Newport is a home rule-class city[6] at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.

[7] Newport is a major urban center of Northern Kentucky and is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

[8] It was not named for its position on the river but for Christopher Newport, the commander of the first ship to reach Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.

[15][18][19] The strike was partially broken by the end of 1922 with some steelworkers leaving the town and others finding separate jobs in Newport.

[20][21][22][23] Newport's worst natural disaster occurred in 1937, when a flood covered a great part of the city.

[8] Newport once had the reputation of "Sin City" due to its upscale gambling casinos on Monmouth street.

[24] Investigations for racketeering pushed out the casinos, which were replaced by peep shows and adult strip clubs.

[24] Many of the old businesses disappeared when parking became difficult on Monmouth Street and the commercial district opened on the hill of south Newport.

[24] A garage at 938 John Street manufacturing illegal fireworks exploded without warning in 1981, leaving severe damage up to a six-block radius.

[57] On November 24, 2010, the Kentucky Court of Appeals disagreed, and granted Newport equal status as a county seat.

Newport is located within the Bluegrass region found in the Upland South of the United States of America.

Either description of Upland South or Midwest is acceptable, as Newport is located at the boundary between those regions.

Newport is located within a transition zone and is proximal to the extreme northern limit of the humid subtropical climate of the Southeastern United States.

[67][68] Scenes from the Netflix original movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) were filmed in Newport.

The scenes from Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) showcase parts of Monmonuth Street, Pepper Pod, and Newport's historic court house.

The scene (in which Molly Stearns overdoses) was shot at the Comfort Inn located at 420 Riverboat Row facing downtown Cincinnati across the Dan C Beard Bridge in Kentucky.

[70] The Cincinnati area's Fox affiliate, WXIX-TV (channel 19) is allocated and licensed to Newport, though its actual operations and transmitter has always been across the river in Hamilton County, Ohio.