that's approximately 560 ash trees altogether. and many of the trees around the pentacrest are ash trees. kcrg t-v nine'iowa city bureau chief mark carlsonn joins us live tonight. mark, the university says there's not much it can do now that the emerald ash borer has come to campus? arborists say this isn't something that has to happen tomorrow. but they do have to start planning on getting rid of these ash trees because of how t t beatle spreads frfr tree to o ee. east here on jefferson street and these are all ash trees on both sides of street here. ash trees are all over near the heart of the university of iowa campus. from iowa jefferson street to both sides of the t-anne cleary walkway. many more than a half- century old. " it's not going to look like a clear cut, a lot of them are spread out, but those are the areas, along those streets, the pentacrest that may be noticeable because it's just a single species along the street. " they found the tunnels there, oh that's what it is? the presence of emerald ash borer, or e-a-b i

wood peckers around the trees is anothth sign of ash borers. (sot) "the woodpeckers sense that the borers are in here, and they wear the bark off." many of the ash trees here in gibson square on campus have traces of woodpecker damage in the bark - and willbe been cut down - which upsets some students. (sot. cg: jared blatz/student) "it kind of makes it concerning for such an urban area that needs trees in it to help the air around the place." (sot. cg: claire hellweg/student) "i think it's really sad, especially just 'cause trees add such a nice

ash wednesday gets its name from the practice of the distribution of ashes upon the foreheads of christians. the ashes come from the palms used in the previous year's marks jesus's entrance into jerusalem where he was met with palm branches by believers. the ashes are meant to remind christians about human mortality, while also showing the individual's desire for repentance and mourning of their own sins. as the priest or minister puts the ash on the body he, or she, says "remember you are dust, and to dust thou shalt return" christians are encouraged to wear the ashes, which can be distributed on either their forehead or hand, until the ashes wear off as a public declaration of their faith. vo live live rob ots good news for aspiring actresses. new information shows the number of female roles in movies went up last year. the author of the book "it's a man's world" says women accounted for more than 20- percent of heroes in the year's top movies. that includes jennifer lawrence in hunger games, insurgent, and mad max-fury road. a larger number of women were also sot full "let it go, let it

wood peckers around the trees is anothth sign of ash borers. (sot) "the woodpeckers sense that the borers are in here, and they wear the bark off." many of the ash trees here in gibson square on campus have traces of woodpecker damage in the bark - and willbe been cut down - which upsets some students. (sot. cg: jared blatz/student) "it kind of makes it concerning for such an urban area that needs trees in it to help the air around the place." (sot. cg: claire hellweg/student) "i think it's really sad, especially just 'cause trees add such a nice part of nature for the campus." landscape services manager) "93 percent of our trees are still alive, so we still have a pretty good canopy." the school says it plans to replace ash trees with different tree species over the next few years. we've got you covered in iowa city... hillary maglin.. kwwl news. the university says most of those ash trees are very old -- and were a drug that reverses the effects oa heroin overdose will be much more accesible by the nd of the year. walgreens will offer the dru

the emerald ash borer is an insect that kills ash trees, and counties all over iowa have spotted it. now one university in eastern iowa has found it on campus. you're looking live on our camera. kaj will be back right after the break with a look at your wednesday forecast. meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now with your first alert forecast. plan on another cold day. clouds will increase slowly from the northwest and while there may be a few scattered flurries flying around, most of this will occur in our farthest western counties. central iowa will morning. warmer than yesterday, and with the wind finally backing off, it should feel a lot better as well. looking ahead, our every-other-day pattern of snow continues with our next chance coming in later thursday night into friday morning. there is still a system showing up for sunday as well. have a great day! today: inc. clouds, sct flurries high: 14-20 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 15 dbq: 14 iow: 18tonight: chance of flurries low: 2-8 winds: n 5-10 alo: 0 dbq: 3 partly cloudy high: 18-24 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 19 dbq: 19 iow: 21tomorrow night: c

where the ashes. but if they doubled her they blame heritage cremation, funeral service she found online online. >> they take advantage of grieving people. >> they quoted the $695 price pick two days later and received this financial bill of 1500. >> and more than double. the owner. and says he claimed that price increase was due to laura's weight. >> he said she was a big woman and they had these it should be great to burn or. >> than they refused to release laura's ashes until he got paid in full. >> they're basically holding the ashes for ran some. >> we couldn't believe it so we started calling him and when we finally reached him he admitted that. >> asked them to pay their bill. when they pay their bill, they've look at the remains. >> we did some digging into the background of discovery is not a licensed funeral director. in fact his business, heritage cremation, has been banned from florida, tennessee, and oregon because it is not a brick-and-mortar funeral home at all. rather an online service

reporting live from the blue ash police department, jordan champions. and their fans couldn't be happier. a large crowd spilled into the streets of downtown denver after the broncos defeated the carolina panthers 24-to-10 sunday night. police even closed down multiple streets to let fans let loose. new this morning... von miller is named super bowl m-v-p.... after denver's 24-10 win over carolina. he had six tackles, 2-and-a-half sacks and two forced just an incredible the broncos defense. and with the win... becomes the first quarterback in n- f-l history to reach regular season and he also became the play in a super bowl the field last night. so... is peyton's career over? "not making an emotional other. i thought that was some good advice, to kind of let this sink in, it's been an emotional week, emotional night and the nights just forward to celebrating with my friends and family and i think i'll take some time after that" brotherly love at the super bowl.. here's eli's reaction... or lack-thereof... of big brother peyton's big win... now both broth

and clean up every one of its ash ponds. today at the dan river facility, duke ramped up the removal of coal ash taking out thousands of tons by train each week. wncn investigates has been there every step of the way. we've taken you inside the facilities. researching the science to separate fact from fear, uncovering violations, holding all parties accountable. and even traveling to south carolina to see how ash can and is being recycled. the work is far from over. and for duke energy, it's now a and two years later, the state has still not fined duke energy for the spill. there's major concern about how duke will clean up the ash. but we'll keep covering it as north carolina tries to figure it out. wncn kept you informed about the coal ash situation as jonathan just showed us. you can find more of his reports on wncn.com. >>> we're five days away from super bowl 50. >>> next at 7:00, hear from the panthers players about their preps. >>> plus a science project sent into space. what duke university students hope to accomplis

emerald ash borers tuunel through ash trees cutting off the trees water and nutrient circulation. the bugs have been a pest across the country -- but now they've been found on the university of iowa's campus. and students aren't very happy don't like the thought of walking doesn't such an urban area that needs trees in it to help the air around aspect kind of bothers me." the school says it plans to remove all the ash trees on campus -- but does have plans to replace them with new trees of different species. millions of catholics are preparing for weeks of sacrifice and prayer -- today is ash wednesday. pope francis celebrated ash wednesday mass today at the vatican.n. this ritual marks the start of the lenten season. in his homily, pope francis said that lent presents the occasion to practice simplicity and sharing. the pope has proclaimed this year as a holy year of mercy. a baseball stadium is transformed into a winter-sports arena... check it out - you're looking at fenway park with a massive ski ramp in the middle of it. starting tomorrow, the "beig air at fenway" event will

the ashes sybolize the belief that god that man returns to ash after death. it's also seen as a symbol of repentence for personal sins. it's a practice that dates back to the middle ages. briana harper//@briana wcpo "but if you're looking for your blessing outside of the traditional four walls of the church-then this website ashes to go might be one to consider." congregations across the country offering a brief moment of prayer to those who are on the go but still eager to receive their ashes. it's a non-traditional ash wednesday service that's even made its way to the tri- state. in previous years a number of local churches have hosted what they call "drive through ashes" paulette wittenbrink//pastor, hyde park bethlehem united methodist church "it was an attempt to connect with some people in the neighborhood in a way that was sort of allowing them to experience some open prayer and some of the confessions that we do. also give them the opportunity to have the ashes placed on their forehead." due to colder weather this year-drive through ashes was cancelle

the invasive pest destroys ash trees. ash trees only account for about 7% of all of the campus trees. u-i facilities staff say they were trying to be proactive and diversified in what trees they planted on the city is encouraging people across iowa city to diversify the trees in their yards. the iowa city parks and forestry superintenden t also says it isn't necessary for people to cut down their ash trees immediately. he says it can take 8 to 12 years for the insect to decimate the local ash tree population. the emerald ash borer is now in 30 iowa counties. that includes black hawk, dubuque, linn and bremer. the iowa department of natural resources has instituted a statewide quarantine. this means ash trees in any form cannot be transported across state lines. two eastern iowa photographers are bringing train safety into focus. they say people are being reckless around trains in cedar rapids. alex jordan and lance schaeffer are train enthusiasts, who have spent hours recording video of trains. they say they have captured

easy so as bill shields shows us the archdiocese found this solution. >> anybody need ashes for ash wednesday? we have them right here. >> reporter: ashes to go. not an entirely new concept but this one inspired by pope francis. >> we can know people come to the church but that's a part of our effort. so part has to be in the public square. >> reporter: the first dave fasting and prayer leading up to easter and the archdiocese of boston recognized how busy people are and that some couldn't get to mass and brought the ashers to the parishioners. >> convenience is a big part of it and reminder as a big part even if they don't get ashes they are reminded lent is starting today. >> reporter: two priests on boston commons didn't have a dull moment. when busy commuters plooking to the priests. >> well -- flocking to the preset. >> well it means i could practice my face and commute which is great because i wasunable to get to my parish. >> reporter: it's a simple gesture but one that's effective and in the busy world we live in who knows my start happening every ash wednesday. from the boston common

