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Kyle Plush's Mother Says Report Is 'Not Enough' As Deters Declines To File Charges

Kyle Plush's family is critical of the findings from two independent reviews of the city's response to his death in April.

Gun Bill Passes Ohio House But Not Without A Lot Of Controversy

All Aboard! Holiday Trains Steam Back Into Cincinnati Museum Center

How I Got A Peek At The Pope

By Howard Wilkinson • 8 minutes ago

Honestly, I can't think of any other profession I could have chosen that would have put me in the middle of so many unlikely places and so many historic events.

Pike County Murders Solved, While Plush Family Still Waits: The Week's Top Stories

By Dan Hurley • 1 hour ago

Two and a half years after eight people were killed in Pike County, Ohio, arrests are made in the brutal deaths.

Feds Charge Louisville Kroger Shooter With Hate Crimes

By WFPL Staff • 12 hours ago

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The federal government will charge the man who killed two people in a Jeffersontown Kroger last month with three federal hate crimes.

Kentucky Supreme Court Rejects Union Challenge To “Right-To-Work” Law

By Ryland Barton • 13 hours ago

The Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld the state’s “right-to-work” law, a measure that bans unionized companies from requiring workers to pay union dues.

Ohio Election Results Endanger Status Of Green And Libertarian Parties

By Karen Kasler • 17 hours ago

The Green Party and the Libertarian Party of Ohio appear to be on the verge of no longer being recognized as minor parties, based on the results of last week’s vote and a state law from 2013.

Incoming Secretary Of State Defends Controversial Choice For Transition Team

By Karen Kasler • 21 hours ago

Ohio’s incoming Secretary of State is taking some heat over one of the people he picked to co-chair his transition team – Ken Blackwell, who’s been blasting Democrats in the ongoing vote count in Florida. But Sen. Frank LaRose (R-Hudson) is standing by his choice.

ACLU Calls For Change In Way People Are Jailed in KY

By Ann Thompson • Nov 14, 2018

Statistics show Kentucky jails a higher percentage of people than most states, ninth overall and second for women, and the ACLU is calling for legislative action to alleviate the overcrowding.

County, Bengals Agree On Banks Music Venue, Alter Stadium Lease

By Bill Rinehart • Nov 14, 2018

The Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County commissioners have agreed to a deal that clears the way for a music venue at The Banks. It also makes some changes to the Paul Brown Stadium lease.

Hard Pressed: KY Winery Owners Feel Stifled By Caps On Production

By Taylor Inman • Nov 14, 2018

Bourbon often takes center stage in Kentucky, but wine is vying to share the spotlight. Especially in far west Kentucky, where one of the state’s fastest-growing wineries is asking legislators to change regulations that owners say are stifling business.

Yvette Simpson Joins Leadership Of Democracy For America

By Howard Wilkinson • Nov 14, 2018

Former Cincinnati council member and mayoral candidate Yvette Simpson has been named the new chief executive of Democracy for America, the progressive organization founded in 2004 by then-presidential candidate Howard Dean.

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How The Great War Changed The Course Of History

The "war to end all wars" began with Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. The fighting ended when Germany accepted the armistice terms demanded by the Allies, on November 11, 1918. More than 17 million military personnel and civilians died, including 116,000 Americans.