Good morning, Cincinnati.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).