Steve Hirschberg

Cincinnati is on the move and must continue to build for the future.  That was the theme of Mayor Mark Mallory's 7th State of the City Address last night.  WNKU's Steve Hirschberg reports.

Yesterday at GE Aviation in Evendale, Ohio's Republican U.S.  Senator Rob Portman convened a job summit and technology showcase for the state's aerospace industry. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg reports.

The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum has just opened an exhibit on The Big Red Machine. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg took a tour of the displays with Rick Walls, the museum's Executive Director.

Hamilton County officials say 12 counties in the Cincinnati region  have reached agreement on when to sound storm-warning sirens. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg reports.

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 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.

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 city of Cincinnati,  Hamilton County and Matthew 25 Ministries are joining forces to collect emergency relief donations for Clermont County tornado victims. The one-day collection drive will take place next Tuesday, March 20 from 7 am till 8 pm at locations around the county. Those locations will include every Cincinnati Police district station and every Hamilton County Sheriff's Patrol station.  Donations will also be collected in the lobbies of Cincinnati City Hall and the Hamilton County Administration Building. 

March 15, 2012

Batavia, Ohio.  The Clermont County General Health District Board has approved waiving a number of fees for victims of the March 2, 2012 tornado and devastating storms that hit southern Clermont County, killing three people and causing millions of dollars in property damage.

The following fees will be waived for storm victims: