reporting live in butler county jordan vilines, fox 19 now. frank vert mon still to come do you ever wonder what your you're gone? what one family left a camera behind is coming up the campaign trail the presidential candidates trying momentum from ted cruz and hillary clinton. we just learned today... rand paul is dropping out of the race... but today in new hampshire, there will be plenty of chances for the candidates with town halls all over the state. fox news correspondent garrett tenney has more from washington. on cam intro with iowa in the rear view mirror, it's all hands on deck in new hampshire, where the future of several republican campaigns is on the line. he may have barely finished second in iowa, but in new hampshire, vermont senator and self- proclaimed socialist bernie sanders is firmly in command. he's changing his tone and drawing sharper contrasts with hillary clinton, questioning whether she is a true progressive. sanders says "..some days yes, except when she announces that she is a proud moderate." despite being a dista

now to butler county news.have you heard about this? it is called the donut trail in butler county. the butler county visitors bureau put together a list of 9 locally known donut shops in the county. morning running around to the 9 donut shops listed on the trail.--this is martins donuts in trenton, which features a maple bacon donut. jordan and his son gave it a try.--the donut spot in fairfield - known for thier cheesecake donut.-we also visited milton's in middletown and the oxford donut shoppe now it's your chance to tell us what your favorite donut is and where you get it.facebook or let get your latest nine first warning forecast. scattered showers moved through the tri-state overnight and we'll continue to see light rain activity in our very southern and eastern spots through 7 a.m. the warmest air of the day also came in overnight with a high of 53. we'll cool to 42-450f for the morning rush with mostly cloudy skies. temperatures slowly rebound today as clouds slowly decrease. we'll end up with afternoon temperatures around storms are likely tuesday evening/night and some of

just to recap, news of a has good shooting in butler county, in middletown. all of the schools in the madison local school district are on lockdown. you were looking on video from the scene, the parents arrived and they' ve heard what happened. they' re waiting for information. we see a lot of them talking on telephones, waiting patiently. they pulled off the road as we' ve been reporting, roads have been blocked off. police and investigating agencies want to know the situation is under control. madison local describes it is under control. our sources tell us there is a person in custody, whether this is the shooter or not, we do not know. the injuries, there are three. there being described as non-life-threatening. madison local school district reported -- reported that information. three students injured in this m going to go on a limb and based on the tradition efforts we' ve seen from as local schools, at this point, i would assume if your child is one of the ones that was injured, they would have notified you. as to the nature of the injuries or what is

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and everyone stayed in place until we received the all clear from butler county. >> i know that butler county sheriffs were here immediately. our sro we have on campus immediately sprang into action. and we immediately came together and made this happen to get everything under control as quickly as possible. >> reporter: for parents waiting to get their kids, it was a terrible experience. and for people in the district not knowing what was happening caused a lot of anxiety. >> it was chaotic. i actually had a student in my office at the time. and everything was just get to where you can be safe and stay where you can be safe. so he stayed with me until we released at the high school. >> reporter: sadly, this is something school districts all around the country are practicing and here at madison local schools, they say they performed admirably. the way the drills go when they practiced it. >> jay, thank you. for those unfamiliar with the district, we want to lay out details in what you need to know. the district has about 1600 students total. 7th through the 12th graders take classes in

a butler county inmate gives birth.. and the man who thought he was the father.. is not. what officials say comes next for tonight we are hearning from the 11-year-old girl who suffered serious injuries in a hit and run last night. this as police say the driver charged in the crime... has seeminlgy disappeared -- and didn't show up for court.9 on your side's tom mckee reports on the search for that driver. "imagine stepping off a curb into a crosswalk on glenway avenue here in price hill expecting traffic to stop, but it doesn't. that's what exactly what happened to london smith here and she talked about it for the first time today." today." it was scary." scary." an emotional london smith recovered at home friday from injuries to her face, hands and leg. they're the result of being hit by a car thursday as she crossed glenway avenue with her brother and sister. sister. i don't remember when i got hit by the car. only i remember when i got in the ambulance." ambulance." a security camera caught images of london, her brother and sister in a marked crosswalk. in the top rig

