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In Elizabethtown, Kentucky, a family that owned a Coca Cola bottling franchise established a Coca Cola Memorabilia Museum. But the museum has been closed and its collection is being auctioned off.  In this Postcard story, WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked with Larry Schmidt, the son of the museum's founders.

Arrests by FBI agents and Cincinnati Police have resulted in felony drug and gun indictments against five people described by authorities as violent, local gang members.   WNKU's Steve Hirschberg reports.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Hiring Our Heroes” is partnering with the Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development  and the Northern Kentucky Career Center, March 28, 2012 at the Drawbridge Inn to host the NKY Veterans Job Fair.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than four thousand Kentuckians who suffered in the recent storms and tornadoes have registered with FEMA for assistance. The agency also says it has approved more than $ 7 million for storm survivors in the state's 21-county disaster area. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked with FEMA spokeswoman Renee Bafalis and with Small Business Administration spokesman John Oliver Frederick, both of whom visited our studios on Friday. Bafalis says FEMA has opened nine disaster recovery centers in Kentucky.

A Southwest Ohio non-profit human rights organization that has been promoting equal opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has closed.

WNKU’s Cheri Lawson talked with executive director Mark Shannon.

Many Students of Piner Elementary in Kenton County were affected by the severe storms and tornadoes that swept through the region March 2nd.

With the Cincinnati Reds' rounding into shape at Spring Training in Goodyear, Arizona, Reds fans are looking forward to Opening Day. One man who is highly enthusiastic about the team's chances for the coming season is Reds' broadcaster Thom Brennaman. He talked with WNKU's Steve Hirschberg

The multiple tornadoes that touched down in our region recently caused property damage , hundreds of injuries and deaths. And spring could bring more turbulent weather.