breaking tonight... the mother of one of the boys hurt in the madison school shooting shares the story of her son's heroics. going back inside! madison school families tour the scene of the school shooting. how they're preparing to go back to class. flurries fall tonight, but there's more snow on the way. when we'll see it. a local woman sends threats to her former teacher. the bizarre case and what's happened to the suspect. wanna play hooky from work? we found online "get out of jail free" cards. we begin with breaking news on super tuesday.. good evening - i'm tricia macke..

clinton.. trump - who is delivering a victory has been declared states... states including his home state of texas.. side - clinton has states at this point, bernie sanders winning two including his own state of vermont. latest results on and at the bottom of your screen. we'll have more election coverage later in this hour... breaking now, at least four people after a tornado touched down in these pictures and from the scene in at least eight leveled. here, the steeple was blown off the grace life baptist we're working to get more video in stations in alabama updates hour and on fox19now.com school shooting

tonight on the school shooting... in butler county.. as students prepare to head back to class... we have learned - according to the sheriff's office- that bullying.. is not believed to be the motive... that led a 14-year- old to open fire at madison junior senior high school shooting two students and leaving two others injured... this is video from that scene yesterday. that suspect - james hancock is behind bars.. and he'll be held until his next hearing in april we're told hancock got the gun from a relative on saturday... two days before yesterday's shooting. we're also told there's surveillance video of the entire not being released just yet. tomorrow morning jr sr high school back into the for some, its an erie feeling after the school opened students have a fox 19's michael baldwin was there

tricia tonight as the schools website says was about increasing the comfort level as the kids come back through those doors behind me. it was about reminding them that school is a safe place. for some students, behing on school grounds tonight just a day after 2 students are shot and 2 more injured felt a little weird which is why from 6- 7:30 tonight, parents joined their kids in coming back to school a day before it offically re-opens. why? well i'll let the kids tell you. i feel a lot more comfortable now going in seeing how normal everything is it was important because everybody was scared from what happened as alyssa drives away she told me being at school tonight helps drive away her fears since she was in the cafeteria when james austin hancock allegely opened fire. the 14-year-old's life is now changed forever like the community he was once a part of. now the school is doing

images away. they told us that we are in this together and that we are a team and we are all family and we willl be here if we need anything and remember, tonight wasn't just for the students. it was for mom and dad as well.there trying to forget those images too. even if they are not a nervous wreck i am and its nice and kind of go through that everything is just a normal day normal is the grade the school district is reaching for and so far the report card is good as everyone seemed happy they were let in to tour the school before still tough. are you going to school tomorrow. yes, are you scared to go to school tomorrow? i mean im worried but i want to go and get it over with tomorrow the school says they will have extra greet students. counseling available throughout the day and they plan to have staff in the cafertiera to

in madison township michael baldwin fox 19 now. while most madison students will return to class in the morning, missing will be the two students who were shot. our megan o'rourke is live tonight with an update on the victims. cameron smith and cooper caffery remain at miami valley hospital right now. the other two students who were injured are at home recovering...and one of them is being called a hero. monday was a mother's worst nightmare for ginger weaver. shots fired inside madison junior senior high school and her son, brant murray, who you see here was among the injured. 1:29 this is nothing you weaver says brant was in the shots started and that he pushed other students to safety. :32-:46"he was actually all of the boys that were shot. they were lunch because of the round table, and the boy that did the shooting was at the table next to them, said he got up and the gun, just opened fire on their table," brant's right leg was hit with shrapnel...he was hospital and may

metal surgically removed. however, his mom says he will make a full phyiscal recovery. but, it's the emotional scars that students and staff and families here in madison township will likely face for time to come. another student, katherine doucette was also grazed by a bullet. she has also been treated and released from the hospital. tricia. we are continuing our coverage of this school shooting... as we learn more. we'll pass it along on air and always on fox19 now dot com ... and our free mobile app. weather now bringing in the chief now... i hate to say snow... but steve - we've got some flakes in the forecast.. steve cam

in clifton. time ago at ludlow. we're told the victim wasn't seriously hurt, but an ambulance did take them to the no word if the we're working to information and will bring you the latest as soon as on fox19now.com. a warren county judge sentenced a

