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Thousands lost power as storms ripped across Greater Cincinnati

CINCINNATI (WXIX)—Thousands of Duke Energy customers lost power during several rounds of storms across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky on Tuesday.

Nearly 5,000 customers in southwestern Ohio were without power at the height of storm damage early Tuesday night.

That number was down to 2,000 by 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and it’s reduced to just a couple hundred Wednesday morning.

One of the hardest hit areas was Spring Grove Village in the city of Cincinnati, where more than 2,300 customers w
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School resource officer had sexual relationship with 18-year-old student, sheriff says

PREBLE COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) -A Preble County deputy sheriff, who was working as a school resource officer, is under arrest and accused of having a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student, Sheriff Mike Simpson announced Saturday.

Mason Williams, 26, is charged with sexual battery, tampering with evidence and dereliction of duty.

He is held without bond at the Butler County County Jail at Sheriff Simpson’s request.

Williams also is on administrative leave.

“This alleged conduct goes aga
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Brad Paisley, Vanilla Ice, Walker Hayes to peform in Cincinnati this summer

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Get your groove on this summer as three popular performers, including one country music legend, are coming to the Queen City.

Country music superstar Brad Paisley will perform all of his hits at the Hard Rock Casino on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. as a part of the Son of the Mountains world tour.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.

Son of the Mountains: The First Four Tracks is Paisley’s preview for his upcoming album.

Paisley
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Violinist Lindsey Stirling coming to Huber Heights this summer

HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WXIX) -Popular electric violinist Lindsey Stirling is hitting the road this summer and will be making her way to Huber Heights.

She will be performing at the Rose Music Center at The Heights on Monday, August 19, with Canadian indie pop band Walk off the Earth.

“Lindsey’s shows are eye-catching and inspiring. She seamlessly integrates intricate choreography, breathtaking aerial Lyra acts, and stunning costumes, all of which she designs herself, and seamlessly blends music,
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Do you want to see the Barbie movie in concert? Here is how

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Fans of the Barbie movie can now experience an immersive musical event featuring an all-female, primarily women-of-color orchestra playing the award-winning score this summer at Riverbend Music Center.

Overture Global Entertainment is producing the live film experience of Barbie The Movie: In Concert. Tony Award-winning producer Macy Schmidt will be conducting the Barbie Lane Sinfonietta. The orchestra will perform the movie score while the film will be projected onto a giant
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Cage the Elephant coming to Riverbend Music Center

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Alternative rock band and Kentucky natives Cage the Elephant will be coming to the Queen City this summer on their 45-city North American tour in honor of the release of their fourth studio album, Neon Pill.

Cage the Elephant will be performing at Riverbend Music Center on Friday, August 30, with fellow musicians Young the Giant and Bakar.

The album, produced by John Hill, is a reflection of the emotional journey the band members went through after losing a family member and
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Shaq, Nelly to perform at Great American Ballpark after Reds games

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -The Ohio Lottery Postgame Concert Series returns this summer after the Reds games with live performances from Deisel, aka Shaquille O’Neal, Nelly, and others.

Below is the schedule of the showtimes:
• None A limited number of ticket packages are available that include an exclusive yacht captain’s hat plus a ticket to the August 16 game.

Thomas Rhett is also scheduled to play at Great American Ballpark following the Reds home game against the Oakland A’s on Aug. 29, 2024.

Al
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Country star Dierks Bentley coming to Riverbend Music Center

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -County superstar Dierks Bentley is hitting the road this summer and will be making a stop in the Queen City.

Bentley announced Monday he will be headlining the Gravel & Gold tour presented by Jersey Mike’s.

He will be performing at Riverbend Music Center on Saturday, June 15, with special guests Lee Brice and Graham Barham.

Fans can expect to hear songs off of the album “Gravel & Gold” as well as some of Bentley’s major hits.

“The Gravel & Gold tour has been the best of my
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Cincinnati Museum Center nominated in 2 categories for nation’s best museums

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -The Cincinnati Museum Center is a finalist in two categories for the nation’s best museums, based on USA TODAY’s 10Best Reader’s Choice.

The Cincinnati History Museum and the Cincinnati Children’s Museum have both been nominated for awards; the former for the Best History Museum, and the latter for Best Children’s Museum.

“We’re honored to be recognized among an incredible list of museums from across the country, each one that holds such a special place in the memories of it
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Man hospitalized in Thanksgiving shooting near school, police say

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A man is recovering after being shot near South Avondale Elementary School Thursday afternoon and police are still looking for the suspect.

Cincinnati District 4 dispatchers say a 30-year-old was shot around 12:20 p.m. in the 600 block of Prospect Place.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the man with a gunshot wound in the leg.

After hearing about what happened today, a local family, who was meeting for Thanksgiving dinner in the area when the shooting took pl
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Green Day coming to Great American Ballpark for “The Saviors Tour”

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre’ Cool are making their way to Great American Ballpark in August on The Saviors Tour, a global stadium tour celebrating 30 YEARS of their albums Dookie and 20 years of American Idiot.

The North American tour will start July 29, with the group stopping in Cincinnati on Aug. 21.

Fans can expect to hear hits like “Basketcase,” “When I Come Around,” “American Idiot,” and “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” as well as songs off their new alb
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New Kids on the Block to perform at Riverbend during “Magic Summer Tour 2024″

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -The popular 80s and early 90s boyband from Boston announced Monday that they are going on tour next summer and will be hitting the stage at Riverbend Music Center.

