incredible video of a local officer hit by a semi after a train slams into it. hear from the officer after that terrifying encounter. a local man's accused of tying up a young girl and molesting her. what neighbors tell us about the man tonight. happening now, a busy local highway shut down for hours. why drivers are facing more traffic nightmares on i-75. joining forces to find answers for all the recent shootings. what's in the works to stop the violence. a victory for the giant noah's ark theme park in northern kentucky. why organizers are celebrating tonight. sot "this is fox19 now" right now going somewhere on i-75 tonight or tomorrow morning? construction work happening right now... will back you up... as closures take

our ben katko is he's live with what you head out. by now you know construction happening on i-75 that's been going on for years. happening here week.. according to odot. closures happening right now... between mitchell norwood lateral on your screen... down the closings your morning commute those started at 8 pm and are just short-term closures to relocate equipment. that piece of the road will reopen at 5 am. the south lanes will see the same closures later this week. also happening right now... is work on a bridge near lateral. single lane closures started at 8... and double lane closures start at 11 tonight also in the right at the lateral... and will

am. the ramp leading from 75 onto the lateral will stay closed until 6 am. the south lanes will again see the same closures later this week. i know it's a lot to digest... but we've got the entire list of closures on our website... fox19 now dot com... so you can plan your your commute in the morning. live in st. bernard... ben katko... fox19 now. developing a preble county deputy is caught in the middle of a freak accident involving a train and a semi. miraculously, he survived to talk about it. fox19 now's megan o'rourke is live tonight with his story and video, you just have to see. tricia, captain brad

the video just released. and he's talking for the first time. he was parked and directing traffic around this minor accident...when in a moment's time...everything went wrong. :00-:06 "i remember seeing the train hit the trailer and then i felt the impact of the semi rolling up in the bush" you can see captain brad moore's body....twisted under the front tire of an out-of- control semi. 1:05 "in the video you look, it almost looks like i'm going to be ran over a second time..."1:08 was the result of a that unfolded in a few seconds time. it happened on that's when moore was called to help investigation along u-s 35. you can see him directing traffic. goes over the tracks and stops. the gates come down and moore is off camera, waiving the semi driver to pull forward around the arm...but, it was too. moore was now caught in the middle of a major mess. :11-:20 "i think i'm standing in a safe area cause i'm hard

kinda jackknifed and takes a hard right, a 90 degree angle into me" mircaulously, moore survived without any major injuries. a broken arm, 25 stitches to his head...and a story that is still making him count his blessings tonight. 1:24 "it's a miracle i mean it really is...it's...makes you think a lot. it's definitely one of those...foot this way, foot that way no bush...it could have been really bad, so i'm very lucky, very fortuante" 1:40 captain moore is still not back to work tonight, he's waiting to be cleared by a doctor to get back on light duty, hopefully next week. meanwhile, the state patrol is still investigating to determine who is at fault for the crash. tricia. weather now tricia 2shot wx desk toss to chief - steve cam clouds are

fox19 now viewing area in advance of a weak system that will bring rain showers overnight. good news - the rain will be gone from the metro area and counties to the west by the morning commute. we may se a few flakes tomorrow evening and night but nothing strong enough to cause driving problems. more good news- the air behind the system is pacific air not a canadian or arctic air mass so it will cool behind he system but stay close to normal temperatures for this time of year. wednesday looks more cloudy than sunny but sunshine returns for the end of the week with highs near 50 by saturday. -fox19 now chief meteorologist steve horstmeyer new efforts tonight to curb crime in cincinnati. a meeting was held in evanston to give residents an

in evanston to give residents an opportunity to talk with city leader about the problems plauging their community. fox19 now's frankie jupiter was at that meeting. frankie what was said?. community members here in evanston spoke about the gun violence, drug problems and lack of development here in the community. tonight chief eliot isaac also speaking about a crime fighting strategy in the works. "we just need to put the policeman where the drug people are." there was standing room only at this public input session inside of the evanston recreation center. community members addressed issues of gun violence, drug dealing, unemployment, and lack of development. it's the first of five in a series of open forums.

