..appearing in franklin municipal court via video anna ritchie said little else to judge ruppert. - she has no didn't do anything wrong...like she spanked hi the maternal grandmother of ritchie's 4-year-old step son had a lot to say afterward.i want her to get the death penalty. she took my baby. i want her. sheri gredig said she didn't believe her daughter, jessica, when she first got the call about what happened here at the emerald edge apartments. i thought it was a nightmare and a dream. i thought she was lying to me. gredig says her daughter is a heroin addict trying to get clean. she says her daughter gave up custody of her grandson, austin, a year ago... police say the child's step mother admitted to scalding him as a punishment and sending him to bed early-- his father telling police he found him dead when he checked on him the next morning. morning. no 4-year-old can do anything that wrong to be punished like that. it wasn't hot bath water. it was boiling, scalding water off of a stove.

frequent police say anna ritchie punished -- franklin police say anna ritchie punished her four-year-old stepson tuesday night by putting his legs in scalding hot water. police found quite sure-year-old austin cooper unresponsive yesterday morning. he was pronounced dead at aetrium hospital shortly after. it is not clear if cooper' s father was involved. police and neighbors say this case is truly heartbreaking. >> disturbing how somebody could hurt a four-year-old like that to actually do it in be ok while they are doing it knowing that that baby is screaming for help and there was nobody there to help him. dan: this morning richie is in the warren county jail. the coroner' s office is expected to make a final ruling on cause of death soon. that could mean more charges. lisa: breaking overnight, police were called to a local school for reports of a former student armed with a rifle. this happened last night at bridgetown middle school part of the oak hill' s school district. the student impostor mother contacted officials saying she was concerned after seeing a facebook post showing her

anna ritchie is accused of dipping the boy' s legs and scalding water as punishment. even with these disturbing accusations, ritchie says he forgives his wife. >> the lord taught me, he said he went through the hardest things alive, you have got to forgive. if you can' t forgive, he can' t forgive you, either. even something like this, you have to have faith. you got to keep your head on straight. the little boy would want me to andrew: in a ritchie will be in court today, charged with child endangering charges which could be upgraded after austin' s death was ruled a homicide. lisa: thank you. austin' s debt is affecting more than just adults. his young friends as well. you can hear how everyone is trying to make sense of it all and get a closer look at where the investigation stands right now on the wlwt mobile app. fire crews and campbell county were called out to fort thomas overnight for a house fire. it happened around 11:30 on rossmore avenue. right now it is all quite at the scene a dozen of your to be any significant damage to the home. we do know that everyon

anna ritchie was arraigned by video today in franklin municipal court. her bond remains at 350-thousand dollars.. but she is now charged with child endangerment.. for allegedly dipping austin cooper's legs into boiling, hot water tuesday night. cooper's father called 9-1-1 after finding the boy unresponsive in his bed the next morning. cooper's grandmother was very emotional when we asked her what she thinks should happen to ritchie. "she should get life in prison. death row. don't put a needle in her arm. just put her to should never be allowed to walk the streets again. and because she's an evil, evil monster. no 4-year wrong to be punished we're hearing from the father of little austin... robert ritchie the third. "that whole day just seemed like a big blur. it's a like a nightmare on a loop. "he was a big r2-d2 guy. and he loved darth vader. and i actually got him one of those kyler ren's a few weeks "is there anything you her about? just why. he's so young. he's "the lord taught me, even through the hardest things in life. if you can't forgive he ca

the step-mother, anna ritchie's, bond is set at 350- thousand dollars. 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 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. cincinnati police are holding a press conference later this morning... hours after they announced the federal indictment of rayshawn herald for firing a gun into the great american tower. this happened on 4 occasions in january of 20-15 and on one of them... bullets barely missed a person working inside. we'll be at the news conference and bring you the new information as soon as we get it. i will continue to follow breaking news for you and bring you the latest information right here on the morning xt

the step-mother, anna ritchie's, bond is set at 350- thousand dollars. the father, robert ritchie iii, says this whole thing feels unreal. " that whole day just seemed like a big blur... like a nightmare on loop" "he was a big r2-d2 guy and he loved darth vader. i actually got him one of those kylo ren's there a few weeks ago. he loved it." anna ritchie is set to be in court today at noon on a child endangering charge. still more questions than answers.... after a vehicle crashes into the ohio river. we might get some of those answers... this afternoon at 2 o'clock, campbell county police will be holding a press conference to release new details about their ongoing investigation of the accident that happened tuesday night on the combs hehl bridge. the boone county water rescue team told police it could be sunday or ohio river allow crews to safely return to the water cincinnati police are holding a press conference later hours after they announced the federal indictment herald for firing a american tower. occasions in on one of them... bullets barely mis