New Kids on the Block will reimagine their 1990 “The Magic Summer Tour” as “The Magic Summer Tour 2024.”

Donnie, Joey, Jonathan, Jordan, and Danny will tour with Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

NKOB will perform hits like “The Right Stuff” and “Please Don’t Go Girl.” Fans should expect to feel nostalgic and experi
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Drake name-drops Cincinnati Reds on new album ‘For All The Dogs’

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Hip-hop artist Drake is showing love for the Cincinnati Reds on a song from his eighth studio album, “For All The Dogs,” released Friday.

Drake name-drops the baseball team in the song “Rich Baby Daddy” (feat. Sexxy Red and SZA).

“Rollie gang, patty gang, rich baby daddy gang, I’m with Red like I’m at a Cincinnati game,” Drake raps.

The rapper took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, wearing a Cincinnati Reds jersey,

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Foo Fighters coming to Great American Ball Park in 2024

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -The Foo Fighters announced they will be coming to Great American Ball Park on July 25, 2024.

This is the first time the band will be performing in Cincinnati since drummer Taylor Hawkins died in 2022.

Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, and Rami Jaffee released their eleventh album, But Here We Are, in June with their new drummer, Josh Freese.

The band is set to perform those songs as well as their biggest hits on their stadium tour next summer.

They will b
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Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson leaves $1K tip at Holy Grail ahead of Bengals’ Monday Night Football Game

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Former Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson has done it again.

On the receipt, he wrote, “I’m the best Fifa player in the world.”

Johnson continues to write the caption “Proverbs: 11:25.” According to the Bible, Proverbs 11:25 reads, “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

This is not the first time the former Bengal has been this generous.

He left a $1,000 tip on a $78.09 bill in January, right before the Bengals played against the Rave
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Country singer Luke Combs to play two nights at Paycor Stadium

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Luke Combs announced Tuesday that he will play at Paycor Stadium on Friday, Aug 2, and Saturday, Aug 3, 2024.

Combs will be headlining the “Growin’ Up and Getting Old Tour,” also the title of his upcoming album.

The tour will feature different special guests each night. The special guests on Friday will be Cody Jinks, Charles Wesley Godwin, Haley Whitters, and The Wilder Blue. The special guests will be Jordan Davis, Mitchell Tenpenny, Drew Parker, and Colby Acuff on Saturda
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Ludacris donates $50K to Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati received a couple of huge donations, with one being from rapper Ludacris.

Chris “Ludacris” Bridges donated $50,000 in addition to the $1.5 million gift donated by an anonymous person to the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s A Crown for the Queen City campaign.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati launched the $48 million fundraising campaign to restore the Emery Theatre landmark as its permanent mainstage home and to create a state-of-th
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Bellevue renames Taylor Avenue ‘Taylor Swift Avenue’ ahead of concerts

BELLEVUE, Ky. (WXIX) - Taylor Avenue in Bellevue will be known as “Taylor Swift Avenue” the week of June 26.

The city will also change street signs to pink signs on Thursday, June 28 to celebrate Swift’s two concerts at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati this weekend.

Swifties are invited to come to Bellevue before the concerts to avoid the crowds because Downtown Cincinnati is less than 2 miles away from the stadium.

In Vue, the Shop Bellevue business association will be handing out commemorative
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British Airways begins direct flights between CVG and London Heathrow

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Are you looking to fly to London?

A major international airline, British Airways, is now flying directly between CVG and London Heathrow.

It is the first and the only direct between the UK and all of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Officials with CVG say it will create new opportunities for touring and business.

Those traveling to London will be traveling in on Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with a choice of three cabins-World Traveler (economy), World Traveler Plus (premium economy
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Unauthorized Banksy art exhibit comes to Cincinnati this weekend

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - An unauthorized art exhibition of the famous, controversial, and mysterious English artist Banksy will be coming to Cincinnati this weekend.

Fans can experience “Banksyland,” the multimedia exhibit from Friday through Sunday, at 140 Marian Spencer Way.

“This multimedia art experience will contain multiple authenticated works and replica installations examining the mystique and cultural impact of BANKSY,” the press release said.

The exhibit is part of a 22-city world’s larg
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Cincinnati Zoo kicks off month-long “Zoo Babies” event

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Animal lovers can now visit big babies and little babies for the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Zoo Babies class of ‘23.

They can see the zoo’s latest editions of healthy male bat-eared fox kits as well as Fritz the hippo, Kip the northern white-cheeked gibbon, and more adorable creatures.

Throughout May, signs will mark the spots where babies, and expectant moms, can be found at the zoo.
• None Stevie the bongo is due this spring
• None Lightning the sloth is due this
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Cincinnati Zoo to add stormwater tanks providing nearly 100% of water usage for zoo’s habitats

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is adding million-gallon capacity stormwater tanks underground on the new Elephant Trek habitat site, which will provide 98% of the water usage for the habitats, according to the zoo’s vice president of facilities and sustainability Mark Fisher.

This includes a quarter-million-gallon above-ground pool for the elephants.

Fisher says using cleaned rainwater for their habitats is part of an effort to achieve the zoo’s NetZero Water, Waste
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