to be presenting some new ideas. the chief is going to be coming out with his anti-crime strategy in a couple of weeks. we're going to be trying to give him all the resources he needs to make a difference." a difference is what people in the community have been waiting for. it's something some say takes more than the effort of police and city administration. "the real issue is us, as parents where we have failed. that's the real issue. ya'll don't want to talk about that but until we do it's not going to change." in the effort of change, city leaders say it's important to hear the concerns of the community moving forward. chief isaac touching on a plan to help put a stop to violence. "we're are going to continue to focus on offenders. we're are going to be unveiling some different things about difference places around the city, we want to focus on and i think you guys will be really interested to hear that as we unveil that." now the chief isn't giving specifics on the new strategy right now, but says he plans to unveil it in the next couple of weeks. the mayor tonight calling it groundbreaking, and that it's going

approach. live in evanston frankie jupiter fox19 now. now the michigan attorney general says the water in flint is not even safe enough to 'bathe a newborn.' the water supply.. in flint... is so unsafe - the attorney general is warning parents to keep their children away from it.. the lead-tainted water crisis is drawing donations of bottled water, filters and supplies... but many people still do not have access to clean water.. bill schuette/michigan attorney general "the water right now in flint, they're not using it to water their yard, right, in the winter? and secondly, if you can't drink it, you shouldn't pay for it. and i think it's an outrage to expect that people would pay for something that you can't drink." replacing the damaged pipes would cost as much as one and a half billion dollars, a price tag city officials say they can't afford.

water is right now being shipped to flint from all over... including right here in the tristate. the city manager of hamilton posted this tweet that the city is sending 50 cases of bottled water to eisenhower elementary school. he says it's enough for every student and their family. breaking news happening now in middletown, as fire crews battle a 2- alarm house fire. this is a live picture from the scene on michigan avenue. at one point, firefighters had to operate in defensive mode, which means they would only fight it from the outside to keep everyone safe. they managed to get a handle on it and are attacking it from an offensive mode again. we'll bring you updates throughout this newscast and on fox19now.com as they work to get it under control. new at ten a win for the group behind a grant county attraction of biblical proportions... answers in genesis was asking a federal court... for an injunction against kentucky.. for religious

against the ark encounter attraction.. this is video taken of the progress on the ark... which opens in july. tax incentives were stripped from the park because it hired based on religion.. . the preliminary injunction was granted - against kentucky for unlawfully blocking efforts by the ark encounter.. to benefit from the state's tourism program. a benefit is in the works to raise money for a local officer injured in the line of duty nearly two weeks ago. ripley officer john amole was attacked while patrolling near the ripley union lewis huntington high school. he suffered a broken jaw, broken nose and several bruises. a family friend has organized a benefit to be held in ripley, february 19th. right now, the suspect accused of attacking him, kyle moore, is being held on a 2-million dollar bond. a former school building... getting a makeover.. how its helping

plus - a dramatic shootout - caught on camera.. in the middle of a barbershop... the story - next. while we have made some progress, there is still a lot more to do." blizzard recovery keeps parts of northeast shut down, as recovery process begins... a live report- from dc - after the break. steve chroma caught on camera caught on

2-alarm house fire. they managed to get a handle on it and are attacking it from an offensive mode again. we'll bring you

newscast and on fox19now.com as they work to get it under control. caught on camera caught on camera... a shootout in a south carolina barbershop.. and tonight - the victim of the holdup that turned into a deadly shooting is describing the moment he came face to face with two armed men. as you'll see from the video provided by the shop owners... it all unfolded very quickly. police say friday night, two armed men wearing masks entered the shop demanding money. chauncey harris works at next up barbershop in columbia, south carolina.. he says one of the men pointed a shotgun in his face. "i got down on my knees and put my hands up and he said get down again and smacked me on the back of my head and i said okay this is probably when he's gonna shoot me now." several customers including children witnessed the attack. a customer - fired back... shooting one suspect who ran out of the

wounded suspect was taken to the hospital where he later died. the second suspect, fled the scene. police are still looking for him. an old school in covington is getting a new life. the lincoln grant school built in 1931 is being revamped into homes... for 45 single parent families pursuing a college degree. this is video of the ground breaking this afternoon as work gets underway to create the lincoln grant scholar house. the scholar house model is that we're housing families while the parents are in school so the children are learing the value of education and they're learning about what it takes to study at night and to have homework, to have goals and a career parents living there will be provided with academic advisors, family support services and affordable rent based on their ability to pay. after this

coast, the slow process of digging out is underway. at least 27-deaths are being blamed on the weather. joining us now from washington- chris welch.. latest? it's a tale of two cities in the wake of this weekend's monster blizzard. new york is bouncing back quickly... mayor bill de blasio/new york "things are not entirely back to normal but a lot of the city is

