Matt Peiken
Wake Up, Cincinnati!
Catch up on all the Cincinnati news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in less than five minutes.
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Matt Peiken
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Mar 27, 2026
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Episodes
Monday, Jan. 5: Tri-Health/UHC Deal + Vigil for 11-Year-Old + Million Pounds of Trash + More Jobs + Tasty Water 05.01.2026 3:56
Today's Cincinnati newscast includes these stories: TriHealth, UnitedHealthcare deal keeps 80,000 patients in-network Vigil for 11-year-old renews calls for Laurel Park cameras Don’t Dump the ’Nati hauls million pounds, expands drop-offs Stord adds Hebron center, 539 jobs, invests in robotics Cincinnati water wins taste award, heads to national finals
Tuesday, Dec. 30: Hotel Downturn + Red Bike Rebounds + Apartment Conversion + New Skate Park + Best New Restaurants 30.12.2025 3:57
Today's Cincinnati newscast includes these stories: Cincinnati hotel sector sees downturn; convention center fuels hopes Red Bike rebounds: 125,000 rides; new funding boosts plans Atlas Building slated for 67 mixed-income apartments Camp Washington skate park starts February; cheese-coney obstacle planned Wayfarer Tavern tops 2025 new restaurants list
Monday, Dec. 29: Fire Displaces 30 + Vance Security Closures + Resident vs. Cleves + RelaDyne Leaving Cincy 29.12.2025 3:35
Today's Cincinnati newscast includes these stories: Harrison Township apartment fire displaces 30; four pets die East Walnut Hills roads closed near Vance home through Jan. 4 Cleves resident wins open-meetings lawsuit; village plans appeal RelaDyne moves headquarters to Houston; Hebron expansion grows jobs Pyramid Hill’s “Cincinnati Story” sculpture heads to Virginia restoration
Tuesday, Dec. 23: Jones Evidence Error + Banks Moving Forward + Senior Housing Crunch + Key to Equity 23.12.2025 3:41
Today's Cincinnati newscast includes these stories: Clerical error upends key evidence in Elwood Jones case Banks development moving forward with denser urban design Senior housing costs rising, options limited in Cincinnati Civic engagement key to health equity, says Payne Westin Fountain Square to undergo full renovation in 2026
Monday, Dec. 22: Gender Care Review + Freestore Need Surges + Ross Teachers' Deal + Visit Cincy's Chief Leaving + Duveneck Home Restore 22.12.2025 3:49
Today's Cincinnati newscast includes these stories: Cincinnati Children’s reviews Medicaid rule on youth gender care Freestore Foodbank demand surges; 274,000 people need help Ross schools approve four-year teacher contract after strike threats Visit Cincy CEO Julie Calvert to exit; next job unclear Covington restores Frank Duveneck home with $600,000 funding
Friday, Dec. 19: OTR Outages + Historic Tax Credits + Elwood Charges Dropped + Uber Vouchers 19.12.2025 4:08
Today's Cincinnati newscast includes these stories: OTR outages fuel anger as Duke seeks easier standards Historic tax credits fund OTR, downtown housing and hotel projects Pillich drops Elwood Jones charges; Deters calls it “sickening” Stord invests $41M, adding 539 jobs in Hebron Arrive Alive offers $25 Uber vouchers; register online
Thursday, Dec. 18: Children Services Help + Landlord Sued Again + Senior Rents Doubling + Scripps Rejects Sinclair + Signal 99 Revealed 18.12.2025 4:00
Today's Cincinnati newscast includes these stories: Children services levy eyes $35M fixes, seeks general fund help Fourth tenant sues landlord, cites child asthma, lead, bed bugs Victory Vistas seniors face doubled rents; dispute LIHTC rules Scripps rejects Sinclair’s $7 bid; door open for new offer Signal 99 admin revealed: Carolyn Adams vows continued political push
Wednesday, Dec. 17: Kroger Salary Lawsuit + New Emergency Building + Colleges and AI + Snow Worker Allegations + 1896 Mural Uncovered 17.12.2025 4:01
Today's Cincinnati newscast includes these stories: Kroger sued again over assistant managers’ overtime pay Hamilton County opens $16M EMA building with NextGen 911 Cincinnati colleges race to adopt AI; rules still evolving Temp snow workers allege harsh shifts; Bengals blamed for seats 1896 beer mosaic mural uncovered at Rhinegeist renovations
Tuesday, Dec. 16: Christian Lobbying Force + SencorpWhite to Cincy + Hinton Assault Charge + Snowy Bengals Sears + Lockland Valley Expansion 16.12.2025 4:00
Today's newscast includes these stories: Cincinnati-born Christian lobby now Ohio’s biggest conservative force SencorpWhite relocates HQ to Hamilton, promising 230 high-paying jobs Hinton charged with jail assault; insanity plea bid continues Lockland Valley Interfaith center launches $1M expansion Bengals’ snowy seats draw NFL scrutiny after 24-0 loss
Monday, Dec. 15: ICE Leader on Ice + Contract Scrutiny + Mt. (Un)Healthy + Food Truck Hours + Soccer in West Chester 15.12.2025 4:02
Today's newscast includes these stories: ICE supervisor indicted; prosecutors cite years of alleged abuse. City contract for Iris Roley raises patronage, oversight questions. Mount Healthy schools pursue fourth levy; arts, sports at risk. Downtown food trucks cleared to serve until 1am West Chester to host MLS Next qualifier; $5.1M impact.
