Office confirmed Martin died on the scene at 4:35 a.m. […]
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Man pleads not guilty in hit-and-run that killed Holy Cross grad
A not guilty plea was entered Wednesday in a Lexington courthouse on behalf of Riley Coston, 21, who is charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 19-year-old pedestrian. Coston is charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death or serious physical injury and tampering with physical evidence. His bond was […]
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Holy Cross grad killed in Lexington hit and run
A 19-year-old man from Crescent Springs was killed in a hit-and-run crash on High Street early Sunday morning, according to officials. The driver has not been found. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Chance Lee Martin, 19, a recent Holy Cross Hight School graduate. Martin died at 4:35 a.m. Sunday, September 13, […]
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Bevin appeals jail sentence to Kentucky Court of Appeals
Saying a judge has “slammed the door shut and thrown away the key,” a lawyer for former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is asking the state Court of Appeals to order his immediate release from jail for contempt of court. Bevin, 59, was arrested Sept. 3 and lodged in the Jefferson County jail to serve a 60-day sentence […]
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Florence suspends use of Flock license plate reader cameras
The City of Florence becomes the latest Northern Kentucky municipality to suspend the use of Flock cameras. Florence Mayor Julie Metzger-Aubuchon announced that the Florence Police Department will temporarily suspend the use of Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system. During the suspension, the city said it will review Flock’s technology and data collection practices […]
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Covington approves Axon contract with caveats
Covington approved a contract with Axon Enterprises for police tech Tuesday night. The contract was approved with caveats against using automatic license plate readers and added restrictions on how the police department could use AI technology, among other amendments to the initial contract. An initial version, introduced in August, proved unpopular with many city residents. […]
