a local state trooper killed doing his job. how he's being honored and remembered at a local football game tonight. place to prevent tragedies because one. a community comes together to remember high school student killed by a school bus. from what -- what is different inside to outside the stadium. we will give you some tips for the home opener.

of warm weather on the way for your friday. we transition to partly cloudy skies this afternoon but i think we are great for football tonight and the indians game and cedar point if that is on your agenda. last ride of the mean streak and we're in walk the red mode for the indians. if you're debating on what to wear where the red. warm mi clear waking up to beautiful cool weather. lots of sunshine after 7 am when it rises but you don't have to go far to find the showers and storms that will impact our weekend. cold front to the west and the showers and storms along it and this is all tracking east towards us. it will have a good impact on our saturday. today we keep it call and clear as can be.

start to see more cloud cover. we keep the showers out for this evening and then it will be after midnight we start to see the threat for some rain. as far as the risk tomorrow it is through the entire day. 1:30 we have scattered showers showing up. we have brakes but later on into saturday kansas will be higher. today for the commute grab your sunglasses. tgif. good morning. so far so good on the roads. one minor delay or accident west 116th and detroit near lakewood. otherwise there are no incidents. 71, 77 and 90 looking good. for the north in richville 480

are moving well. down to the south good morning canton 77 northbound into portions of summit county looking good. routine traffic duty leads to the death of an ohio state trooper. a car hit him while he was standing outside his cruiser on the side of i-90 >> no word on who is responsible. alyssa raymond joins us live this morning from the trooper post in brook park. >> reporter: trooper kenneth ball as an people described him as -- kenneth velez. he only said hello to people. officers across the state are wearing black mourning band over the batch.

he was 48 and the father of three. his son is a sophomore at amherst high school and place football. tonight in his honor everyone including the other team will wear blue. this happened before 1 pm yesterday near the mckinley avenue exit by lakewood. the highway patrol says a car hit him as he was standing next to his cruiser. we don't know how the car and up hitting -- did see police questioning and patting down one man in handcuffs and giving them a field sobriety test. no word if this man or anyone else has been charged. we're looking at the flag at half staff. also we want to remind people at 6:30 we will talk about the law was put in place over 10 years ago to prevent tragedies like this one.

three murders in ashland and richland county's will make his first court appearance. shawn grate has been charged with two counts of murder and was previous he charged with abduction after a woman he kidnapped called 911 from a home in ashland and that's where police found two of the bodies in the third body was found in the woods and richland county. so far only one of the bodies has been identified. cleveland schools got on its annual report card the news comes as it tries to convince voters to renew a school levy. the s came in all 16 categories including achievement gaps closing cup third grade literacy progress and graduation rates. the state test has changed three times in three years reading many schools to post lower marks. ceo eric gordon was out yesterday but hold the state of the schools address earlier

>> cmsd improved third-grade reading scores from approximately 31% of students reading at grade level in the fall to more than 85% reading at grade level by the end of the year [ applause ] >> gordon quan the great disappointing but not unexpected. he pointed to a 91% attendance rate and 18% increase in graduation rate as improvements. has a new owner. k into group but terminal tower in a $38.5 million deal. it will remain home to corporate offices and eventually luxury apartments. the twitter account at tower light seally tweeted last night happy to be part of the in the family. there had been speculation popular account would go away. the temple to speak under new management. cleveland browns will try to

week's loss against the ravens. >> if you're hungry for a win we will take care of that as well. we are showing you some of the food and talk about the starting quarterback today. we know who this guy is. >> reporter: many things going on for the home opener on sunday. it's our to the fans getting inside because of new security screening. it's a walk-through metal detector so what that means is you can now keep some things in your your phone some larger objects they hope this speeds up the process and does not have a logjam with people when they come down to stadium. once you get inside the food been shown you all morning and will continue to do that and on the field as john mentioned hue jackson will try to get the first win as a cleveland brown head coach. the first human history with multiple starting qb's in 15

face josh mccown he started eight times last season including a win against baltimore. around the concessions we're talking about an last time we showed you the number one craziest food according to usa today that was michael simon breath but we also twice in the top 10 on that list. the weight cut longer why standing in line might not help you get iphone 7. no more searching for a cart or putting it back. new technology go mart is putting to the test. it's a cool start to your tgif. 54 degrees at hopkins with light winds out of the south.