reporting live in butler county jordan vilines, fox 19 now. frank vert mon still to come we'll tell you how one kentucky sorority is trying to break down to break down stereotypes plus while everyone is watching the big game... you have to be careful that your t-v doesn't tip over how to make sure you correctly connected your tv... to keep everyone safe. toyota billboard are admitted to emergency rooms each year do to tvs tipping over on to a child. and with the super bowl this sunday....we thought this would be a important reminder dawne gardner with childrens here. the biggest national game of the year is less than one week away and many families across the country are gearing up for game day celebrations. of the festivities this weekend the doctors and experts at the comprehensive children's injury center ccic at cincinnati children's hospital medical center are sharing injury risks associated with tv tip overs and some steps you can take to keep kids safe during this weekend and throughout the a study published in the august 2013 issue of

breaking now at five-thirty - a butler county woman is being diagnosed with the zika virus. virus.9 on your side reporter evan millward is live in our newsroom with the brand new information.evan - we just got this notice from the ohio department of health. this butler county woman who is reporting having the zika virus just came back to the states from guyana. guyana.she's the third person in ohio with the virus - a fourth also reported today near columbus.zika is usually transmitted by mosquito bite - it can also be spread by sexual contact with an infected person.officials butler county was infected. remember - there is a *possible association between zika and birth defects - so pregnant women should be most concerned.in fact the c-d-c recommends they not travel to parts of south america. and some new zika numbers for you now -- there are a total of 52 travel-related zika cases in 16 states.that's up from 35 in 12 states reported tuesday.one of those - in indiana.we'll be following this for you moving forward - back to you. now at 5-30.a mom is saying enough is enough aft

mike: coming up a gun scare today, at another butler county school. brian hamrick is in next with where a student was found with a gun on school grounds. mike: an update on the breaking news we are falling all day. a 14 year boy is now facing charges following this morning' s school shooting at madison junior, senior high school. butler county investigators say james austin hancock opened fire in the cafeteria shooting two people. two others were injured from shrapnel. the two students shot, cameron smith and cooper caffrey, were taken to miami valley hospital in the dayton area. we are told they have non-life threatening injuries. we have just obtained the 911 call made inside the school. >> hello. i' there is a shooting. somebody has a gun. he started shooting people. issue. -- did he shoot. >> i' m not sure. he just pulled out his gun and started shooting. mike: it is tough to hear that. that incident had exalt -- had a bizarre ripple effect affect at a high school a just few miles away. sheree: it resulted in the discovery of a student with a gun

reporting live in butler county jordan vilines, fox 19 now. now for a look at 3 working on for you the investigation into the e-coli outbreak at chipotle...is now expanding... plus a new study into why bed bug might become more of a problem than they already are! and are you planning a trip down south...or to the caribbean? how the zika virus might affect you...and what you can do about it... a travel expert is here to talk about it...new after 7-30. today is national signing day for the best high school athletes in the country... here are 3 of the highest profiled players from the tri-state... elder offensive lineman tommy kramer is heading to notre dame. moeller tight end jake hausman is going to columbus to become a buckeye... and lasalle running back jeremy larkin...is heading to northwestern... they'll all sign and send in their letters of intent sometime today. still ahead...if you travel with young children...it's about to get much easier at one airline... and a live look denise does traffic various lane and ramp closures will be in pla

reporting live butler county. fox 19 now. >> i can't imagine. i hope never have to face it myself. he was calm if he was agitated what deal was. we toe got up he ran over to another table that also was around the table that eight people sitting there. and he shot two people. two people injured one person shot two times. one person shot one time. two other people, injured. from sharmnal or some other type of debris. following that shooting. we tell you about the victims, will not have undergoing any surgeries. we also told that all of the kids at this school, will be able to be talking to counselors. and they are going cancel school tomorrow. we will be right back with more. >> take you back live to this photo we just know leasing we just got confirm through butler county sheriff office that is a photo of the shooter in this case. 14 year old james austin hancock. who brought gun to school this morning at madison junior senior high school and opened fire. happened around 11:20 this morning. he was sitting in school cafeteria. sitting an eight top