here is ashe county. and share pictures and track weather on your smartphone download the wbtv news app. >> a major step in removing toxic coal ash stored near charlotte. the state issued its first ever permit to drain a coal ash pond. the permit applies to the riverbend steam station in mount holly. coal ash removal efforts started in the spring and the permit will allow duke to drain the duke says the removal of coal ash at the riverbend station will serve as a model for removing ash at 13 other sites in north carolina. >> a court ruling could throw north carolina's primary vote into chaos. state lawmakers announced a contingency plan if it has to redraw district lines. alex giles has new information. >> they announced they have created a joint select committee on congressional redistricting. they will hold meetings across the state one will be here in charlotte at central piedmont community college. the lower courts have a february 19th deadline to redraw the maps. district 12 includes parts of charlot

ash wednesday mass is getting started. in greater cincinnati, churches will have services throughout the day. i' m mark hayes. lisa: i' m lisa cooney. randi rico and kyla woods have weather and traffic together. the side roads are a little slick. randi: even the roads that are clear, some spots will have a little coating because of the lake effect bands. we have cloudy skies and flurries for everyone with cold air all over. in a few spots, the lake effect snow bands are rolling through. over the 275 loop, the southern part near cvg, that is enough to maybe cote some of the roadways there. another line moving through rising sun and the union. dusting and create slick spots. watching a line moving south of falmouth heading east in through powers bill. the lake effect of bands will stick around through 10:00 this morning with a winter weather advisory through 10:00 a.m. most places are starting out in the mid-teens. if the -- but the feels-like temperature' s closer to 3 . it :00 a.m., 16. this afternoon, we will talk about t

where the ashes. but if they doubled her they blame heritage cremation, funeral service she found online online. grieving people. pick two days later and received this financial bill of 1500. >> and more than double. >> that is when and contacted the owner. and says he claimed that price increase was due to laura's weight. >> he said she was a big woman and they had these it should be great to burn or. >> than they refused to release laura's ashes until he got paid in full. >> they're basically holding the ashes for ran some. >> we couldn't believe it so we started calling him and when we finally reached him he admitted that. >> asked them to pay their bill. when they pay their bill, they've look at the remains. >> we did some digging into the background of discovery is not a licensed funeral director. in fact his business, heritage cremation, has been banned from florida, tennessee, and oregon because it is not a brick-and-mortar funeral home at rather an online service that subcontracts to other mor

heal.and drive-thru ashes on this ash wednesday!the upstate location... that allows those short on time... a quick service option! plus... upstate students get access t t some of the brightest minds around!we'll tell you what stem fest is all about! 3 we're back with weather and traffic every 10 minutes---- 3 first let's get a check of the weather with chief meteorologist kendra kent---- and kendra were dealing with dangerously cold temperatures tonight... parts of western north carolina are still reeling from snow and icy conditions earlier this week... prompting madison county schools to be closed tomorrow. were also watching a potential winter storm that's approaching on monday. could we be seeing some snow in the upstate? 3 another night of dangerous cold is on the way. lows will drop to near 20 for the upstate and mid teens in the mountains. bitter wind chills will continue in the mountains. temperatures into the upper 30s to mid 40s area-wide on thursday, and friday will be a repeat, with slight warmer conditions. ananher blast of cold air arrives s

the invasive pest destroys ash trees. ash trees only account for about seven percent of all of the campus trees. u-i facilities staff say they diversified what trees they planted on campus. the city is encouraging people across iowa city to diversify the trees in their yards. the iowa city parks and forestry superintenden t also says it isn't necessary for people to cut down their ash trees immediately. he says it can take eight to 12 years for the insect to decimate the local ash tree population. the emerald ash borer is now in 30 iowa counties. that includes black hawk, dubuque, linn and bremer. the iowa department of natural resources has instituted a statewide quarantine. this means ash trees in any form cannot be transported across state lines. some parents in the iowa city school district say walking isn't possible for their kids after the district cut free busing for them for next school year. the district says the move will save nearly 400 thousand dollars. but today we looked into how far some of those walks woul

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ash wednesday --- many people will head to mass or this morning to get their ashes before work, during lunch or after work. lent also means light eating or even fasting and meatless friday's. doesn't always have to mean fish though joining us this morning is logan ramsey from romano's macaroni grill romano's macaroni grill will be creating their famous mushroom ravioli on air! o the recipe: mushroom ravioli, which is sauted with caramelized onion, fresh mushrooms, in a light creamy marsala wine sauce. " macaroni grill will also feature their parmesan cheese crusted sole. o the recipe: sole crusted with parmesan cheese topped with a lemon butter sauce and capers, served with spinach orzo pasta. about the kitchen counter grill made full- service restaurant history by adding their lunchtime kitchen counter service. " the kitchen counter service is now available to-go seven days a week, for both lunch and dinner. " the lunchtime service is $7 delivered in 7 minutes, or the meal is free. the dinner version is $9 in 9 minutes, or the meal is free. " dine- in is available during lunch hours d