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but then you have to wait to receive it. the iphone 7 features a new camera and eliminates the traditional headphone jack this has been the best week for apple stock in five years. robotic shopping carts. they could be in the future for walmart shoppers. the retailer was granted a patent for a motorized transport unit. those of the normal shopping cart but customers we abo an empty cart and the cart could even return itself once the customer is done. it would be able to find customers by using optical sensors of the device. >> we're rolling back temperatures? >> not yet. in fact it's going to be summary warm today.

the indians playing and the browns game on sunday. football games tonight. let's start with the bus stop forecast. cool this morning. 50s most of you. it's going to warm up fast. lots of sunshine after 7 am. recess will be great and low 80s for the highs. it's going to have the taste of summer in the air no question. 70s yesterday. cedar point the last right of the mean streak interview will go to cedar point today. a beautiful day for it. partly sunny skies in the afternoon and close to 80 degrees. tribe game looks dry tonight as well. let's talk about the showers coming up for the weekend.

the storms will be scattered tomorrow but likely. a cold front to the west is heading eastward. for now it is cool and clear. as we go through the day the warm-up happens fast. 70s this afternoon to low 80s. partly sunny skies and more cloud cover this afternoon. i'm not worried about the football games tonight any rain but after midnight we see chances for showers on the increase. the risk for rain tomorrow is there all day but better chances later in the day. passing showers in the morning we do see some of those sporadically so have umbrellas handy all day. late afternoon and evening tomorrow that's when we see the best opportunity for showers and storms that could impact the indians game tomorrow night and i think we're going to have some left over showers sunday.

hopefully dry for the browns game in the afternoon but have the rain gear handy for early sunday morning. here's the window nation seven- day forecast. today in the low 80s and near 80 this weekend. better chance of her rain saturday and this specifically saturday afternoon. good morning everyone. 8 pm tonight until 10 am tomorrow eastbound lanes of the inner belt bridge will be closed as they continue to complete some of the construction. 490 toward 77 will be your detour. 8 pm tonight until 10 am saturday morning. w. 3rd st. in the flats will be

close now and it will stay closed under the inner belt bridge for the next two weeks. the detour is harrison to west fourth to central avenue. west 25th in detroit the traffic light is out so treat that as a four-way stop. an accident being reported in the lakewood live area of west cleveland. 116 in detroit. time now for the biggest winners and lo. the knock against soccer has been there is not enough scoring. i heard that for what to my first pro match at 11 and minnesota be the cosmos team 9- 2. and it out there was plenty of scoring. and now we have this. us women's national team playing thailand in columbus. this was not even fair. it was ugly from the opening minute. heather o'reilly and the perfect pass to carli lloyd and

and then it got worse. americans scored nine times against a very weak defense. 9-0 the final. every shot they took went into the net. that's a tough american team. the biggest winners are from trapshooting. this of the junior varsity team from the chipotle trapshooting club. a been state champions for the past several years which is great and this year they added national championship. nikki sent in the photo and thank you. the kids pay a fee to be in the club must also do volunteer work . great job by the team and nice shooting to become our national champions. you mentioned the soccer game but in -- i usa women's soccer player causing controversy at the game during the national anthem.

garfield heights says we have a warm september. it's been feeling tropical at times but look at her backyard. blooming tropical hibiscus. and this is taken september 9. thank you linda for sharing

making the top 10 list is the crazy food at the stadium. will ujek is live in the stadium showing us the menu. >> reporter: good morning. many nfl teams and get a top 10 list of the craziest food. cleveland made it twice. we should you the number one spot last half-hour now it to the number seven spot. this is steve. what is this? >> we have black peppercorn gravy with hand cut french

and whole-grain mustard on top. with nelson it's great to partner with the teams. >> the is a lot of creative stuff. especially as they can like this.

nachos or whatever. is something you will not get anywhere else. >> we like to bring great would like to the stadium. >> that's a big stadium. >> let's talk about the weather. browns game and indians. you name it it is going on. we have great-looking friday. indians play tonight and we have football games that are happening across northeast ohio. it will be warm today with highs in the low 80s and 50s as you wake up. here's the summary of the weekend forecast. scattered showers and storms likely tomorrow. it will not be in all day rain. sunday some leftover showers and could have some wet weather around tailgating. the reason for this is a fronts

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making headlines across the country. the woman who overdosed on heroin with her four-year-old grandson in the backseat has been sentenced to six months behind bars. rhonda tasing pleaded no contest -- want to pay sick -- rhonda pay sick -- rhonda hasek passed out with her boy in the backseat. it was posted by the east liverpool police department. the boy is now living with relatives in south carolina. the help to figh opiate addiction justice from is launching a new program 20 to fight factors -- dr selove are prescribed painkillers. prosecutors will share the information across state lines and last month obama and ministration issued funding for prescription abuse treatment and to make narcan more widely available. it's the end of an era today. the mean streak will be over -- open for its last day at cedar

roller coaster enthusiast who has written the mean streak 16,000 times. that's why he's known as mean streak hairy. while some people complain about the rough ride mean streak henry says it does not bother him. you can see more the story on wkyc.com. planning a trip to cedar point it looks great. we have sunshine on the way. 7:09 is the sunrise. normally 74 but we will reach low 80s today. 50s as you wake up. 75 at lunchtime today. we go from mostly sunny to partly cloudy this afternoon.

