paul anglin kenton county voter "long line of people, it kind of looked scary but it went quick." but one boone county voter was concerned the change wasn't communicated thoroughly. patricia alexander boone county voter "i'm afraid it may not have gotten around to as many people as would have liked to have known and would have liked to have voted." and that may explain why so many voters arrived afte about , we found out about it an hour ago and we camnty voter "i came baought itbut, oh well, i can't ca that was robert guad- errama reportiagine, those tuwasn't those turned away, very disappointed. the only state casting ballots on for the cruz came out on while trump won right here in in louisiana. and thank you to kentucky. and i want to congratulate ted on maine and on kansas and he should do well in maine because it's very close to canada... let's meanwhile in the democratic race, senator sanders won kansas and the democratic caucus in nebraska. while hillary clinton took the win in louisiana. " i want to congratulate senator sanders for running a strong campaign. i am thrilled

live from the kenton county detention center, richard chiles wlwt news 5. mike: ashcraft is expected back in court next month. a warren county woman sentenced to three years today for harassing her former teacher. prosecutors say kristina dotson sent numerous emails and phone and her husband. starting back in 2012, and continued last year, after the teacher changed school districts. the 20-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of intimidation, and harassment. sheree: sentencing today, for the man who was found with a marijuana grow room in the basement of his morrow home. jimmy oakes was sentenced to two years in prison. in january, the 52-year-old, plead guilty to several felony charges, including drug trafficking and child endangering. in 2014 the drug task force. found almost 50 marijuana plants, and 13 bags of of pot in his home. two drivers are involved in the crash night -- tonight in college hill. police say around 5pm one of the drivers crossed the center line on daly road and almost hit the -- this is not the video you' re supposed to see. this acciden

paul anglin kenton county voter "long line of people, it kind of looked scary but it went quick." but one boone county voter was concerned the change wasn't communicated thoroughly. boone county voter "i'm afraid it may not have gotten around to as many people as would have liked to have known and would have liked to have voted." and that may explain why so many voters arrived after polls closed. "not really that happy about it, we found out about it an hour ago and we came flying over here." mike combs kenton county voter "i came back, thought it was 4:30 and i thought it would have cleared out but, oh well, i can't cast my ballot now, can i?" as you can imagine, those turned away, very disappointed. party officials tell us today's caucus was a learning experience and to be determined: whether or not kentucky will hold another caucus in four years. in independence, kentucky robert guaderrama, fox19 now. thanks robert, and welcome to the team. as more results come in through the night... you'll can stay updated using the fox19 now mobile app. we'll have the latest numbers as throug

as the tristate remembers a kenton county woman who fell to her death at a nature sanctuary. what her former high school is doing tonight in her honor. more threats at tri-state schools...and it's taking a toll on students and teachers. what's being lost in the classroom -- when children are put in fear. a locked door is all that stands between a clerk and two would-be robbers...but hear why grant county investigators think this isn't the first time they've been shut out! nine on your side at seven a college student from kenton county who fell to her death during a hike in lexington over the weekend is being remembered tonight.. 9 on your side's tom mckee shows us how katie stewart's former high school is honoring the the bright and energetic woman young woman. faculty members here at notre dame acadeny came together monday night for a private vigil in memory of 2012 graduate katie stewart who died in an accident over the weekend." weekend." stewart, a senior at transylvania university in lexington, slipped and fell over a cliff saturday at the raven run nature sanctuary, whe

can't understand why.what he's saying about this starting scene downtown.and friends remember a kenton county woman -- killed after falling off a cliff.nine on your side at 11 11 at 11 starts with breaking news... a deadly crash on the ohio side of the combs-hehl bridge.eastbound traffic shutdown because of that wreck -- and cincinnati police say it will be closed for several hours.it happened just after nine-30...two cars were involved in that wreck -- but we don't know how many people were inside. this is the same bridge a vehicle careened off of into the ohio river this past week.we'll keep you updated. are just heartbroken -- a three point buzzer-beater lifts wisconsin to a 66-63 win over the muskies in the n-c-double-a tournament.ken broo has a full recap of the game coming up later in sports. with no warning, an over the rhine building partially collapses...and new at 11 the owner says he had no idea it was in that kind of shape. now a pile of bricks leaves a lot of clean-up -- and questions. questions.he spoke only to nine on your side's rose-ann aragon... who is live at 13th and walnu

reporter: linda was among a huge crowd of gop voters who endured in independence kenton county' s >> it' s unbelievable. i' and trump did this. he did it. thank you, trump. reporter: some republican strategist in northern kentucky worried turnout would be low because the vote fell on a saturday. >> i am amazed and in wonder at what i see today. laying my eyes upon this >> we' ve got the board of ve had dozens of people today switch their party registration today. people, lifelong democrats, are they' re switching, coming on board with the republican brand. reporter: while some may say that' s the trump effect, kenneth webster isn' t so sure. >> voted for ted cruz. reporter: whatever the outcome webster is impressed so many took part in the caucus process. >> nobody even dreamed it would be like this, at least i didn' t. love seeing all the people out here to vote. >> i just think it' s great. i think it' s a wonderful thing that we' re doing. and i think the people need to have a say. and this is one way of doing it. reporter: today' s caucus was paid for by former candidate rand pau