a full house in blue ash, looking for -- following a neighborhood shootout, blue ash residents were able to speak with the blast chief last night. two were shot but no one charge. the chief says the investigation is ongoing. about 50 people came to the investigation, including the home owner whose home was had, including one that almost hit his son. >> i think it has lightened up, but it is going to take a little time which as mentioned here, if no results come by the time things warm-up, we are probably going to think a little bit about sending them out front to play in the front yard, seeing >> blue ash police are still looking at forensic evidence to match up the blitz to the right to gun. lisa: the zika virus is now in ohio. a 33-year-old woman was diagnosed with the disease. she reportedly contracted it in haiti. also a case and indiana, that person also in haiti. warnings about traveling to southern states if you are pregnant or what to become pregnant and they are advising women from abstaining from sex while pregnant. marker: -- mark: a new forum with historical look at this this

officials are now confirming the emerald ash borer in johnson county. county.the tree-destroying insect was found in iowa city, on the university of iowa campus.with this latest confimation, there are now 30 counties in iowa confirmed of found in iowa city. and now there are 30 counties in iowa that are confirmed of having the ash bore. the green bug is known for infecting ash trees, which then have to be removed. since 2,010,000,000s of ash trees have been destroyed >>> in north central iowa, i25 is back open for traffic. the 80-mile stretch was shut down because of monday's winter weather that caused some dangerous conditions and led to several crashes. theyable saw about eijrttwo inches november e. coli, but it was the 40-mile per hour winds that made driverring hard. it is back open, but you still need to be careful on the roads. >>> one of the most prolific soccer players in history is on her way in cedar rapids. woman back is going to speak tonight. she is the all-time leading scorer in the history of international soccer. on top of her two olympi

and has the breaking details on the investigation from this wild morning in blue ash. as you can imagine it was a busy day for everyone in this neighborhood-what we know is the the incident happened near the corner of oak and florence just houses away--- bullets hit this home--- a terrifying moment for this family. "it's just shocking that something like this would happen in blue ash"havoc in this hazelwood neighborhood neighborhood "at about 11:25 this morning we had a shooting at 11142 oak avenue."blue ash police say two people were shot in a flurry of gunfire--one victim ran away the other drove off--a quarter mile east--this--the victim crashed his car causing a 4-car accident--in the victim's back seat--a 3-year-old child-- both went to the hospital -- "another vehicle was recovered a quarter miles west here. that vehicle was damaged two people may have fled the scene" back at the scene--police say 10 shots were fired--2 guns recovered-- a bullet penetrating bryan isaac's home. nats: went through the garage, through the door and then exited out the back wall. wall

they will determine how and when the cole ash ponds will be closed. deq put allen at low to medium risk. >> we have the information to determine whether duke cole surrounding wells, and don't have that information, and so until we can make that clear, scientifically defensible determination, we can't rate that facility as low or intermediate. >> reporter: the linchpining classifying the responsibilities, the primary concern is the risk to ground water. erin is a spokesperson for duke energy. >> continue to see no evidence that ash basins around allen have impacted neighbors. >> reporter: according to duke, the coal ash ponds at allen pose, quote, no imminent hazard to the health and environment. ground water flows away from the nearest public or private water wells. colbert says duke is waiting on the state's final evaluation. in the meantime, they will keep providing bottled water to residents. >> i'm pleased with the fact that the company stepped up to peace of mind, but now we're in a different place. we have a lot of the data collected. we still c

reporting live from the blue ash police department, jordan vilines, fox 19 now. rob hplaz new precautions are being taken to prevent the spread of the zika virus.. of the zika virus.. blood banks in many parts of the u-s have started for the virus. and if you've country where the you won't be able to donate blood. that some people that have the infection don't have any symptoms so in conjunction with aabb american association with blood banks and blood centers across the country we've added an extra layer of protection" there have now been several dozen cases of zika virus in the u-s, with states in the deep south, more at risk. new this morning rob wipe vo new this morning...no major problems overnight in denver, as thousands of fans hit the streets to celebrate the broncos victory. police in riot gear did have to use pepper spray on a small group of unruly fans, but no injuries are being reported. 2shot bam c meanwhile...it was a different story for panthers fans. a lot of people clearly upset over the outcome. throughout...with only two offensive touchdowns in

they will determine how and when the cole ash ponds will be closed. risk. >> we have the information to determine whether duke cole ash ponds were impacting these surrounding wells, and don't have that information, and so until we can make that clear, scientifically defensible determination, we can't rate that facility as low or intermediate. >> reporter: the linchpining classifying the responsibilities, the primary concern is the risk to ground water. erin is a spokesperson for duke energy. >> continue to see no evidence that ash basins around allen have impacted neighbors. >> reporter: according to duke, the coal ash ponds at allen pose, quote, no imminent hazard to the health and environment. ground water flows away from the nearest public or private water wells. colbert says duke is waiting on the state's final evaluation. in the meantime, they will keep providing bottled water >> i'm pleased with the fact that the company stepped up to provide the neighbors the peace of mind, but now we're in a different place. we have a lot of the data collected

