by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night tuesday, march 15 through friday, march 18, with lanes reopening by 5 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from northbound i-75 to sr 562 will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. each night, reopening at 6 a.m. the following day. happening today today, the step- year-old franklin boy will face a day after the ruled a homicide. and this morning we're hearing from the 4-year-old's father... dan dblbx shawn lanier is live at the warren update. the step-mother in this case is said to

legs in scalding hot water as a punishment. now a father is left grieving vo an autopsy revealed that the severe burns on the boy's legs ultimately led to his death. the step-mother, anna ritchie's, bond is set at $350,000. the father, robert ritchie iii, says this whole thing feels unreal. "the lord taught me, even through the hardest things in life, you gotta forgive. if you can't forgive, he can't forgive you either. especially, even something like this, you gotta have faith and you gotta keep your head on straight that little boy would want me to keep going every day. he'd want me to go out and have fun for him and do everything i can for him" anna ritchie is set to be in court today at noon on a child endangering charge. coming up in about an hour you'll hear more from austin's grieving father. live in warren county shawn

new this morning new this morning... a man is taken to u-c medical center following a shooting outside of a restaurant. dispatchers confirm the victim was shot in the leg near elephant walk, on west mcmillan street... near clifton avenue. he is expected to be o-k... police say they have no suspects at this time. breaking now... continues to disobey u-s more ballistic missiles, just a few the missiles didn't harm anyone, landing into a sea japan...but u-s officials say they are another threatening show of force by the communist nation. sanctions have recently to stop north korea's nuclear war, but dissuade them. now... hacking group, anonymous, say

donald trump. they have already posted a cell phone number and social security number that they claim belongs to trump. they've also included personal information about people close to the presidential hopeful. a trump representative says police are looking into it, and are "seeking the arrest of those responsible". kara bam r new technology is going into schools to make locating an active shooter, even quicker. it's called shot spotter technology...it can zero in on the location of gunfire, instantaneously....a nd relay that information to first responders. with 32 campus shootings in the u.s. since 2000, schools across the country are increasingly signing up. we've seen a huge increase in shots and killings at high schools, middle schools and elementary campuses and this is really the next iteration or extension of protecting our students and staff. "does it prevent active shooters, absolutely not. if it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen however at least now

that we can react accordingly and efficiently, and hopefully save lives." the technology cost tens of thousands of dollars to install. and some have complained money could be better used elsewhere. uber is going to international travel. the popular ride- sharing service says "uber- passport" allows riders to travel one-way from san diego to tijuana, mexico. the trip would be pricey though... prices begin with a four dollar base rate, and then you have to pay two- dollars-and-35 that does not include any border crossing fees. happening today march madness is the tri-state... as tournament play. our jessica brown preview as the to hit the court... cincinnati will take for the first time four-overtime game to uconn in the american athletic conference quarterfinals. the bearcats are using that loss now as motivation

no 9 seed uc's bearcats will face off against number 8 seed saint joseph's hawks over in spokane washington. they will play the very last game of the first round tonight at spokane veterans memorial arena. vo here's video of them practicing for the big game yesterday. cincinnati ranks among the top teams in the nation in defense..it's been their strength..but the bearcats will need their offense to be just as good in tonights game. the bearcats will be able to rely on forward gary clark, who said he is fully recovered from an ankle injury. this game will be uc's sixth straight ncaa tournament appearance. game time is at 9:57pm coming up in the next half hour we'll talk about xavier's big game in st. louis. kara ots every year people get caught up in march madness fever...betting on who they think will win. have you ever thought about how much money is spent? 9 billion dollars every year! that's more than

powerball tickets last year. and nearly as much money as people across the u-s spend on movies, each year. think about this...about 40 million people have filled out brackets this year...that's more people than the 35 million that have voted so far, in the presidential primaries. how do you feel about roundabouts? a survey says most americans dislike them... but after the break, we'll tell you why there's a huge push to implement them across the country. and a nothern kentucky woman is making headlines across the world... find out why she like barbie. fox19 weather open the wind has finally died down across

the region. today, sunny skies will prevail as temperatures reach the upper 50s. even though this is cooler than we have been recently, this is much more appropriate for this time of year. an upper level low pressure system will deliver the chance for some rain tonight into tomorrow. tomorrow morning, there is the potential for some mixing. the chance of rain will continue tomorrow afternoon and linger into sunday morning. temperatures on both weekend days will be in the 40's! single lane closure on northbound i-75

on northbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night tuesday, march 15 through friday, march 18, with lanes reopening by 5 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from northbound i-75 to sr 562 will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. each night, reopening at 6 a.m. the following day. we're just a few months away from the 20-16 summer and nike has just unveiled uniforms the 20-16 summer game in rio and nike has just unveiled uniforms made for the athletes!

olympians showed off the new fashions in new york... bright whites and fluorescent greens and yellows bursting from the uniforms... they also have top-notch sneakers in a variety of rich blues and reds. the uniforms will be worn by members of the u-s, brazil, china and several other teams. the opening ceremony is set for august fifth. you could soon see a lot more roundabouts on the roadways... right now the u-s lags behind many wealthy countries in implementing the circular intersections and researchers say its costing a lot of lives. a study from the institute for highway safety says roundabouts reduce injury crashes by 75 percent, at intersections where stop signs or signals were previously used. why? roundabouts eliminate the possibility of deadly head-on collisions, and drivers are also forced to reduce their speed. u-s officials are having discussions right now about implementing more roundabouts, in the

a northern kentucky woman says she paid half a million dollars, to look just like barbie! the reason, she wanted the makeover so bad, next. toyota billboard the wind has finally died down across the region. today, a customer tweets "bank fees make me physically ill. #overdraft" how do you respond? sounds like a medical problem. i'd send her to a hospital. "hashtag not the bank's problem." at huntington, she can link with her savings account and then we transfer the money for free. we do that. for a fee of $10. to transfer her own money? hashtag obviously. free transfers from savings when you're overdrawn. welcome to huntington -- one of money magazine's

sunny skies will prevail as temperatures reach the upper 50s. even though this is cooler than we have been recently, this is much more appropriate for this time of year. an upper level low pressure system will deliver the chance for some rain tonight into tomorrow. tomorrow morning, there is the potential for some mixing. the chance of rain will continue tomorrow afternoon and linger into sunday morning. temperatures on both weekend days will be in the 40's! carstar traffic single lane closure on northbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night tuesday, march 15 through friday, march 18, with lanes reopening by 5 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from northbound i-75 to sr 562 will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. each night, reopening at 6 a.m. the following day. kara cam now let's take a look at some of the

look at some of the stories coming up new for you at 6:30... kara gfx the effort to save the environment may hinge on...tomatoes. why the fruit is

renewable energy. kara gfx we've probably all been guilty of texting and walking at some point...now imagine getting punished for it. why you may soon get jailtime, for doing it. kara gfx plus, how does purple bread sound? we'll tell you why you'll see it on store shelves soon. these stories and more.. coming up in our next half hour. happening today happening today... we expect to learn new information following tuesday's 12-car pileup.. that sent one vehicle off the combs hehl bridge and into the ohio river. dblbx our jordan vilines joins us live from campbell county with the very latest on the investigation. live live new this morning... police are searching for a driver after a van crashes into a building in mount airy. this happened just a couple hours ago. invetigators say people were inside the apartment building at the time, but nobody was

people around the world are talking searching for a driver after a van crashes into a building in mount airy. this happened just a couple hours ago. invetigators say

the apartment building at the time, but nobody was injured. people around the world are talking about a northern kentucky mom, and her adoration of barbies. nannette hammond says she's spent half a million dollars to look just like one! she says she's had botox, fillers and breast implants. she even has her own version of pink barbie car, a ten bedroom home, three massive closets and even a private plane. hammond says she doesn't care what others think...and it's worth every penny to look like this. "i used to love playing with barbies with my neighborhood kids and we'd go over each others houses and play with the barbies and i just always thought barbie was just so amazingly beautiful." hammond says she not only looks like a barbie... she has a dream lifestyle with a ten bedroom home, three massive closets and a private plane.

are proud of her. if you have a pet...you've likely taught them a cool trick or two. but probably nothing like this. after the break, we'll show you the what one man got his pet fox to do. and a reminder fox19 now is once again teaming up with saint jude children's research hospital for the annual dream home giveaway. tickets are on sale right now and if you buy now, you'll be entered to win a 25-hundred dollar playset from recreations outlet and a honda civic from superior honda. text "home" to 4-19- 19 for a link to buy your ticket... catherine the wind has finally nt ghini without the mess? think outside the box. lge optic white toothbrush plus whitening pen fo5 shades whiter teeth. brush, whiten, go! mess, no waiting, no rinsing. lge optic white toothbrush

the wind has finally died down across the region. today, sunny skies will prevail as temperatures reach the upper 50s. even though this is cooler than we have been recently, this is much more appropriate for this time of year. an upper level low pressure system will deliver the chance for some rain tonight into tomorrow. tomorrow morning, there is the potential for some mixing. the chance of rain will continue tomorrow afternoon and linger into sunday morning. temperatures on both weekend days will be in the 40's! "hopefully there's still time to prevent a trump nomination which i think would fracture the

movement." dan hplaz there's apparently an all out effort to stop donald trump. both parties are now coming together to see how they can slow down the republican frontrunner. marco rubio has asked his supporters vote for ted cruz, so trump doesn't get the nomination. leaders of nearly two dozen liberal groups are also signing a letter urging the party to unite against trump. "if he gets nominated, we're going to have a very vigorous general election if i'm the nominee." "this is more likely to become an open convention than thought before." trump is beating ted cruz by more than 250 delegates right

not on pace to get 50 percent of the delegates, in which case we would have a contested convention. what is the coolest trick you've ever taught your pet? a video is now going viral of a man in michigan...getting his fox, to do something pretty awesome. take a look. nats man laughing, fox laughing that's right...his fox can laugh on command! people on the internet are loving it, viewing it more than 35 million times in 3 days. soon you'll be able to eat white, wheat...or purple bread. details on the new healthy alternative, that has nutritionists excited. plus, march madness is here for teams in the tri- state. a breakdown of

next. kara 2 shot brandon thinks hellmann's is heaven in a j that's because our ingredients coro.. farmers committed to responsibly

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kara 2 shot good morning -- it's just about 6:30 i'm kara sewell. dan 2 shot and i'm dan wells. let's get a look at our forecast with frank the wind has finally died down across the region. today, sunny skies will prevail as temperatures reach the upper 50s. even though

appropriate for an upper level low pressure system will deliver the chance for some tomorrow some mixing. the tomorrow afternoon and linger into sunday morning. temperatures on both weekend days denise does traffic on northbound i-75

at 8 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night tuesday, march 15 through friday, march 18, with lanes reopening by 5 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from northbound i-75 to sr 562 will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. each night, reopening at 6 a.m. the following day. new this morning... the fbi says a stabbing rampage that happened on a california college new this morning... the fbi says a stabbing rampage

california college campus in november, was inspired by isis. 18-year-old faisal phi-sal mohammad was shot dead by campus police after he stabbed 4 people. investigators say they found isis propaganda on his laptop, and evidence that he had visited the terrorist group's website... they believe mohammad acted alone. new this morning also new this morning... a family is homeless after a late-night fire in fort thomas. crews were called to rossmore avenue just before 11:30... investigators say they believe the fire started outside... and spread its way up the house onto the second floor. everyone inside made it out safely.. the cause is unknown.. but officials tell us it is not suspicious. happening today happening today... cincinnati police plan to hold a news conference giving more information about an indictment at the great american tower. gunshots shattered windows and caused other damage on four separate occasions in the span of one week during january of 2015. rayshawn herald was indicted in federal court for possession of the

we will be at the and bring you the new information as soon as we get it. also today... two polar bears at the cincinnati zoo are getting back to normal. berit and little one will be back on display after they got loose inside the zoo a couple days ago. this is video sent to us by the cincinnati zoo... you can see the polar bears are back to relaxing...splashing in the water, even taking a nice nap. it was a very different story wednesday. wandered through forcing a lockdown! while visitors were never in any danger, there's still an investigation to figure out how exactly it happened. hagan is just dribbling it out, he's just looking three, chucks one up, it's good plenty of excitement on day one of the n-c-a-a tournament. several upsets highlighted by this huge comeback in the final minutes by arkansas little rock over purdue. if you lost a few games on your bracket...don't sweat it. 99 percent of people with online brackets, have

least one game. fortunately for wildcat and hoosier fans...no upsets happened in the games involving teams in our area. i-u rolled from the start to beat chattanooga chat-a-nooga easily 84 to 63. u-k also dominated....getting out to a large early lead over stony brook, winning 85 to 57. indiana and kentucky will face each other in the round of 32, on saturday. happening today xavier will try to follow the trend of local teams winning...when they take on weber state today. our jessica brown joins us with a preview of the muskies opener.... its a big night for xavier fans..xavier's number 2 seed is the best in school history. they'll be facing off against the 15th seeded weber state at the scottrade center in st. louis. it's the first time these teams will play each other other. vo louis..a bigpractice scottrade center.. the arena will host first and second

