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State awards $2. 6 M to speed early-stage tech commercialization -- 3 local recipients
13+ hour ago (95+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) - The state of Ohio is investing $2. 6 million to support early-stage technologies and help move innovations from research labs to the marketplace. The Ohio Third Frontier Commission approved funding for 10 organizations through its Technology Validation and Start-up Fund,…...
Teacher allegedly used AI to generate child porn images, masturbated to them at work
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (243+ words) OMAHA, Neb. (WKRC) - A middle school teacher allegedly used artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material which he masturbated to while at work. According to court reporting from local outlet KETV and WOWT, authorities received a tip in February…...
UC Clermont to launch redesigned business degrees for neurodivergent students this fall
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (250+ words) WKRC UC Clermont to launch redesigned business degrees for neurodivergent students this fall by Katie Amrhein, WKRC CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new set of business degree programs launching this fall at UC Clermont College is designed to make college coursework work…...
Help may be on the way as communities across the Tri-State push back against data centers
1+ week, 3+ day ago (412+ words) by Daniel Zivian, WKRC A central piece of Landsman's bill would require data center companies to pay for their own electricity, preventing utilities from shifting those costs onto consumers. As communities across the Tri-State push back against the rapid growth…...
Petition seeks vote on constitutional amendment to ban large data centers in Ohio
4+ week, 2+ day ago (168+ words) by Daniel Zivian, WKRC CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ohio voters could soon be asked to decide whether to ban some large-scale data centers in the state after the Ohio attorney general's office certified a petition for a proposed constitutional amendment. The petition…...
Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs
3+ week, 1+ day ago (206+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " The Department of Education announced this week that it took steps to make sure federal student aid money is being used responsibly. The $1 billion in reported savings is being achieved through an overhaul of the system that includes…...
How Siri helped save a Northern Kentucky grandmother's life
3+ week, 3+ day ago (358+ words) NEWPORT, Ky. (WKRC) - A local grandmother credits Siri with saving her life when it called for help as she was suffering a stroke. The first 60 minutes of a stroke are known as the "golden hour'a critical window where fast action…...
Mother allegedly murdered teen daughter to 'protect her' from Elon Musk
3+ week, 4+ day ago (275+ words) President Donald Trump signs an Executive Order from the Oval Office after a judge halted construction on the White House ballroom. BELOIT, Wis. (WKRC) - A mother allegedly murdered her 14-year-old daughter and told a police dispatcher that she did it…...
28 NKY residents may be forced to move to make way for massive data center project
3+ week, 5+ day ago (457+ words) MASON COUNTY, Ky. (WKRC) - Residents of a mobile home park in Mason County " many of them elderly or disabled " say they are being forced to relocate as a proposed data center project moves forward near Maysville. Twenty-eight residents of Meadowland…...
Why one family rejected a $26 million offer for their farm
3+ week, 5+ day ago (85+ words) WKRC Why one family rejected a $26 million offer for their farm by The National News Desk Start your morning with The National News Desk as Jan Jeffcoat sits down with Delsia Bare to discuss her family rejecting a $26 million offer…...