: 859-356-7400 gfx kenton county animal shelter donation drive mar 26, 2016 11:00 am the kenton county animal shelter is kappa epsilon northern kentucky university to host a the animal shelter on march 26, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. need of the following items: towels, blankets, comforters, brooms, paper towels, animal treats, animal food, iams kitten food, pill pockets, leashes, collars and animal toys. weather now carstar traffic toss to denise for traffic when it comes to a toss to denise for when it comes to a decorative item for your easter celebration, deviled eggs are just so versatile!!! so while the recipe traditionally remains the same, here are some cute easter decorating ideas! this morning we have ray ball in studio with more on an easter staple in so many house holds avocado deviled eggs 1 dozen hard boiled eggs peeled 1-2 ripe avocados 1/4 cup olive oil mayo 2 teaspoons sea salt 2 teaspoons pepper 1 teaspoon paprika 1/4 cup sweet relish a dash of lime juice browning 1. slice eggs into halves, the long way, carefully remove yolks and add to a large mixing bowl. set

the countdown is on for registered republicans here in kenton county. like many of you in kentucky they'll head here to summit view academy in less than four hours to caucus...and thats due in large part to senator rand paul. during his bid for the white month, paul asked party officials to hold a caucus, at his expense, so he could run for president while staying on the may primary ballot as a senate candidate. even with paul out of the race for president, the caucus is definitely still on and it will be a little different than what were used to. it's not likely any of the four remaining candidates will get all 46 delegates because kentucky is not a winner take all state. since this is a first time venture in several years, the republican party of kentucky is looking for feedback. voters in boone county will have the option of taking part in an exit interview to find out what they think about the caucus concept and how they heard about it. if you're unclear about your caucus location we've laid it out on our website http://wcpo.com again you can caucus

zion in florence.in kenton county... it's at summit view middle school in independence.and in campbell county, it's at campbell county high school in alexandria. don't ever give up...that clearly is the motto for the space-x launch crew. crew.tonight they're going to attempt another launch.this will be the fifth.right now the weather is looking good. the last few attempts have not gone well. florida legislature is one step closer to making now...a man and woman who aren't married but living togethere could be fined 500 dollars and jailed for 60 days -.this is according to a law created way back in 18-68! yesterday the senate approved a bill to repeal that law... florida is 1 of 3 states where cohabitation is illegal... a man looking to impress his lady..could be headed to prison for using a sex toy to try and rob a bank.police say the pennsylvannia man needed money for his honeymoon so he built a fake bomb using phone wires... duct tape and a sex toy.they also say he wore an iron man mask during the caper. he's pleaded gu

to be just five percent. 9 on your side has team coverage...reporter john genovese is live in kenton county we begin with rose ann aragon in boone county ... who says she saw voters waiting in line turned away today ... rose ann? here the florence baptist church was the voting location some of you didn't get to vote--it's because at 4 clock if you didn't make into the parking lot you were turned away---now all day -- traffic had been an issue easily more than 5 thousand voters ---trying to get through these doors here in boone county--"crazy long lines today. my family wishes it was over.""been waiting in line for an hour to come a half a mile."florence baptist church was the one location for boone county. deputies directing lainhart made the journey and just walked.(sara lainhart- rabbit hash)"42--and it was a other ways to get here. we drove all the way into florence and turned around and had to park at a steak and shake and just walked" organizers say they were caught off guard.(***phyllis sparks-chairperson boone county caucus***)"this has exceeded everything we couldn't imagined. it's

a kenton county teen says video of a fight... got her suspended from school. but she claims she wasn't involved. nats fight nicole williams says the only reason she's in trouble, is because she posted this fight to social media. and she's not taking it down... williams and her mom say district officials told them she's suspended from school regardless...and even possibly faces expulsion. the family says they don't want the video deleted - because it highlights a serious problem at scott high school. how bullying should be feel safe at school. i feel like those students weren't really safe at getting beat up while other teachers were just watching her and not fixing it at all" school officials say a teacher did eventually stop the fight... but the under investigation. to tighten its grip on the tri-state, a new way to fight back. covington unanimously approved a plan for a needle exchange program. proposed a program for 3- hours a week on the st. elizabeth covington. exchange one dirty needle for one clean needle, and participants would need to be tested for di