but it's a different story in washington... where the mayor warns the district will be dealing with snow all week. mayor muriel bowser/washington dc "while we have made some progress, there is still a lot more to do." d-c's head of emergency management called the comparison unfair when asked why it appeared new york which got more snow, was able to clear the streets faster. chris geldart/dc hsema "i would ask you to say are the roads clear? and schools may be open and is it a safe situation for the kids to get there? that's mayor de blasios call and his folks advising him. " d-c schools remain closed and federal buildings are shut down the house of representatives canceled votes for the whole week. and d-c's mayor says she'll be asking for federal help to dig out. across the entire region, pooling water on roads is likely to re-freeze overnight -- and many side-streets remain impassable. meanwhile air travelers are feeling the pain as airports slowly return to life. 12-thousand flights have been canceled, including about a thousand today. mos "i've had 8 cancellations, but they've been rolling the cancellations over, so i'm thrilled to be getting out and heading back to new orleans "i had a nice little kind of forced vacation in

known for summer fun ... winter's wrath - proved too much for houseboats ... and watercraft on lake cumberland... a popular kentucky destination for local boaters... five out of lake cumberland's seven marinas... were badly damaged.. at dale hollow - dock crews were able to retrieve at least some of the boats.. damage estimates--still too early to guess. and as the snow piled-up on the east coast.. so did the losses for businesses all weekend. experts put the

nearly 850-million dollars. restaurants, theaters, and other entertainment venues, took the biggest hit from that massive weekend storm. but some analysts say people just shifted their spending. they stocked-up and cleaned-out grocery stores in some places. others spent the time shopping online or renting movies. washington d.c. residents stuck inside riding out the blizzard broke out to throw snowballs.. many converged on d.c.'s historic dupont circle district to have some fun with the record snowfall. a mass snowball fight was organized by the washington d.c. snowball fight association. and it even had a theme - 'snow wars - the snowball strikes back.' this was one of several planned "fights' across the nation's capitol. because of d-c's transit shutdown, the group scheduled a half- dozen area battles on its facebook page. adlib to weather

increasing over the fox19 now viewing area in advance of a weak system that will bring rain showers overnight. good news - the rain will be gone from the metro area and counties to the west by the morning commute. we may se a few flakes tomorrow evening and night but nothing strong enough to cause driving problems. more good news- the air behind the system is pacific air not a canadian or arctic air mass so it will cool behind he system but stay close to normal temperatures for this time of year. wednesday looks more cloudy than sunny but sunshine returns for the end of the week with highs near 50 by saturday. -fox19 now chief meteorologist steve horstmeyer we've got a warning about a scam hitting households all over the tri-state... particularly

particularly kentuckians. and we're continuing to follow breaking news from middletown.. a fire being knocked down there.. our crews are on the scene.. and we'll bring you the latest coming up.

town... looking to help hillary. what we're learning about bill clinton's visit. new information tonight in an alleged sexual predator case as more possible victims come forward. what we're learning tonight. a local man's a young girl and tell us about the young teen killed in community's remembering her. tomorrow morning one local community contiues to grieve the loss 16-year-old laruen wilfong was driving down glendale milford crossed the center another car. her injures.

her principal at milford high school who says standout student. spend a portion of her portion of her day she was a junior taking college level classes off-site at one of the local colleges. just a tremendous young lady, smile, one that can light up a whole room. the ohio state says they don't think speed or alcohol were factors. barry manilow... is helping keep the music alive... at one local high school... he's donating a brand new yamaha piano - as part of the new music instrument drive... for holmes high school. and a donation from you... could get you into manilow's february 11-th concert at the b,b and t arena in northern kentucky.. the manilow music project - has conducted music instrument drives all over the country... as he tours.. for all the details go to fox19 now dot com. we now know who's going to super bowl 50! the carolina panthers will take

broncos next month at levi's sadium in santa clara, california. and if you want to go to the big game, you better dig pretty deep into those pockets... according to ticket price tracker "seat- geek", the average resale price of a ticket to the february game is $5-thousand, 178 dollars. that's for a single ticket! a pair of club seats near midfield have already sold for $12,100 each, making them the most expensive seats sold so far. some luxury suites are selling for over half a million bucks! you decide 2016 in you decide 2016... news.. former president bill clinton will be headlining an event in cincinnati next month.. the hamilton county democratic party has confirmed that clinton will be at a fundraising event for his wife's campaign on february 12-th. this is video of a similar event in

