Ronald Ferrier, a former Kenton County constable, was arrested twice in one week on charges of second-degree stalking and violating the conditions of a protective order. The events are not related. The first arrest occurred on Aug. 31 and stems from Ferrier accusing a victim of having an affair with his wife, according to the […]
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Deters bringing ‘political Woodstock’ to NKY with Trump brothersÂ
Eric Deters, the gubernatorial candidate and former attorney, is bringing the Trump brothers to Northern Kentucky for the second iteration of Freedom Fest on Sept. 10 at his farm in Morningview. “This is the second year,” Deters said. “We plan to do it the Saturday closest to Patriot’s Day, Sept. 11, every year.” Deters said […]
Posted inFrankfort
Kentucky students will not have to pay taxes on loan forgiveness
Kentucky student loan borrowers who receive loan forgiveness under President Joe Biden’s loan relief program will not have to pay taxes on loan forgiveness.
Posted inFrankfort
Beshear endorses Lehman in race against Massie
Gov. Andy Beshear endorsed 4th Congressional Candidate Matthew Lehman at Hotel Covington on Tuesday. Lehman, a Democrat, is running in the 4th District against Republican Thomas Massie, who has held that seat since 2012. Alexandra Owensby was the last Democrat to face Massie, and she lost 67% to 33% in 2020. Beshear said that Lehman […]
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Suspicious package detonated near Covington church
The Covington Police received a report of a suspicious package outside Latonia Baptist Church on Monday. To exercise caution, they called in the City of Cincinnati’s bomb squad to detonate the package, which was found just to be a suitcase of clothing. Lt. Col. Justin Wietholter, the assistant chief of police, said they received a […]
Posted inFrankfort
Why did NKY legislator cast the only ‘no’ vote on flood relief aid?
Last week Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky legislature approved a $212.7 million relief package that gives aid to flood victims in eastern Kentucky. It was a near-unanimous effort, except for one legislator who voted no on the bill – Sen. John Schickel (R-Union). The bill was a bipartisan effort, with nearly all House and […]
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Judge certifies losing candidate Jessica Neal’s recount in 24th Senate District race
Campbell County Judge Daniel Zalla certified the recount in the Senate District 24 Republican primary election between Jessica Neal and Shelley Funke Frommeyer. The opinion from Zalla said that after the recount Neal definitely lost the election – and the opinion also said it also showed that what some election fraud theorists say publicly is […]
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KY Court of Appeals overturns decision removing Campbell County commissioner from ballot
The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Friday overturned a decision that removed Campbell County Commissioner Brian Painter from the November ballot. Painter narrowly won renomination in the Republican primary last May, only to have his name removed from the November ballot after being found to have violated Kentucky’s electioneering laws by a judge in Louisville. […]
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More than 600k Kentuckians could benefit from student loan forgiveness
President Joe Biden announced yesterday that he is taking action on student loans in the U.S. by forgiving portions of federal student loans, which could benefit more than 600,000 Kentuckians. The decision will impact a significant number of Kentuckians who are set to benefit from the decision. “We will forgive $10,000 in outstanding federal student […]
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Campbell commissioner booted from ballot after primary win moves forward with appeal
Campbell County Commissioner Brian Painter narrowly won renomination in the Republican primary last May only to have his name removed from the November ballot after being found to have violated Kentucky’s electioneering laws and the Corrupt Practices Act. Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Charlie Cunningham, who heard the case, ruled that Dave Fischer would replace […]
