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Mayor Vetoes Council-Approved Budget Changes

Updated: 12:55 p.m. As promised, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley vetoed an ordinance council approved making about $5.4 million in changes to the current budget.

Chinese Official Jailed In Butler County For Allegedly Trying To Steal GE Aviation Secrets

Kentucky Unlikely To Meet New Climate Change Goal

Cincinnati To Recognize Columbus Day As Indigenous Peoples Day

By Jennifer Merritt • Oct 5, 2018

The Queen City is giving Columbus Day a makeover.

Kavanaugh Has The Votes To Be Confirmed To The Supreme Court

By Kelsey Snell • Oct 5, 2018

Updated at 8:41 p.m. ET

Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Friday, and his confirmation now seems all but certain, after a key swing vote, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, declared her support in a speech on the Senate floor.

Moments after Collins completed her remarks, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced in a statement that he too will support the nomination when it comes up for a final vote.

That final vote is expected as soon as Saturday.

Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Hit By Car, Hospitalized

By Tana Weingartner & Jay Hanselman • Oct 5, 2018

Courtesy Hamilton County Sheriff's Department

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A Hamilton County Sheriff's deputy is hospitalized in critical but stable condition after being struck by a vehicle overnight, the department says. A suspect is in custody.

UC Cutting The Ribbon on 1819 Innovation Hub

By Tana Weingartner • Oct 5, 2018

Courtesy Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services

The University of Cincinnati is officially launching its new 1819 Innovation Hub Friday. The former Sears building on Reading Road is now designed as a space for companies like Kroger and Procter & Gamble to interact and collaborate with students in a mutually beneficial way.

The Best Day Of Bob Dole's Life In Politics, And I Was There

By Howard Wilkinson • Oct 5, 2018

This week's Tales from the Trail is the second of a two-parter on one of the most interesting politicians I have covered over the years – Sen. Bob Dole, the former Senate majority leader who was the Republican Party's candidate for president in 1996.

This Week's Top Stories Across Greater Cincinnati

By Dan Hurley • Oct 5, 2018

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Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac asks city council to hire more officers. The first public poll in the Congressional race between Steve Chabot and Aftab Pureval shows Chabot with the lead. A backlog at the state crime lab in Kentucky delays thousands of cases pending DNA testing. Local organizations and developers commit to bringing black-owned businesses to Over-the-Rhine. And a veteran Cincinnati television reporter looks back at a 45-year broadcast news career.

Beshear Appoints Independent Counsel To Investigate Grimes

By Becca Schimmel • Oct 4, 2018

Alison Lundergan Grimes — Timothy D. Easley / AP

Attorney General Andy Beshear has appointed an independent counsel to investigate allegations against Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes.

Why Firefighters Say the Law That Should Protect Them After a Cancer Diagnosis Isn’t Working

By Lauren Bavis • Oct 4, 2018

Steve Dillman thinks he can trace his prostate cancer back to August 1, 1985.

City Of Dayton Suing Manufacturers Over Water Contamination

By Jerry Kenney • Oct 4, 2018

The City of Dayton is suing several manufacturers that made products containing toxic chemicals that have threatened the city’s water supply.

There are five companies named in the city of Dayton Lawsuit - 3M Company, Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products L.P., and National Foam, Inc.

The city says the defendants operated in Dayton at some time and used the chemical perfluorooctane sulfonate or PFOS in the manufacturing of a foam product used to fight fires.

KY Board of Education Approves Graduation Requirements, Contract for Lewis

By Lisa Autry • Oct 4, 2018

The Kentucky Board of Education has signed off on new graduation requirements for high school students.

Under the new standards, 10^th grade students would have to pass foundation exams in reading and math in order to receive a diploma. They could take the tests multiple times, but if they still can’t pass, they could appeal to their local superintendent.

Students would also have to meet benchmark test scores or prove career readiness by earning industry certification or completing an apprenticeship.

Despite some education groups, including the Kentucky Education Association, wanting the vote postponed, the Board of Education gave preliminary approval to the new requirements during a meeting in Frankfort on Wednesday.

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How To Fix Cincinnati's Poverty Problem?

According to American Community Survey estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Cincinnati had one of the biggest poverty rate increases among America's largest cities over the last decade. In 2017, Cincinnati's poverty rate was 27.7 percent, up 4.2 points from 2007.