after pleading guilty to intimidation and harrassment of her former school teacher. prosecutors say 20-year-old kristina dotson of butlerville... sent several threatening email and phone messages to her former teacher and her husband.. dating all the way back to 2012.. a new sports complex could soon be on its way in hamilton. we're talking a youth sports complex, fitness center, hotel and much more fox19 now's frankie jupiter joins us live with the details, frankie. this old paper plant is empty now, the window are even busted out in some areas. but in 2017 it could the home to a new sports complex. "it looks like, it truly does look to be some the property." the old champion paper mill sits in the dark and is empty tonight but new life maybe on its way. the city of hamilton ohio

the pennsylvania based company spooky nook sports on the redevelopment. "from the sport the community, i think it's going to be a great, great amenity, not just for the city of hamilton but for the region itself." the city says the 38 million dollar project will include a youth sports complex, fitness center, hotel, restaurants, brewery, meeting and event space, and other entertainment venues. currently spooky nook sports is the largest indoor sports complex in the us. "what i see happening is really the level of completion really beginning to rise because you begin to have the amenities that these student athletes are going to be able to use throughout the year." the next steps in the project include the completion of a development agreement with the city, identifying and securing funding sources, identifying potential tenants and partners, and outlining additional uses that complement the overall project. the facility will

construction is estimated to begin in late 2016 with a projected completion time frame of late 2017. did you celebrate opening day? first spring training game.. coming up. after i saw the video, i didn't know what it looked like. i just figured i was in a tornado surviving a and it's all caught on camera. steve chroma

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election night press conference... after being declared the winner in five states... he says he's looking ahead to facing hillary clinton... who has won at least six states at this point... both ted cruz and bernie sanders each getting victories in two states. the latest results on fox19 now dot com and at the bottom of your screen. as super tuesday wraps up... voters in kentucky are next to cast their ballots. today is a big day for candidates in terms of securing delegates for a presidential nomination. the question is... do you know really know what a who they are? joins us live now. delegate? long story short... it could be you, me - it can be anyone. republican voters will vote in a caucus this saturday at their county polling location... like this church in florence. while they vote for a few candidates... they're actually

delegates. what does it take presidential nomination? it starts with a good campaign, and add to that... a few special people. sci prof "if you go back in time, these were literally the movers and shakers who would chart the course david niven is a political science professor at u-c. while things are a bit different now... the goal remains the same: win the primaries... get the delegates.... secure the nomination. david "once you get a majority of them, you're going to be the nominee. that's really what the fight is about." gfx to win the nomination this year... a gop candidate needs 2,383 delegates. a democrat needs 1,237 of them. so, what does it take to be one of the chosen?

ohio is a political elected office." david "regular people can be delegates." where do these republicans democrats do it at david you're a friend of the democratic side, you win a local little pre- election caucus." the parties set the support and voting patterns. in ohio - there are 66 republican delegates... and 165 democrats. in kentucky - it is 45... and 53, respectively. gfx these are people will attend their party's convention pledged to cast their vote for a candidate... and essentially decide who you'll vote for in november. david "in effect, you're voting for a delegate." a majority of delegates will decide the nominee. so... what if the primary cycle ended today? david reporter: "if this keeps going the way it's going, we're likely looking at a trump/clinton presidential race?" david: "yes. yes. absolutely." the democrats should have no problem getting a

but, say there's a tie among republican candidates. who have pledged to a candidate that has dropped out... can vote for another to get a majority. live in florence... ben katko... fox19 now. we're following the election results... this hour.. on air and on line... we'll be updating you throughout this broadcast .. and in the days to come as we get a clearer picture of the race for the white house. caught on camera caught on camera... a woman says she's not sure how she survived... after she was trapped outside during the storm. surveillance video from outside a hardware store in louisiana shows the weather turn in a matter of seconds... as an e-f three tornado hit. fed ex driver kyra johnson says, she had just made a delivery... and tried to run for cover inside the store... but the doors were