live in butler county, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: a driver is headed to court this morning after police say she hit a cyclist and took off. that cyclist is currently in sheriff' s deputies say it happened just before 4:00 sunday afternoon, on u.s. 52 near ashbury road. officials say they caught up with 34-year-old melinda woodall, near sutton and cambridge. she is charged with aggravated assault and leaving the scene of an accident. police say they do believe drugs played a role in the crash. new developments about a shooting involving young people in north college hill. one shooter is now behind bars, we spoke to the good samaritans who tell us they heard the shots. then one of the victims knocked on sharon thomas' door saying his brother had been shot. thomas called 911. the second victim at the door told her he had also been shot. thomas says she went out to the sidewalk and stayed with the victims until the police came. >> i was glad to be a help to the young man because if it was my child, i would want someone to help my c

. >> breaking news, a butler county school campus is still on lock down. crews were called in madison township just minutes ago. two people are shot. we have a crew headed there right now. we'll update this story as we get more information here on fwr and local12.com. >> a local university will students and faculty today. dr. h. james williams. the welcome at 1:30 in the university's library. williams officially assumed the role on march 15th. expect sunny skies, but that doesn't mean clear skies for long of the >> the wind will be lighter today compared to yesterday. we'll top out between 50 and 55 degrees. any clouds that we have now will space themselves out and ranging from 40 in wilmington to the mid 40s at the international airport an in harrison. coming up, rain and storms forecast tomorrow. especially during the afternoon and early evening. rain and snow showers to track earlier this week. eventually warmer air returns after a dip in temperatures later this week. we'll discuss the severe weather threat coming up in ten minutes. >> you could run into heavy traffic on i-75. a ro

live in butler county, john sheree: thank you. middletown principal carmela cotter says tonight there' s no reason to believe any contuining threat exists at the school. snow plow crews were hard at work this morning, after several inches of snow fell overnight. depending on where you live, you others didn' of snow. this is video from butler county today, where people were busy with snow blowers and shovels here' s a live look at conditions from our live drive in in anderson. cincinnati public works says all the main routes are clear tonight, but they still have some work to do on the side streets. wlwt chief meteorologist kevin robinson joins us now, kevin is any more snow on the way? kevin: those road crews are not getting much of a break from mother nature. it is still falling. temperatures are in the low 20' s. you can see some flurries and snow showers moving in. the good news is that they are not nearly as steady or heavy as they were yesterday evening. but falling from hamilton on to boone county. over towards batavia. ther

starting today, you can find out exactly how butler county past 2 years. years.it's the latest county to sign up for ohiocheckbook dot com.you're looking live at the website now.butler county hopes it will make its financial information more transparent to taxpayers.they plan to update the data every month. now let's get another check of the roads. roads.ally has your nine first traffic drive times here's a live look outside this morning... here is another look at your forecast. ( gives 7-day forecast) that's good morning tri-state for this monday, february 1st. we're back in 30 minutes - good morning america - is next. donald trump and bernie live.and you can kep nine on your side ...at your side -

it has been more intense across northern portions of butler county and clinton county. they have been the hotspot since 3:00 this morning. lebanon, seven parts of clinton county, south of wilmington, seeing lighter snow. the back edge is crossing the state line from indiana into ohio. further south into hamilton county, the snow is fairly steady on the west side. hamilton county is sliced in half north and south. the northern part is worthy heavier -- is worthy heavier snowfall totals were overnight. south near the kenwood mall area, road collisions road conditions look way, way, be tter. the snow does continue back in through indy. 5:00, another 4-5 hours left of a winter storm warning through noon today. everybody else under an advisory through tomorrow morning. steady snow and 8:00 a.m. expect a couple of rounds of flurries. additional accumulation, one to one and a half inches. kyla: the roads are worse in our northern communities. 75, the headlights help to give you an indication of what you will see on the roadways. the cars out there helping to pave the way for t