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the ash trees will be coming down... eventually. over the next 5 years, crews will be taking down hundreds of ash trees on the university of iowa campus. they have to remove the trees because the emerald ash borer was found on campusus- along with other parts of johnson county. the invasive beetle is known to spread quickly and kill ash trees. university arborists say they plan to replace all 560 ash trees by about 20-20. years old and are on and around the pentacrest. "five years, if we take down 100 a year, we're going to have them down by then, it's going to be staggered out, along the street we maa take everyyhird one, every other one, not every one." the university says it hopes to find renewable uses for the wood that is chopped down. one idea is to burn it for energy purposes at the u-i power plant. not every type of supebowl is er. today, the domestic violenen intervention program in iowa city is holding its annual soup- er bowl fundraiser. for 15 to 25 dollars, you can enjoy endless amounts of soup in a new, unique bowl. th

. -- an update now to the coal ash dispute in pickens county. an upstate judge has ruled against the north carolina company. mrr is suing pickens county for $25 million, saying the county can not prevent it from using the landfill for coal ash. in the meantime, the company filed a motion to stop pickens from delaying its plans. yesterday, and ruled mrr could not dump any coal ash while the case goes forward. county officials say the landfill is for construction debris only. mrr says it has the proper permission from d-hec to dump coal ash. five minutes after six as returned to commitment 2016 now, and new numbers show an increase this year in ballots cast in saturday's gop primary compared to four years ago. allyson: 25% of all registered voters in south carolina voted for one of the six gop contenders. compare that to 2012 when 22% cast ballots for nine republican candidates. and look at voter turnout in these upstate counties on saturday compared to 2012. record numbers of voters in union, cherokee, pickens, laurens and anderson counties, floc

live blue ash frankie jupiter fox 19 now. new at ten new tonight- a teen charged in a fatal west chester crash has plead west chester crash has plead guilty... 18-year old tristan lacey's accused of influence when he lost control and crashed his car near the beckett ridge golf club... this was the scene in december.. the crash killed his passenger, 18- valentine. shows that lacey legal limit at the he pleaded 'guilty' to aggravated vehicular homicde.... and will face two to eight years behind bars.. and a lifetime suspension of his license. he'll be sentenced march ninth. reaction still coming in tonight as the reds remember former clubhouse manager bernie stowe. tom browning telling fox19 now bernie stowe is a reds icon. joe morgan saying he's a big reason the big red machine won two championships. bernie passed away today at eighty- years-old. he retired in 2014 after 67-years on the job with the reds. johnny bench tonight posting this picture saying bernie is now in better hands. this tonight from reds owner bob castellini

on this ash wednesday. keep watching for the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper, but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying rent can't wait. a student with a mountain of debt can't wait. we can make real progress right now for people and families who need it. here's a look at some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. this former music teacher-- is serving up to 60 years in prison for molesting his students... but parents say that isn't enough.... and have filed suit against the clark county school district. what they say should have been done differently... and how the district is responding. today is ash wednesday .. it's the reason you might have seen many people walking around with crosses on their foreheads. one texas church took a new approach - to make sure all who want ashes on ash wednesday, can have them. st. paul lutheran in san antonio set up an "ashes to go" table

ash wednesday kick-starts finally, we get a break for some sunshine thursday. it will still be very cold with morning lows in the single digits and highs only in the low to mid 20s. skies will be mostly cloudy on friday and a flurries will be possible in the tri-state. northwest winds pick up a bit more on saturday and that could result in a few isolated snow showers as lake effect snow bands drift into the tri-state. as always, we are looking ahead. more ample moisture arrives by monday, access to the life-saving narcan. narcan. walgreens is rolling out a new program in parts of the tri-state.how the drug store may help prevent the next overdose death. increasing your own child's risk of asthma.what you're putting into your body while pregant that increases their odds. new at 5:30.... dont fall victim to a rose ripoff this valentines day.consumer reporter john matarese is on your side with how to get the tonight in healthy living - a second major drug store is making it easy for anyone to gain access to narcan. narcan.that's the drug people drug overdose.the c

andrew: blue ash police have a lot of work ahead of them. this is a complicated shooting with multiple shots fired, multiple victims, and several people still on the run. a lot of information for them to gather. here' s what we know right now. three people were shot in a shootout on oak street in blue ash. one person took off on foot, another hopped in a car that later crashed at deerfield and cornell. a three-year-old in the car was taken to the hospital to be checked out, along with a shooting victim. police found another car at a your by gas station. it had been hit by gunfire, and was in that car. he later showed up at the hospital. police to let people they' re looking for in this case. three people shot, one still has not been found. another person fled the scene where one of the car was ditched. there are people they are trying to track down. the big question, why were they shooting at each other? andrew setters, wlwt news 5. lisa: thank you. a woman accused of hitting an 11-year-old girl in a crosswalk is due again in court this morn