mark: franklin police say anna ritchie punished her 4 year old stepson tuesday night by putting lisa: dad, bring us up-to-date. dan: police say no child deserves to be punished like this. franklin police say anna ritchie punished her 4 year old stepson tuesday night by putting his legs in scalding water in a bathtub. police found 4 year old austin derreck cooper unresponsive yesterday morning he was pronounced dead at atrium hospital shortly after. officers say cooper was left in bed overnight after the punishment and no one checked on him until yesterday. we' re told cooper' s father was in the home when this happened . but it' s not clear if he was involved. police and neighbors say this >> it' s just disturbing how somebody could actually hurt a 4 year old like that, let alone be ok while they' re doing it and to know that baby is just screaming for help and there was nobody there to help him. dan: ritchie is behind bars in the coroner' s office is expected to make a final ruling on the cause of death soon that could mean more charges. mark: nearly two days later but no definitive

homicide.the four year old's step mother, anna ritchie, is already facing child endangering charges in the case.police say that ritchie put the boy's legs in scalding hot water tuesday night as punishment.on wednesday morning - he was found dead. ritchie is behind bars on 350-thousand dollars bond. she has not yet been charged in his death.. but steeeper charges could now be comng. our butler and warren county reporter jay warren is working this story right now and will have new information coming up on nine on your side at five. a 17-year-old is in custody after police discovered a potential threat at bridgetown middle school. they learned of it-- thanks to a tip that came from the boys mom. green township police chief jeff bart explains this all started after a call came in about a runaway possibly tied to a picture of a hand holding a gun. but no face was visible in the picture and it was unclear whether or not it was did arrest the teen, and former bridgetown middle student, last night after he tried to run twice. there was no gun found on the suspect or in the surrounding area.fam

his stepmother, anna ritchie, is charged with child endangering. investigators tell fox19, ritchie put the boy's legs in scalding hot water as a punishment the night before his death. i think as a father and a grandfather first what goes through my mind is that i can't imagine what a four year old child could have done. to deserve something like that it affects us personally. it affects the officers live new this morning... police in hamilton stabbing. to mark avenue and crowther's drive the victim....who's currently at uc medical center. we're working to learn more details and will pass any new information as soon as we get it. also new this morning... bars...after a stabbing on bluehill road in springfield 46-year old dwight shears is due in court today... the victim is also being treated at uc...and right now...no word on their condition. we'll have to wait until at least sunday to learn more about that car that crashed into the ohio river. rescue crews say the water is too high...and the currents are too strong to bring the car to surface. we s

the step-mother, anna ritchie's, bond is set at $350,000. the father, robert ritchie iii, says this whole thing feels unreal. " that whole day just seemed like a big blur... like a nightmare on loop" "he was a big r2-d2 guy and he loved darth there a few weeks ago. he loved it." 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 lanier fox19 now. new this morning new this morning... a man is taken to u-c medical center following a shooting inside a university heights restaurant. cincinnati police confirm the 19- year-old victim was west mcmillan he is expected to be o-k... this time. happening today set to take over the tri-state... as local teams begin tournament play. our jessica brown joins us with a bearcats prepare to hit the court... cincinnati will take the floor tonight since losing a four-overtime game to uconn in the american athletic conference the bearcats are losing that loss now as motivation for t

the step-mother, anna ritchie's, bond is set at $350,000. the father, robert ritchie iii, says this whole thing feels unreal. " that whole day just seemed like a big blur... like a nightmare on loop" "he was a big r2-d2 guy and he loved darth vader. i actually got him one of those kylo ren's there a few weeks ago. he loved it." there a few weeks ago. he loved it." 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 lanier fox19 now. dbl box switching gears to 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 lanier fox19 now. dbl box switching gears to the tournament... a lot of kentucky wildcat basketball fans with a case of big blue fever this the tournament... a lot of kentucky wildcat basketball fans with a case of big blue fever this morning... it was a late night...but uk made

his stepmother, anna ritchie, is charged with child endangering. investigators tell fox19, ritchie put the boy's legs in scalding hot water as a punishment the night before his death. "people said this apartment was a great place to live. but when you hear about someone boy like that, that's not right" sad" police tell us more charges could be filed... pending the results of an autopsy. ritchie is in the warren county jail and a video arraignment is scheduled for tomorrow. happening today supreme court nominee judge merrick garland will meet today with senate minority leader harry reid. political watchers say his confirmation could be a difficult path to the highest court in the land. the 63-year-old is a longtime justice department lawyer and federal court of appeals judge. as a federal prosecutor, he worked on high profile cases like the oklahoma city bombing and the unabomber. the white house has also asked senate majority leader mitch mcconnell if he would meet with garland, but mcconnell refused. "it seems clear that president obama made the i