butler county joins 12 other counties and 188 other sites in the state on this site. online shoppers are invited to the butler county jail. it is all to avoid craigslist crimes. the program allows anyone to use the jail lobby as an exchange site. these safe exchange zones are now a trend across the nation following assaults, robberies, and other issues when people meet to exchange cash for goods. the public county sheriff says past few years and kidding -- including a 17-year-old boy who was assaulted after meeting to buy video games. >> the ultimate goal is to protect people. their safety. lisa: the sheriff says these exchanges take place seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. there are discussions of making parking spots where people can exchange outside the building the date of the iowa caucus is here. time to see which candidate iowa voters want to see as the next president. it comes after john kasich and hillary clinton picked up endorsements from the new york times this weekend. tracie potts has the latest on commitment 2016 from des moines. tracie : mar

is set to begin in butler county. kara dblbx our jordan vilines joins us live from the sheriff's office with the details. live butler county sheriff richard k. jones is offering a safe area to conduct internet business transactions. those who make purchases on internet sites such ebay normally do not personally know the buyer or seller. meeting a complete stranger to conduct any business has potential to be dangerous. having a safe place to make the exchange can make a difference. there have been several cases where people have been assaulted, robbed, even killed from using these sites to make purchases or sell items. in may of 2015, 17 year old john winstel thought he was meeting someone to buy video games. he had set up the transaction through craigslist and agreed to meet at heritage elementary in liberty township for the exchange. "when he got there, logan jatzek, randy ehrhardt, both 18, and a 17-year-old juvenile assaulted and robbed him. they were arrested a short time later, but these types of transactions hav

how about right here at the butler county jail? if you can't feel safe?you know.. we've all 3 heard the horror stories.. from rip-offs.. to people getting kidnapped.. even murdered.. meeting a complete stranger to make a transaction like this can be downright risky..starting today.. your fears of anything like that happening can be left at home.. if you decide to take advantage of this new service provided by the butler county sheriff's office..they're opening their doors here in the lobby.. sheriff richard jones got the idea to do this after a seventeen year old was assaulted and robbed during what he thought was a video game exchange at a liberty township elementary school.. the sheriff says he hopes this new service will eliminate senseless crimes like that from ever happening again.. again.. the safe internet exchange service begins today.. it's run from 8am until 8pm.. and that's seven days a week..sheila.. back to 3 the butler county jail is located at 705 hanover street 3 today we will find out who will take control of 5 apartment buildings declared public n

live in butler county, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: thank you. our third top story, xavier is hosting a town hall, focusing on community relations in cincinnati 15 years after the race riots. this is scheduled for tomorrow, and xavier is looking to discuss the city' s progress and how cincinnati can continue to improve. former mayor charlie luken is expected to take part in the town hall, people across the hawkeye state will gather to designate their choice for president tonight as the country eyes the first caucuses in the presidential race. candidates will spend the day rallying supporters across iowa. police chief eliot isaac plans to present his crime strategy plan for the city. the presentation will take place at 10:00 this morning at the law and public safety committee meeting at city hall. six: 56. randi rico, a final check on the forecast. randi: temperatures will slide over the next couple of hours, but we will make it back to about 52 this afternoon. low 40' s for the morning rush, 46 at lunchtime, 50 at 4:00. tomorrow for groundhog day

the butler county prosecutor is now looking at whether a family should be covered by the county after a water main broke. the break late last month caused extensive damage to doug mulcock's house at kyles station and yankee roads. more than a half- million gallons of water poured out before the break was fixed.the county authority that pays for damage in cases like this denied mulcock's claim.now.. the county commission has asked at whether mulcock should be reimbursed for the damages. hamilton hopes a pop-up park will drive folks to downtown businesses...and tonight they're getting help to make it happen. happen.this lot at the corner of second and high streets will be turned into a "pocket park".urban design firm "m-k-s-k" says it will do the work for free.the city's also received donations for some amenities -- like a ping-pong table and giant chess set. we've learned tonight that big computer outage at the i- r-s this month was caused by not one computer failure.. but two. the outage stopped tax processing for more than a day. turns out a computer voltage regulator failed.. then t

