A man who helped enslaved people escape to freedom—and was convicted in Kenton County for it—was among those pardoned by Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday in celebration of Juneteenth. The pardons were all posthumous. The 43 people around the commonwealth to receive pardons, both white and Black, were convicted for harboring or otherwise helping enslaved […]
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Fort Thomas approves city budget, amends prior year’s spending plan
The Fort Thomas City Council on June 15 approved the second reading of its 2026–2027 fiscal year budget, along with a budget amendment for the current fiscal year and updated personnel and pay classifications for the year ahead. The new budget outlines $19.28 million in general fund revenues, with additional revenues from the health insurance […]
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Newport Police to send largest group yet to academy
As Newport continues to grow, the city’s police department is growing with it, swearing in five new recruits Monday in what Police Chief Chris Fangman called the largest academy class of his career. Gannon Torres, William Stine, Nicholas Baldwin, Caleb Smith and Noah Curry took the oath of office during a packed room of support […]
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Fort Thomas to approve its budget, more in NKY government
This week in NKY government meetings, Fort Thomas will discuss approval of the 2026/2027 budget and continue discussing a ban on electric bikes on sidewalks. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in NKY government? Boone […]
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Holiday Inn among most delinquent tax payers in Covington, according to city
What you need to know The Holiday Inn on Third Street and an absentee landlord are among the property owners who owe the highest amount of delinquent property taxes in Covington, according to the city. Now a new proposal is aiming to balance the city’s books. Covington Commissioner James Toebbe first proposed the measure last […]
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A week after announcing budget cuts, Kentucky gov moves millions to offset them
A week after announcing cuts to Medicaid, foster care and other social service programs, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday he now believes he has the flexibility to move funds from elsewhere to support those programs. Beshear is now moving $30 million from projects that are “outdated or ineffective” to support programs he announced last week he […]
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Alexandria, Covington among KY cities to get gas tax freeze extension
An executive order from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear that reduced the state’s gas tax by 10 cents is set to expire on Wednesday throughout the commonwealth but two Northern Kentucky communities are getting an extension. As of this posting, Alexandria and Covington are the only Northern Kentucky cities set to get an extension that will […]
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Who’s running for office in Northern Kentucky? Find out here
More than 400 candidates are running for office in Northern Kentucky this year. The deadline to file for a normal candidacy was last week, so we now know the candidates whose names will appear on the ballot in November. Including the national, state-level, county, municipal and school board races in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties, […]
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KY gov announces foster care, Medicaid reimbursement, other program cuts
Several social service programs in Kentucky are about to see cuts and reductions, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday. Beshear, a Democrat, blamed the cuts on the two-year state budget passed by the Republican-controlled General Assembly this year. “I repeatedly warned the General Assembly about the painful impacts that would be felt from their budget cuts […]
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Politics NKY: Recapping the primary election
In this episode of Politics NKY, hosts Kevin Burton and Shane Noem talk to LINK nky reporter Kenton Hornbeck about May’s primary election results and what surprised them the most. Listen to Episode 12 in the player below or wherever you get your podcasts.