. >> reporter: with their guns drawn, kenton county officers ordered the 38-year-old to the ground. he didn't comply and then charged at the officers but. but that was just the beginning for police. hours later the bomb squad was called. >> the driveway is still ate spent hours inside and outside the home. he was charged with menacing andry sifting arrest. officers went inside. they found drug supplies. it is unclear what the materials are for, but a detectivive did say they were no recreational explosives or fireworks. one man said his kids did play with his children all the explosives and drugs were found >>> madison junior senior high school is not wasting any time beefing up security. students will be checked in at random as he enter the building. >>> saint patrick's is coming to downtown cincinnati earlier. the route runs along the river front port. organizer say the change is way to highlight the development all along the river. >>> one of the biggest races for the year for runners from the 27,000 people attend. local 12 is asponsor of the event. the first race starts at 730 :30

his new trial date is set for april 11 in kenton county. flags are at half-staff on indiana state buildings today to honor the sacrifice of howard county deputy carl koontz. officials say a suspect shot him while he was serving a warrant yesterday. the county held a moment of silence for deputy koontz a day after he died. koontz also served as a school resource officer. >> he was really sweet. there was this kid in our grade with disabilities in our grade and he would always give him hugs and high 5s and tell him how cool he was. mike: the school is now wearing through t-shirts. a go-fund-me page for his wife and 8th-month -old son has already raised $33,000. flags will remain at half-stuff until sunset on the day of koontz' s funeral. 150 firefighters battled flames in indianapolis. fire investigators believe the fire at the flying j truck stop started outside a denny' s restaurant nearby. a couple of workers tried to put out the fire in a grease container. but eventually everyone had to get out. the fire caused four million dollars in dama

tragedy on a hike...a kenton county native killed after falling off a cliff.the effort rescue teams made to save the college student. and ...foiled again??? it appears it *might* be the same 2 would be robbers...who struck another marathan gas station last night...only to get duped by another quick thinking clerk.nine on your side at six starts now! part of an over-the-rhine building crumbles -- and comes one was near it or inside that building.but now crews are having to tread carefully to make sure the area is safe. safe.nine on your side's rose- ann aragon is live with that part of the story.rose-ann? julie-- take a look at this-- this could have been a very bad situation you can see through the inside--the cracked brick broken structure-- the road is blocked at 13th and walnut -crews still out right now--and will be for a while. nearby neighbors couldn't help but stop and stare-- "it does look bad. seeing it down and there's still quite a bit of crumbling going down. who know what's going to happen over the course of the time." the corner of this building near 13th and walnut-- in sh

all to the school in kenton county's only caucus site. after decades of being an afterthought in the presidential nominating process, republicans in this part of the commonwealth made it clear, today is a new day. some republican strategists in northern kentucky worried that turnout would be low because the vote fell on a saturday. those fears appear to be unfounded. we talked to supporters of all four remaining gop presidential candidates, but without question, one name stood out. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. i'm so happy. he woke everybody up. he did it. thank you, trump. >> voted for ted cruz. >> we've got the board of elections today. we've had dozens of people, life long democrat, tired of the part and are coming on board with the republican brand. richard: the caucus was paid for by former candidate rand paul because he wanted to run for the white house child having a chance to keep his senate seat. he'll be on the ballot in may to run for senate. whether there will be a caucus in the hands of the state jonathan: nationally, this

zion road.all of kenton county's republicans will vote at summit view school in independence. all campbell county republicans will vote school. one polling place in each county. only republicans. democrats will vote in kentucky's primary may 17th. spread the word. most people haven't a clue. is this the first you're hearing about this? yeah. i didn't have any idea about that. that's different. that's interesting. haven't you heard anything about the kentucky republican presidential caucus? no, i haven't. it's this saturday. okay.regular primaries have very low turnout. this could be a new low.based on the volume that we have here it may get 5 percent 6 percent. but not sure it will even hit that mark.at least the results should be easy to count. in news. 3 for more information, go to the kentucky republican party's website.we have a link on local12-dot-com. now here's bob with a local 12 traffic alert. 3 3 hundreds of 3 kids in the tri-state got a special prescription for good health.it was a push for better brain power on national read across america day.. also dr. seuss' birt

mary stewart of kenton county fell to her death while at raven run sanctuary. rescuers had to rappel down a cliff. cliff. an autopsy will be performed later today. basketball team was headed to a state silver game in lafayette saturday when their bus was side-swiped. 26 people on the bus, including 20 students have been treated and released. starting tonight, lane closures on interstate 71 north and southbound at the socialville township. at 8:00, there will be single lane closures, followed by double lane closures at 11:00. there will be short-term full closures tomorrow at midnight. all lanes will be reopened by 7:00 in the morning. this is to replace the socialville foster bridge with a five-lane bridge. today is the original italian dinner at sacred heart church in camp washington. saturday, volunteers hand rolled more than 23,000 meatballs and 220,000 ravioli for the feast. more than 600 gallons of that luscious, thick sauce has been prepared. plus bread, salad and dessert. up at 10:00. dine-in begins at noon. jennifer schack's stomach has been rumbling. j

