Newport KY News

10/09/2026

Gasoline is averaging $3.96 per gallon in Kentucky. In Ohio, it's $4.18.

08/09/2026

You can still see some of the Civil War batteries built by Union armies in Northern Kentucky:
28 earthen artillery batteries and fortifications were built across Northern Kentucky (in Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties) from 1861 to 1863 to protect Cincinnati and the Ohio River Valley.
Manned heavily by Union troops and the volunteer Black Brigade of Cincinnati, these defenses successfully deterred a Confederate advance in September 1862.

Key Surviving and Notable Batteries:
-- Battery Hooper: Located at 1402 Highland Avenue, this preserved earthworks site overlooks the Licking River valley. The surrounding Battery Hooper Park remains open to the public.

-- Shaler Battery (Southgate): Situated within Evergreen Cemetery, it is considered one of the best-preserved earthwork profiles in the region, with its former powder storage site marked by a bandstand

-- Battery Coombs / Ludlow Hill (Ludlow): One of the initial 1861 installations positioned to command the western approaches and the river.

Included the Larz Anderson Battery (Kenton County), Holt Battery (Campbell County), and Carlisle Battery. See less

06/09/2026

LIVE! Cam showing the Cincinnati/NKY riverfronts.

A permalink to this CincyVision livestream is https://www.youtube.c...

02/09/2026

🚧Locust Pike (KY 1930) Maintenance Work Now Underway🚧

Our Kenton and Robertson county maintenance crews are tackling an extensive maintenance project on Locust Pike! This project is rooted in improving safety, sight distance and drainage on a section of road south of Railroad Drive to Wilson Lane.

Over the past two days, our crews have been using a flagging operation with a single lane closure. Starting tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 2), crews will setup a 24/7 closure of the road to through traffic. Local traffic will be maintained in the work zone. Progress Rail will utilize the northern entrance on Locust Pike.

As part of the project, our crews will:

1️⃣Repair/replace culverts
2️⃣Mill/pave portions of the road
3️⃣Ditching/drainage operations to improve water runoff
4️⃣Clear brush and other tree limbs near the road

Weather permitting, this maintenance project is expected to be completed Friday, Oct. 2. We'll let y'all know if additional days of work are needed.

02/09/2026

Charging $6 for two hours of parking is what is killing Newport on the Levee.

The closure is the latest in a string of retail departures at the Levee. >> See the full article below ⬇️

01/09/2026

Changes are coming to some local bus routes. The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky is increasing the frequency of buses on some routes, and extending a couple of others. The Southbank Shuttle will soon be no more.

https://www.wvxu.org/local-news/2026-09-01/southbank-shuttle-to-be-discontinued-as-tank-makes-changes

31/08/2026

New BLINK director wants the festival to grow, but stay welcoming:
“You realize, you kind of look around and you’re having this collective experience with others,” she says.
“It’s always so diverse, age wise, race wise, et cetera, and that is what I love about BLINK.”

Mooney says she wants BLINK to keep growing, and to stay welcoming for visitors, for artists and for sponsors.

28/08/2026

Fine Wine O’Clock expanding to Bellevue, bringing Macedonian wines and Balkan flavors to Northern Kentucky:
Pere and Irena Stojanovski, who are originally from Macedonia, are preparing to open a second location of their wine bar in Bellevue, Kentucky, with plans to open in the middle of September, pending licensing and final work at the space.

The couple has spent years in the wine and hospitality industries, including working as sommeliers in fine dining and aboard cruise ships. Before opening Fine Wine O’Clock in Pleasant Ridge about three and a half years ago, they also spent six years distributing Macedonian wines to bars and restaurants.

Pere and Irena Stojanovski, who are originally from Macedonia, are preparing to open a second location of their wine bar in Bellevue, Kentucky.

27/08/2026

Turn roadside trash into $150 for your organization.

Trash for Cash is a fundraising opportunity for nonprofit organizations to pick up roadside litter in Campbell County and earn $150 per mile.

Time is running out so apply online by Sept. 30.

For more information:
[email protected]
859-547-1866