Fort Wright Police Department presented their 2025 report at the February council meeting. Chief Jonathan Colwell highlighted areas of high traffic collisions, staff accomplishments, and ongoing programs. With 13 sworn officers, 15 patrol vehicles, and a budget of $2,150,446.58, Fort Wright Police Department fielded 7620 service calls in 2025. That doesn’t include mutual aid calls […]
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Roebling demonstrator found guilty of failure to disperse
What you need to know CORRECTION: The original version of this article misidentified the number of people whose probable cause for rioting had been upheld in 2025. The relevant lines have been corrected. A jury found Suzanne Bratt, one of 15 people arrested in a chaotic encounter with Covington Police last summer, guilty of failing […]
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Former Boone County Sheriff Michael Helmig dies
Former Boone County Sheriff Michael Helmig died Tuesday night. “[Helmig] believed deeply in the power of teamwork and leaves behind a legacy of growing the Boone County Sheriff’s Office into one of the largest and most respected law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” reads an official statement from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. […]
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Florence asks FBI to investigate ‘revenue diversion’
The City of Florence announced Tuesday night it had discovered “revenue diversion activities within a specific revenue stream,” a discovery that had prompted it to contact the FBI to begin a criminal investigation. The City’s announcement, which you can read here, informed the public that the Department of Local Government had granted the city an […]
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Charges dismissed against Roebling protestor
Charges against Kean Babcock, one of fifteen people arrested during a chaotic encounter with police on the Roebling Bridge last summer, were dropped on Wednesday, according to court documents, after he admitted the police had probable cause to arrest him. The 15 arrested on the bridge were initially charged with felony rioting, but most of […]
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Taylor Mill police searching for suspect accused of posing as delivery person, robbing home
Taylor Mill police are searching for a man who posed as a delivery person and robbed a family’s home on Dec. 26. In a release, police said their preliminary investigation determined a man dressed as a delivery person pulled into the driveway of a home in the 5400 block of Taylor Mill Road at around […]
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Taylor Mill PD investigating delivered packages in active investigation
The Taylor Mill Police Department is asking residents and businesses to contact them about packages they received on Saturday as part of an active investigation. In a post on Facebook, Col. James E. Mills Jr., the Chief of Police, asked that residents and businesses in Taylor Mill who received scheduled or unscheduled package deliveries between […]
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Jude Hehman appointed as Kenton County Sheriff in 2026
What you need to know The Kenton County Fiscal Court announced Monday that Jude Hehman would be appointed as Kenton County Sheriff in 2026, effective Jan. 1. The announcement comes on the heels of current Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Korzenborn’s announcement earlier this month that he would retire at the end of the year. Korzenborn openly […]
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Bellevue Police catch the Grinch, save Christmas!
The Grinch has been caught! Bellevue Police successfully thwarted the Grinch’s attempt to steal Christmas last Friday, Dec. 5 as the Grinch attempted to sneak through Bellevue. A patrolman spotted the Grinch just after 2:15 p.m. The Grinch attempted to flee, but the officer gave chase, deploying his taser and inducing the Grinch to surrender. […]
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Dayton schools gain access to Gil Lynn Park cameras amid vandalism concerns
For many years, Gil Lynn Park has been used by students from Dayton High School and Lincoln Elementary. In the wake of multiple instances of vandalism involving the park grounds and bathrooms, however, local residents have become increasingly concerned about the well-being of the much-loved public space. “This is our property at Gil Lynn Park, […]
