Independence and Taylor Mill have both been ranked among the top 10 safest cities in Kentucky by Safewise, a home security and research firm. Independence ranked as the fifth safest city, and Taylor Mill ranked as the eighth safest city in 2026. The rankings were created using a combined analysis of FBI statistics and Safewise’s […]
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Police investigating reported stabbing, fatal shooting in Campbell County
Campbell County police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened early Sunday morning. Police said officers responded to a reported fight just before 3 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Echo Hills Drive and Licking Pike. Police said one man, identified as Gared Williamson, had allegedly stabbed another person and stayed at the scene. While […]
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Police: Man turns himself in days after Covington shooting
An 18-year-old man turned himself in Sunday evening after a shooting late Friday night in the Eastside neighborhood of Covington left a 13-year-old in “critical condition,” the Covington Police Department said. Around 11:30 p.m. Friday, officers responded to an apartment in the 100 block of East 11th Street for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, […]
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Bail remains at $1M for Campbell County PVA amid solicitation charges
Campbell County PVA Daniel Braun, charged with using electronic communication to solicit a minor, was denied a bail reduction on Wednesday. At the April 22 bond motion, Braun’s attorney, Brandon Voelker, requested his bail be lowered from $1,000,000 to $100,000. According to court documents, Braun allegedly conducted and willingly participated in “online conversation(s) with an […]
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Campbell County PVA held on $1M bond after arrest on felony charge
Campbell County Property Valuation Administrator Daniel Braun, who was arrested by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office on April 16, appeared in court on Friday. Due to a conflict of interest arising from Braun’s employment with the Campbell County PVA, the Campbell County Attorney’s Office reached out to the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office to oversee […]
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KY man challenges constitutionality of child sex doll ban. AG pushes back.
A Union County man is challenging — with pushback from Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman — a 2024 law that criminalized the possession of child sex dolls. Kenneth Moore, 50, was charged in August, according to court records, with a total of 16 counts of possession or viewing matter portraying a sexual performance by a […]
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Newport shuts down Diamond Debbie’s bar after 500 police calls in two years
Newport police responded to a single bar more than 500 times in just two years, a volume of calls city leaders say ultimately led to its condemnation. According to Newport police data shared with LINK nky, officers were dispatched to Diamond Debbie’s, located at 717 Patterson St., 501 times between March 24, 2024, and March […]
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Covington Police seek info on Thursday shooting
A man is in the hospital after he was shot in Covington Thursday morning, according to Covington police, who are currently seeking information regarding the incident. Police said officers were called to the 300 block of Wright Street at around 9:20 a.m. Thursday morning, they found a man who’d been shot. The man was taken […]
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Covington votes to fund ‘Green Dot’ violence bystander training
In a surprise vote Tuesday night, the Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed to grant $10,000 to the ION Center for Violence Prevention, a nonprofit that specializes in power-based violence prevention, training and resources. The agency has offices in Covington and elsewhere in Kentucky. Vice Mayor Shannon Smith, the only woman on the Board, made […]
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Cold Spring company settles with feds after alleged PPP loan fraud
Cold Spring-based machine parts manufacturer Segepo-FSM has agreed to pay $887,234 in a settlement with the federal government after being accused of falsifying an application for a Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, Loan, according to an announcement from the Department of Justice released Monday. PPP loans were created to help small businesses ride out the […]