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Fall semester at NKU begins Monday
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (WXIX) - Northern Kentucky University welcomes more than 15,000 students as the fall semester begins on Monday. New this academic year, the university has added an Artificial Intelligence Minor program. NKU is the first in the state to offer it. The university created the new program due...
Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire returns with fiery sauces, salsas, contests and more
Foodies who enjoy a little (or a lot) of spice will soon gather for Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire. The annual two-day event at the Oscar Event Center and The Oscar Station at the grocery megacomplex in Fairfield will feature hot sauces, hot rides, new competitions, and much more. Of course, the focus of the event centers on the sauces, but also salsas, marinades, beef jerky, mustards, and rubs.
Bengals' Sam Hubbard opens another location for business he co-owns
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard took a break from his preparation for the season to help a local business. Hubbard stopped by the new Contrast Studios in Hyde Park Sunday afternoon. He was also joined by Ted Karras. Hubbard is a part owner of the facility. Contrast...
Ohio Woman Finally Arrested After Evading Police For Allegedly Stealing $1.5M From Medicaid
Police have found and arrested an Ohio woman following her indictment for medical fraud. Janay Corbitt allegedly stole $1.5 million from Ohio Medicaid. According to WDTN, the 36-year-old has evaded authorities for months. In May, a Franklin County grand jury initially indicted her on eight felony counts. However, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost disclosed that Corbitt has been located and is currently detained in Texas. Her charges include medical fraud, aggravated theft, and forgery. Yost’s Health Care Fraud Unit uncovered Corbitt’s scheme, which included identity theft. She allegedly stole multiple identities to launch her two fake behavioral health counseling agencies...
Ohio graduate was ordering food from Taco Bell drive-thru. Another driver shot her dead in horror murder-suicide
A woman was shot and killed while she was picking up food from a Taco Bell drive-thru in Ohio in what police say was a horror murder-suicide. On Wednesday night, Megan Keleman was in the driver's seat of her car ordering food at a Taco Bell in Stow, when Jason Williams, 53, rammed her car from the rear, the New York Post reported.
Southfield Police searching for man believed to be armed, driving to Ohio in a Ford Fusion
Southfield Police are requesting assistance to find a man believed to be armed and a danger to himself. Derrick Perez, 33, is believed to be driving to Ohio in a Ford Fusion.
Reds acquire trade deadline castoff after Dodgers hastily DFA’d him
The Reds made a rather quiet addition on Sunday afternoon after it was reported by New York Post columnist Jon Heyman that Cincinnati had claimed veteran infielder Amed Rosario off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rosario was DFA's by the Dodgers last week in order to activate Mookie Betts...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to speak at Democratic National Convention
Beshear said he be will be “talking about how we’ve got to elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States.” Hadley Duvall, an abortion rights advocate from Owensboro, will also speak.
Novelis receives workforce training grant
To support growing workforces across Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that multiple industries across the state, including Novelis in Guthrie, received workforce training grants. Novelis opened in Todd County in 2021 and the facility recycles aluminum for car parts. At Thursday’s Team Kentucky Update, Beshear shared that Novelis was given...
FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Nice weather is coming!!!
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - A secondary cold front will move through the region. Once it does, we will experience a nice run of weather through the middle of the week. It’ll be partly sunny today as the humidity will continue to slowly drop. Look for showers and perhaps a thundershower or 2. High temperatures will top out between 77° and 81°.
Dem Gov Says Harris ‘Price Gouging’ Plan ‘No Different’ Than Teddy Roosevelt Trust-Busting: Making Sure Everyone Playing Fair
Democratic Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear compared Vice President Kamala Harris’s much-maligned Friday economic rollout to President Teddy Roosevelt’s 20th Century campaign against corporate monopolies. Beshear joined Face the Nation on CBS Sunday morning to defend a speech that was panned by CNN, The Washington Post, and The New...
Former Seaman Officer Reports to Jail Following Conviction
On August 2nd, former Seaman Police Officer James Stokes Sr. reported to the Adams County Jail to begin serving a 180-day sentence following his conviction in June. The case, brought by Adams County Prosecuting Attorney Aaron Haslam, stems from charges filed in January of this year. Stokes was found guilty...
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