why people homemade explosives were found inside mailboxes just north of butler county-- and tonight police have a better idea as to who may be behind it. the butler county bomb squad was called in to dismantle three bottle bombs placed inside mail boxes in preble county over the weekendthe sheriff's office brought bomb technicians as well as this robot to retrieve the bomb and then puncture the plastic to relieve the pressure inside. the bottles will be examined and checked for finger prints and any dna that might still be present ((mike grimes/commander butler county bomb squad))"you can see we did this one remotely and what happened to the bottle so if anybody had been up close to that like poking it or opening the lid on it it could have blown up in their face." deputies believe it is possible that a teenager or teenagers are responsible because every home targeted had a teenager living there-- nonetheless if caught they could face felony charges a former campus safety director at thomas more college is one step closer to getting out of jail. jail.today a judge reduced robert mar

to ask the judge, to pay back more than a million dollar collected in less than two years. the butler county judge ruled that the unmanned cameras violated the right to due process and ordered them shut off. the police in miami started using hand held cameras. rural mailboxes on saturday in previd county. someone made the bombs using chemicals mixed inside two litter soda bottles. deputies removed them using a remote controlled robot. lab testing is under way. >>> cost of court cases for and against juvenile court judge could reach $3.74 million. taxpayers recovered many of the costs. state department granted hunter's request to delay her jail sentence. county commissioners voted last week to authorize more payments to the special prosecutor handler her criminal case. >>> what special prosecutors, in a race riot. it's going to take place in events to educate students about an era that most were young. after riots were triggered about a deadly black unarmed man. revise policies for the use of deadly force. former mayor, will be among the panelist for the meeting. it starts at 7:00 at the cent

butler county joins 12 other counties and 188 other sites in the state on the website. lisa: the new streetcar isn' t running yet, and already it may cause problems for people living or working near it. now, any contractor, utility, or person who needs to work near the tracks or overhead high-voltage wires must have a special permit. the track access permit is on top of other permits you might need. it is for anyone working within 7 1/2 feet of the tracks or 10 feet of the wires. the streetcar is set to open in mark: timeout to check in with randi. we had some extreme temperatures coming our way. randi: how about low 60' s? springlike temperatures this afternoon and springtime thunderstorms into the late evening and overnight. we are starting out in the upper 20' s and low 30' s. 35 in westchester. 33 in lawrenceburg. the weather does not get exciting until after 8:00, 9:00 tonight. we will be in the 30' s this morning. lunchtime, breezy, mild. for the drive home, close to 60. the real threat for severe mark: a special surprise at a local high school to grant a father h

rolled that you cincinnati is fizzled out quickly moving towards dayton. wilmington over into butler county also just south of cincinnati that cluster of showers is moving towards downtown. also watching for this bigger line of storms. this line looks to be in arson:30, 8 o'clock in our southwestern counties. 68, international airport the 57. coming up we'll look severe weather threat later on tonight, early tomorrow. and the end of this even late rod, cammy. thanks very much. ted cruz wins opening round. he came in first of iowa caulks followed by donald trump surging marco rubio. for democrats hillary clinton nabbed a thin victory. the difference between her and senator bernie sanders came down to only a few tenths of a percentage point. some analyst says results show clinton's campaign has some problems. >> bernie sanders a devout socialist never sought officers a democrat gave her a real run. this was not victory for hillary clinton. last night results led both democrats martin o'malley and republican mike huckabee to drop out of the race. candidates hit ground running today trying to u