on the way for this morning. really we been talking about it all week. it's because of a cold front out to the west that is moving east and bring us this potential of showers and storms especially tomorrow. as we track through today everything stays uneventful. we start to see more cloud cover i'm not worried at the football games or the tribe game tonight. but overnight and early tomorrow morning we already have some passing showers. the best opportunity -- we will check on coming up. closures to talk about starting tonight on the air boat bridge 90 eastbound they are finishing up construction of the eastbound lanes so

eastbound lanes will be closed and the detour will be 490 toward 77 northbound. the left lane of 77 northbound will be closed at 90. w. 3rd st. is closed for the next two weeks and starting 6 am this morning and the detour in the flats will be harrison to west fourth to central avenue. detroit and west 25th a traffic light is out so treat it as a four-way stop. th into downtown there are no accidents reported. the airport delays around the country looking good. zeros from chicago toward dallas. a car hits and ohio state highway patrol trooper on 90 killing him. no word on who is responsible. >> alyssa raymond joins us live this morning on the patrol post in brook park.

all morning we've been seeing troopers come and go and we all know something is definitely different. they are still going about their daily business as usual. communities across northeast ohio are trying to do their part to honor and remember trooper kenneth velez the father of three. one of his kids twice football for amherst high school and tonight at the game there asking everyone including the other team to wear blue in memory and this happened before 1 pm yesterday. a car hit him as he was standing next to his cruiser. we did see police questioning and patting down one man in handcuffs and giving them a field sobriety test. no word if this man or anyone else has been charged. we also have reminder for you as you leave to work. ohio has a move over law has

years it requires you to move over one lane if you see flashing lights on the side of the road. it was also expanded about three years ago to require you to do the same thing to move over one night if you see construction, maintenance or utility crews. a reminder about this statistic we found is on average one law enforcement officer is killed in this way every month. cleaver attack at a carnival ride accident and christmas shopping. those stories coming up. a man with a meat cleaver attack an off-duty police officer hitting him in the face. three officers opened fire hitting them multiple times. he survived as in critical condition. this started when police approached and tried to catch

a carnival ride caught on camera. a bar full of lights suddenly snapped and 17-year-old boy was hit in the face but his injuries are not believed to be serious. the fire department said the ride was in compliance but they asked that it be taken out of service for the rest of the festival. have you started your christmas shopping yet? i asked because new survey finds that half of american parents started there shopping during the labor day weekend. one third of the total number of people in the survey say they have started holiday shopping the numbers of early shoppers is higher this year by 8%. let's just get through halloween first. could you be making your

rush lake that the brain injury association of america are hoping to get people asking by launching the first ever national concussion awareness day. >> will ujek is looking into this and joins us with a report >> reporter: kids lay low sit and are quiet room. we start to find that might hinder recovery. >> reporter: a new study by ucla health can with eye- opening numbers. it found most parents are relying on misconceptions and old-school thinking that could prolong symptoms. it f parents across the country say they wake the kid up multiple times during the night to check on them after a concussion. doctors like susanna briski and say this is just one of the things well many parents are doing that could be slowing recovery. >> staying on a good sleep schedule is important to help the brain recover and through the daytime we want them to be up and active a bit. >> reporter: the study also

like exercise and time on electronic devices. out to sea isolating a child white lead to depression or anxiety. making matters worse. it's ability to monitor them but take off the bubble wrap >> there has to be a fine balance. don't wait can trigger symptoms but at the same time you to stay socially engaged at your not talking with friends or doing your schoolwork then sometimes the stress level can increase to the point where it can affect your symptoms and make recovery slower. lots to come >> today how to get cash for your old clothing and look better than i do. over my shoulder we're talking lots of sunshine. 50s now and will be in the 80s for the highs today.

hillary clinton is back on the trail and last night she attended an awards dinner where she slammed donald trump while was born in the us but trump has refused to come out and say it in the interview he said he would answer that question at the right time. to a lighter side of politics trump appeared on the tonight show last night and she felt asked him if he could mess up his signature hairstyle.

>> the audience went wild with applause. he went on to mess up his own hair. this story trending on facebook and twitter you can also watch it on wkyc.com. @firstenergy stadium we hope you got on an anti-stomach because you can philip gunn. >> we have a hunger for winning . and if we cannot satisfy one hunger we have the other. wiuj with looking at the dishes. >> reporter: good morning i'm on a tour of food around cleveland browns firstenergy stadium. chef rocco's 20 minute. you do not come here and just get a burger anymore. you guys have come in and put this creativity a were bring the cheesecake back. >> it's a tough title. we lost at the philadelphia last week but cheesesteaks in cleveland is up and the

great food. we of the best stadium food in the country. myself and michael simon air mark cleveland brown's hospitality. orlando gomez. cheesesteak should have whiz. in the classic sense a kimchi hot dog. fusion food never went out of style. it's back in style in this is our signature. crispy fried potato nachos. we have it's great to share as well. it's called share your stack. shareable food around the stadium. go through dear significant other or even a stranger. a good way to bond. >> crispy bacon. and some fresh herbs. chopped rosemary and thyme.