a violent fight at a kenton county high school caught on over the internet -- the student sharing it questioning the actions of a teacher nearby. nine on your side's evan millward is live with the latest. or in this case - a teacher's lack of action.when we show you this video - taken here inside scott high in taylor mill - you'll see two students swinging - and a teacher standing by watching.tonight the student who posted it - and raised questions about that teacher's inaction - says she may get kicked out. nicole williams/scott high school freshman 0059 that was like the craziest girl fight i've seen.nats - fightit starts with name calling -nats -williams 0031 they got into a conflict over text messaging or whatever- and spirals into kicks and chaos.williams 0054 there was hair pulling, punching and then the one girl slams the other into the wall. nats - slam into wallnicole williams is a freshman at scott high.she didn't take this video - but she posted it on facebook.williams 0138 my point was like schools go on and on about how no bullying and how it's not supposed to be safe at

but first lets go to todd dykes, he' s live in kenton county. todd? reporter: voters waited in long lines this afternoon, but there were eager to weigh in on the race for the white house. based on state republican party rules, each of the big 3 counties boone, campbell and kenton had just one caucus site each. the voting started at 10:00 this morning and ended at 4:00. because of the uniqueness of this day and because part of today' leading republican strategists told me beforehand they thought turnout out would be low. but as you can see, there were plenty of people who put the democratic process ahead of everything else. >> a real democracy in action. people are fed up. they' re looking for change. they want to return to godly principles in the country. and they really feel strongly about that. they want honesty out of our government. they want honesty out of our businesses, and they want love for all citizens. and it' s time to stand up and be counted and boy they' re doing it here today. reporter: there was a lot of passion on display today. today'

the kenton county sheriff says crooks claiming to be with police are calling people and promising to take care of an outstanding warrant. in some cases.. the caller claims to be a captain stephen davenport sheriff's office. to take care of the warrant... you have to give them a credit card or money order. this is a scam.. and you are urged to call the kentucky attorney generals office at 888- 432- 9257 if you get one of those calls. g-o-p presidential candidate marco rubio has canceled an appearence in kentucky.. just days before the republican caucus. rubio was scheduled to make a campaign stop in lexington friday. but now.. his campaign says it was canceled to use his time as effectively as possible before saturday's contests. kansas.. louisiana..and maine also have g-o-p primaries that day. right now on wcpo dot com and our mobile app.. we have information about the kentucky caucus.. including where to vote. just days after a school shooting.. police say a man is found outside the same school with a gun. what else they say they found in his car. a local student is helping other te

you can get emergency crews to your this evening friends and family are grieving the loss of a kenton county woman who fell to her death. death.katie stewart fell off a cliff at an overlook at raven run nature sanctuary in lexington over the weekend. tom mckee talked to loved ones at stewart's high school about what tough loss this is. katie stewart and her twin sister turned 22 on march 14th. her father, tom, told me she was coming to lakeside park for a party on saturday night. but, first, the transylvania university senior went to lexington, one of her favorite spots. there, he said, she slipped and fell to her death. "it's so sad and tragic that her beautiful, wonderful life was ended way too soon." soon." that's how notre dame academy president laura koehl described 2012 graduate katie stewart monday after learning of her death. death. "katie, i think, was a very open and welcoming person. she made people feel good about who they are." are." stewart was one of two co- presidents her senior year at the park hills high school. school. "she was very involved. she worked closely with the st

the kenton county fiscal court.. and the northern kentucky health department also need to approve the program before it can begin. the c-d-c is narrowing in on people who are at the greatest risk of unintentionally overdosing on the potent drug fentanyl. fentanyl.it found fentanyl- related o-d deaths in ohio drastically jumped from 2013 to 2014... with more than five- hundred people dying that year. and the agency found that white men *without* college degrees and a history of substance abuse are at the greatest risk of encountering fentanyl. fentanyl has made its way into illicit drugs in two ways...mixed with heroin and mistakenly given out by drug dealers who thought it was prescription painkillers. jennifer... pleasant forecast today as highs top out in the mid-60s along with partly cloudy skies and breezy winds. but rain is returning soon. showers will be around for the thursday morning drive. i'm timing out the second round of storms for later in the day ahead. two bomb threats in two drastic measures to protec

greg shumate leads kenton county republicans and admits trump in the race means more people are paying attention to politics. politics. "i think no matter what, he's going to do a better job than whoever the democrats nominate." nominate." that will likely be hillary clinton and tim burke, hamilton county democrat chair, believes she will prevail. "the challenge for secretary clinton is going to be to demonstrate that the kind of rhetoric that trump has been using and that cruz has been using is not what america is all about. we are better than that." that." "the kentucky caucus for republican presidential candidates is this saturday from 10 to four. the ohio primary, of course, march 15th, and the regular kentucky primary, may 17th. tom mckee, nine on your side, downtown." with a caucus in kentucky - and a primary in ohio just days away, we're on your side year...as tom said - republicans in kentucky can throw support behind a candidate this saturday. one-hundred-eleven counties are hosting a caucus location. voters will write the name of the candidate they want to vote for - and cast

