The City of Covington has posted its new contract with Axon Enterprises. The contract relates to service agreements for police equipment, including tasers, a police drone, body-worn cameras, police car dashboard cameras and AI-assisted technology, among other equipment. The roughly $6 million (or about $591,000 per-year split over 10 years) contract first came before the […]
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Early voting in NKY: What to know before heading to the polls
Northern Kentucky voters who want to cast their ballots before Election Day will have three days to do so, beginning Thursday, Oct. 29. Registered voters in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties can participate in early voting from Oct. 29 through Saturday, Oct. 31, ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Unlike Election Day, when voters […]
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Dig it? Erlanger business lets kids operate miniature construction vehicles
Who doesn’t like to play with radio-controlled cars, trucks and bulldozers? Well, now an Erlanger business, Can U Dig It RC, is bringing the joys of RC vehicles to local kids and families. “I saw a video online of a coffee shop in Dubai that had these construction machines, and we were just kind of […]
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Extended Covington alcohol sales for Madrid Bengals game approved
The Covington Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to allow extended alcohol sales during the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 8. The date coincides with a football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Atlanta Falcons set to take place in Madrid, Spain. The board completed a first reading of a temporary ordinance last week […]
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Covington approves nearly $490K in additional garage design costs
The Covington Board of Commissioners approved a roughly $490,000 contract amendment related to designs of the parking garage at the Covington Central Riverfront this week. The approval came Tuesday in a 3-to-1 split vote in favor. Mayor Ron Washington and Commissioners Tim Acri and James Toebbe voted for approving the contract amendment. Commissioner Tim Downing […]
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Jim Gilpin sworn in as Kenton County Police Chief
The Kenton County Fiscal Court chambers were packed Tuesday night as dozens of county police officers lined the room to watch James “Jim” Gilpin be sworn in as the department’s new chief. The Fiscal Court unanimously approved Gilpin’s appointment, ratifying an executive order that sets his pay at $134,680.48 a year as an exempt employee, […]
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Sewer line break leads to wastewater spill into Banklick Creek
A sewer line near KY 536 broke Sunday, spilling untreated wastewater into Banklick Creek. Crews have responded to the spill and contained the overflow, but cleanup mitigation is ongoing. A Sunday social media post from the Banklick Watershed Council, which contained photos of the spill, indicated the break occurred near KY 536 and the Battleridge […]
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Kenton County’s Haunted Library marks 20th anniversary with Halloween thrills
Family-friendly Halloween scares came to the Independence branch of the Kenton County Public Library last weekend with more than 1,000 people attending this year’s iteration of the Kenton County Haunted Library. The 20th anniversary of this family-friendly event invited local families to investigate mysteries of a long-abandoned candy factory in Smoat, Vt., in what the […]
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NKY high schools make gains in math, reading and career readiness, but challenges remain
Northern Kentucky high schoolers outpaced peers across the commonwealth in improving math and reading scores and preparedness for life after graduation in the 2025-26 school year. Of any metric on Kentucky school report cards released recently, Northern Kentucky high schools saw the largest leap in “postsecondary readiness” scores, which measure the number of seniors who, […]
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Bray Construction president joins NKY Port Authority Board
The Northern Kentucky Port Authority has a new board member. Brandon Bray, the president of Alexandria-based construction firm Bray Construction, has joined the Board of Directors of the Northern Kentucky Port Authority. He attended his first board meeting on Tuesday. Bray was appointed to represent Campbell County on the board by the Campbell County Fiscal […]