i saw john's piece on the man cave. i have to put together a cave for myself. i don't want to forget the rough -- the love. also to things to uncover at the same this weekend. got brown's. will be the best food in any man cave ever. >> i have some recipes to talk about we have brown's and cavaliers and indians. eat well at your venues. love the sports venues and have a great day. >> let's go to facebook live. check us out there. >> if invited was man cave i don't need to bring an appetizer. he has it covered. >> no appetizers needed.

old clothing and a deal on some new ones. >> matt granite is getting it done. >> reporter: i went armed with interns and clothing to sell the start with plato's closet with locations around the region. collaston -- college campuses. intern cody what to sell his clothing. >> you and what we were looking for $50 in cash >> matt a few dollars is a great deal. and i tried on this outfit which originally retailed from had to tell it $85 here we got it for $45. number two is a michael kors dress that was originally retailed at $80. we got it for $16 our final outfit is my perfect back-to-

because these are banana republic jeans. only comes to $25 at clothes mentor. >> amy also found half-price purses but a huge deal on a michael kors bank. weather looking to buy or sell clothing no stores are paying us to talk about them. on our website i have your insight savings tip to buy or sell and look almost as good as that. we're the red today because we are walking the tribe a great friday for you. temperatures in the 50s and a nice cool start. ready for football tonight. and what a beautiful day coming up. a late summer gorgeous looking friday. low 80s for the highs. 54 now at hopkins.

but it will be dry through the day. last right of the mean streak@cedar point. 80 degrees entry partly sunny today. if you're going to the indians game in your rock the red fashion still have a great time. it's taking mile through the game. one thing you'll notice is cloud cover increasing and in the meantime it's clear. partly cloudy this afternoon the cold front approaches. that will be later on. showers and storms scattered for saturday and plenty of story weather already two hour west. -- to the west. we expect tomorrow to the best chance of seeing rain. cool as we start today but we're going to have a warm-up fast. by 11 am you're already well into the 70s and this afternoon

to 82. partly sunny skies this evening. again rain chances stay away until late tonight. it's going to be midnight or after in the early tomorrow a few passing showers. the risk will be all day. so there still potential for wet weather in the morning but the best opportunity will be later in the afternoon toward evening. it gets active from 5 pm on. the indians games are night is something to be aware of. left over showers into early sunday i think we will see some clearing later in the day and hopefully everything is good for the browns game. tailgaters you might have some wet weather. the window nation seven-day forecast we have a warm stretch. we stay warm with upper 70s to near 80 most of next week.

>> from our friends at the apl we're trying to find a home for cute -- cute who is five years old. sassy and playful cat. she's looking for a home and then next we have open. opal is a one-year-old cat who just gave birth to a letter and all of the kittens were adopted but now opal is looking for a home. very sweet and loving a bit shy at for them and we just celebrated one year with percy. he's been fantastic. maybe we can find some homes for these cats. all the info you need to know coming up. a local state trooper killed doing his job. coming up how he is being

good morning. routine traffic duty leads to the death of a local state trooper. flags are at half staff in honor and memory of trooper kenneth velez. he was 48. a carbon into him on the other side of i-90 west in the exit to mckinley avenue shortly

car and that hitting him but we did see police questioning and patting down one man in handcuffs and get him a field sobriety test. no word if this man or anyone else was charged. across the street another business is honoring him this morning. the man linked to three murders in ashland and richland county's is in court today. shawn grate is being charged with he was previous he charged with the abduction after woman he held captive call 911 from a home in ashland. that's where police found two of the bodies. upper body found in the winds and richland county. terminal tower has a new owner. the kmt group officially water for $38.5 million. the twitter account at tower lake seally tweeted last night have did heart of candy family. there's been speculation that popular account would go away but they reporting the account would just be under new management.

this morning on the roads. starting at 8 pm eastbound lanes of 90 will close until 10 am tomorrow morning 490 toward 77 northbound is a detour around the area. west card -- west third closed at 6 am and closed for the next two weeks will be finish construction. typical volume increases on 90 and 71 and 77. averaging 20-30 miles per hour into town. the big interchanges looking good so far traffic volumes are light and the rest of cuyahoga county and the region looking good so far. 15 minutes until sunrise. we will be nice and warm today. highs in the low 80s and then we get to the weekend. we're not going to panic. scattered showers and storms tomorrow and better chances later in the day.

at any point with passing showers tomorrow morning. sunday should be better. rock the red for the indians because the tigers are here this weekend.

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