had already taken shelter... she grabbed onto a nearby soda machine outside... when suddenly the front of the store started crumbling around her. "i braced myself between the coke machine and the wall i just knew it saved me jesus saved me i just kept saying god please save me don't let me go and he didn't. " the hardware store was left in ruins. the owner of the store says... after everything johnson had been through... she still went inside the store after the storm passed... to make sure everyone was ok. live now breaking right now, more than 6- thousand homes and businesses are without power. we're told it's been knocked out by wind. the outages are spread across hamilton, butler and clermont counties. we're checking with duke right

times for power to be restored. one game down - and not so bad, right? the reds win their spring opener with some real excitement about tomorrow's game. here's sports director joe d. big day today for this dude - tricia. but... tomorrow's a big day for the future. bryan price announcing the reds top three prospects will start wednesday's game. the young guys on the top step today to watch the reds best players in the spring opener. you know this guy - brandon phillips. he drove in the first run. remember eugenio suarez? hard to forget that name. kid can really hit - hit two doubles today. but... joey votto is still this team's best player. two hits in a reds win. just don't tell joey he's now an old guy with an old approach to hitting. joey votto: "i still am young. single. no kids. good looking. if i let jabs or comments or whatever personally it would never stop and almost never is it fact

grain salt and ultimately i have to answer to myself." single - no kids - good looking? i'll take an 0-3 on that. reds prospect who saved today's game. the catch you need to see is coming up in this show. weather

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those who received them made payments. a fox19 wanna play hooky from work? we found online "get out of jail free" cards. armed with emojis?!? why a young girl's under investigation for the cartoon messages. breaking now breaking news now... on super tuesday... the biggest day so far on the primary calendar and donald trump appear to be tightening their democratic and republican presidential nominations. just about all the closed. ryan nobles joins us now live from the nation's capital... ryan, what do we know at this hour? while donald

now, we're up to seven-thousand homes and businesses are without power. we're told it's been knocked out by wind... as you can see in these live pictures.. springdale and forest park are the hardest hit. the outages are spread across hamilton, butler and clermont counties. we're checking with duke right now to see if we can get expected times for power to be restored. right now right now - after one year in space... nasa astronaut scott kelly is on his way home. this is video as kelly prepared to leave in a space capsule earlier today taking off from the international space station after 340 days in space. kelly is leaving with two russian cosmonauts.... all scheduled to land late tonight in kazakhstan desert. before leaving - kelly handed over space station command to fellow astronaut tim kopra. right now-- millions of tax dollars loanded out to private businesses in lawrenceburg are

loans are in default. we investigate how this happened--and why the city has not acted to get those tax dollars back. investigative reporter jody barr is live in lawrenceburg tonight--and jody--how did these loans get in the shape they're in tonight? it's simple-- the city of lawrenceburg chose not to foreclose on some of these loans--and let 16 million dollars go uncollected. why? that's what we set out to answer. linkmeyer: "steve linkmeyer." barr: "hey, how are you?" this is a man with a 3 million dollar tax payer-backed loan. he's steve linkmeyer. he was supposed to turn this hill into a large development--but--s ix years later--this is it. city records show--linkmeyer's made 13 payments in the last six years. "i want to tell my story." linkmeyer rolled up on us last week--and told us

interview. but--the next day--linkmeyer and his attorney called--to decline. our investigation found--linkmeyer owes on another tax payer loan--a loan he got in 2008. that 250-thousand dollar loan went to build these storage buildings near his home. loan records show--he hasn't made a payment on this loan since june 2012. 'we're here to see mark bransbach--i'm jody barr with fox19." the owner of top quality building products has the second-highest loan--a loan technically in default. city records show mark bransbach took out a 1-point-5 million dollar loan--a loan that was supposed to have been paid off 5 years ago. we left a message for the owner two weeks ago--and again yesterday--but he never responded. barr: "we're looking for greg davis...oh, you're mel davis?" mel: "yeah." barr: "we're here to talk to him about the loan he's taken out from the city and has yet to repay them." the third highest- over due loan went to this man's son:

owes the city nearly 2 million dollars--money he used to renovate this corner. city records show greg davis made 8 payments in the last 15 months. this man's mel davis--greg davis' father--who's also a lawrenceburg city councilman--and holds a seat on the city's loan committee. we were here to see his son greg--but mel davis came out. barr: "would he like to talk to us about why he hasn;t paid this loan off?" davis: "i doubt it." "it's to set a deadline--that says we expect to be paid and we need to be paid by this date." in december, city council paid this law firm 80- thousand dollars to investigate each loan--and what to do with them. the firm recommended--imme diate foreclosure on some--and default notices on most of the rest. two months later--the city's done nothing. barr: "why has that not happened 60 days later?" weldon: "i think it's going to happen...i think there's going to be a good plan and i think you'll be happy with it. i think everybody will." barr: "what is that plan? there doesn't seem to be a timeline, a deadline to

we can tell you at this point." made the call not the reason: he's reviewing the same loan records the city paid that other attorney 80- thousand bucks to do in december. of note--weldon's own law firm owes the city about a half million dollars on a loan that was supposed to have been paid off 9 months ago. barr: "somebody has stopped the buck here...where that order of council in december has not been carried out. why has this seems to have hit a road block?" weldon: "it's not a road block...i think, again, it's going to be resolved pretty quickly. just how quickly--no one can tell us tonight. the borrowers we showed you are just some of the ones who owe the city. for a complete run down of who owes--go to our web site at fox19 now-dot-com--and look for this article. so, these loans were due-- or supposed to have been paid off--

get these tax dollars back? they do-- written into every one of these loan agreements is collateral the city could have gone to court to claim. but--the city--has not filed the first foreclosure against any of these borrowers to collect what's owed. a woman... facing charges after her three-year-old daughter was discovered wandering around their apartment complex alone... this happened in texas... the child said quote - "i need a beer" to police... who say the toddler was dirty and covered in red bumps... the mother, 42- year-old shauna bennett was sleeping.... and told cops she didn't know where her

charged with abandoning and endangering a child. o-k, admit it, sometimes you could really use a day off from work. so, do you use that sick day? if your employer wants proof you were actually sick, that little white lie could get you in trouble. we found online companies selling phony medical documents designed to trick your boss or get you out of class. fox19 now's dan wells reports on these fake excuses. one of these doctor's notes is real. the other is a fake we purchased online. for about 18 bucks we got 30 different notes -- everything from the eye doctor to the e-r. but our legal expert warns using a note like this could be a crime. a quick google search, a few clicks and just like that...we found an online company, "best fake doctors notes dot net." the website promises fake doctor's notes guaranteed to look legit! the site is complete with testimonials

boast the phony documents worked for them. for about 18 dollars we bought 30 real-looking excuses, downloaded directly to our computer. notes from the cardiologist, the gynecologist, even the oncologist. everything from e-r discharge notes to notes confirming pregnancy and abortion. and all the documents can be edited and customized. the site also offers call-back verification -- users can set up a fake call-back number and voice message, in case an employer became suspicious. "oh, wow, this is almost like an e-r medical record." that's dr. marcus romanello, the chief medical officer at fort hamilton hospital..if anyone should be able to spot a fake, it's him. we showed him a few of the phony excuses we downloaded and "doctored.." "this is pretty

what most of them look like." "i've seen them look like this too, so this one is not bad." excessive absenteeism is a billion-dollar headache for u-s employers. the centers for disease control reports losses linked to absenteeism and working while sick cost employers more than 225 billion dollars a year. that works out to about 16 hundred and 85 dollars per employee. "they look very real." fox19 now legal analyst mike allen says while the whole idea may seem unethical, he can't think of a scenario where the company selling the notes would be liable. "they can do it legally if they put a little disclaimer on there saying it's for novelty purposes." but allen cautions the person passing the fake note could face criminal charges, including forgery and falsification. it's a risk someone might take, if they're afraid they'll lost their job. "i can see why there's an entire industry that sprang up around this." the company's website also points out because their nnotes have the

institutions, it's legal. we have more examples of these phony excuses on our website. dan wells, fox19 now- dot-com. a threatening emoji? the text that landed a middle schooler in trouble.. after the break. and - why uc fans should be rooting for kentucky tonight? really? that's coming up. a virginia middle shopping for an suv? well, this is the time. and your ford dealer is the place, to get 0% financing for 60

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she is accused of sending threats on instagram. but what makes this case unusual, is the threats were made with emojis. the eighth-grader sent symbols of a gun, a bomb, and a knife. the school and police are investigating.

taken an yet against the accused student. breaking now these pictures just in from dickey springs alabama after a twister tore through... leaving at least four seriously hurt. the latest on fox19 now in the morning... we're back after this.

