way and when it will hit your neighborhood. how do you prepare for a foot of snow and rural roads? we're live in a local community bracing for the worst. a young boy is seriously hurt in a sledding accident. his family talks only to fox 19 now about what went wrong. a recent lottery winner killed in a burglary gone bad. what the eyewitness in the case saw. and is the streetcar coming to northern kentucky. how supporters plan to get the money. breaking news happening right now in winton terrace. cincinnati police have just been called out to investigate a homicide. the investigation is underway on craft street near winneste avenue. our michael baldwin is at the scene working to get more information. we'll go to him live as soon as he learns more. snow crews are ready... for the headed our way.... we have team coverage - across the tri-state.. ready

winter blast let's kick things off with the chief.. steve - depending on where you live - this storm could deliver a dusting to.. 18 inches?! what's the latest... steve cam you just saw it. mother nature has

surrounding area tonight. if the storm materializes as expected, we're of snow. dissolve our megan o'rourke is live in she's been all night.

you can see the streets are pretty but that was certainly not the case tonight around town...as everyone was bracing for what snow. the cold is no longer a concern here in maysville... "well how much are we going to get, 10, 12, 15? we're going to have to wait and see" but, what joseph goss and most other people who live here aren't waiting for...is a trip to the store to stock up on essentials" it's a madhouse, i've never seen it this busy...been going here for years. crazy. it's ridiculous...i think black friday was better than it is there right now stephanie bryant is bracing for what could be a long weekend...snowed in, with three young kids. but, city crews are also prepared. tonight, the trucks are loaded with salt...and ready to roll out of these gates as soon as the first snow falls. the worst part about

plow the whole town, usually with overtime and salt...it's about 8 thousand dollars, which is a lot for a town our size. you mind as well say it costs a buck a person kidding and costs aside...mayor david cartmell if they do bear the brunt of the storm as expected, crews will be out early and work around the clock until everything is clear. the key to all this is if it happens and we get the big lick on friday night, if friday night and saturday people will stay off the street and give us a chance to plow and salt at speed, that can throw snow and salt it makes it a lot better than if you're stacked up behind cars. and schools in this area already following that advice... mason county, lewis county, robertson and bracken, as well as augusta independent, closed for friday.

road crews have been putting plans in place all day.. to make sure to tackle all of the hardest hit areas... meteorologist matt holiner... is here now with the strategies they're using and why.. well we're getting ready for the worst of it. we'll have crews in at 7:30 a.m. running 12 hour shifts until we get it all cleaned up. butt to

and do 1 initial treatment then plow until the snow stops, then try to clean everything up with salt. school delays and closings are

many in northern kentucky.. be sure and check the bottom of your screen or fox19 now dot com to see if your child's school is closed. much of the east coast is just hours away from getting whacked by a dangerous winter storm. washington d-c could get as much as two-and-a-half feet of snowfall. the city is preparing for a virtual shutdown. officials say possibly more than two-feet of snow will fall in some places, starting late tomorrow. about 75-million people, from the carolinas to new

mayor muriel bowser/ washington "blizzard conditions in washington dc bringing up to 20" of snow over the weekend." the washington region showed how easily it can be paralyzed, overnight- when about one-inch of snow fell. what was predicted to be only a dusting.. hit in the early- evening, then streets and highways quickly froze... even president obama had trouble getting from andrews air force base to the white house. a van in the president's motorcade slid into a median. wondering what the roads look like in your neighborhood ... or what your commute looks like? download the fox19 weather now app by texting snow to four-19-19... and we're going to be with you as tomorrow's snow begins.. all the way through the end.. our weather team is all over it - and will give you the latest on air, on fox19 now dot com

it's a story that throughout the tri-state.... now we know the mother and her boyfriend who face charges in connection with a two year old's death. rebecca kinner and her boyfriend, bradley young-- seen here in video in court-- will for the beating kinner. found with bruises near her throat and all over her head. young is charges. kinner faces involuntary manslauter charges. the two will be tried separately. the father of little kinsley had some harsh words for the pair... s if they don't get what they deserve, it's placed so high, it's not good for nothing. it's stupid. death penalty. you killed a little girl who couldn't defend herself. a sidenote to this case, you see in the video that rebecca is close to