shots hodge: body camera covered inaudible in a letter to detective jeremy moore, kenton county's commonwealth attorney said quote: "the most compelling evidence in this case of officer's body worn camera footage clearly proving that mr. reynolds was armed with a handgun and used the weapon in an attempt to murder ludlow police officer samuel hodge." a mother pleads not guilty to felonious assault and child endangering after telling police a man held her and her family hostage at gunpoint and beat her baby. now today, aimee correll, appeared in a video arraignment after a grand jury mentioned in her statement, neal royal. the indictment says they both recklessly tortured or cruelly abused baby gabriel. bond for correll was set at 250 thousand dollars. the cincinnati skyline could look a lot different soon! we'll explain... and ohio is getting some big help in the fight against heroin. hear the new plan aimed a making this... a less common sight. let's give you another live look of downtown cincinnati... looking pretty clear right now, but rain is on it's way. jeff's got your forecast coming up

kenton county judge executive, kris knochelmann, will be holding a forum on the heroin epidemic in kentucky today.... he's part of a group that's been working on a plan for almost 9 months.representativ es from kenton, campbell & boone counties are working together on the plan to make crisis. 9 on your side will be there and have the details for you today at noon. after a few isolated storms before sunrise, the rest of our wednesday forecast will be mostly sunny, windy and cooler. highs will top out in the mid 60s. temperatures will be cooler as well tonight, dropping into the mid 40s with partly cloudy skies. kentucky police released new information this morning.the names of the people involved in a deadly police shooting. and the zika virus creates another health crisis.the steps authorities are going through to keep the blood this customer is running to get her deposit in today. too late. branch is already closed. but she could make the atm. still won't beat the cutoff time. really? at huntington, with atm and mobile deposits, you have up till midnight. we call it all day deposit. midnig

students at a kenton county school fighting in the hallway! why one parent says the teen *behind* the camera is being treated unfairly. farming in the city...produce and dirt -- in an unusual place!the benefit it's providing to tri-state shoppers.nine on your side at six starts now. at least 34 killed in brussels belgium by terror atttacks...chaos at an airport and a subway station... station...and tonight -- belgium's interior minister says police knew *something* was going to happen in would be *there*. belgium sits north of france... the capital brussels is centrally located in the country.the airport and subway station where the attacks happened are about four miles two explosions went off in the departure hall of brussels airport...these images showing a check-in counter destroyed... and flames still visible as people try to get away in the moments afterward. an hour later -- one explosion at the maelbeek subway station. "can't explain. it looked like war. it's unbelievable. it's really hard." and tonight -- president obama is ordering fl

that they can get lunch served while we're having the police check the building" districts like kenton county are teaching students to be responsible online. and if they see or hear something there or in person - to let someone know 8:07"we can't ever take that chance. we'll always contact the police and follow that protocol." the district officials i spoke with didnt have an estimated total cost for dealing with a threat- but they say having a plan in place is the best defense and drills are carried out with students at least once a year. john genovese 9oys flags at public buildings in indiana are now flying at howard county deputy carl koontz was shot while serving a warrant yesterday. are now looking for evan dorsey. he was wanted in court for possessin of a syringe. another deputy... seargent jordan buckley was also shot. officials say he is doing well. but... its not clear when he will be well enough to go home. a construction accident leaves 12 families without a place to live. also ahead... the u-s supreme court rules in the case of a former tri-state police officer. why this isn't the

road rage against a kenton county jailer. lisa: ashcraft was taken into custody after a road rage incident. he had a weapon and attacked someone. if convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison. now to "commitment 2016" news. a big night for republican mark: what is next for ohio what he is promising. lisa: cleanup in the south, the storm damage left behind. where residents are forced to pick up the pieces. randi: 17 days until spring. if you want a warm-up, there is warmer weather in the seven-dave or cast. with rain and snow. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar. i have a driver. his name is carl. but that's not what we all have in common. twe talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto . r xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce r the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke r not caused by r currently well t information on how warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i had to deal with that blood testing routine. ri couldn't have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. i f

car slammed into a utility pole, killing david jefferson. 3 an autopsy will be performed on a kenton county woman who died .. after falling from a cliff in the lexington area. 22-year old mary katherine stewart fell off an overlook at raven run nature sanctuary this weekend.she fell between 35 and 50 feet.it took firefighters about an hour to rappel down to recover her body.stewart was a 2012 graduate of notre dame academy. 3 crews are hoping conditions will be good enough this week search for a car that plunged into the ohio river.search efforts were suspended last week because the rising river caused safety concerns.the car toppled over the side of the combs-hehl bridge after a pileup last tuesday.it might be tomorrow or wednesday before divers resume their search for the car.meanwhile, kentucky police say they've been contacted by the family of a missing person believed to have been driving that car. 3 it's been nearly three weeks since an east price hill mother has seen her son. police have put out a critical missing alert on darron richards junior... but so far he has not been found. a