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smart phone or tablet, this is a great time to shop around! the mobile world congress just wrapped up a few where new android and windows phone models debuted. with new models hitting storeswe'll see discounts on the 2015 models from samsung, lg, sony and htc. what will not drop much in priceare the iphone 6 and 6 plus. apple is expected to unveil its new 4" iphone, the 5se, in three weeks. but because of that smaller screen, demand for the bigger 6 and 6-s should stay steady, as should prices. you will find deals on old ipads, though, later this month. apple will reportedly unveil a new, 10" ipad pro on march 21st. insiders also say apple will discontinue the first generation ipad air, as well as the ipad mini 2, which means much

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they see this logo? trust me - they aren't saying "blue" when john calipari throws out the first pitch at great american ball park. but... tonight - uc fan - did you root for uk? before you throw me in the river that divides your states... uk is playing florida... marcus lee is dunking on florida... and florida needs a good win to make a good case for one of those final tournament spots that uc wants. so - bearcat fans... did you cheer when jamal murray did that? maybe not... but... it's a good win for kentucky and a helping win for uc. cats by nine. joe hplaz/gfx three straight wins now for miami. they beat buffalo tonight. louisville took down georgia tech.

"great scott"... but... scott schebler hit the jiggawatts out of the second ball he saw in a reds uniform. he's a new guy - over in the todd frazier trade... homer in his reds but... he's on the short spot in left. hit the ball hard. scott schebler: "they had a big deal about me striking out a lot and i was like, 'well, if i'm going to strike out, i might as well do some of changed my approach a little bit. not so much a guy who hits home drives the ball. not necessarily putting the ball in play every time, obviously not striking out every time, but when i do put the ball in play, i want to put in play with authority." game two is tomorrow. and it's game one for robert stephenson. he is the reds top pitching prospect. he'll start on the mound - billy hamilton will start in center. if it's still weird to see aroldis chapman wearing this... you won't see it the first month of

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chapman for a domestic violence incident while still with the reds. did you notice it's now march? yeah - basketball just feels bigger in this month. that's elijah fulton... and this is roger bacon playing for a district championship. james johnson. you can't spell his name without two capital j's... and he hit two clutch j's. roger bacon is driving back to saint bernard with a district championship tonight. doubleheader tonight at u-d. if you didn't make it to see summit reach the top - we got you. that's pretty basketball. zairn davis. the back door is open. alex dahling is playing too much 2k. that's steph's spot. alex hit six threes - scored eighteen points. while you watch xavier johnson... i'll show you the final score. summit wins district by 20. breaking right now, we're up to seven-thousand homes and businesses are without power. we're told it's been knocked out by wind... duke energy says power is expected

tricia 4-shot steve's tracking the next 24 hours.. tricia cam don't forget we're always tracking the weather on fox19.com. goodnight. sot "announcer: now with the fox19 mobile app, you'll never be without fox19 news. from fox19.com to text and email alerts for breaking news and weather. it's all right here in the palm of your

[ crow caws ] [ door opens ] hey, dad, did you say you wanted me to get you up at 6:10? no one's ever said that in this house. [ groans ] i said 8:00. ohh, okay. [ door closes, opens ] unless you wanted to get up now since you're already awake. we could get the college tour going early. nope. i'm good. wait until 8:00. got it. [ door closes, opens ] [ groans ] i'm sorry. i just have to say that can you believe in a year from now i won't even be here? why don't you go back to your room now so we can start getting used to what that feels like? okay. got it. you might as well get up now.