dblbx fox19 now's jordan vilines is live at the blue ash police department. live blue ash police say investigating this case wil be a lengthy process considering that there are two crimes scenes to investigate along with multiple victims and suspects. vo the incident started yesterday morning around 1130, that;s when blue ash police offiers got reports of a shooting in the 11- thousand bloick of oak avenue. we're told one victim ran away from the scene and was picked up by a day in the neighborhood. that car was then involved in a four vehicle crash at deerfield and cornell roads. a three-year-old passenger in the minor injuries from the crash and was transported to the hospital. the male gunshot victim was also transported to the hospital for treatment. a second male sustained a gunshot wound in the shooting and fled the scene on foot. his whereabouts are unknown at this time. snow is expected to hit new england. schools in boston and providence have closed for today... and the national weather service has issued a blizzard warning for southeast massachusett

is being removed. >> john was happy to hear about the state mandated clean up of coal ash. but he's concerned about the process that requires duke energy to push water in the basins into his lake. >> ipading board on the lake -- i paddle board on the lake and swim in the lake. duke has been allowed to remove a small amount of water from the surface of the basins weekly to. day the state issued a new stricter permit allowing duke energy to remove water well beneath the surface water that's mixed with coal ash. the new permit stipulates how that work should be done. >> we're continuing to review the permit right now. and our experts are working through that process. build a water treatment system at the sight. and that water treatment system will treat the water that's mixed with the ash in the basins before we return it to mountain island lake. state leaders are calling the new permit the most stringent in the nation. requiring routine sampling of water released into the lake and more stringent over sight by the state. he's hoping it's enough to protect him, his family, and

>> it was the first time we did ashes. it began on teaching the signifan we are flexible and traditional, they were open to it. they wanted to see how it went, it was so successful the first year. 6:00 this morning, 6:00 to 8:00, then noon to one? >> and then again this evening. jeanette: you don't have to be a member? >> many of the people outside are not members, they are christians of all faith, color, and creed and we are happy to share our faith. jeanette: it only takes a few seconds, we invite you to come out as well. jeannette reyes, back inside to you. tell the pastor that we said hello. you can see that they had those heat lamps out there, it's cold out there today. 36 degrees right now. despite all the sunshine now, this afternoon for :00, 5:00, there could be some bands of heavy snow showers in the area. just what we don't want to hear about. time lapse from fairfax, closely on the right-hand side you can see it just under the streetlight, you see that white color on the ground? snow showers came to the area and

face several charges including burlary, assault on a police officer, and assault on a police k-9.blue ash police were called to a burglary in progress on cook avenue last night.. and an officer spotted two men running away...they brought in police dog and started chasing the men.. they caught one of them in the chase.. and the dog tracked the other to a home on centennial avenue. 3 time/temp ...ahead at four-30 ...neighborhood still shaken their safety concerns after a shootout on their street ... plus ...the new hampshire primary is in the books ... which presidential candidates came out on top ...next, on break one3 3 now at four-30 ...the results are in ...local12's perry schaible shares which presidential candidates took victory in the new hampshire primary. 3 lucky to be alive ...a look at one man's close brush with death, and the moment officers 3 it's a big day if you want to cheer on cincinnati's pro-soccer team.how much it'll cost you to snag a spot among the crowd. 3 good morning cincinnati.thanks for joining us on this wednesday.i'm john lomax.and i'm sheila gray.the stories of

then it was used to take selfies showing a woman with ashes on her forehead. police found the shot on the the man in the photo surrendered

"there are more than 500 ash trees on the university of iowa campus and because the emerald ash borer has been found on campus in the next will need to come down, coming up tonight on the tv nine news at six find out why this is going to be such a big project because many of these big trees are in very well traveled areas. " seven montnt after johnson county startedd issuing community i-d cards, it hasn't reached its goal. the county hopes more people sign up, including those who are not u-s citizens. and a former mayor in eastern iowa now serves the public by volunteering to help people through some of their most challenging days. his story's still ahead here on kcrg t-v nine. the university of iowa's is working with johnson,county to hel people sign up for county ididtification cards. last july, the johnson county supervisors unanimously approved a program that let people with or without u-s citizenship get i-ds through the county. about seven months after the county started issuing the i-ds, 765 people have signed up. in the program's first month, the county issued 540 i-d cards. b

they are fighting a company that wants to dump toxic coal ash in the county. corey davis is live and local at the proposed site, which is at hwy 93 and cartee wrote in liberty. corey: this afternoon, state lawmakers got a step closer to passing a bill that would block coal ash from being dumped on site similar to this one, but we are told it matt not be enough to stop the company from dumping this is all around pickens county. >> if the county has made a mistake, they have to fix it, because we cannot fight a big company. corey: so far, at least 4000 people have signed a petition to stop a north carolina company called mrr pickens from dumping coal ash in the county. >> we do not need it in our towns or our county, but especially, we do not need it in the state either. corey: county officials suspended the company land permit last month after learning coal ash would be dumped on the site. officials say that was never part of the deal, and they have been given at least 14 days to negotiate a plan to buy back the land. >> the only way that we can assure coal ash