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

-year-old mother is accused of killing her four year old step son.police in franklin, ohio say anna ritchie put her step-son's legs in scalding hot water as punishment last night.by this morning - he had stopped breathing.ritchie is in the warren county jail.we are working to learn more on this and will have new information coming up on nine and traveling with the u-c bearcats is nine on your side sports reporter keenan singleton.he is getting on a flight to spokane, washington tonight for coverage of friday that is 9 on your side at 7 for this wednesday.updates on all the day's top stories right now on wcpo dot com.our next newscast is tonight at >>> it's going to be a good night. the list starts now. >>> you can control your dreams, all you need is our list of things to do before you fall asleep, and -- >>> we have alarm clocks coming up on the list. >>> and later, wine can expire. a list of things you didn't know could go bad.

a woman accused of child endangering in her 4-year-old stepson's death is set to face a judge. anna ritchie admitted to dipping austin cooper's legs in scalding water tuesday night, as punishment... the child was found dead by his father the next morning. ronald ritchie the third says he just doesn't understand his wife's alleged actions. "just why? he was so young. innocent. just why" ritchie says he's now on a mission to end child abuse. with the help of his friends, decals reading "stop abuse for austin" are being printed to spread awareness. also today... cincinnati police plan to hold a news conference give 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 firearm used in the shootings. we will be at the news conference and bring you the new information as ... two polar bears at the cincinnati zoo are getting berit and little one are be back on display today after taking it easy.

right now, anna ritchie is being held on a 350 thousand dollar bond. she is charged with endangering children but it is likely that charge could be upgraded when this case goes to a grand jury. wyman franken, karin johnson, wlwt news 5. sheree: thank you, karin. franklin meniscal court tomorrow at noon. and controversy in brown county after a girl' s track coach resigns suddenly. the resignation happened at eastern high school while the district looks into allegations of improper conduct. wlwt news 5' s john london is just back from there and talked with the coach in question. john? john: v ia text message late this afternoon, mark day, the eastern girl' s track coach, tells us he resigned for family and personal reasons. a source informing us this revolves around in proper through text messages with students. day did not teach at eastern but he coach there for years up until three days ago. we are told the school hired an external investigator to look into the allegations. here is the resignation letter from him dated on march 14 in which he agrees to

right now...anna ritchie is charged with felony child endangering...but ritchie is charged with felony child endangering...but chief whitman says he expects that charge to be upgraded now that the warren county coroner has ruled the little boy's reporting live from franklin...mike schell fox19 now. thanks mike... more details are tomorrow when court. latest on air, fox19 now mobile app. weather now animation we've got somewhat of an odd weather alert to bring you about a red flag alert.... chief meteorologist steve horstmeyer joins us now... steve what are we talking about? a red flag warning is in effect for the tri-state north of the ohio river until 8pm. a red flag warning means because of low humidity and gusty winds there is an elevated risk of brush fires. nws wilmington issues one about once a year despite the fact that ground litter and soils are very wet and the risk of a quickly spreading fire is absolutely not like the western states where wildfires are a real threat. much colder air will return to the region over the weekend. on saturday and sunday, daytime highs will strug

anna ritchie will remain locked up on a 350-thousand dollar bond until a preliminary hearing set for next friday. we'll be there. julie o'neill 9 on your side. for now, ritchie is facing child endangering charges, but the judge said he expects more serious charges to come soon. now at six... extraordinary surveillance video of that car going off the comb- hehl bridge and into the ohio river this week. it was recorded by a home owner who lives along the river. you can see the splash as the car goes into the water. the other big developments in this story today in case you are just joining us... police may have an idea about who was in that car. they've been in contact with the family of a missing person who was known to be in the area. and... police say it will be tuesday at the earliest before divers can go in to the river to recover the vehicle. nine on your side's t-j parker that surveillance video. j-t bridge. t-j. that witness describes watching in horror as that car flipped off the side of the bridge, here. he's now concerned- something like that- could happen to anyone. robert d

in scalding hot water and then ended up putting him to bed early and when they woke up the next anna ritchie is currently charged with child endangerment but more is sure to come--today i spoke to a neighbor at the apartments logan million((logan million/neighbor))"you can only imagine what that four year old had went through you know and just coming from how close it is here and i have a two year old it's really really sad."million had this to say when she described ritchie"she didn't hardly interact with anybody she always kept her head down and kept to herself a lot."whitman says no child deserves what ritchie said she did to austin copper((sot))"if there is a family out there or a mother or father is so stressed there's help out there call a friend call a neighbor call the police take a break from a child before you do harm a child."ritchie will make her first court appearance tomorrow by video in lebanon municipal court--that case will most assuredly be bound over here to the warren county court of common pleas--jay warren 9 on your side lebanon allegedly beaten to death by her boyfrien