baby's dad who you just heard from... tells us that if dna tests prove the child is his... he will take custody. a man pleaded guilty today to a murder that happened back in december. this is video of this afternoon's court proceedings where 19 year old duwan hawkins went before a judge to admit he killed 20 year old de'asia sims. she was shot in the head...her body was later found near the water works plant in fairfield. hawkins was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. lottery dreams... turn to nightmares.. after a winner is murdered in a deadly home invasion.. what police are saying.. after the break. you got caught doing what? an unexpected call.. to one 911 dispatcher.. why two alleged drug dealers.. called the cops on themselves. and we're covering breaking news out of winton terrace.. our crews on the scene of a homicide investigation- the latest coming up.

a tragic end... after a desperate

dreaming of the sledding they'll be doing tomorrow. but one local boy is at children's hospital tonight recovering after his sled slammed fox 19 now's the only reporter who spoke with his father. he has the story. it's said that a thousand words. but the father of told me it doesn't his kids courage and strength. he's doing good. i can't believe how good of spirts he's been in. he's been the bravest 11- year-old i ever seen year-old is noah. he

venturing out to his backyard where there's a golf coarse and lots of kids use a portion of it to go sledding. it's a day he and his family will never forget. 911 whats your emergency? we had a sledding accident first run dow the hill with his best friend. he was going face first and couldn't bail out at the last second. hit a tree with his face unfortuately. noah suffered a broken nose, broke a tooth. he has mulitple facial fractures and doctors are evaluating his spine for injuries. his father told me a kid getting this injured sleeding never crossed his mind. when i hear about a sledding accident i think a couple of bumps and bruises. maybe a bloody nose but never this type of damage according to the us consumer product safety commison. there were more than 52,000 sledding or snow tunning accidents in 2014 where people had to be treated in the safety commison also says the majority of injuries happen to kids under the age of 14.his father told

grows up. said he loves animals and knows all kinds of knowlege about them most of us would have no clue about. as kids will probably go sledding tomorrow. he says be careful. i just say every parent and kid out there safety first. a tragic end... after a desperate search.. to find a two-year-old in tennessee.. police today - announced the body of little noah chamberlain was found about a half mile from his home. he's been missing since january 14 - after going on a walk with his grandmother and four-year-old sister. until today, searchers insisted they were still hoping to find noah alive. police say the family has cooperated, and there is no criminal investigation. authorities in georgia are searching for gunmen after a recent lottery winner was killed in a home invasion. 20-year craigory burch junior won almost a half million dollars in november. this was the scene outside the home where it happened... family members and the victim's

his girlfriend who was home when it happened, says they were sitting in the living room and suddenly, three masked, armed men blew in the door and demanded burch's wallet. she says they shot him shortly after coming in... because he couldn't find his wallet. his mother is begging for help and has an emotional message for whoever is responsible. leslie collins mother "i want them to know what they took from me. they took a part of my life away from me. my child that i carried and raised for 20 years." authorities say they are following leads and interviewing people, but they have still not named persons of interest or suspects in this case. an online imposter.. accused of putting women in danger... the details of this case are disturbing.. this man - was in a boston courtroom today - accused of impersonating a dozen women online.... by posting their stolen photos on a sex site and asking men to

45-year-old thomas sheehan pleaded not guilty to soliciting rape, kidnapping and assault.... he allegedly stole photos of at least a dozen women from their facebook profiles, then posted the images to the site giving out their addresses and asking users to violently rape and kidnap them, and at least two children, of the women. none of the women were ever harmed. "we all just want to stand up and smile at him, to let him know that it's not just this one victim that we are all here together the woman said she once worked with sheehan at boston's logan airport, but she hadn't seen him in more than two decades. sheehan's bail was set at 15-thousand dollars cash. a judge ordered him to wear a gps tracker and stay off the internet "if" he posts bail and is released from jail. 9-1-1 dispatchers have to expect the

but one idaho dispatcher- really got an unexpected call- when two drug traffickers called 9-1-1 so high- and asked to be take a listen-- lose chyron two men were trying to smuggle 20 pounds of marijuana from las vegas to montana-- when they decided loot- they became so paranoid - they thought cops were following them. wondering why they were not being arrested- they called the dispatcher to speed up the process. developing now