ash borer. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a quiet thursday with a clear start cold again, highs should make the upper teens to lower 20s. tonight, another batch of light snow should move into the area. this one should be farther east than yesterday's snow and should affect more of eastern iowa as a result. while amounts will remain light and generally under 1", it'll make for a slick morning commute on friday. the wind will pick up behind this system during the day on friday and may cause some patchy blowing snow yet again. saturday is still on track to be cold and quiet with another snow chance coming our way for sunday.today: mostly sunny high: 18-24 winds: light n alo: 18 dbq: 19 iow: 22tonight: snow likely late low: 14-20 winds: sw 5-10 alo: 14 dbq: 14 iow: 18tomorrow: early am snow, clearing high: 18-24 winds: nw 15-30 alo: 19 dbq: 20 iow: 23tomorrow ni

the emerald ash borer is now in johnson county. county.the tree-destroying the university of iowa campus. with this latest confimation, there are now 30 counties in iowa confirmed of having the ash borer.the metalic-green bug is notorious for infecting ash trees, which then have to be removed.officials in iowa city say residents don't need to remove ash trees that aren't showing signs of e-a-b. but, they recommend diversifying the species of trees if they need to be replaced. in coralville right now, planning is underway for the future. future.among many questions: what to do with the largest piece of undeveloped land in the city. city.here's cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore. moore. the city has big plans for the next fiscal yeara&one being $9 million dollars in improvements to first avenue between sixth and ninth street. street. it's been widened, sidewalks improved, new lighting new landscaping done south of that area and also norththe city will start with utilities this south of that area and north. >> reporter: they will star

that god created man from ash, and once we die, man returns to ash. other religions mark ash wednesday as well-- some churches adding their own, unique spin. pastor paulette wittenbrink// hyde park bethlehem united methodist church"as united methodist we believe that we're not just inside the the whole community is who we minister to be being visible and offering the grace of god to people." people."for a look at the wide variety of services held in the tristate today- head to our homepage at wcpo.com. "a miracle factory."that's how my former colleague, dennis jansen, once described a local educational program called 'ohio valley voices.'if you don't know someone who's deaf, it's possible you've never heard of it. but wait until you see the enormous difference it's making in kids's lives. nat -- 14 03 15 28 so where you guys going? we're going outside.an exhange of words. nat -- 14 23 20 53 laughs on playgrounda good laugh. this so-called normal interaction among kids like liesl mcgrath.. was once thought impossible.nat -- 14 25 10 31 hii (says it tto

@and so we bring ashes to the @people. @it's getting out of the pews and @into the community. @jennifer: this is the third year @that new hampshire's episcopal @church has been offering ashes @to go. @mike: plenty of clouds through @the course of this day, although @some breaks of partial sunshine. @with a little disturbance moving @on through, some bands of snow @showers, flurries on and off @throughout the day. @but where you did get a dusting @of snow and it tended to met on @air roadways, keep in mind in @the next few hours as we go sub @freezing there had could be a @little of ice out, there mainly @black ice, but it's patchy and @not a widespread issue as i see @right now. @on radar, snow showers most of @them great north woods through @the white mountains. @a band tried to hold together @but didn't succeed, moving @towards the coastal plain. @so a scattering of light @flurries and snow showers from @dover through durham, all the @way back down to sale except @points east, that -- @salem and points east. @a few snow showers can't be @ruled out until about 9:00 this @even

as timyka reminded us earlier, today is ash wednesday, the beginning of lent. lent.which means the party is over in new orleans.or at least it should be.here's a live look from one of the bourbon street mardi gras cams. cams. fat tuesday is the last time here's a live, snowy look now at saint x.the first mass of the day just got underway at 6 a-m.there are several ash wednesday masses throughout the day.expect to see many people out and about with ashes on their foreheads today. he was hit by a train once, and nearly hit a second time. time.it was scary i aint gonna lie liesee the last-minute rescue caught on camera, and hear more from the man who barely the big chill!a live look across the tri-state this morning as the snow gives way to bitter cold! his car hit by two trains in less than ten minutes. this morning - the driver talks only to nine on your side. what he's planning for today! state.there's still some snow out there. there.but the other weather story today is the cold! cold!it feels like zero for some of you out there.let's check in with meteorologi

