confusion and arrests in the case of a mother who claimed her infant child was stolen! but was it all a lie? we'll break down this developing story in a moment... weather now animation but first... it looks like the snow has moved out! good evening everyone, i'm tricia macke. check out this video we shot in queensgate just about an hour ago. meteorologist matt holiner joins us now... matt what's the rest of the night look like? light to moderate

across the tri- state. a winter weather advisory is majority of our counties in kentucky where is falling. this until 11pm tonight. the steady snow will come to an end during the early evening with only scattered snow showers expected snow accumulations will be less than one area. accumulation roads, but reduced visibility and a few icy spots on can't be ruled out overnight and early tomorrow around 30 degrees. snow flurries early tomorrow morning, clouds will decrease and skies will become partly cloudy during the afternoon. highs will reach the low 40s. during the evening, clouds as a weak cold the area. during the overnight hours friday night, a few snow showers will be possible. the best chance of precipitation will be during the morning hours on saturday. by this

interstates... delays to reports... the ground is wet... so take it slow. developing now animation now to a story following all day. "lie" that led to confusion and a massive search this morning for a missing newborn! fox19 now was first to tell you that the child was never actually missing. walk to bam it all started around 7 a-m at a home on hopkins street in the west end. that's where police say an unattended car running outside was stolen... with an 18-day old child inside! shortly after, the car was spotted by

ending with the car crashing near western hills high school! 4 people were arrested... but officers didn't find the child in the car! that's when police got a tip that the baby could be at a nearby walmart on ferguson road... but nothing was found there either. right after that... police found the child safe with its mother back at the home on hopkins street! and that's where the investigation took off.... our own mike schell joins us live with more.. mike that baby was never missing! police say 27-year- led them on a chase to retrieve her stolen car but newborn baby was in the vehicle at the time... true.... police became suspicious when benton would not inside her home when they arrived. this is 18-day- old...lamilyn mccollum... her mother claims

when the thieves took it...but... 3saunders "the child was at home the entire time." police say benton pulled a fast one on them....waiting until officers left her neighborhood to begin the search for her daughter... 4saunders "she left her home, she actually snuck out the back and hopped into a cab with the child, went a few blocks down the road, met up with her friend, and returned the child home with the appearance that the child had been recovered. benton allegedly told officers that her child was found at the walmart on ferguson road....near where one teen, along with three others, crashed her stolen 1gloria "you can't even leave without somebody jumping in it. this is crazy. its done got pathetic out here. powell-davis thought of her grandson the moment she heard that a baby might be 2gloria "first thing i did was look at him. edit and like i tell my mom i'd rather be on a metro than in a car. i'm safer." as for benton...she is now behind bars and facing some very serious

very trying day for officers and a day where benton's false claims put the people of cincinnati at a greater risk... 2saunders 'we put all our resources wthin the cincinnati police department edit in trying to locate this child." 3gloria "i've got great nieces and nephews, two and one years old. i spend time with them all the time. whew this is crazy," benton is facing three charges... obstructing offical police business... making a false alarm...and.. inducing panic.... two of those charges are felonies... two of the four teens involved in stealing the car are charged with recieving stolen property.. reporting live from district one headquarters...mike schell...fox19 now thanks mike.... let's send things over to fox19 now's michael baldwin who's been

about the mother at the center of this whole story. michael? well today's run-in with the law is not a first. nacole benton does not have an extensive criminal record but she does have a charge that some might find alarming. court records show that in 2015 she was charged with menacing. the records say she was charged in march of 2015 with menacing by threatening her was going to shoot show she did this in arrersting officer. traffic ticket. eyebrows is that county job and them but they we did speak with a benton and said she she told us what she knows of her. "she seemed like a nice young mother cared about her kids and always had them with her always do their birthdays and do things

things with them and dress them and take them to school you know. i never saw nothing thought she would do nothing like that. so you're surprised? i'm very surprised." when i asked ms. andrews why she thought her neighbor would make up this story. she said she had no idea. something we all are still waiting on. live on hopkins street michael baldwin fox 19 now. as always we'll be following this story as it develops. you can stay and on the fox19 now mobile app. just three days after the madison school shooting... a man is now behind bars after being found asleep in a car with weapons... just a few minutes from the school! butler county deputies say they found 23-year old bryan miller will 2 handguns. but they also told me he had 700 rounds of ammo on west alexandria road around 7 this

from the school! after questioning, police say there is nothing that links miller to the madison school district... but he now faces weapons and o-v-i charges. but when police found the car... middletown schools sent out a call to parents saying quote... "madison schools unfortunately has had another incident. i want to set you at ease though that the situation was quickly brought under control." that message didn't sit well with many parents... many of them taking to social media to voice their frustration. one parent said... "the call stated 'another incident' happened at madison. not nearby. at. so we send a town into panic attacks to be the first to get the word out there?" another commented... "shame on you for inducing panic on the whole madison district! with the recent events, you would think you would get the facts striaght before inducing unnecessary panic for all those still recovering from monday." the school district later sent out an

promising to improve communication in the future. donald trump has a new "hater" tonight.... "a business genius he is not." hear more of mitt romney's thoughts.. and trump's reaction.. next. matt cam 4 you're watching fox19 now at 6:30 in high definition, sponsored by performance toyota: always home of the $24.99 oil change

we're gearing up for the smallest republican debate yet... happening detroit.