anna ritchie is charged with child endangerment. but that charge is expected to be upgraded. ruled austin cooper's death a homicide . a judge has ordered ritchie's bond be increased from 100-thousand dollars to a 350-thousand dollar bond. they are called activitist investors. and.. they have a history of shaking-up companies from the bottom to the boardroom. right now activists hold at least five- percent of eight local firms. in some cases... they can help companies survive by re-focusing their strategies. in other cases... it leads to a break-up of the company or a sale. cheviot financial corporation is one example of that. right now on wcpo dot com and our mobile app... the other local companies with activist investors.. and how they have shaken-up companies as large as p-and-g and macy's. remained the same at five- february. that is a half percent higher than a year ago. state officials say that is because of how the rate is calculated. more people are working now than a year ago. but even more people have also rejoined the work

anna ritchie was arraigned by video today in a franklin city courtroom. police say she put water tuesday night. the next morning.. cooper's father discovered his son had stopped breathing and died. cooper's grandmother didn't hold anything back after today's hearing. no 4-year-old can do anything that wrong to be punished like that. it wasn't hot bath water. it was boiling, scalding water off of a stove. she should never be allowed to walk the streets again because she's an evil evil monster. ritchie is being held on 350- thousand dollars bond. she's currently charged with child endangering. a grand jury will decide if that should be increased. students in monroe today took steps to fight violence on campus. the junior and senior high schools held a rally on the football field to encourage students to keep their school safe... and support each other. this event was motiviated by the shooting at madison high school last month. the students spent several a reminder reds opening day ticket packages go on sale tomorrow morning at nine a-m. prices start at 75

police say anna ritchie put austin cooper's legs in scalding hot water last night as punishment. he wasn't breathing when franklin firefighters found him this morning. ritchie is charged with child endangering... and is being held on 100-thousand dollars bond in the warren county jail. an autopsy will be conducted to determine how the boy died. also new on 11 at 11.... a teenager's life cut short. police tell us by her boyfriend.. who is more than twice the her age. "we're sorry hailey. we're sorry we weren't there to help you." 16 year old hailey hall was beaten so severely she went into a coma. now...those who loved her are trying to build something worthwhile from her passing. nine on your side's roseann

his stepmother, anna ritchie, is charged with child endangering. she is accused of putting the boy's legs in scalding hot water as a punishment the night before his death. also new this morning... police in hamilton are investigating a stabbing. to mark avenue and crowther's drive where the found the victim....who's currently at uc medical center. we're working to learn more details and will pass any new information as soon as we get it. we'll have to wait until at least sunday to learn more about that car that crashed into the ohio river. rescue crews say the water is too high... nd the currents are too strong to bring the car to surface. we still don't know anything about who was inside the car... r what kind it was. all we know is that it went over the combs-hehl bridge tuesday night in a 12-car crash. police are asking anyone who can't account for friends or family to come forward. i will continue to follow breaking news for you and bring you the latest information right here on the morning xtra and our website fox19 now-dot-com. right now, we

police say anna ritchie put austin cooper's legs in as punishment. he wasn't breathing when franklin firefighters found him this morning. ritchie is charged with child endangering... and is being held on 100-thousand dollars bond in the warren county jail. an autopsy will be conducted to determine how the boy died. also new on 11 at 11.... a teenager's life cut short. police tell us by her boyfriend.. who is more than twice the her age. "we're sorry hailey. we're sorry we weren't there to help you." 16 year old hailey hall was beaten so severely she went into a coma. now...those who loved her are trying to build something worthwhile from her passing. nine on your side's roseann aragon is in saint bernard.. where hall hailey hall was a sophomore here and had been coming here since the 7th grade - alongside her older sister mackenzie. tonight i spoke with mckenzie's foster mom who years."no child on this earth deserves to have that happen to them."16-year-old hailey hall--a girl many say was full of life...full of love. "she was such a beautiful girl.