not even up and running yet, but now a northern kentucky group wants to expand it across the river. no chyron the northern kentucky streetcar committee met with the covington business council today to present its plan. initially it would go across the taylor southgate bridge with an entry and exit point at newport on the levee, and possibly expand to covington after that. "it's very early in the process and at this point the organizers of the effort have hired a consultant. a washington, d.c. consultant to help them to ascertain what it would take to seek out financial support, political support, and try to make this happen." organizers say there's interest in the project, but there are also big concerns about how to pay for it. they're also hoping it could someday lead to something bigger like light rail. right now winter blast

some snow on the way.. and this storm - is proving difficult to pinpoint ... steve - what are the latest models saying? steve cam when i see her run as hard as she can go, 62

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it hitting and when. several already pulled the trigger, but what goes in to making the call to close school when a snow storm goes down to the wire? hear from local districts. a local man honored for the heroic rescue of two young boys. and more trouble for the hottest gift of the holidays. breaking turning back to the breaking news - we brought you at the top of the show... fox19 now's michael baldwin is live in winton terrace - as polie investigate a homicide.. michael?

pitcher aroldis chapman won't face criminal charges in an alleged domestic violence girlfriend last october... prosecutors criminal charges after he was accused of firing eight gunshots in his garage..... following an argument with his girlfriend in which she told police he "choked" and pushed her... no charges were ever filed.. but after those allegations became public - the dodgers' trade for chapman...... was put on hold. the yankees then acquired the all- star from the reds. the world's fastest land animal... has died today.. at the cincinnati zoo... sarah, the cheetah

as her health was rapidly declining.. the beloved cheetah was 15 years old... most cheetahs live from eight to twelve years. sarah came to the cincinnati zoo when she was only six weeks old and was hand raised by cathryn hilker, founder of the zoo's cat ambassador program. i got the chance to meet and interview sarah's handler - cathryn hilker... known as the cheetah lady.. check out my another side of interview with her - on fox19 now dot com. consumer alert did you get a hoverboard for christmas that you aren't happy with? well if yours came from amazon.. then you're eligible for a refund... the online retailer is giving customers their money back for any hoverboard on their site. the consumer product safety commission is investigating more than three dozen instances of hoverboards smoking or bursting into flames.

wear safety gear, as some falls can be serious. winter blast a winter blast.. on the way.. this weather system is changing by the hour.. and chief meteorologist steve horstmeyer - - you've been all over this.. what's the latest? steve cam road crews are preparing for tomorrow...

with how they're getting ready. matt?

close... that's the question. tri-state schools have a big decision to make tomorrow... and the timing of the storm isn't making it any easier. our ben katko is at taft high school tonight... with how some local districts are planning this out.

closings, delays and dismissals are rolling in to our newsroom. a lot of places will keep the lights off in classrooms tomorrow. that's the big... not so simple choice... districts are now facing. you could describe the impending winter threat... as a wait and see situation... but some parents are already taking the forecast to the bank. tom nonno/parent "we kind of fully expect them to close tomorrow before anything comes." the kenton county school district is waiting and seeing. jess dykes "obviously this is a difficult decision." the decision they've made... is to close their doors jess dykes/kenton co. school district "we're going to err on the side of caution because in kenton about 15,000 students." there are still more districts facing the same decision. the biggest of public schools... you could say...has the biggest ronan phoner/no font "if the snow comes in the afternoon, can you get

ronan tells fox19 now she and her team will talk at 4- 30 tomorrow morning... with the timing of the storm in mind. ronan phoner/no font "the hardest calls are actually those where no snow is coming down in the morning." safety of students is paramount in these decisions. it's just as important to parents waiting for that early morning phone call. carol daria/parent "we're very supportive of the process and understanding that you've got your county roads you need to be worried about and the safety of the children and the teachers." cps superintendent mary ronan tells us that an early dismissal won't be an option because of busing concerns. again... their decision will come around 5 am. live ... ben katko... fox19 now. school delays and closings are pouring in... many in northern kentucky.. be sure and check the bottom of your

