President Donald Trump returned to Northern Kentucky for the second time this year in hopes of swaying GOP voters in the commonwealth to back Republicans at the ballot box. The president spoke at Truist Arena in Highland Heights on Saturday afternoon. The event comes weeks ahead of the midterm election with key seats up for […]
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Multiple road closures planned ahead of Trump’s visit to Truist Arena
Multiple road closures are expected on Saturday ahead of President Trump’s visit to Truist Arena. Beginning Saturday at 6 a.m., University Drive will be closed to all traffic between Johns Hill Road and Kenton Drive through the end of the event, approximately 5 p.m. Truist Arena is located at 500 Louie B. Nunn Dr. Throughout […]
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NKU to honor two longtime NKY judges/executive with Lincoln Award
Northern Kentucky University and the NKU Foundation will honor two longtime Northern Kentucky judges/executive with its annual Lincoln Awards. The 2026 honorees are Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore and Campbell County Judge/Executive Steve Pendery. Established by the NKU president in 1992, the Lincoln Awards recognize people from Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana for outstanding citizenship, professional […]
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Two of NKU’s residence halls go up for sale
Northern Kentucky University’s residence halls, Callahan Hall and Northern Terrace, are for sale. The university confirmed with LINK nky that the two vacant residence halls are up for sale. The listings follow an email to residents of NKU’s East Residential Village on March 20, informing them that their current housing option would no longer be […]
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Norse/Saints notes
Thomas More men’s soccer first, women second in GMAC The Saints men are a half-game ahead of Tiffin in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference thanks to Saturday’s 2-0 win over Malone, and the women are a half-game behind Ashland. “I’d say we’re where we expected to be,” men’s coach Scott D’Addario said. The Saints women, meanwhile, are overachieving – […]
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NKU, TANK launch partnership to help reimagine public mobility in NKY
Facing rising operational costs and potential constraints on future public funding, the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky, also known as TANK, is working to identify new, sustainable operating models. Northern Kentucky University and TANK, announced a new partnership aimed at reimagining the future of public mobility in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties. Through a multidisciplinary […]
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NKU adopts state-mandated policy for firing faculty, including tenured positions
Northern Kentucky University has adopted a new policy under state law allowing the university to fire faculty for financial reasons, including tenured positions. NKU’s Board of Regents passed the policy Wednesday ahead of the state’s Oct. 1 deadline for adoption, with two dissenting votes from regents who belong to the university’s faculty and staff. Passed […]
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NKU launches Norse Ventures Fund for startups, student learning
Northern Kentucky University is launching its innovation fund, which it says will give students experiential learning opportunities in venture capital. The Norse Ventures Fund focuses on early-stage, growth-oriented startups with connections to the university or the Northern Kentucky region. The fund is designed to invest in ventures founded by alumni, faculty and students, or companies […]
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NKU, Clovernook Center invite visitors to touch art in new interactive exhibition
At most art exhibitions, visitors are told not to touch. At Northern Kentucky University’s newest exhibition, touching the art is the point. NKU and Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired have partnered to present “Tactile Revolutions: An Exhibit of Art Meant to be Touched,” an interactive exhibition designed to make art more accessible […]
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NKU School of the Arts announces 2026-27 theater, dance season
Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts will celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary with “American Snapshots,” its 2026-27 theater and dance program season. Featuring six productions, the season explores the American experience through period works, contemporary adaptations, classic musicals and original choreography. From the ambitions of the March sisters and the eccentricities of a 1930s […]