right now 25-year-old anna ritchie faces and endangering that could be upgraded once a grand jury hears the case. police are still piecing together a timeline and are not sure when the father knew about the injuries when he called 911. people say that the boy was a happy go lucky four-year-old who loved spiderman. courtis: richie' s bond has now been set at $350,000. she is due in court tomorrow. sheree: a 17-year-old was police after he posted on facebook. the mother told police he was near bridgetown middle school with a rifle and she was concerned about what he might do. police say he didn' t have a weapon but a different shotgun style gun connected to him was found nearby. the boy had run away and his mother had not seen him in weeks. school leaders notified parents but they did say there was never a threat made. >> there was no threat made by the student. there was no threat against the school. there was no threat against any adults or parents. it was really just a mother who was concerned about a picture on facebook of her child with a gun. sheree: the 17 or older is now charged w

the herr- riggs funeral home in middletown.his funeral will follow.meanwhile, cooper's step-mom, anna ritchie, is behind bars for his death.the coronor says the little boy died after ritchie punished him by putting his legs in scalding hot water. 3 a father and hard working man lost his life in a shooting in north college hill.his family and police have no idea why anyone would want derek jones dead.local12's angela ingram shares his family's plea for justice. 3 family and friends are remembering a father of four. derek jones loved his job as an iron worker. but he loved being around the people in this crowd even more.36:12 derek was a fun loving guy. he liked to go out, liked to have fun, took care of his kids 36:17 he was trying to get his life on track and he was doing what he had to do.:22 there's a void in his parents' hearts. they have questions about who killed him -- and why.35:46 "we need to know why did you wasn't bothering anybody. he went to a funeral that day. he was working so hard to build his family :57 the spot on savannah avenue where jones was gunned down is a place his fri

cooper' s funeral is now set for tomorrow at herr-riggs funeral home in middletown. s stepmother, anna ritchie, with child endangering. they say she admitted to putting the boy' s legs in scalding water as a punishment. the next morning his father found him dead. happening today, the cincinnati fire department and cincinnati firefighters union local 48 is celebrating world down syndrome today by giving back. the group will present a check for money raised through t-shirt sales to the down syndrome association of greater cincinnati at engine 32' s quarters. jim hudson, the director of dsagc, will accept the donation at station 32 in avondale at 1:00 this afternoon. a long-standing tradition here in cincinnati where folks start lining up early sunday morning to get their bellies full. lisa: wlwt news 5' s richard chiles has more on the goodness that is the original italian dinner. >> we just enjoy monthly meetings. richard: for 105 years the sons of italy have hosted the sacred ve enjoyed each other. we enjoyed business and share those things together along with our family heritage, where our pa

his stepmother, anna ritchie, is charged with child endangering. investigators tell fox19, ritchie put the boy's legs in scalding hot water as a punishment the night before his death. i think as a father and a grandfather first what goes through my mind is that i can't imagine what a four year old child could have done. to deserve something like that it affects us personally. it affects the officers live new this morning... police in hamilton

anna ritchie is charged with child endangerment... but that will likely be changed to a more serious charge. the warren county coroner says austin cooper died from those burns.ritchie's bond was more than tripled today to 350- found by his father... who called 9-1-1 because his son wasn't breathing. rebekah kinner is charged in the death of her two year old daughter. and tomorrow... enter a plea. plea.kinsley kinner died last year.rebekah kinner is charged police say her boyfriend.... bradley young... beat the girl and kinner did nothing to stop murder. new on 11 at 11... the driver of a car in a deadly head-on collision with a school bus had three times the legal amount of alcohol in her system. that informaton just released by the miami county sheriff's office.taylor dickey was killed in the crash january 28-th on kessler - frederick road. police say she crossed the center line and was thrown from her car. nine children on the bus were treated for minor injuries. saint patrick's day is a great time for many. but we may be entering t

his stepmother, anna ritchie, was charged with child endangerment. his father discovered the boy dead the morning after the incident. >> she looked sorry that she got caught. she' s not sorry what she did to my son. she is sorry that someone courtis: richie' s premier -- preliminary hearing has been set for next friday. a man is now facing federal charges after more than a dozen shots went into the great american tower. rayshawn herald was convicted in a shootout on reading road. found the same gun used but investigators don' t know why. >> specific motive regarding him , there was none that we could verify. he has no connection to anybody that works inside of the square. courtis: he could face an additional one year to treat of years in prison on the new charge. there is still a chance he may police. her young daughter' s death. but her family says the abuse rebekah kinner pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, and permitting child abuse today. her live-in boyfriend is charged with murder in the death of two-year-old kinsley

anna ritchie is accused of severely punishing her 4-year-old step son -- austin. police say she put the boy in a scalding bath. the next morning his father found him dead. austin' s death is being investigated as a homicide. charges could be upgraded. we hope to learn more today on a car that went over the combs hehl bridge and into the ohio river. later this afternoon -- campbell county police will hold a news conference to give another update. wlwt news 5' s brian hamrick is leading the way with more on this story this afternoon. brian: it' s a bizarre mystery that again 112 cars collided on this bridge. one of them was lost into the water nearly 100 feet below. the victim remains unidentified. people are wondering who this was, and why no one will come forward to report the missing person. they hope to learn more today at a press conference. as to who this person could be. the strong current has prevented recovery crews from getting into out. we hope to learn about when and how they plan to do that. brian hamrick, wlwt news 5. lisa: happening right now -- five