now dot com to see if your child's school is closed. if you have not ... download the fox19 weather now app now ... it will be a great resource tonight ... and tomorrow as that winter storm moves in... text snow to four-19-19. if will give you instant access to the radar and our weather updates. let's think about the indoors for a minute.. and a real cool exhibit coming to the newport aquarium. nat sound of clapping today the aquarium announced the addition of "seahorses: unbridled fun". it's an interactive exhibit opening in april 2016 where you can see 10 species of seahorses, sea dragons, trumpetfish, shrimpfish and pipefish. the exhibit will be located between the aquarium's shore gallery and the dangerous and deadly exhibit. still ahead... jeremy rauch has just returned from u-c with reaction from the bearcats

players and mick cronin on closing out the tigers, coming up. gotta get the bread and milk! but why?! the rush to stockpile certain things before the snowstormand why they're usually the wrong things - coming up. a hero honored

in brown county. this man - john neville... pulled two young boys to safety - in the icy lake lorelei... in fayetteville. police say the two fell through the ice... and were treated for hypothermia. today - the lake board honored the man and his family for saving the boys. a 93 year old world war two veteran- was finally reunited with his sweetheart- after spending 70 years apart! norwood and joyce fell in love--but when he was

thomas wondered what happened to joyce. then- a few months ago- using the power of the internet- he fould her living in australia. the couple plans to spend valentine's day together. live wx tease so did you stop by

to load up on bread, milk and eggs before a snowstorm hits. psychologists who've studied this say those pre- storm shopping tripsgives us a sense of control, since we can't control what mother nature unleashes on us. so why do we buy eggs and milk and other foods that need to be refrigerated? retailers say bagged salad, hot dogs and other convenience foods fly off the shelves before a snow storm! psychologists say this is actually proof of shoppers' optimism. buying perishable food means you think your chances of being snowed-in long-termand maybe losing your electricityare very low. after allif you were really hunkering downyou'd be stocking up on canned soup and powdered milk! and you might think retailers see a

snowstormwhen people are stuck at home. but they don't. that's because most people do their online shopping during their lunch get a snow day your french safe, everyone. for simply money, i'm nathan bachrach. "steve weather animation"

losing four out of seven games diet. and it really works. he did say, he would eat better if they win. one of the great ones in the house tonight. kenyon martin spoke with the team at half, really gave the bearcats a lift. best game of the season for shaq thomas. came to life with 18 points. farad cobb, threw in this kernel. bearcats led by 9 in the second half. but memphis would hang a poster, trahson tray-shon burr-ull burell throws down on octavius ellis. k-mart's like...i used to posterize dudes here.

this... the pretty lob to gary clark. this game would be tied 67-all with 5 to play, and that's when uc's clutch man, played clutch. troy caupain a career-high 25 points. the bearcats close out memphis winning 76-72 troy caupain: that's how you finish. we've been preaching on that the past couple days, to finish, and i think we did that tonight. mick cronin: you know how it is when we lose. your parents all say i can't coach and your friends say i should get fired. i'm well aware of that. i still go home and work with sammy on her school work, but you can't let it bother you. it's much easier as an adult though. it's hard for the kids. that's why i said after the temple game, i felt bad for them. it's not your kansas, it's our kansas. that's where uk played tonight. tyler ulis had a night, a career night. dropped 24 points. but he won't get the headline, derek willis, your table is ready. with fine china. he had 12 points. skal labissiere

on his face. we haven't seen that for a while. uk pulling away from pig souie, and jamal murray ices the cake. cats win at arkansas by 14. some of the best teams in college basketball have done it, why chris mack says xavier won't let it happen. next. i don't know kathryn smith. never met her.

44-42 ohio state. purdue takes 53-52 lead with triple. jer hplaz gfx duke, michigan state... even kentucky... three teams who have had their tom petty moments. free falling. xavier knows it can happen fast, if they don't take care of seton hall on saturday. chris mack: "they have as much talent and toughness as any team in our conference. so, any tim you lose it leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. you cannot feel sorry for yourself. you have to fix what plagued you in that loss and that's what we intend to do." tricia 4-shot steve's tracking the next 24 hours.. tricia cam don't forget we're always tracking the weather on fox19.com.

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