Steve Hirschberg

The brightly lit "Pops" sign that hung above and behind the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for decades is now retired and has been moved to the American Sign Museum in the city's Camp Washington neighborhood. Orchestra spokeswoman Meghan Berneking talked about the sign and its history with WNKU's Steve Hirschberg.

The Drake Planetarium and Science Center at Norwood High School and Middle School is raising its public profile with a day devoted to a rare cosmic event that happens tomorrow. The event is called the Transit of Venus. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked about the Venetian Transit with Pam Bowers, the Executive Director of the Planetarium and Science Center.

By Brenna R. Kelly
The Kentucky Enquirer

HEBRON — A fire forced children and teachers at the Prodigy School in Hebron to evacuate Friday morning.

The fire was reported just before noon at the school at 2050 Barbara Drive in Hebron. Firefighters said flames were coming from a stove in the kitchen.

Firefighters from Hebron and Burlington responded to the school, Boone County dispatchers said. The fire was out within minutes. No injuries were reported.

The school and daycare center takes children six weeks to 12 years old.

This afternoon, Dayton, Ohio will pause to mark the 100th anniversary of Wilbur Wright's burial. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg reports.

A groundbreaking was held today for this year's CITIRAMA. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked with  Dan Dressman, Executive Director of the Homebuilders Association of Greater Cincinnati. The association partners with the city of Cincinnati on the annual home show.

The world-famous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys is the subject of a mini-series that ran this week on The History Channel. To find out more about the long-ago animosity between the two families, WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked with Dr. James Klotter, the state of Kentucky's official historian. Klotter says most of the McCoys lived in Pike County, Kentucky; and the Hatfields lived just across the state line in West Virginia.  

On Sunday, June 10, about 2 thousand people are expected to take part in the 6th annual Ride Cincinnati. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked about the event with Race Director Kelly Weissmann.

The Kentucky Enquirer  is reporting: Authorities have determined the death of a Fort Mitchell woman at a Florence distribution facility was a homicide. Workers arriving at ThermoFisher Scientific about 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday reported that a woman there had been assaulted. Deputies arrived and found 42 year old Michelle Mockbee dead inside the office area of the facility. Authorities are still investigating the cause of death.

On June 9, the Homebuilders Association of Greater Cincinnati will open its annual Homerama.  As Executive Director Dan Dressman tells WNKU's Steve Hirschberg, this will be the first time the home showcase will be in Clermont County. 

This spring’s devastating storms and tornadoes thrashed Kentucky communities, marking the 11th federally declared disaster in the state since 2008. The Kentucky Press News Service says, to support ongoing recovery efforts, Governor Steve Beshear Friday ceremonially signed legislation to help Kentuckians when they are victims of natural disasters.