and details on the car police are looking for this morning. 911 call 0011 dispatcher: kenton county 911, what is your emergency?caller: i would like to report a carjacking.a woman rushes into this remke market. targeted just outside these doors.911 call 0217 victim: he pulled his shirt up and he had a gun!the 77-year-old on this call - sitting in her car.911 call 0225 victim: it was just a black gun, he had it in his, pants.dispatcher: did he harm you in any way? did he strike you? knock you down?victim: no he did not touch me.a young guy - claiming to need this car -takes off toward orphanage road.police are still looking for it -- notice the missing hubcap - and a dent in the back.take down that license plate - kentucky 736-t-h-v. megan valley/covington 095024 i forwarded the facebook message to her this morning, as soon as i woke up i seen it, we were both in shock.megan valley's young cousin lives around the corner.valley 095045 that's why i'm to the store and she's not.nats - door closea couple doors down - sumra naz/top quality cleaners 095235 yeah it's unbelievable what i seen a

it's the latest phone scam in kenton county. county.those callers say you and they'll take care of it if you send them money.the sheriff says hang up -- and call the kentucky's attorney general's office to report it. should kentucky high school students know as much about the u-s government as immigrants trying to become citizens?one lawmaker thinks so. he wants *all* students to take the so-called "constitution test".they'd simply have to pass it... but it would be a requirement to graduate.it's not clear what future that bill has in the kentucky general assembly. as the temperatures drop later into the evening, the rain will start to change over to snow againyour nine first warning forecast is coming up. slapped at school...cell phone video catching an unsettling scene.hear who is attacking that teen... and what the school is saying about it. for the first time we're hearing donald trump's plan on overhauling u-s healthcare.but hear why critics say "the donald" is doing a reversal. i'm john matarese...do you like target but ha

woman - a victim doing what we all do - walking in to get groceries. 911 call 0011 dispatcher: kenton county 911, what is your emergency?caller: i would like to report a carjacking.a woman rushes into this remke market.targeted just outside these doors.911 call 0217 victim: he pulled his shirt up and he had a gun!the 77-year- old on this call - sitting in her car.911 call 0225 victim: it was just a black gun, he had it in his, you know, stuck down in his pants.dispatcher: did he harm you in any way? did he strike you? knock you touch me.a young guy - claiming to need this car - takes off toward orphanage road.police are still looking for it -- notice the missing hubcap - and a dent in the back.take down that license plate - kentucky 736-t-h-v. megan valley/covington 095024 i forwarded the facebook message to her this morning, as soon as i woke up i seen it, we were both in shock. megan valley's young cousin lives around the corner.valley 095045 that's why i'm to the store and she's not.nats - door closea couple doors down - sumra naz/top quality cleaners 095235 yeah it's unbelievable what i

it is heavier in cincinnati and boone county, kenton county, florence, down toward williamstown. you can see there is rain mixing in, but it is slowly making its way toward global. we have your dashboard louisville. -- toward louisville. we have three or four hours left. most places are at or above freezing. with the sun angle, 33, 34, 35 degrees -- we should be ok on slick spots. next. rain through -- through 3:00, it is just snow, then in the afternoon the brain will mix in. predominantly snow in the eastern communities, but for the evening commute it is a rain/snow mix then lingering flurries that could linger into the early morning commute for friday. tomorrow afternoon, sunshine and eventually warmer air on the way. as far as potential snowfall, most places are under one inch with a lot of the melting when it contacts the surface. today, 38-degrees, up to one inch possible. tonight, 28-degrees. looking at the seven-day forecast, winter-like today, then a weekend warm-up highlighted by next week as our temperatures flip back toward 60' lisa: singing the praises of the queen c

a spokesperson for the kenton county school district says they're aware of the video... and the students involved are being punished. officials also say a teacher eventually broke up that fight. bond is now set for the man accused of causing a deadly crash on the combs hehl bridge sunday night. we were in court with cory lippmeier... who police say rear ended a car near kellogg road, killing thar driver. this was the scene at the time. speed and impairment are believed to be factors... but the police are asking for your help. if you have any information or saw this accident, please call police! a woman accused of tampering with her 4 year old sons i-v is staying behind bars tonight. sentenced today on charges. injected benadryl while he was being treated at children's hospital. was sentenced to 3 months in jail, valik released next week served. her son remains in the hospital and is reportedly doing much better. could this year's be one of the biggest ever? we've got some new numbers for delegates are on the table tonight for "western tuesday" hear how the candidates are

tragedy on a hike...a kenton county native killed after falling off a cliff.the effort rescue teams made to save the college student. and ...foiled again??? it appears it *might* be the same 2 would be robbers...who struck another marathan gas station last night...only to get duped by another quick thinking clerk.nine on your side at six starts now! part of an over-the-rhine building crumbles -- and comes

