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WPSD Local 6
April 26, 2018
PADUCAH, KY — The US 45 Ohio River “Brookport” Bridge at Paducah will be restricted on Wednesday. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says they will be doing their annual walk-through inspection of the bridge. A lane restriction is expected to be in place from about 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m..
Tristatehomepage.com
April 26, 2018
The new I-69 Ohio River Crossing bridge was part of Wednesday's traveling city hall discussion. The traveling city hall was held at Caze Elementary where Tri-Staters got the chance to talk one-on-one with city leaders about tolling the new I-69 bridge and possibly Highway 41. Steven Nickise, a projectÃâà...
The Seattle Times
April 23, 2018
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Workers at a southern Indiana barge and towboat manufacturer are entering their final day on the job as the Ohio River shipyard closes its doors. Monday was the last day of ship building operations at Jeffboat's Jeffersonville shipyard just north of Louisville, Kentucky.
Parkersburg News
April 22, 2018
Other exhibits provide information on why mussels are so important for humans and the Ohio River ecosystem. A list of scheduled events follows: * Mussel Month will be held at the Refuge Visitor Center at 3982 Waverly Road in Williamstown. Starting in May it will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m. toÃâà...
WDRB
April 17, 2018
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The U.S. Coast Guard says choppy waters on the Ohio River will make for extremely dangerous boating conditions during Thunder over Louisville on Saturday. On Tuesday, officials warned of flood debris still floating in the water and a high current. The U.S. Coast Guard will be on the Ohio RiverÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
April 10, 2018
Recovery efforts are underway in the Ohio River near Lawrenceburg after a tiki bar sank into the water. Police say they were called to the RiverWatch restaurant Sunday morning after someone walking along the levee noticed what was happening. By the time officers arrived, there was little they could do toÃâà...
WXIX
April 6, 2018
Mill Creek stretches 28 miles from the border of Butler County, south through Hamilton County to the Ohio River. When people litter, the trash is primarily transported to Mill Creek via sewers and roads. Mill Creek is tributary of the Ohio River and the trash can be carried out through the river, where it washesÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
April 5, 2018
Talk about a big oops. The owners of a barge that cracked in half on the Ohio River say "human error" caused the release of 467,000 gallons of fertilizer into river waters this December. This new information was released by the company, Southern Towing, at the request of the state of Kentucky, whichÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
April 3, 2018
The Ohio River is predicted to reach flood stage this weekend. A flood advisory has been issued for the Ohio River until 6 p.m. Wednesday. The river will continue rising to near 50.5 feet this morning then begin falling. Flood stage is 52 feet. By Saturday the river could be more than 52 feet deep. A floodÃâà...
The Courier-Journal
March 30, 2018
This story has been updated to reflect a Friday afternoon weather and river forecast. Widespread wet weather across a large part of the Ohio River basin has river levels rising again. With more rain in the forecast, parts of Louisville's flood protection system such as pumping stations went into service Friday.
Cincinnati.com
March 30, 2018
The Ohio River is not expected to reach flood stage (52 feet), but at noon on Friday was already in its "action stage." At that time, it had risen nearly 8 feet in 24 hours. Forecasters say it will rise another 8 feet by Monday afternoon. The weather service predicts the river will crest at 49.4 feet Monday. At 48 feetÃâà...
Huntington Herald Dispatch
March 14, 2018
The idea of a bridge over the Ohio River connecting W.Va. 2 in West Virginia and Ohio 7 in Ohio has sparked some interest and some doubts among readers of The Herald-Dispatch. At a recent Lawrence County (Ohio) Board of Commissioners meeting, it was announced that various area governmentalÃâà...
The News Record
March 9, 2018
The aftermath of the Ohio River flood is clearing up after shutting down major roads, closing businesses and damaging homes in bordering communities on both Ohio and Kentucky sides of the river. A flood warning went into effect for the tri-state area Feb. 19 and remained in place until Feb. 23 after a fullÃâà...
