Daily editionSaturday, September 19th, 2026
Good morning, Cincinnati.
The 5AM Cincinnati Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 19th of September.
Community
Clifton's Mount Storm Park will expand by 27 acres as the Cincinnati Parks Foundation signs a letter of intent to buy new green space from a private owner.
City officials plan to clear invasive plants + consider a trail along Lafayette Avenue and Interstate 75.
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At Oktoberfest Zinzinnati today, two Munich city council members visited to strengthen long-standing sister city ties—an event that brings a lively taste of German tradition to our community.
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CVG Airport held an FAA-required disaster drill Friday, Sept. 18 with more than 700 responders from 100 agencies and 150 volunteers staging two simulated crash sites + 140 pretend patients were transported by ambulance to nine hospitals.
The exercise tested plans for managing a simulated cargo and passenger aircraft collision on a closed runway.
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Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week will run from Sept. 21 to Sept. 27, featuring specially priced three-course meals at dozens of local restaurants (and Northern Kentucky venues) with $1 per meal benefiting Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Diners who check in at three spots may win a grand prize package including $300 in gift cards.
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Business
Taste of Belgium's owner will launch a dinner-only concept (Jacques Modern Brasserie) on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at its Rookwood Exchange location in Norwood amid recent restaurant closures and a bankruptcy filing.
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Education
Cincinnati Public Schools confirmed a seven-year-old student was found unresponsive on a school bus on Sept. 16 as she was transported from Roselawn Cordon School to her Northside home, and authorities are investigating the death while offering support to her family.
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Government
NKU is renovating the old City Center building to house a regional state medical examiner’s office and a new state crime lab, expected to open in early 2028.
Gov. Beshear and local officials say the project will reduce case delays and trial costs while providing hands-on STEM opportunities for students.
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Health
The Christ Hospital is recruiting volunteers for its Phase 2 trial of a single-shot cholesterol treatment that may lower LDL by at least 60 percent.
Adults aged 18 to 70 with high cholesterol can join before the study aims to prove long-lasting benefits for eventual FDA approval.
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Sports
Former University of Cincinnati and EKU volleyball player Amanda Mack died Wednesday at 20 after battling a rare blood disorder, and both universities issued heartfelt statements honoring her contributions (the local sports community feels the loss deeply).
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Quarterback Joe Burrow practiced fully Friday despite back tightness as he prepares for his Sunday 1 p.m. game against the Texans in Houston.
He described the soreness as normal game day discomfort.
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