What you need to know Newly minted Burlington Fire Protection District Chief Chad Eha, a Boone County native, is following in his father’s footsteps. “I actually grew up in a fire station,” Eha reminisced with LINK nky. His father, Phil, served as a fire chief in Crescent Springs, in addition to volunteering for many years […]
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Boone County first responders extract driver from vehicle after crash
The driver of a car that fell from the Camp Ernst Bridge into Gunpowder Creek in Burlington has been transported to UC Medical Center after Boone County first responders from several departments successfully removed them from the car. Departments from Burlington, Florence, Union, Hebron and the county sheriff’s office responded to a single-vehicle crash on […]
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Help fill the bins: NKY food drive launches next month
First Financial Bank will hold a food drive in Northern Kentucky from Oct. 6 through 31 to support neighbors in need. The bank will accept canned food and nonperishable boxed food in large, marked bins at its financial centers in the area, including 6th and Madison in Covington, 3580 Madison Pike in Edgewood, 6081 Limaburg Rd. […]
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One dead, one hospitalized after crash near Burlington
A man is dead and a woman has been hospitalized after a crash near Burlington early Friday morning, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said deputies were dispatched to the scene at the intersection of East Bend Road (KY-338) and Possum Path Road at around 4:01 a.m. Friday morning. The investigation […]
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Rand Paul calls NKY a ‘bastion of conservatism’ at Thomas Massie Rally
What you need to know U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie held a rally Wednesday night at the historic courthouse in Burlington, joined by Sen. Rand Paul, who called Northern Kentucky a ‘bastion of conservatism’ in the state. The Massie for Congress Liberty Rally was preceded by a less formal event in Dry Ridge where constituents could […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 36, Pat Scott
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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Senate green lights religious liberty bill as detractors push for balance
The Kentucky Senate adopted a bill Wednesday that supporters say will strengthen religious liberty in the commonwealth even as some raise concerns about discrimination. Senate Bill 60, sponsored by Sen. Steve Rawlings, a Republican from Burlington, advanced off the Senate floor with a 29-7 vote and now heads to the House. The legislation seeks to […]
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A brewpub multiplex may be coming to Boone County
A Northern Kentucky-based developer is seeking a zoning map amendment to build a brewpub multiplex with recreational soccer fields on a wooded parcel of land in Burlington, and the Boone County Fiscal Court has recommended the project as a “community amenity”.
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Burlington man arrested for sexual abuse after victim steps forward
Michael Howard, a 36-year-old Burlington resident, has been arrested on 40 counts of sexual abuse and 40 counts of sodomy after a 15-year-old victim reported the abuse, which began in 2019.
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Cooper students jump into action after bus accident
Wednesday morning began like any other school day for Micah Jones and Karter Dearwester. Jones, a junior, and Dearwester, a sophomore, were heading to Randall K. Cooper High School, with just three more days until winter break. “Everybody was asleep and I was looking out the window, me and him sit together in seat No. […]