investigators say anna ritchie put cooper' s legs in scalding hot water in a bathtub before sending him to bed. yesterday morning, police found the child at the home he was pronounced dead at atrium hospital. officers say no child deserves a punishment like this. neighbors say the allegations are horrifying. >> it' s horrible, horrible, i just couldn' t imagine, me as a mother and a grandmother, i just couldn' t imagine. >> don' t ever hurt a child, definitely in that way it' s almost like something out of a movie. dan: franklin police say it appears the child' s father was in the home at the time but it' s unclear if he was involved. ritchie' s charged with child endangering and in warren county jail on $100,000 bond. lisa: 30 hours but no definitive answers. tuesday a vehicle plunged into the ohio river from the combs hehl bridge. police say few tips are coming in. the recovery of that vehicle was called off wednesday. currently, the river is just too dangerous for the divers trying to recover the vehicle. newly released 911 calls are cars collided in 4 separate >> yeah, hi there' acc

tammy police say austin' s step : mom anna ritchie admitted she punished the child by putting his legs in scorching hot water then sent him to bed. his dad called 911 the next morning. >> i think my son has died. son is? >> he is for. tammy investigators say the : 4-year-old suffered third degree burns and died. austin' s father had just won full custody of him this january. according to court documents-austin' s dad wanted the child claiming the biological mother used drugs and she failed to cooperate with child protective services. elizabeth and lona became close to the boy while he was still with his mom in lebanon. >> he played with my kids and my kids loved him, and nobody, no kid deserves that. tammy for them what hurts is : that while austin escaped alleged abuse-he still ended up >> i suggest to any child abuser, whatever you do to that child, needs to happen to you. lisa: right now ritchie is , charged with endangering children but those charges could be upgraded now that the boy has died. the time is now 4:36 on your friday. today, we hope to learn more about exactly how a ca

tammy: police say austin' s step-mom, anna ritchie, admitted she punished the child by putting his legs in scorching his dad called 911 the next morning. >> i think my son died. >> do you know how old your son is? >> he' s four. tammy: investigators say the four-year-old suffered third degree burns and died. >> who does that? tammy: austin' s father had just won full custody of him this january. according to court documents, austin' s dad wanted the child, claiming the biological mother used drugs and claimed she failed to cooperate with child protective services. elizabeth and lona became close to the boy while he was still with his mom. >> he played with my kids and my kids loved him, and nobody, no kid deserves that. tammy: for them, what hurts the most is that while austin escaped alleged abuse, he still ended up dying in his new life. >> i suggest to any child abuser, whatever you do to that child, needs to happen to you. tammy: tonight, i reached out to austin' you can imagine, she was not ready to talk to anybody. reporting live in franklin, tammy mutasa, wlwt news 5. sheree: it

anna ritchie is charged with child endangering... and is being held on 100-thousand dollars bond in the warren county jail. an autopsy will the boy died. legendary singer frank sinatra passed away yesterday while on tour.the 72 year old died at a daytona beach hospital of cardiac arrest.sinatra was on his "sinatra sings sinatra" tour and was scheduled to play at the peabody auditorium last night.he is survivd by his sisters, nancy and tina sinatra and son michael sinatra. no traffic issues, minute-by-minute updates on wcpo.com and at the bottom of breaking news, weather, traffic... good morning tri- state at 4:30 starts right now. a teenager's life cut short. police tell us by her boyfriend.why the relationship comes as such a shock. a chain reaction crash sends a car off this bridge, sinking to the river bottom. accident reconstruction experts work to solve the mystery of exactly what went wrong it's day number one the ncaa tournament.xavier, u-c, kentucky will all be hitting the court over the next two days... as the first round ki

that stepmom anna ritchie is now charged with child endangering... that's a second degree felony. she is also being held on 100-thousand dollars bond in the warren county jail. an autopsy will be conducted to determine ritchie is due in franklin municipal court tomorrow at noon. further charges may be filed. reporting live kristen swilley nine on your side. we just received this mugshot of the aurora emt accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from his own department.investigators say craig whitham told police he stole about 106 thousand dollars by writing checks to himself. whitham actually disappeared back on february 22nd.prior to that, he worked as an emt for 22 years and became treasurer of aurora emergency rescue in january of 2015. the company president reported discrepancies in the books and officials questioned whitham about it shortly before he disappeared. his friends say he did the right thing and turned himself in, and they consideration. 01:56 i am with craig a great guy, friend, just a great guy. 09 09according to court papers, whitham told police he has a