biggest tournament today. four of course...it would be their first time if they make it the game starts at 9:20 tonight. coming up we'll talk about uc's game in spokane washington. how does purple bread sound? you'll soon see it more on store shelves because scientists say its much healthier! numerous studies have shown white bread spikes blood linked to obesity color purple has a in it with cancer- fighting anti- oxidants. the bread is also digested slower meaning you can use the calories longer, and researchers say it should help with weight loss. there's a new renewable energy source that might surprise you... why scientists say tomatoes could be the key to helping save the planet. plus, we'll have a

conditions.. another warm off. forecast, next. "fox19 now never stops. wherever you go. weather now app for in your neighborhood. warns you the instant near you. search fox 19 store or google play frank weather open

died down across the region. today, sunny skies will prevail as temperatures reach the upper 50s. even though this is cooler than we have been recently, this is much more appropriate for this time of year. an upper level low pressure system will deliver the chance for some rain tonight into tomorrow. tomorrow morning, there is the potential for some mixing. the chance of rain will continue tomorrow afternoon and linger into sunday morning. temperatures on both weekend days will be in the 40's! single lane closure on northbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. on northbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night tuesday,

closure at 11 p.m. each night tuesday, march 15 through friday, march 18, with lanes reopening by 5 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from northbound i-75 to sr 562 will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. each night, reopening at 6 a.m. the following day. dan ots the next big renewable energy source to help save the planet....is tomatoes. source to help save the planet....is tomatoes. that's right, researchers at south dakota university found a way to take tomato waste, and turn it

of tons of waste is thrown out because the skin isn't used when making ketchup. right now, scientists can harness enough energy to power disney world for a year. if they become more efficient...tomatoes and other food waste...could lead to nearly as much energy as wind or solar power gives. the man just caught on fire, and everyone just started go crazy, people spreading out everywhere kara hplaz a crazy scene at a high school pep rally...when a fire breather's show, goes horribly wrong. watch...as he's performing his act, he accidentally lights himself on fire! the good news...he is recovering in the hospital this morning with only minor burns. however, a lot of parents unhappy, that the performance, put their children's lives in danger. "i thought it would have been a lot more professional. i've seen the video, it looked pretty cool for the kids, but it was very unprofessional the way

hopefully next time they can learn from this." the fire did end up spreading and hurt 7 other students...but it was eventually put out. all those with injuries, are expected to be ok. "i think you should be safe, but i think that the law is a little bit drastic." imagine being put in jail...for texting and walking. after the break, details on the new bill that aims to make the act, illegal. kara gfx now for your fox 19 now gas gauge

the cheapest in the area... marathon at beechmont avenue and paddison road $1.75 cheapest in newport... speedway at east 10th and boone street $1.96 bengals legend ickey woods is asking for help... after his a-f-c championship ring that was stolen 25 years ago... showed up on ebay! take a look at his facebook post from earlier this week... showing the ad for the ring that he got after the bengals beat the bills in 1988. we caught up with ickey... who spoke about what it would mean to get it back. "oh it would mean the world. like i said, something i worked hard for, i sweat, i bled, you know cried, you know worked hard to get that, it's mine..." we reached out to the ebay seller.

but did say they had no idea it was stolen. now they're working with police to get it back. more news in just a moment but first we want to check your forecast. kara 2shot frank has a look at today's weather. the wind has finally died down across the region. today, sunny skies will prevail as temperatures reach the upper 50s. even though this is cooler than we have been recently, this is much more appropriate for this time of year. an upper level low pressure system will deliver the chance for some rain tonight into tomorrow. tomorrow morning, there is the potential for some mixing. the chance of rain will continue tomorrow afternoon and linger into sunday morning. temperatures on both weekend days will be in the 40's!

single lane closure on northbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night tuesday, march 15 through friday, march 18, with lanes reopening by 5 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from northbound i-75 to sr 562 will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. each night, reopening at 6 a.m. the following day. happening today happening today... campbell county police are planning happening today... campbell county police are planning to release new information about the search for a car at the bottom of the ohio river. dan dblbx our jordan vilines joins us live near the combs-hehl bridge with the very latest on the investigation.

