where crews will work around the clock to get those roads prepped as best they can. ben rem pic those roads are in good shape now as we look live at i-75 in queensgate... but that's all gonna change. ben wx comp and that's cause of this. a storm that's gonna have a significant impact on us... and hammer 30 million people on the east coast!! good evening i'm ben katko. tricia macke returns at 10 o'clock. we will be here for you throughout this storm... to help keep you safe and informed..on all our platforms. and we want to start with the man who will lead the way... the tri-state's weather expert.. chief meteorologist steve horstmeyer... steve chroma key steve thanks.

schell is live at the kenton county salt

mike.. the preparation will soon begin... mike remote yes it will ben and we have just learned from governor bevin's office that all kentucky state

closed tomorrow. closer to home...people are stocking up on food and snow removal supplies... shoppers at remke's in taylor get a jump on the storm... 1connie crazy because of the snow prediction for gonna want to stop here edit and take food home to to be home tomorrow probably." but..some folks are actually in denial.... "my sister's acting like its not a big deal." 1woman "i've waited until the last minute. my cats eat. i don't have anything to eat." welcome the white stuff 3woman "i love snow" 2connie "its always exciting. edit displays, you know the "oh my goodness yeah. eggs are. its ridiculous." cases are popular hot spots in times 5woman regular stuff. hot dogs also on your winter

sure you can safely get your groceries into the house... 1nat ..."have a great day..." but sales of salt and shovels were pretty light at pilot lumber in bellevue today... 2nat "all right...what do you got for me?" and store manager pat hagedorn says he knows why.. his customers want to see it before 1pat "people around here until they see the snow flying in." hit...the first thing shelf.... is ice melter.. 2pat "there's always a shortage. every year everybody runs out, you can't find it. they'll get a little panicky then cos now they don't know what to do." mike remote so probably not a bad idea to get out to the store sometime ahead of the storm tomorrow... when the governor places the kentucky national guard on high alert to provide assistance...that's probably a good indication that this will be a significant event.. reporting live from independence... mike thanks... meteorologist matt holiner has a look at what you need to know about our app...

you can find the app in the google play store and the app store. you can also text the word "snow" to

you can also text the word "snow" to 4-1-9-1-9 to get a you can also text the word "snow" to 4-1-9-1-9 to get a download link. we may get off easy compared to what could happen in around washington d-c. a staggering 30 inches of snow is possible in that part of the country... impacting 30 million peeople. look at this.. just one inch of snow this morning crippled d-c drivers. mayor muriel bowser/washington, dc "unless you absolutely have to be out tomorrow afternoon, residents and commuters should get home as early as possible friday. the situation in the northeast could cause delays and cancellations at c-v-g.

among the travelers were a man going to charlotte.. and a woman headed to new york. "i told me boss, i was like, i gotta get home. and he fortunately let me go so i could beat the storm there." "we've visited new york before so we realize we may have to change our flights on the way back. but right now we're good." what about the people trying to get here... from the east coast? we'll have that part of the story ahead. steve.. steve wx desk rem pic we'll have a breakdown of how crews on both sides of the river plan to utilize all that salt. nat sound of music and how the local community is remembering the one-time fastest cheetah in the world...

four people arrested in

the forecast is in. "a chance of snow." and for those of us who love winter, these words mean so much more. they mean a chance to conquer new hills. and explore new trails. a chance for first steps. a chance to leave the world behind. it's our chance to bundle up, get outside and laugh with the ones we love. welcome to the winter wonderland of pure michigan. your snow day begins

of a 2015 lakota high school graduate have been indicted. police say justin koch, jibril willingham, rodney foster and demarcus staley broke into tyler kassow's home on cincinnati-columbus road in west chester january 13th and shot him. investigators say the killing of kassow was not a random crime. have you heard about the war of words between cincinnati mayor john cranley and councilmember chris seelbach? cranley and seelbach... who were recently at a council meeting together... are taking jabs at each other... after seelbach sent a scathing e- mail saying the mayor treated people poorly. the mayor's out of town.. but we spoke to him by phone to get his reaction. "we both care about the city. we just have different views as to what was the highest

together and i think if we break bread, and talk to each other, we're going to be better public servants." tonight the cincinnati zoo is mourning the loss of the cheetah that broke the world animal speed record. in 2012... national geographic cameras were there when "sarah" covered 100 meters in 5-point-95 seconds.. reaching a speed of 61 miles per hour. the zoo says sarah was 15-years old and was euthanized due to a diminishing quality of life. in november of 2014.. our own tricia macke profiled "sarah". we've got it right now on fox19 now.com. police say his daughter was killed... and tonight he wants justice! "i think they should be be hung... just being honest." we'll tell you what's next for the little girl's mother... and her boyfriend. ben roof cam and it won't be long before many tri- state roads will be covered in snow. the questions are.. how much... when... and where.