franklin police have charged the boy' s stepmother anna ritchie, with child endangering. a woman wanted tonight for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the university of cincinnati. kassandra jackson was indicted on charges of theft, telecommunications fraud, identity fraud and misuse of credit cards. the 26-year-old is accused of taking at least $7500 from the school in 2013. court documents don' t describe how the money was stolen. if you can' t call 911, you can now text. it' s a potentially life-saving option, for the most dangerous wlwt news 5' in butler county with the new technology and help, for times of crisis, emily. reporter: butler county dispatchers say calling from a landline is stil the best option to quickly get the help you need, but not everyone' s situation allows them to call, so texting is another, sometimes safer option. >> hi, this is butler county' s 911 dispatch center. reporter: dispatchers field hundreds of calls a day. >> first name? reporter: most are over the phone but new technology is allowing mobile users to text in an emergency.

is due in court today.police say anna ritchie put her stepson, austin cooper's, legs in a tub of scalding water tuesday night.investigators aren't saying why she was punishing the boy.austin went to bed early that night and never woke up.logan million lives in the same apartment complex.she says ritchie kept to herself and didn't seem interested in letting her stepson play outside. 3 "i just can only ... really sad." 3 the warren county coroner ruled the death a homicide.a judge raised ritchie's bond 3 the kentucky wildcats destroyed stony brook to move on to the next round of the tournament.it was stony brook's first tournament appearance after all.the cats used a stifling defensive effort to offset a poor first half of shooting last night. wells fargo arena.. number 4 seeded kentucky advances to face five seed indiana in des moines tomorrow. 3 the indiana game was also a complete blowout.the hoosiers took on the chattanooga mocs yesterday in iowa.they took a 9- point lead going into the locker room at the half.. and with 23 assists and 29 rebounds.. indiana proved to be unstable on the

his stepmother anna ritchie is in jail for his death. the coroner says the little boy died after his ritchie punished him by putting his legs in scalding hot water. 3 a man involved in a police pursuit yesterday in the glendale area faces a judge this morning. 24- year- old william dickens of kansas city is accused of leading police on a chase that started in sharonville. it ended with a crash on sharon road when the car went airborne on railroad tracks. police say they saw dickens stealing mail from mailboxes. 3 also in court today, a man who rear-ended a car on i-275, killing a man. 35 year-old cory lippmeier of amelia is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. investigators say he was impaired and speeding during the accident near the kellogg avenue exit sunday night. scott petredis died at the scene. lippmeier has been arrested twice in the past for drunken driving. currents are still too strong to pull a car out of the ohio river that went off the combs- hehl bridge. that happened a week ago during a 12-car accident.divers were

anna ritchie is charged with child endangerment... but that will likely be changed to a more serious charge.the warren county coroner says austin cooper died from those burns. ritchie's bond was more than tripled yesterday to 350-thousand dollars. austin's father found him ...and called 9-1-1 because his son wasn't breathing. also due in court this mother charged in the death of her two-year old daughter. rebekah kinner will enter a plea.police say her boyfriend... bradley young... beat kinsley kinner to death last year... and rebekah did nothing to stop him.young is charged with murder. classes will go on as scheduled this morning at garfield middle school in hamilton... after police say a student left a threat in a bathroom. bathroom.our media partner... the journal-news... reports the threat was left in the girl's bathroom.another student saw it and reported it to school officials.there's no word this morning on any arrests. it's day two of march madness... and some brackets are already busted...this is the celebration after yale s

police say anna ritchie admitted to doing it as punishment.she put him to bed -- and police say morning. happening right now...two cincinnati college teams preparing for a dance... the "big dance".u-c and xavier play tonight in the n-c-double- a tournament.xavier got in practice last night... and they'll be warming up again today.it's a big stage for the muskeeters -- but the players say they'll play the same they have all year. "be the xavier team we've been all year -- tougher team who rebounds trogether, 50/50 balls you know pride ourselves on defense" defense"and their efforts this year landed them a two-seed in the tournament.a big advantage for xavier -- something head "we're hunting -- we're gunting to get to april. we're not being hunted by anybody when you're hunted you have no idea you're in the game. like deer has no idea it's being hunted. it's competitive it's a game we're doing hunting of our own" own"and we'll see how good of "hunters" that xavier team is when they battle weber state tonight -- it starts sometime around nine-20 in saint louis. chris riva and john popovich