all kenton county republicans will vote at summit view school in independence. and, campbell county republicans will vote at campbell county high school. all that information is listed for you on our website...local 12 dot com. democrats will still vote in the primary in may. bob... 3 kentucky's republican party decided to vote in caucuses to all rand paul to run for all rand paul to run for both the senate and president at the kentucky law, he would have to choose one race or the other. rand paul is no longer in the race for the white house. 3 just days after the school shooting at madison junior senior high school, the school's wrestling team is competing in the state tournament in columbus. one of the shooting victims, cooper caffrey is a member of the team. last night.. his teammates were excited to represent their school and get away from the shooting aftermath. 3 "it's like walking out of your house and being in a totally different neighborhood you've never seen before so you're learning how to do normal things day to day things all over ." the wrestling te

mark: happening today, the visitation for a kenton county woman who died this past weekend. 22-year-old katie stewart fell from a cliff at a nature sanctuary. she went to notre dame academy and was set to graduate this spring from transylvania university. visitation for katie is at 3:30 this afternoon at st. agnes in fort wright. her funeral mass will follow at 7:00. lisa: in commitment 2016 news, hillary clinton brings in another projected victory in arizona last night. for the time being, it' s helping her keep momentum going from five big wins last week. there is a total of 85 votes up for grabs in arizona, with proportionately, so margin of victory is key in the three states voting for democrats. bernie sanders was able to win the caucus in idaho. arizona brings a large haul of delegates for the winning republican. donald trump will take all 58 of them. ted cruz and john kasich get nothing. ted cruz is projected to win the caucus in utah. national security was in the forefront with each of the remaining candidates taking swipes at their opponents, while offering tough talk on terror

the kenton county fiscal court.. and the northern kentucky health department also need to approve the program before it can begin. a sad update on the story we brought you about the five cheetah cubs born prematurelly at the cincinnati zoo. the cubs were born by c- section at the zoo's breeding facility in clermont county. now.. their mother has died. zoo official say cheetahs are fragile animals.. and "willow" wasn't able to recover from the trauma of surgery. they tell us the cubs are doing well. now an australian shepherd named "blakely" is stepping in as a surrogate parent for the cubs. how do you make something worthwhile out of something no one wants to have around? tonight the metropolitain sewer district thinks it has a way to put our waste to better use. use.m-s-d wants to build two bio-digesters that would turn the solids into a product that could be used as fertilizer or compost. other cities.. already doing this. the process produces pellets that are then sold to fertilizer companies. right now on wcpo do

if they get stir crazy or bored the erlanger branch of the kenton county library can help here is lisa tewes kids love to play games, and my kids love to create their own games. it was easy for them to design their own memory game using simple paper squares with different patterns. use glue dabbers to adhere the squares onto a sheet of construction paper. then, simply laminate and cut them out. these squares could be used for so many activities for kids, from sorting and patterning to counting games! have watched my husband and me diy our way through so many projects. much that my to us asking for projects she can try. there are some fantastic woodworking kits provide kids with instructions and supplies to build numerous projectsor even to create one of their own. this one was perfect for my daughter. she diyed her way through a pencil holder and then decorated it with glitter tape. i think that building activities for girls are great for building confidence and creativity. it's also a fun activity to do outdoors. tissue paper art i remember doing daughter loves to do it now. there are

she' s been identified as 22-year-old mary katharine stewart of kenton county. tonight she' s being honored for touching countless people' s lives. she is the daughter and stepdaughter of two of our former coworkers. wlwt news 5' s tammy mutasa in vigil happening tonight for stewart tammy? courtis. reporter: her family and friends called her katie. she was a daughter, a twin sister, a senior at transylvania university . a 22-year-old who is being remembered tonight as one of a kind. investigators say stewart slipped and fell over a cliff at raven run nature sanctuary in lexington saturday afternoon. rescuers then tried to move her body using a boat but the boat capsized with six firefighters and the victim on board. the firefighters swam to safety and recovered stewart from the river. family friends tell us she loved taking nature hikes and raven run was one of her favorite places to go. tonight stewart' s classmates and co workers are holding a vigil. they say stewart had a crazy sense of humor. and an unmatched love for holidays, especially christmas. >> we ar

and connect addicts with kenton county' s fiscal court will take up the resolution next week. mike: a guilty plea from one of the men charged in a springfield township murder. rodney hayes pleaded guilty to complicity in the death of leroy the 45-year-old was found shot to death in may, in the bushes behind the burney view apartments. maceo feltha and ceejay larkins are also charged. feltha is charged with murder, larkins is charged with complicity. their cases are scheduled for trials in may. sheree: a louisville mom will be in court next week on wanton endangerment charges. after police say her 2-year-old son shot her. police say jessica barkley left the gun in her nightstand, where the little boy could get to it. police say the boy found the 9 millimeter and shot his mom in the stomach last month accidentally. barkley has now lost custody of her son while she faces charges. >> i wondered how the child, at 2, got to the gun; why would the gun be visible for the child to get to at all? sheree: barkley is not in police custody right now. her family is not commenting on mike: t