pit's called ashes to go. ptypically ash wednesday service pis inside the church but it's poutside. pi love the poster. pthe poster has a car, bicycle, eople walking. pwhatever your method of ptransportation is, you can come phere to sky crest united pmethodist church and get ashes pto go. phow did this come to be? p>> we had this idea three years pago. pwe wanted to do something a plittle different with our ash pwednesday service and we thought pwe would take it out into the pneighborhoods so that the whole pcommunity could participate. p>>walter: people can come up and pwalk me through. pthey get the ashes and what's pthe significance? p>> they come up and get this psymbol which is ashes in the pshape of a cross on your pforehead. pthis is an ancient christian ractice. pit represents repentance or pfeeling sorry for our sins and pmistakes and the cross prepresents forgiveness when p>>walter: it's been going on for pa couple of years now and it's pgrowing in popularity. p>> this is our third year doing pthis. pyeah. psomeone is coming up right now. pthis is our third year doing pth

today is ash wednesday, which marks the first day of lent. it's a time many christians give something up for forty days. days.cbs 2 newsreporter stephanie johnson johnsonjoins us live now. she found out what some people plan to give up. up.i'm outside of st.pius catholic church and a full service is going on as i speak. the sanctuary was full of worshippers for the morning service. row by row people walked to the front to recieve their ashes.the ash is a sign of repentance. when the priest got up to s sak he compareded ash wednesday to making a new years resolution. for some in attedance giving up something is okay. "i usually give more to the food bank and go to mass more." jonathan ramos 07;37;13 "video games." jillian ramos "god has given up so much for us so for us to give up someing for forty much."churchch across the corridor will hold ash wednesday services throughout today and tonight. covering the corridor in cedar rapids, stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon - why a pair of automakers are recalling hund

patrick's cathedral to mark ash wednesday. thousands of catholics are expected today stand in line there from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. waiting to receive ashes and in brooklyn bishop demars owe will of congregants as he celebrates mass. today is the first day of lent a 40 day period of prayer penance and sacrifice to prepare for easter. >>> a check of the forecast today. some snow falling this morning. >> i've decided to give up cold temperatures for lent but i won't be able to do that unfortunately. so here's the deal. we've got some snow in the area and show you a batch of moving snow through parts of the jersey. half an inch to maybe an inch and the problem is even though the numbers aren't big it could still make the roadways very slippery. watch out for that. the radar in a minute. in the city right now, whoo. i tell you what, if you were at the surface you'd have no problem seeing in front of your face. but yeah when you look down through the clouds, yeah, looks a little gray. some flurries now. teterboro and in the city a

this morning - the search for answers in bizarre shooting in blue ash. and there's a new champ in town! what to watch for today after the broncos' super bowl win! good monday morning tri-state. we are tracking our chances for winter weather. weather.9 first warning meteorologist jennifer ketchmark is here. jennifer calls for graphic traffic breaking overnight.the hamilton county sheriff's office busted what they call a one pot meth lab in anderson township.they stopped a car in the 11-hundred block of asbury night.the deputy saw someone throw something from the car. car.when they looked closer, they discovered it was a bottle that contained meth-making ingredients. charles ross and ryan dawson are both charged possessing and manufacturing drugs. a rollover crash, three men shot and an abandoned bullet riddled car.its all part of a chaotic scene in a quiet blue ash neighborhood. 9 on your side's kristen swilley joins us live with what police are piecing together today. investigators with blue ash's police department are going to have their work cut out fo

lisa: today is the start of lent, ash wednesday, meaning churches are packed. the first mass happened at st. peter in chains. it is a day of strong catholic identity when catholics wear ashes on their forehead. it marks the day of lent and is a day of fasting for many. it is common for many to give up something for lent, which extends through easter. >> cincinnati' s certified most accurate forecast. miriah: cloudy and breezy. we are looking at a bitterly we are looking ahead to tuesday. tuesday is the next day when we see a potential warm up. taking a broad look at what we showers pushing east. cold, dry air behind that. high pressure and sunshine on the way. although it is sunny, it won' t be warm. our next chance for snow is friday with a cold front dropping from the northwest bringing us light snow showers for friday. a decent weekend in terms of no snow, but cold temperatures. on the radar, we have an upper-level trough that is bringing us light snow showers. you can see the lake effect snow moving from west to east. it is moving out. the areas that are un

today is ash wednesday. many local catholics will begin fasting from eating meat to focus on their faith. >> wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is live with one of the services set to get underway this morning. andrew? andrew: the first ash wednesday service will take place at st. peter' s at 7:00 this morning. many churches will see quite a number of the hateful come out to celebrate today. it is a day of strong catholic identity when catholics wear ashes on their for heads to mark the beginning of late -- lent. asking to give up something until easter. the pope called on some to be men of peace and forgiveness. the vatican will broadcast its ash wednesday service giving the public the chance to see the there will be services here at saint peter and james nunnally at 7:00, but also at 1130 this morning and 515. reporting live. >> thank you. the zika virus as now in ohio. a 45-year-old ohio woman has been diagnosed with the disease. she contracted it in haiti. also a case in indiana, also having traveled to haiti