A Boone County Grand Jury has indicted a driver involved in a fatal accident in Union earlier this year. Michael P. Mead, age 29, was indicted on multiple charges, including second-degree manslaughter, assault, criminal mischief, and one count of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, according to a press release from the […]
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Audit: Former CASA program for Grant, Owen and Carroll Counties broke state laws
Written by Craig Cheatham, WCPO investigative reporter WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. — A program advocating for the rights of abused children in Kentucky courts broke “numerous” state laws by allowing adult volunteers to work cases, even though they had not been given required background checks or adequate training, according to an audit. The Kentucky CASA Network revealed the state program’s […]
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Newport bank robbed, police seek suspect
The Truist Bank branch in Newport was robbed on Monday morning and now police are searching for the suspect. Newport Police said Wednesday that James “Jimmy” Ewing, 35, entered the bank at 5th and Monmouth streets at around 9 a.m., wearing a face mask. He handed a note to a teller demanding cash, police allege. […]
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‘They failed me’: Father speaks out after children tragically murdered
Written by Christiana Ford, LEX18 reporter LEXINGTON, Ky. — The estranged father of the two children police say were murdered by their mother says the system failed them. The last time Darryl Williams says he saw his children Deon and Skyler was almost two years ago. “I got a story from the school, and they […]
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Case of former officer, fired after sex act he says ‘didn’t happen,’ highlights progressive police discipline policies
A former Campbell County Police officer is appealing after he was fired for code of conduct violations claiming he received oral sex from a confidential informant after he brought her a Big Mac in 2020, and that he violated body camera policy in a separate incident in 2021. Campbell County Circuit Judge Julie Reinhardt Ward […]
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Crescent Springs dentist charged in 24-year-old’s death
A Crescent Springs dentist is one of two Kentucky doctors named and charged in a federal opioid sting.
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Taylor Mill man accused in Madison County killing allegedly attacks jail guard
Written by Michael Berk, Lex18 reporter Shannon Gilday, of Taylor Mill, allegedly attacked a guard at the Madison County Detention Center and that evidence is now heading to a grand jury. Gilday, who is accused of killing Jordan Morgan in her family’s Madison County home, appeared in court Wednesday for a hearing on separate charges, including […]
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How the Ion Center works to raise awareness of sexual assault
This story is written by Mildred Nguyen as part of LINK nky’s partnership with Northern Kentucky University The Ion Center for Violence Prevention organized a variety of activities in honor of April, which was both Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention and Volunteer Appreciation Month. Through big fundraisers, virtual support groups and collaborative social media campaigns, […]
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Covington officer suspended for sharing video of himself drinking alcohol off-duty before crash
Written by Craig Cheatham, WCPO investigative reporter After allegedly sharing video of himself drinking alcohol at his birthday celebration, an off-duty Covington police officer ran a stop sign and crashed his personal vehicle into a guard rail in a residential neighborhood in Villa Hills. A Villa Hills police investigation found Devyn Harris was going about […]
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Cincinnati city councilman wants Ben Dusing off his public corruption case
Written by Paula Christian, WCPO investigative reporter Former Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Pastor is looking for a new attorney for his upcoming federal public corruption trial after his attorney of more than a year, Ben Dusing, was temporarily suspended from practicing law. At a hearing Wednesday, Pastor announced his intention to “find new counsel,” to U.S. […]