warren county stepmom, anna ritchie, is in custody this morning after police say she put her four-year-old's legs in boiling water as punishment. that boy later died. ritchie she is now charged with child endangering... that's a second degree felony. she is also being held on 100-thousand dollars bond in the warren county jail. an autopsy will be conducted to determine exactly how the boy died. ritchie is due in franklin municipal court tomorrow at noon. further charges may be filed. an aurora emt's time on the run is over.craig whitham sits in jail this morning after surrendering to police yesterday. whitham actually disappeared back on february 22nd.prior to 22 years and became treasurer of aurora emergency rescue in january of 2015. the company president reported discrepancies in the books and officials questioned whitham about it shortly before he disappeared. his friends say he did the right thing and turned himself in, and they hope the judge takes that into consideration. 01:56 i am with craig a thousand percent. he's a great guy, friend, just a great guy. 09 09according to court pape

will appear in court anna ritchie is charged with child endangerment... but that will likely be changed to a more serious charge.the warren county coroner says austin cooper died from those burns. ritchie's bond was more than tripled yesterday to 350-thousand dollars. austin's father found him ...and called 9-1-1 because his son wasn't breathing. also due in court this morning... the tri-state mother charged in the death of her two-year old daughter. rebekah kinner will enter a plea.police say her boyfriend... bradley young... beat kinsley kinner to death last year... and rebekah did nothing to stop him.young is charged with murder. classes will go on as scheduled this morning at garfield middle school in hamilton... after police say a student left a threat in a bathroom. bathroom.our media partner... the journal-news... reports the threat was left in the girl's bathroom.another student saw it and reported it to school officials.there's no word this morning on any arrests. it's day two of march madness... and some brackets are already busted...this is stu

man allegedly dipped his legs into scalding water. and a funeral service will follow at 1:00. anna ritchie, his stepmother is in the warren county jail, charged with child endangering, but could face more serious charges when the grand jury considers the case. to punish him and killed him to death. >>> this morning, there were tears and hugs during a moment of silence in honor of deputy kyle koontz. another deputy was wounded in the shoot-out. he was able to take part in the precision for koontz today >> we're learning more on the man believed to be the top suspect in the pais attacks. he was shot by officers as he ran in a building by brussels. it was caught on camera. >> he was shot in the leg and quickly put in an unmarked police vehicle. prosecutors say they don't know the exact capacity. and he slipped through police fingers on several occasions, including the day after the about 500 yards from his childhood home >> we fallen in love with weapons, heavy weapons. . >> he will appear in court on wednesday. the search continues for at least two accomplices. >> target of the deadly attack

the child's 25- year-old stepmother anna ritchie admitted to dipping austin cooper's legs in a bathtub of hot water as punishment tuesday, according to franklin police. the boy's father robert ritchie the third says he came home from work tuesday night and his son was already in bed. he said he found austin unresponsive the next morning and called 911. the boy's death warren county coroner's office. visitation will be tuesday, from noon until one at herr- riggs funeral home in middletown followed by funeral services at one... he will be buried at butler county memorial park in trenton. the search for a local duo... suspected of trying to rob a gas station.. why they didn't get away with the crime.. plus - the passion... you just watched the live spectacular on fox.. go behind the scenes... after the break. we'll show you what it took to put on tonight's live version of the "passion of the christ" that aired on fox19 now tonight before the news. live wx tease t

anna ritchie, is under arrest and charged with endangering children. police say ritchie put the 4-year-olds legs in scalding hot water as a punishment. the child was transported to atrium hospital where the he was pronounced dead. police say the father was questioned earlier today but no chargers have been filed against him. just an hour ago, i spoke with franklin police chief russ withman about this tragic case. "i think as a father and a grandfather first what goes through my mind is that i can't imagine what deserve something like that it affects us personally. it affects the officers." neighbors who know the mother didn't want to go person and they ritchie is being held $100,000 bond. she will have a video arraignment on friday. the investigation is still ongoing and more charges are possible. reporting live in franklin, frankie jupiter fox 19 now. middletown police are now ruling the case of a missing woman... a homicide. 30-year old lindsay bogan was reported missing this past september... last seen with her boyfriend in downtown middletown. to be

franklin police have charged the boy's stepmother, anna ritchie, with child endangering. she admitted to putting the boy's legs in scalding hot water as punishment. the next day, his father found him dead. a minerva man arrested for kidnapping a girl from missouri is being held on $500,000 bond. 41-year-old eric shotwell went before a judge on saturday, kidnapping, two counts of rape and one count of assault. police say he and the teen met on the social media media website, say hi, earlier this month. picked her up and brought her back to ohio. once at his home, the teen told she texted her mother, who called the police. >> keep an eye on your kids. being safe with social media. jonathan: the teen was treated at akron children's hospital. now children's services is back home. the fbi is also investigating. >> education, education, education. you can't fight something if you don't know what you're fighting. jonathan: a cincinnati mom teaming up with the heart foundation to fight the heroin epidemic with hope. donna karmosino organized the rescue after helping her son with