mike: funeral arrangements set for kenton county woman who died while hiking. katie stuart fell while hiking at the raven run nature sanctuary. she went to notre dame academy and was sent to graduate this spring from transylvania university. her funeral mass will follow at 7 p.m.. new tonight, police have responded to a series of unrelated school threats. the first were social media threats made to 8 schools in the cincinnati school district. called in to north college hill middle and high school. a student threatened to blow up some schools. there was also a unrelated bomb threat called into north college hill or middle and high school. and campbell county middle school was evacuated after a student claimed to have an explosive device. the cincinnati bomb squad had to sweep campbell county middle school. wlwt news 5' s todd dykes is live covering the scare, and the response school districts are having to these threats. todd? reporter: big city or small, it doesn' t seem to matter when it comes to threats targeting schools. this middle school is a prime example

have not identified the -- have now identified the hiker as 22-year-old mary katharine stewart of kenton county. investigators say stewart slipped and fell over a cliff at raven run nature sanctuary in lexington saturday afternoon. rescuers tried to move her body using a boat, but the boat capsized with six firefighters and stewart on board. the firefighters swam to safety and recovered the body from the river. last night stewart' s classmates >> katie was an extraordinary young lady, lit up a room anywhere she went. i called her a beacon of light, so anytime she was around she would fill a room with joy. she was incredible in the way she cared for others. mark: katie' s classmates have set up a go-fund-me page to help her family. we have more information on our website, wlwt.com lisa: happening today, the trial begins for a norwood man accused of luring a teenager for sex and then holding her against her will. cody lee jackson faces charges of sex abuse and kidnapping. prosecutors say last year jackson met his victim on facebook and then lured her to his home for sex. jackson is also facing ad

mark: kenton county prosecutor rob sanders cleared officer hodge of any charges last week. officer hodge has been with has been an officer for 24. kyla: happening today, a mother will be arraigned in the beating of her 10-month-old baby boy. aimee correll has been indicted on six counts of child endangering and two on assault. the charges stem from a swat standoff in reading last friday. gabriel was found injured after the mother' s boyfriend, neal royal, barricaded himself in his apartment. royal has been charged with kidnapping and felony assault. the baby has since been released from the hospital. the republican presidential candidates are playing nice. mark: instead of mudslinging, inappropriate innuendoes, and shouting, the gop debate had calm and collected discourse. during the republican debate in coral gables, florida, the final four republicans running for president were for the most part respectful as they discussed policy. one hot topic being, the visa program called h-1b encouraging legal immigration for highly skilled workers. governor john kasich maintained hi

kenton county animal shelter 1020 mary laidley dr, fort mitchell, kentucky 41017 phone: 859-356-7400 hours monday, tuesday, thursday and friday: 11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. wednesday, 11:00 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. closed sunday thursday and friday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. wednesday, saturday: 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. closed sunday we continue to follow breaking follow breaking news in aurora... where crews are still on the scene of a serious fire... we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up in a live report. vo plus... voters in four states will have their chance to weigh in on the presidential race today. the latest from the campaign trail, coming up. away a trip for two to see the american idol series finale in hollywood. it's easy to enter... log on to fox19 now dot com, selet contests, and then choose, idol giveaway. the winner will be selected march 25th. and don't forget to the winner will be selected march 25th. and don't forget to watch american idol, thursdays only right here on fox19 now. xtra is sponsored by indiana...where 2 people are injured...a 3rd is missing...after a fire

right now, low 40' s in boone and kenton county. 43 in florence. it is a cooler start to your friday. this afternoon, we should make looking at the radar, light spotty showers along the i 70 corridor will stay to the north. they are not even hitting the ground too much. i would expect to see today clouds clearing out, a chilly morning, 8:00 a.m., temperatures still in the 30' s. lunchtime, nice and sunny, 52. even by noon, temperatures are where they should be for highs this time of year. through the afternoon, mild, upper 50' s around 60. lisa: 4:32 and we start with breaking news out of mt. airy where a van crashed into an apartment. it looks like it took out a door or window, along with other significant damage. this happened about 3:30 this morning in the 1700 block of west fork road. police are still looking for the van and the driver but they believe it' s a silver van based on a side mirror found at the scene. no one was hurt. a house fire under investigation a happen in fort thomas. we know that everyone made it out safely, but no were just

officials say the trial of former xavier university assistant women's brian mckey is today in a kenton county court. previously entered a 'not guilty' plea for mckey on a misdemeanor charge of third- assault. new this morning we're also new this morning from miami township in clermont county. dispatchers tell us two people, one armed with a knife, robbed the speedway on state route 131. no word on injuries. the suspects reportedly got away in a silver car, possibly a cadillac. we'll update you as we learn more details as soon as we have them on air, and online. police in grant county... are asking for your help this morning. investigators say these two men tried to rob the marathon in williamstown over the weekend, but because the door had already been locked. if you know anything- call police. a sad xavier locker room following a heartbreaking loss in the n-c-a-a tournament. up 9 with just a few game, wisconsin tie... and then knocked down this buzzer beater to win it. xavier ends the season 28 and 6. i will continue to follow breaking news for you and bring you the latest information right