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Crash with injuries reported on East Main Street in Mount Orab
MOUNT ORAB, Ohio — A crash with injuries has been reported on East Main Street in Mount Orab. Brown County emergency crews are responding to the scene. The extent of the injuries is unknown at this time, as well as the number of vehicles involved. For live traffic updates,...
City council in NKY plans for medical cannabis
FORT WRIGHT, Ky. (WKRC) - The City of Fort Wright is taking steps to rezone parts of the city to make way for medicinal cannabis. It's up to each county and city to opt in to allow it. Council members haven't approved medical cannabis yet but are playing around with...
Kenton County PD requests help after masked men burn pride flag in Latonia Lakes
Kenton County Police are seeking help after two masked men burned a pride flag posted on a private residence on Club House Drive in Latonia Lakes in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 13.
Tennessee Man Dies After Being Burned By 150-Degree Hotel Shower
76-year-old Tennessee native Alex Chronis was staying at the Econo Lodge in Erlanger, Kentucky. This was back in November 2021 while Chronis was on a work trip. Per the Knoxville News Sentinel, Chronis was badly burned during a morning shower. According to a lawsuit filed by Chronis' estate, "the water was more than 150 degrees, a temperature that can cause third-degree burns within seconds of exposure."
University of Kentucky will not build hospital in southeast Lexington, state lawmakers hear
FRANKFORT — The University of Kentucky will not build a hospital in southeast Lexington because it wants to do what its network of rural hospital partners want: focus on its mission as a top-level care facility for the sickest patients, a UK vice president told a legislative subcommittee Wednesday.
Whiskey barrel tech and innovation company moves headquarters to Pulaski Co.
SOMERSET, Ky. (WYMT) - Devil’s Cask, a leading whiskey barrel technology and innovation company, is moving its headquarters from West Virginia to Kentucky. The new headquarters in Somerset is a move that Devil’s Cask CEO Jeremy Grunewald said in a news release, represents an exciting new chapter for the company.
Louisville's Dan-O's seasoning to move offices in December
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville's Dan-O's Seasoning is moving to a new office. The move is in an effort to keep up with the brand's growth. Representatives said it's one of the fastest-growing brands in the seasoning category. Dan-O's is expected to move into The West on Terra Crossings Boulevard....
Local dining offered at special prices during Lexington Restaurant Week
Connie Jo Miller founded the event in 2013 as a way to support and sustain Lexington’s restaurants – and introduce them to a wider, local audience. “So many good locally owned restaurants are a huge tourism draw,” said Miller. “People don’t want to come to Lexington and eat at an Applebee’s, you know?”
Portland Dairy Queen may close soon as land goes up for sale
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Dairy Queen in Portland may not be there much longer. A "for sale" sign went up earlier this month on the edge of the property. The property agent told WDRB the owner of the Dairy Queen doesn't plan on renewing its' lease and it's up at the end of this month.
UPDATE: Infant ejected in single-vehicle crash on I-65
SMITHS GROVE, Ky. (WBKO) – Authorities are currently on the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 South. Kentucky State Police Post 3 Public Affairs Officer Katan Parker told WBKO the accident occurred at mile marker 41. An infant was ejected from the vehicle during the crash. Trooper...
Throwback Thursday: Rocky Hill Inn’s old world hospitality
Twenty miles northeast of Bowling Green, a historic home with over 150 years of stories sits nestled in the Rocky Hill community in Edmonson County. Originally built in 1857, the Rocky Hill Inn is full of history and has been an overnight stay for many guests in Kentucky’s rough cave country. Thanks to information from the inn’s owner and hostess Janelle Marshall, this week’s Throwback Thursday is the story of Rocky Hill Inn.
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