next. trial dates are set

death of this little girl... 2 year-old kinsley kinner. the girl's mother... rebecca kinner and her boyfriend bradley young will stand trial in april. young is facing murder charges... kinner... faces involuntary manslaughter charges... after the girl was found with bruises near her throat and all over her head. today... the girl's father had some strong words outside the courtroom. "i think they both should be hung, being honest. if it was up to me i'd drag them behind my truck all day. they should - death penalty. you killed a little girl who couldn't defend herself." meantime... in the same court building... the man accused of killing a middletown woman learned he's headed to prison. juwan hawkins will face 20-years to life for the death

found in december bolton water works plant in fairfield. "de'asia was the life of my party. she was everything to me - a sweetheart. if you would have got to know her, you would have liked her as well. it's just sad she had to leave so soon." another 3 years will be added on top of his 20 year to life sentence for a weapons he'll be parole eligible after 23 years. weather alert animation road crews are going to be in for a battle the next 48 hours.... let's go back live to fox19 now's mike schell live at the kenton county salt dome... mike what's the plan? mike remote when are they starting the big three crews in at 7am friday morning to

timing and whatever depth the they will be ready to go. other counties in the crews in those counties ready to roll at 6 am. like it could be a long patience from the possibly 10 inches of time." mike remote we just got the latest plans from the city of cincinnati. crews will work 12-hour shifts. it'll all start tonight at 7 o'clock. the city has 67 vehicles treating roads tonight. city manager harry

"i think mother nature's been good to us. but she's about to speak to us." with this storm taking aim at the east coast... triple a corporate travel phone lines are slammed. "right now the flight out of allentown at 6-50 is still holding." the agents there are helping to get business travelers out of the storm's path before it hits. right now... they're working with folks who have friday night and saturday flights to get them home sooner. "the agents have been working 24/7 to try to get those corporate travel customers on flights. there aren't that many flights available, and there are business travelers throughout the country trying to make it to their destinations." time to check in with the tri-state's weather expert.. chief meteorologist steve horstmeyer.. tracking your forecast steve weather

tomorrow... with on the hour cut- ins... and longer reports if the situation warrants it. day and night for turn to fox19 now. what we're working on for 10 o'clock. seriously hurt in a terrifying sledding accident. tonight at 10 his family shares the story only with fox 19 now. a small sleepy kentucky town possibly in for up to a foot of snow. how folks there are preparing for the crippling storm. and if you're stockpiling for tomorrow's snow, you're probably buying the wrong stuff! what you should be buying instead of bread and milk. tonight on fox19 now.. the farewell season of american idol continues with the final auditions - ever. don't miss the last of the golden tickets to hollywood - tonight at eight- followed by fox19 now at ten. ben cam coming up, we head to u-c before the bearcats showdown against memphis.

brawl talking about uc's struggles. that's next with jeremy rauch. sot

in the regular

call tonight's game against memphis a must-win game. i'll call it a can't lose game. the experts say right now, uc is not a tournament team, and memphis is ranked 125 in the rpi. --- the bearcats are right on the edge losing four of their six games this season on the final possession. mick cronin told me, it's been a grind." --- mick cronin: "teachable moment. no different than the fight with xavier years ago. we're trying to help those guys learn about focusing on their effort and attitude and helping them see the bigger picture and putting them in a tough situation. it's going to help them in their life. obviously, i'd like to win all those games. i'd eat a lot better." --- jeremy rauch: "uc and memphis tip here in minutes, 23rd ranked kentucky is on the road at arkansas, also a 7-pm tip. ohio state travels to number 22 at 9 p-m. at uc, jr, fox19 now." and we want to let

air every step of the way tomorrow... with on the hour cut- ins... and longer reports if the situation warrants it. it could be a long day and night for you. turn to fox19 now. we will see you tonight at ten.... don't forget wheel of fortune and jeopardy are next!!! announcer: fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. log on to fox19now.com and download the fox19 now app. steve get ready for some ugly roads