Friday, Dec. 12: Police Force Scrutiny + Historic Building Reborn + Affordable Housing Funding + Upward Home Prices + Chowdown to the Rescue 12.12.2025 4:09
Today's newscast includes these stories: Cincinnati reviews police force cases involving residents with disabilities. Developer plans apartments, storefronts in long-vacant downtown Cincinnati building. New grants boost Cincinnati Development Fund’s affordable housing financing. Zillow predicts Cincinnati home values rising faster than national. Chowdown Cares Fund to stabilize struggling independ...
Thursday, Dec. 11: Deputy Death Plea + Conviction Integrity + Kroger Facing Heat + Housing Boom + New CityBeat Publisher 11.12.2025 4:02
Today's newscast includes these stories: Rodney Hinton seeks insanity plea in deputy death case Hamilton County may expand conviction integrity unit with independent lawyers Kroger’s AI delivery pivot raises privacy and pricing concerns Cincinnati housing boom driven by conversions, but affordability still worsening Link Media acquires CityBeat, pledging continuity for alt-weekly
Wednesday, Dec. 10: Deficit Doubles + Settlement Scrutinized + Teachers Strike + Develocode Growth + Digital Herbarium 10.12.2025 4:08
Today's newscast includes these stories: Cincinnati deficit doubles as business tax revenue plunges Council questions city paying bulk of 2020 protest settlement Ross teachers prepare strike as salary talks reach impasse Black-owned Develocode builds ethical tech for community safety, accessibility UC herbarium digitizes 125,000 specimens to track ecological change
Tuesday, Dec. 9: UC Cuts Degrees + CAC Director Leaving + Officer Suspended + Kroger Closes Warehouses + Senior Apartments 09.12.2025 4:08
Today's newscast includes these stories: UC axes degrees, Miami consolidates majors under Ohio SB1. CAC director Christina Vassallo departing for Philadelphia arts leadership. Hamilton officer suspended after slamming handcuffed man into counter. Kroger pays Ocado $350M, shutters three robotic warehouses. Developers plan $40M income-restricted senior apartments in Norwood.
Monday, Dec. 8: Protest Settlement + Mystery Vulture Deaths + Clifton Heights Transformation + New Recycling Fees + Padel Courts 08.12.2025 4:03
Today's newscast includes these stories: Cincinnati to pay $8.1M over 2020 protest arrests Mystery deaths of 72 vultures probed for avian flu UC’s Clifton Heights corridor transformed into billion-dollar student hub Recycling & Reuse Hub to begin small drop-off membership fees Newtown complex adding Cincinnati’s first dedicated padel courts
Friday, Dec. 5: Affordable Rent Sham + Racist Remarks + EPA Threatens Protections + Voluntary Surcharge + Kroger Leadership 05.12.2025 4:10
Today's newscast includes these stories: Victory Vistas seniors say promised affordable rents doubled, prompting outcry. Butler County commissioner accused of racist remarks, misuse of office. EPA wetlands rule could imperil Mill Creek tributaries, local protections. Downtown businesses weigh voluntary surcharge funding new convention hotel. Kroger nears decision on new CEO amid cost-cutting campa...