leading to some fog, especially again in butler county. note for hamilton, the temperature down in the valley with the light winds, down at 40 degrees. the coolest temperature on the map, compare id to the international airport, temperatures at 50 degrees. the winds are a touch higher in spots this morning, allowing temperatures to stay up at the airport. everyone dry, even with the scattered clouds around. nothing on the radar. we'll keep it that way for a good portion of today. 50 degrees, officially, at the airport. the south wind, 8 miles an hour. no observed wind gusts this morning. don't expect the winds to pick up this afternoon. like yesterday. the forecast today, the same thing, but lighter winds with partly cloudy skies. scattered clouds on satellite and radar moving through this morning. a touch thick right now. we break into sunshine mid late morning to midday. we're on the south side of a boundary to encourage warm temperatures to return this afternoon. we also have an increase in moisture as the low pressure works in. it will

live in butler county michael baldwin fox 19 now. caught on camera his e-cigarette battery explodes --- in his pants pocket.... and it's all caught on camera. surveillance video shows josh hamilton was standing in line at an owensboro convenience store -- when the battery explodes -- shooting sparks and flames from his pants pocket. as you can see hamilton rushes past an employee, out the door, and struggles to take his burning pants off. an employee behind the counter grabbed a fire extinguisher and helps put out the fire. jassie singh, gas station employee, "he was giving hand in his pocket and blast in his pocket. and he was burning." butted to station employee, "i was shocked! i was like what was that? you have a was like that! you carry your bomb in your pocket? i was totally this my hands were on another store hamilton to the was treated for burns on his leg. all over ohio, have testified "in favor" of a new bill. it would allow firefighters to receive, workers compensation... if they are diagnosed with cancer, and can prove, i

is butler county. a new program designed to help prevent problems during online sales transactions.. is set to begin in butler county. our jordan vilines joins us live from the sheriff's office with the details. live meeting a complete stranger to conduct any business has potential to be dangerous. having a safe place to make the exchange can make a difference. there have been several cases where people have been assaulted, robbed, even killed from using these sites to make purchases or sell year old john winstel thought he was meeting someone to buy video games. he had transaction through craigslist and agreed to meet at heritage elementary in liberty township for the exchange. two teenagers assaulted and robbed him. they were arrested a short time later, but these types of transactions have a lot of potential for a crime to take place, and they certainly have. it's instances like this that prompted the butler county sheriffs office to offer up the jail's lobby as a safe space for these transactions r

butler county, lighter snow showers. much lighter than overnight. light to moderate in middletown. light snow inside the 275 loop . the national weather service of grated many of ohio counties to a winter storm warning until . yesterday, it was only clinton it has expanded closer to downtown. when the warning expires, the winter weather advisory will continue into tomorrow morning. yesterday, i said two-inches on average and it looks like the one inch to three inches will hold steady for most of us, but three inches to five inches for let' s check on the roads. bigger issues will be on the side streets and the interstate travel has been worse along 71 and 75 in the northern communities. inside the 275 loop hasn' t been bad, but there is an accident on 75 near i-70 four. traffic is getting heavy at this time of the morning, so that will slow you down more than what you might see. 71 at fields ertel , cars are moving by. we have not seen any terrible incidents so far. hopefully, that will remain the case. folks taking their time making their way northbound. that is what you' ll need t

notice rain in the western part of hamilton county. far north of boone county. the western third of butler county. individual clusters of rain in and around the 275 loop. extending to boone to canton county. the heaviest rain in the tri-state is on top of oxnard, extending to liberty. fayette county to franklin, ripley, dearborn county. also to switzerland and ohio county. some pockets of light rain. the intensity of rain, coverage is higher to the west. that's progressing to the east rain will begin to transition and it's all snow by early tomorrow morning. 45 the temperature in oxford. cloudy sky. so far, about an inch and quarter in the bucket there. : light rain is being reported. we're about to take 25 in since in they. the evening. we're expecting an inch or less of wet snow, especially bridge, overpasses, late this evening, continuing overnight and much of tomorrow. much of tomorrow, we'll have flurries and snow showers. steddier snow, elevated coverage or intensity of snow will come overnight. notice some snow starting to mix in. northwest of cincinnati by 8:00. 10:00, 11:00, midnight. th