WLWT Cincinnati
March 9, 2018
Along Kellogg Avenue in the East End, tradition runs deep and as many businesses know all too well. Sometimes, so does the Ohio River. “We actually came in here in a canoe,” said Kasey Beck as she stood in the middle of the Hitching Post restaurant. “We had the canoe in the dining room.”.
WCPO
March 5, 2018
NEWTOWN, Ohio -- Eve Brooks was dressed head-to-toe in a hazmat-type suit Monday, emptying dirty water from the Little Miami River out of her pots and pans. "Who knows what's in the water because this is sewage that we're dealing with, you know, so you don't want to touch anything," she said.
The Courier-Journal
March 4, 2018
The city manager initially ruled his family home "inhabitable," after last week's Ohio River flood took a chunk out of the aged structure. It had survived every flood since 1789, the year his family estimates it was built. While Federal Emergency Management and insurance companies will still make the finalÃâà...
The Courier-Journal
March 3, 2018
The northern portion of the city rests on the shores of the Ohio River, which swelled to its highest crest in 21 years on Monday, following five days of rain that dropped 40 billion gallons of water on Louisville alone. City officials expect that Louisville reached the $2.8 million threshold required to qualify forÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
February 28, 2018
They said that state and EPA standards “may not be adequate to protect the aquatic life and uses of the Ohio River.” Shifting the role of setting pollution standards to the states, supporters say, would allow the agency to concentrate on existing efforts that include monitoring water quality and aquatic life,Ãâà...
Cincinnati.com
February 28, 2018
CLOSE. Aerial footage of the Ohio River flooding throughout the Cincinnati-area, captured Feb. 26, 2018. ... We have the Ohio River, which provides 88 percent of Cincinnati's drinking water and much of the water for Northern Kentucky and other communities along the river. But the region also has theÃâà...
WCPO
February 26, 2018
The Ohio River crested at 60.53 feet Sunday at 8:15 p.m. This makes it the 22nd highest river crest on record with the United States Geological Survey. It's our highest river level since the significant flooding we saw in early March 1997. But this did not surpass the 1997 flood level. So what happens now?
Cincinnati.com
February 23, 2018
Earlier reporting: After beginning to recede, the Ohio River has started rising again. By Tuesday, the National Weather Service is predicting the river will reach its highest level since 1997. Forecasts show the river rising three feet between mid-day Saturday and Sunday night reaching 59.4 feet by TuesdayÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
February 21, 2018
Aerial footage of Tristate flooding on Tuesday Feb. 20, 2018. The floods affected businesses and communities alongside the river. The Enquirer/Phil Didion. 636547334945117730-KYTuesday.flooding1.jpg Buy Photo. The playground at Bellevue Beach Park in Bellevue, Kentucky is surrounded byÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
February 21, 2018
When there are periods of rain, it takes time for the water to flow from city streets and tributaries into the Ohio River and as that water reaches the river, it starts to rise. "It's a slow process because of the river's size," an NWS spokesman said. Meteorologists said the Ohio River will likely remain in minor floodÃâà...
WCPO
February 20, 2018
CINCINNATI -- More floodgates and roads closed Tuesday as the Ohio River crept toward the crest of its most recent flood. In the Queensgate neighborhood west of downtown Cincinnati, crews installed floodgates on Mehring Way and Carr Street. Mehring is blocked between the Sixth Street ExpresswayÃâà...
The Courier-Journal
December 31, 1999
It was five days of precipitation on top of already soggy neighborhoods, business and industrial districts and farms, helping to push the Ohio River to its highest level in 20 years and trigger flash floods. Louisville has a hard time handling storms greater than 2 or 3 inches within 24 hours. That happened onÃâà...
Lexington Herald Leader
December 31, 1999
If watching the fireworks from the Ohio River floats your boat, you're out of luck. Due to rising levels of the Ohio River, swift currents and debris, officials from the Kentucky Derby Festival said recreational boaters will not be allowed on the Ohio River on Friday and Saturday. Matt Gibson, the Senior ViceÃâà...