somewhere downtown. right now - hillary clinton's campaign has not released any information about the fundraiser. the crowded race for president may be adding yet another candidate to the ballot. former new york mayor - michael bloomberg may jump in as an independent.. there's new buzz about the billionare intrested in a late run. this comes as candidates prepare for the upcoming iowa caucuses. now just a week away. republican presidential candidate, ted cruz, has picked-up, an important endorsement. texas governor, and former g-o-p candidate, rick perry, called cruz, "the most consistent conservative". he has proven that he is ready to serve as our commander in chief on day one. perry dropped, his own presidential bid, in september. the iowa caucuses, and the first votes, on the nomination, are one week, from today. just one day after

emergency due to friday's snow storm... kentucky governor matt bevin packed his bags and headed to new hampshire... to speak at a republican forum... bevin was guest speaker at a saturday luncheon during the new hampshire g-o-p's "first in the nation presidential town hall." bevin grew up in new hampshire. his administration defended the decision - saying governor bevin was directly involved in managing the storm in kentucky. weather now rain is the story tonight... so when's the wet weather going to end? steve cam clouds are increasing over the fox19 now viewing area in advance of a weak system that will bring rain showers overnight. good news - the rain will be gone from the metro area and counties to the west by the morning commute. we may se a few flakes tomorrow evening and night but nothing strong enough to cause driving problems. more good news- the air behind the system is pacific air not a canadian or arctic air mass so it will cool behind he system but stay close to normal temperatures for this time of year. wednesday looks more cloudy than sunny but sunshine returns for the

with highs near 50 -fox19 now chief steve horstmeyer new details tonight about a man accused of molesting kids. remember the guy remember the guy who got locked in a laundry room while the mom called police... when she heard he molested her daughter. yeah, that guy. fox 19's michael baldwin is live in lawrenceburg indiana. michael 6

yeah tricia the detials outlined in this affidavid are disturbing. it shows a man telling children to keep quite and not to tell their parents while he allegeldy sexually assaulted them. prosecutors told me they were able to get incriminating evidence off of 44 year old steven rekowski's phone. he was already in prison from a sex assault case earlier this month where the mother of the 4-year-old vicitm made a citizens arrest unti police came. new court records detail what happened to at least 6 other vicitms who ranged from ages 4 to 10. prosecutors say they have video of a 10 year engagging in a sex act that rekowski recorded on his phone. the affidavit says "the child appears to be passed out from some sort of drug." in another case, prosecutor arron ne-gen-gaurd said he had two children take part in a sex act at the same time. he was having the n8 year old touch her mouth with his bleep

watched another victim told investigators quote..the man with the long hair told me to say "ahh" and he tried to put his bird in my mouth. ne-gen-gaurd explains that rekowski would offer himself to be a babysitter. he would devlop a relationship with thjis person and be there friend and be available to have access to the kids what's not clear is if there are even more vicitims. a examination of his phone and computer is still on going. on his computer prosecutors said they found a number of disburbing images. we recovered the computers and wew found child porn on those the woman who locked rekowski in the laundry room till police arrived is being hailed as brave by the proscutor. he said had she not locked him in there we may never have known about these other

looking at over 300 years in prison. live in indiana michal baldwin fox 19 now tonight, a delhi man is also facing sex charges after investigators say he tied a young girl to a pole in his basement and molested her. this is 24 year old, evan beccaccio. he is behind bars now accused of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. according to court documents, there were 4 separate incidents, all of which took place inside his claymore terrace home. tonight, neighbors there are on alert. they tell us it's a quiet street and they can't believe this happened. beccaccio is being held on one hundred thousand dollars bond. breaking news right now as winston salem state university is on lockdown. officials aren't saying what's happening now, but have sent students an alert reading... wssu is currently

secure inside a room until further advised. do not come to campus if currently off campus until advised. we're working to find out what's happening there and will bring you that information as soon as we get it. right now do you take i-75 to work in the morning? you might want to listen up. some construction work going on right now... could back up your commute. right now our ben katko is out there tonight. he's live with what you can expect as you head out. traffic is still moving through here right now... but it's shortlived. there are rolling closures happening every 15 minutes on the highway tonight for some construction related work. there are rolling closures happening right now... between mitchell avenue and the norwood lateral heading north. by 11 pm ... there will be double lane

