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Kentucky State Police Safe DRIVE campaign underway — share the road safely

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers will participate in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Operation SafeDrive (Districted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement) campaign Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This enforcement effort targets unsafe driving behavior that often leads to crashes involving passenger cars and commercial...

Seniors, freshmen, even sophomore, step up for NKU in its fight for a favorable postseason playoff spot

By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter “March Starts Here” the Horizon Conference website proclaims in touting the final two postseason championship rounds in Indianapolis March 11-12. Then as if to confirm it, Northern Kentucky University Coach Darrin Horn’s entire Norse mantra continues to be that Horizon basketball comes down to “three games in March.” No “must win” games for him...

Epic Ride headlines field of 14 for Saturday’s $150,000 John Battaglia Stakes at Turfway Park

The Road to the Kentucky Derby “prep season” concludes on Saturday at Turfway Park when Welch Racing’s Epic Ride headlines an oversubscribed field of 14 3-year-olds that were entered in the 42nd running of the $150,000 John Battaglia Memorial. The John Battaglia Memorial, named in honor of the longtime General Manager of Latonia Race Track and Turfway Park, will go as Race 6 at 8:25 p.m....

‘Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky’ 2024 to be decided — nominations are open; it’s a tournament!

The Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched the KAM 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance. Now in its second year, the competition is an online voting, bracket-style tournament that allows Kentuckians to pick the 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky from among the thousands of world-class products manufactured in the Commonwealth....

Covington-based CTI Clinical Trials and Consulting granted prestigious accreditation for safety testing

CTI Clinical Trials and Consulting, a full-service global research provider, located in Covington’s RiverCenter, has announced that its North American laboratory facility has been granted the prestigious College of American Pathologists (CAP) Accreditation for Safety Testing. CTI — based in RiverCenter (Photo provided) This recognition is awarded to laboratories that demonstrate adherence...

Bridge replacement project over Campbell County’s Scaffold Creek set for March 4 though July 31

A bridge replacement project on KY 915 (Licking Pike) will begin on Monday, March 4. The project will consist of removing the existing bridge deck and beams, then setting new beams, and a deck. The Scaffold Creek crossing at the 2.67 mile point will close to traffic on Monday, March 4, and will remain closed for 50 days while contractors install the new structure. The new bridge will provide a safer...

Judge approves settlement between the City of Newport and River Metals Recycling

Staff report Campbell District Judge Cameron Blau has approved the agreed settlement between the City and River Metals Recycling, RMR. “I am satisfied with the resolution and appreciate the efforts of Newport resident Annette Kitchen, chair of the RMS Citizens Group, and City Commissioner Ken Rechtin for their dedication in resolving what has been a long-running ordeal,” said Newport City...

Jessica Fette, mayor of Erlanger, loves her home community; owns ‘The Hive’ in city’s oldest building

By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter Jessica Fette is in love. Of course, she loves her husband Jim and their three children. But beyond that, there’s a real love for her home – the community she was raised. That’s Erlanger. “I loved growing up here,” she told the Northern Kentucky Tribune. “I wanted to raise my kids here.” The Dixie Heights High School grad met her husband when they were...

Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: The rest of that historic Covington Grant-Dixie Heights basketball story

We told the story Monday of the legendary William Grant basketball program in the late 1950’s and first half of the 1960’s from the point of view of the Covington school for Black students from all over Northern Kentucky as it integrated the KHSAA in those years. And of the historic first game in January of 1957 – not just in Northern Kentucky but in all of Kentucky – between Grant and Dixie...

Wildfire Hazard Season in effect for every Kentucky county until April 30, burning limitations apply

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear is reminding Kentuckians that the Spring Wildfire Hazard Season, which began Feb. 15, is in effect for every Kentucky county until April 30. During this season, state law prohibits burning between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. in or within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland. Wildfire season (file photo) “March and April are typically high wildfire...

St. Elizabeth Healthcare first in state, region to implant new device to treat abnormal heart rhythm

Doctors with the Florence Wormald Heart & Vascular Institute at St. Elizabeth Healthcare are the first in Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati region to implant the Aurora EV-ICD™ system — a new device to treat fast or irregular heartbeats and prevent sudden cardiac arrest. J. Christian Hays, MD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, performed the procedure on January...

Stateline: Federal officials deliver stark warnings to state election officials ahead of November

By Matt Vasilogambros Stateline WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement and cybersecurity officials are warning the nation’s state election administrators that they face serious threats ahead of November’s presidential election. Secretaries of state and state election directors must be ready for potential cyberattacks, both familiar and uncomfortably new, according to the feds. And they must remain...

Frontier Airlines announces another six nonstop departures from CVG — major fare sale on all routes

Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines will begin nonstop service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to six additional destinations in May. Frontier’s Michael Pewther announces new flights (Photo provided) These routes are in addition to service announced last month from CVG to Minneapolis-Saint Paul and New York LaGuardia. With the new routes, Frontier will serve...

‘Momnibus’ bill aimed at lowering state’s maternal mortality rate, awaiting vote of full House

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed at decreasing the state’s high maternal-mortality rate was approved by the House Health Services Committee last week and now awaits a vote in the full House. It’s been dubbed the “Momnibus” bill. The prime sponsor, Rep. Kim Moser, R-Taylor Mill, who chairs the committee, said House Bill 10 was the result of an informal House-Senate...