Thursday, Dec. 4: Sun Country CVG Growth + No Homicide Charges + Ft. Thomas Mayor + Environmental Inspriations 04.12.2025 4:07
Today's newscast includes these stories: Sun Country opens CVG crew base, eyes passenger route expansion Grand jury declines homicide charges in Moeller student crash Fort Thomas names interim mayor amid city finance controversy Youth climate grants fuel Cincinnati’s next generation of environmental leaders Student theater project dramatizes Cincinnati environmental history this week
Wednesday, Dec. 3: Snowplow Untracked + City Snow Response + Police Defend Actions + Hotel Stalled + Flight Club 03.12.2025 4:03
Today's newscast includes these stories: Snowplow tracker crashes as record-breaking snow hits City touts revamped snow response and new technology after audit Police union defends K-9 use on Cincinnati teen during arrest Boutique hotel conversion of historic Fourth Street building is stalled Flight Club social darts venue opening downtown Cincinnati Dec. 12
Tuesday, Dec. 2: Permanent Housing Delay + Misconduct Charges + Fee Added at Downtown Bars + Home Prices Drop 02.12.2025 4:12
Today's newscast includes these stories: Cincinnati delays permanent homeless day center after Queensgate site collapses Metro union leaders accused of $60K in financial misconduct Downtown bars add 1% fee to fund convention hotel Zillow: Local home listings see steep $20,000 average cuts UC student blasts Cincinnati politics as closed loop ignoring youth
Monday, Dec. 1: Snowy Commute + ICE Detentions + Landsman Draws Criticism + Police Drones + Aronoff Reimagined 01.12.2025 4:05
Today's newscast includes these stories: Snowy night commute likely across Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky ICE detentions surge as violent offenders remain a tiny minority Landsman fights ACA subsidies, draws fire from Cincinnati socialists Cincinnati tests drones as first responders, raising community privacy questions Aronoff Center reimagines Broadway experience for post-pandemic, digital audi...
Tuesday, Nov. 25: Clash Over Banks + Vision and Beyond Fallout + Cambodian Refugee's Struggle 25.11.2025 3:52
Today's newscast includes these stories: City, county clash again over The Banks’ final parcels. Abandoned Vision and Beyond apartments see uneven tenant recoveries. Cambodian refugee in Cincinnati fights to reunite family. Toy Heritage mural building to become downtown housing, retail. Press freedom advocate blasts Kenton County’s prosecution of journalists.
Monday, Nov. 24: City West Sale + Kroger Ends Remote Work + Internal Thefts + Officer Charged + 'The Why' at UC 24.11.2025 3:50
Today's newscast includes these stories: City West sale funds rehab, promises no West End displacement Kroger ends remote work, boosting downtown Cincinnati office foot traffic Lead pipe theft prompts discipline, tighter oversight at Cincinnati Waterworks Corrections officer charged after allegedly striking inmate with belt UC funds ‘The Why’ renovation into student hub by 2027
Friday, Nov. 21: Crime-Fighting Collaboration + Milford AD Investigation + More Cincy Housing + UC Health Hiring Freeze + Restaurant Support 21.11.2025 4:01
Today's newscast includes these stories: Agencies boost downtown patrols to improve Cincinnati holiday safety. Investigation faulting Milford athletic director for mishandling coach misconduct. PulteGroup enters Cincinnati-Dayton market, targeting top regional homebuilder status. UC Health freezes hiring amid budget strains and looming flu. New Chowdown Cares Fund supports Greater Cincinnati indep...
Thursday, Nov. 20: Eviction Help + School Resignation + Police Tech + Banks Clash + UC Alert Concerns 20.11.2025 4:22
Today's newscast includes these stories: Eviction Aid: City programs kept 779 households housed; most avoided displacement. School Exit: Principal resigned after student complaint; police found no crime. Police Tech: Cincinnati plans $41M Axon deal for drones, cameras, gear. Banks Clash: Leaders split over $800M towers reshaping riverfront development. Alert Concerns: UC students upset after no no...
Wednesday, Nov. 19: Hostile Media Shakeup + Pilot Picket + Kroger Closures + Banks Reboot + Viaduct Redesign 19.11.2025 4:05
Today's newscast includes these stories: Media Shake-Up: Sinclair eyes a hostile merger with Scripps, raising Cincinnati media-consolidation concerns. Pilot Picket: Allegiant pilots protest at CVG, demanding a long-overdue contract. Read more. Kroger closures: Ocado facilities shuttered and shifts to a hybrid e-commerce model. Banks Reboot: New proposal revives The Banks with tall towers, housing,...
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