equipment. that part of the road will reopen by 5 am. also happening right now... is bridgework at the norwood lateral. by 11 tonight... there will be double lane closures there too. they won't open until 5 am... and the ramp from 75 to the lateral is closed until 6 am... with more closures to come this week. we have the closures impacts broken down at our website for you... just visit fox19 now dot com. live in st. bernard... ben katko... fox19 now. breaking news happening now in middletown, as fire crews battle a 2- alarm house fire. another live picture from the scene on michigan avenue. at one point, firefighters had to operate in defensive mode, which means they would only fight it from the outside to keep everyone safe. they managed to get a handle on it and are attacking it from an offensive mode again. we'll bring you updates throughout this newscast and on

under control. need to know about. kentucky attorney beshear ... wants know that if someone named "sergeant joe crews" calls you -- to tell you that you have a federal warrant issued hang up. multiple people scam ... beshear wants to that law enforcement officials would never contact you concerning federal warrants ask for money. this scam is similar to the irs and payday lender scams. if you do receive a call.. just hang up and call the police. making a few money mistakesis coming shocking 70 americans! doso you don't wreck your own credit--next. going to the super bowl. best.

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historic blizzard. many folks took the time over the weekend to go snow diving. yep, videos have surfaced of people like this swim team in nothing but swimsuits and diving into the fluffy, white snow. --don't try this at home. the blizzard of 2016 -- left millions snowed in across the eastern half of the united states. and in addition to the run on bread and milk ... all that snow ...made for some fun ... take a look ... its not every day that you can snowboard ... through the streets of manhattan. so over the weekend casey neistate nice-stat did just that. police eventually stopped him ... but the officer was cool about it. nats "yes officer? someone complained about you, so we're just going to act like we're talking to you alright? you guys are awesome!" to further prove

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increasing over the fox19 now viewing area in advance of a weak system that showers news - the rain will metro area and counties to the west by the morning commute. we may se a few flakes tomorrow evening and night but nothing strong enough to cause driving problems. the air behind the not a canadian or arctic air mass so it will cool behind he close to normal temperatures for this time of year. wednesday looks more cloudy than sunny but sunshine returns for the end of the week with highs near 50 by saturday. -fox19 now chief meteorologist steve horstmeyer steve gfx sot "sports open" joe hplaz/gfx we start with

serious accident. we're told a vehicle has hit a on why. an air care helicopter has victim. we'll bring you an update when we learn more. sot "sports open" joe hplaz/gfx we start with reports tonight adam jones is now in the pro bowl. players in the super bowl can't play - so pacman's now in. these guys are all in for a championship. that's andrew norwell and luke kuechly. local guys - who made it - as teammates. announcer: "kuechly! for the touchdown." he is the best defensive player on maybe the best team in the nfl... announcer: "there's kuechly..." and... he's about to play for football's biggest championship.

guys are finishing first." but... luke kuechly's first championship is framed on the walls at saint xavier. a big talent - with big hair... his college picture hangs next to the only bomber to ever win a super bowl. steve specht: "he's the best at what he's chosen. and, i don't care if a young man goes into acccounting, he goes into law, he goes into theater - you want to see them push to be the best they can. and, luke's done that." chris norwell: "any profession - you want to reach the highest you can possibly go. and, andrew - he he has that opportunity." a massive lineman at anderson high school... the bengals looked at andrew norwell after he left ohio state... sounds of football but... undrafted... the youngest of seven norwell kids is now one of five starting linemen for the nfc champs. chris norwell: "andrew made a commitment after last season to get better. not just be a starter, but to be one of the best in the nfl and i think each week he did that and to see him play at the biggest stage is unbelievable."

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factor in march. k-b-d for one-two- three points. twenty-two. daniel giddens destroyed a rim... and this is better. buckeyes beat penn state by twenty. fresh top twenty- five out tonight. xavier down two spots to seventh and play at top ten providence tuesday night. u-k up to number twenty. this is kenyon martin on campus sunday celebrating mick cronin's two- hundredth win. bearcats played some good hoops with k-mart in town. tonight - mick said kenyon will be with the team at the conference tournament. might he be a future coach? kenyon martin: "we'll see. right now, i'm just enjoying life. enjoying this early retirement. you know, i've been a businessman right now trying to figure out what's next. coaching is probably in my future, i don't know what level yet, but if it could be back here it would be great." tricia 4-shot steve's tracking the next 24 hours.. tricia cam

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