~~Table~~UNITED ofSTATES ~~Contents~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~UNITED~~Washington, ~~STATES~~DC ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~20549

~~Washington,~~FORM ~~DC 20549~~8-K

~~FORM~~CURRENT ~~8-K~~REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~CURRENT~~Date ~~REPORT Pursuant~~of toReport ~~Section 13 or 15~~(d)Date of ~~The~~earliest ~~Securities~~event ~~Exchange~~reported) ~~Act of~~January 17, ~~1934~~2006

~~Date~~NS ~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 11~~GROUP, ~~2006~~INC.

NS(Exact ~~GROUP,~~name ~~INC.~~ of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Kentucky	1-9838	61-0985936
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Kentucky		1-9838		61-0985936
(State of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

530 West Ninth Street, Newport, Kentucky 41071
(Address of principal executive offices)

~~530~~Registrant’s ~~West~~telephone ~~Ninth Street~~number, ~~Newport,~~including ~~Kentucky~~area ~~41071 (Address~~code: ~~of principal executive offices~~(859) 292-6809

~~Registrant’s~~Check ~~telephone~~the ~~number,~~appropriate ~~including~~box ~~area~~below ~~code:~~if ~~(859) 292~~the Form 8-~~6809~~K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

~~Check~~o ~~the~~Written ~~appropriate~~communications ~~box~~pursuant ~~below if the Form 8-K filing is intended~~ to ~~simultaneously~~Rule 425 ~~satisfy the~~under ~~filing obligation of~~ the ~~registrant~~Securities ~~under~~Act ~~any~~(17 ofCFR ~~the following provisions:~~230.425)

o ~~Written~~Soliciting ~~communications~~material pursuant to Rule ~~425~~14a-12 under the ~~Securities~~Exchange Act (17 CFR ~~230~~240.~~425~~14a-12)

o ~~Soliciting~~Pre-commencement ~~material~~communications pursuant to Rule ~~14a~~14d-122(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~14a~~14d-122(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule ~~14d~~13e-24(bc) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~14d~~13e-24(bc))

oItem 7.01 ~~Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule~~Regulation ~~13e-4(c)~~FD ~~under the Exchange Act~~Disclosure ~~(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~

~~TABLE~~ NS OFGroup, ~~CONTENTS~~Inc. plans to present the following materials in the form of a slide show presentation and/or printed charts to various institutional and individual investors beginning January 18, 2006. The slide show presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Item~~ The ~~7.01~~information ~~Regulation~~in FDthis ~~Disclosure~~Current ~~Item~~Report ~~9.01~~and ~~Financial~~the ~~Statements~~exhibit ~~and~~attached ~~Exhibits~~to ~~SIGNATURES~~this ~~EX-~~Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

~~Table~~Item 9.01 ofFinancial ~~Contents~~Statements and Exhibits

~~Item 7.01~~(c) ~~Regulation FD Disclosure~~ Exhibits

~~NS Group, Inc~~99.1 ~~plans~~Slide toshow ~~present~~presentation ~~the~~first ~~following~~presented ~~materials~~by inNS ~~the~~Group, ~~form~~Inc. ~~of a slide show presentation and/or printed charts~~ to ~~various institutional and individual~~ investors beginning January 11 18, 2006~~. The slide show presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.~~

~~The information in this Current Report and the exhibit attached to this Current Report as~~SIGNATURES Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

~~Item 9.01~~Pursuant ~~Financial~~to ~~Statements~~the ~~and~~requirements ~~Exhibits~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		NS GROUP, INC.

January 17, 2006		By: /s/ Thomas J. Depenbrock

		Thomas J. Depenbrock
		Vice President — Finance, Treasurer and Chief
		Financial Officer

99.1 Slide show presentation first presented by NS Group, Inc. to investors beginning January 11, 2006

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		NS GROUP, INC.
Date: January 11, 2006		By: /s/ Thomas J. Depenbrock
		Thomas J. Depenbrock
		Vice President — Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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