o'clock, campbell county police will be holding a press conference to release new details in regards to their ongoing investigation of the accident that occurred on tuesday evening here at the combs hehl bridge. they've had to call off their attempts to extract the vehicle from the river currents too strong and the water level continues to rise boone county water rescue team, they had to call of the rescue/recovery effort 130 this morning because one of the divers almost got swept away in the current. this person also said the vehicle is at the bottom of the river did not confirm were inside. likely be sunday or monday before their efforts information has been obtained that the car could possibly be a red pontiac grand prix, or a similar vehicle anyone who has a family or friends who may have been traveling in this region in a similar vehicle are asked to call campbell county police officials are going to closely monitor the river conditions and assess the best course of action in the upcoming days

friday at 2 pm at the fort thomas aqua ramp on route 8. the zika virus continues to spread with dozens of cases in the u-s. continues to spread with dozens of cases in the u-s. and we're seeing new research that tells us which cities will be more susceptible to the virus, this summer. the good news...cincinnati is not in one of the 50 u-s cities deemed most at risk for a zika outbreak. the most at risk are cities are in the southeast because more mosquitos breed there. some cities are in extra danger because of the amount of travelers they see. and others, like louisville...have a higher risk...because their summer weather conditions allow mosquitos to survive easily. hplaz walking down the street and texting on your phone. you see it everywhere, most of us have probably been guilty of it ourselves. now imagine getting a 50 dollar ticket for doing this. ticket for doing this. a lawmaker in new jersey is the first

make texting and walking illegal. in 2010 alone, texting and walking killed 4000 pedestrians. and researchers say it has become a major safety issue, that needs to be addressed. "we observed around 20,000 pedestrians and what we've found is that about a third of pedestrians were distracted when crossing on the 'walk' signal. and as if that wasn't bad enough, we found that nearly 40% were distracted on a 'don't walk' signal, so that would be darting out in the street." "like a lot of people, i like to think that i'm a really good at it, and like, i have peripheral vision where i can see what's coming, but they're have been a few times, especially when i look up and i almost walk into people." the bill suggests treating texting and walking just like jaywalking....where police could give you a small fine if they see you doing it....and even sentence repeat offenders to a small amount of jailtime. soon, you'll have a chance to get free chipotle! details on how you can take advantage

the break. and you're taking a morning, but rain and colder coming this weekend. forecast, when we come back. toyota billboard weather open the wind has finally died down across

the wind has finally died down across the region. today, sunny skies will prevail as temperatures reach the upper 50s. even though this is cooler than we have been recently, this is much more appropriate for this time of year. an upper level low pressure system will deliver the chance for some rain tonight into tomorrow. tomorrow morning, there is the potential for some mixing. the chance of rain will continue tomorrow afternoon and linger into sunday morning. temperatures on both weekend days will be in the 40's! toss to denise for traffic single lane closure on northbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed

closure at 11 p.m. each night tuesday, march 15 through friday, march 18, with lanes reopening by 5 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from northbound i-75 to sr 562 will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. each night, reopening at 6 a.m. the following day. in consumer news keep a close eye on your mail... chipotle is sending

your mail... chipotle is sending out 21-million free food coupons this month... the restaurant also plans to offer "buy one get one" deals on some menu items. chipotle says it hopes the deals will bring back customers in the wake of several food-borne disease outbreaks last year. the ceo of carl's junior says he wants to replace all his workers...with robots. he says it would help the restaurant focus on all-natural product...and cope with rising minimum wages across the country. he adds that automation is not a matter of if....but when...at just about all businesses. if you have any canned tuna in the house, make sure to check the u-p-c

eating it. bumble bee is recalling 32- thousand cases of their "chunk light tuna cans"...because they may have become contaminated during sterilization. so far...there are no reports of any sickness. we have a complete list of those upc- codes on our website... now here's a look at the three things you need to know before heading out kara 2shot bam center breaking now... cincinnati police are looking for the driver who crashed this silver van into an apartment building on west fork road...then took off. nobody living inside was injured. a family of four is displaced....after a fire spreads in their home on rossmore avenue in fort thomas. they were able to escape without injury. and smooth sailing for uk in their tournament opener against stony brook... they face indiana tomorrow. uc and xavier are both in action later tonight. we've got sound from both teams this hour. dan levee that's it for this hour... but don't go away... fox19now continues... show open kara 2shot

meteorologist catherine bodak joins us with a snapshot of your forecast. the wind has finally died down across the region. today, sunny skies will prevail as temperatures reach the upper 50s. even though recently, this is appropriate for an upper level low will deliver the rain tonight into tomorrow morning, there is the potential for some mixing. the chance of rain will afternoon and morning. will be in the 40's! breaking now... north korea releases footage

north korea releases footage of what they say is 21-year old otto warmbier stealing a propaganada banner from a hotel during his trip there. the wyoming high school grad was just sentenced this week to 15 years of hard labor in a north korean prison. he's been detained since early january. the state department and white house are currently negotiating warmbier's release... tensions with north korea and the u.s. continue to escalate. and now...south korea say the north has fired a ballistic missile 500 miles into the sea. the launch comes days after north korean leader kim jong un ordered