It’s hot! Luckily, people in Kenton County looking for a place to cool down have some options. The following locations have opened their doors to the public as cooling shelters: A National Weather Service heat advisory is in effect until Thursday at 8 p.m. With the heat index expected to reach 102 degrees, according to […]
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Where Boone County residents can escape the heat this week
With high temperatures expected across Greater Cincinnati through the rest of the week, Boone County residents looking to escape the heat can find air-conditioned public spaces throughout the county. Boone County officials confirmed to LINK nky that designated cooling centers have not been activated, but residents can escape the heat at several Boone County Public […]
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Half of Kentucky’s licensed medical cannabis dispensaries now open
Kentucky’s medical cannabis industry has reached a new milestone, with half of the state’s licensed dispensaries now open and more than 24,000 active cardholders. As of Aug. 14, the state has registered 24,332 active medical cannabis cardholders, a 12,032-patient increase from July 2025, representing 109.9% year-over-year growth. Building on July’s $1.87 million in sales, Kentucky’s […]
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Kentucky judge allows case arguing period product tax is unconstitutional to proceed
A lawsuit arguing that Kentucky’s tax on menstrual products is unconstitutional will be allowed to proceed through the courts, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Melissa Logan Bellows ruled Thursday. This comes roughly a month after the judge heard arguments over the state’s motion to dismiss the case that Alex Baldon and Skylar Davis filed in March. These women […]
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How a Boone County sewer project could end up before the KY Supreme Court
What you need to know CORRECTION: The original version of this story misidentified an agency that had provided funding for the sewer project. The relevant lines have been corrected.–LINK nky editorial, Aug. 27, 2026. A Boone County naturalist’s attempt to prevent Sanitation District 1 from taking her land for a massive sewer project could end […]
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Mayfield Brain & Spine adds two new physicians serving NKY
Fellowship-trained neurosurgeons Dr. Shahed Elhamdani and Dr. Daniel Kreatsoulas have joined Mayfield Brain & Spine. The two are seeing patients in the Crestview Hills office. They will perform surgeries at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, as well as the Mayfield Spine Surgery Center in Norwood and other regional health systems. Elhamdani brings advanced training in […]
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E-bike regulations may soon be spreading across Kenton County
Kenton County leaders may soon be taking cues from Fort Mitchell, which will begin the process of regulating e-bikes this week. At the meeting of the Kenton County Mayors Group Saturday, Fort Mitchell Mayor Greg Pohlgeers agreed to share the text of the upcoming regulations with other elected officials, many of whom expressed concerns about […]
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Spotted lanternflies are here to stay in Kentucky. What happens now?
‘They are really beautiful, but they’re also really destructive.’
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Covington’s native plant giveaway returns in September
Covington’s fall native plant giveaway event will return in early September. The event will see the distribution of one free native plant to Covington residents. A similar event took place in the spring. “After seeing how excited residents were to participate in our spring giveaway, we knew we had to bring it back,” Covington Parks […]
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Kenton County declares state of emergency following weather damage
Kenton County has declared a state of emergency following the severe weather the region experienced earlier this week. The storms brought high winds and property damage. Hundreds of people are still without power throughout the region, as of Friday afternoon, according to Duke Energy’s outage map. The declaration allows the county to access federal emergency […]