with cruz, kasich, rubio... and frontrunner donald trump taking the stage. but now trump is taking even more heat from his own party. this was the scene earlier today as former presidential candidate mitt romney gave his thoughts on the state of the republican campaign. while he fired many shots at trump... he didn't shy away from the other side.... mitt romney "a person so untrustworthy and dishonest as hillary clinton must not become president. crowd cheers"> butted to "but a trump nomination enables her victory" butted to think of donald trump's personal qualities, the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. butted to mitt romney "he's playing the american public for suckers: he gets a free ride to the white house and all we get is a lousy hat. and as you can imagine... trump

calling romney's speech "irrelevant." donald trump/r presidential candidate "i heard that mitt romney speech. and, i mean, address it quickly, he failed. butted to "you know, it's one thing you lose and you work and you go. he let us down. " butted to "i backed mitt romney, i backed him. you can see how loyal he is. he was begging for my endorsement, i could have said mitt drop to your knees... and he would have done it." of course we'll have all the highlights from tonight's debate on the ten o-clock news. you can also follow along with the campaigns on the fox19 now mobile app. rem pic and as we look live... snow... rain... clouds... but there is good news on the horizon in your 7- day forecast.. next. welcome back to fox19 now at six-

inside the goshen police department is over tonight. after three years of investigating--no one can answer the main question: how did it happen? invesitgative reporter jody barr is in goshen tonight--with why prosecutors closed this case today. the reason is--they don't know what exactly happened--how this evidence went missing--or who's responsible. that's why--just today--the prosecutor sent this statement out--saying there isn't enough evidence to charge anyone. it's turned out to be one of the biggest mysteries in goshen's government center. how did $18,000 in drugs, cash and money orders--slip out of the most secure room in this department?

couldn't figure it out-- and the hamilton county sheriff's office re- investigated--and couldn't solve the mystery, either. when we interviewed clermont county prosecutor vincent faris last fall--he knew there was a real chance this case might never be solved. barr: "if the second investigation comes back...no one's ever charged in this case...was it simply because finding whoever's responsible for this, just could not be found?" faris: "i don't know...maybe nobody's responsible for anything...it could be recordkeeping. we'll see what the second investigation says." faris wrote in a statement today--"based on the deficiency in the available evidence"...investiga tors could not find the probable cause to charge anyone. that means--this case is closed and

we reached out to two goshen cops who were interviewed and polygraphed in the state's investigaiton. neither would agree to interview for this report--and neither would the county prosecutor. the good news: the prosecutor says there's a new eviedence tracking system in place here--and that--as the prosecutor wrote--"should alleviate any further issues." weather now animation you're looking at footage from the police memorial in queensgate. well it started with the snow... and believe it or not... this sight is gonna feel like a distant memory this weekend right matt? matt weather light to moderate snow continues across the tri- state. a winter weather advisory is in effect for the majority of our counties in kentucky where

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base on two walks today? don't even start... anthony desclafani got the win, threw a perfect two innings in the reds 9-1 win over the tribe. latest bracketology tells me you're sick of hearing about uc playing another must-win game. feels like we've been saying this for a month. houston and uc share the same record at 21-and-8. but lunardi says the bearcats are in, and houston needs a win to get on the map. mick cronin was asked if his team follows bracketology, and he channeled forrest gump. mick cronin: "i'm not a genius, but i know they look at that stuff. they're well aware that we're on the cusp of doing what we need to do to get into the

it." kevin johnson: "we understand the importance of this game. we're both fighting for something and we definitely want to get into the ncaa tournament more than them. so, it'll be pretty exciting for us." jer hplaz gfx big blow to the bearcats tonight... farad cobb and shaq thomas are both doubtful with injuries. that's according to john rothstein. when we go off air... the news doesn't stop. here's a look at what's trending right now... chick fil-a has a simple offer. ditch your phone... get free ice cream! hear why... and have you seen our story about dirty restaurants in the tri-state? some of the images might make you think twice before you head out to dinner! see more. and an x-ray shows that a 6-foot python swallowed an entire teddy bear! we've got that story and more live now on fox19 now dot com. not many kids can say they impressed

at least one can. an 11 year old golfer was at the opening of one of woods new courses... and drained a hole in one right next to the legend himself! and get this... it was his first shot of the day! the crowd went wild... and that kid ended up beating tiger by 2 strokes on the hole! 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. tricia breaking down the "no snitch"

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