the request will head to butler county court next month. mike: we' re learning more about the background of the man who died in a heroin-related crash on 275 in campbell county. the man' s brother says his life started a downward spiral after the 2002 erpenbeck scandal. steve gilliam says his brother michael lost his plumbing business. he soon went bankrupt and turned to heroin. a woman and her 7-month-old son remain in the hospital tonight from the crash. drug dealers with a record could soon face stiffer punishments in indiana. a state senate panel passed the measure today. it targets meth. and heroin dealers. the new bill would allow judges to increase sentences of convicted dealers if they have previous felonies for selling or making meth or heroin. mike: a show of support for apple tonight. protests were held at more than 50 store locations around the world, against the fbi. hundreds of people are upset, over a judge ordering apple to help in the san bernardino terrorism investigation. the fbi wants the tech company to create a master k

meet the butler county shelter pup who's capturing hearts on the field ... and find out what happened to him you're watching 9 on your side at 11 tomorrow ... luke kuechly isn't the only tri-state native with a chance to be named 'm-v-p' in the big game ... meet "rugby," a butler county pup who's getting his star turn in the "puppy bowl"!he's a seven month old mixed terrier ... who was selected by the folks at animal planet from the butler county animal friends humane society.he romped and played at the puppy bowl taping in new york city ... before being adopted by a family back here in the tri- state.you can watch rugby run for glory tomorrow on animal planet starting at 3. thursday i brought you the andry's learning fair project at chca. he told his classmates all about the 3- d-printed hand he was about to get that would enable him to grip things. well he got his hand today...along with a lesson from the chca grad who invented the software to make it possible. it's almost like a 21st century hammer.it's kind of the tool of the modern age. clayton webster

. >> a 14-year-old butler county boy now charged with attempted murder after a school shooting at the school behind me here. 911 calls were just released. take a listen. >> hello. >> he started shooting people. >> how many people did he shoot? >> what. >> how many people did he shoot? >> i am not sure. he just pulled out a gun and started shooting. >> no classes tomorrow. >> district canceled school. >>> 14 years-old james hancock felonious assault, inducing panic and making threats. we know two students were shot today. who are the victims. 15-year-old cameron smith and cooper caffrey, two other students were hurt and it is unknown how. >> shrapnel from the shooting or the melee after the shooting. >> they are brant murray and katherine doucette. we have been out here most of the day following the shooting. he has been speaking with number of parents and students, he has their reaction. >> avenue van? >> reporter: the schools behind us. i will share one cafeteria. 11:15 this morning. students say they heard one shot at first and then they thought something was dropping or popping a b

the butler county bomb squad responded to locations in gratis township preble county bombsthe bombs were found on wayne trace road--somers gratis road and gratis jacksonburg road a postal worker found the bomb in this mailbox and later the homeowner was greeted by the squad "they told me there was a suspected explosive device in my mailbox and that they were here until they were going to disarm it."after the bomb squad removed the bottles and eliminated the threat they brought them back to hamilton investigation "the biggest hazard is the acid that would burn the skin and get into any cuts that might be there." that's mike grimes the commander of butler county's bomb squad--he gave us an exclusive look at these homemade explosives explosives "the is one we vented the first one it actually basically exploded i don't know at what point the pressure built up for it to cause it to do that the other two we successfully vented those so they remained intact. one resident who didn't go on camera told 9 on your side that deputies are looking at local teenagers and grimes is looking to extract eve

you're heavy as you head butler county toward sharon road. a lot of these congested areas are what we normally see during the time of the morning. >>> the weekend was unusual. >> 60s for highs, today not nearly that warm. we're going to be in the 40s to low 50s, which is considerably cooler but way above-normal for this time of the year. we have a cold front, that is the leading edge of cooler air. and along that front we're getting rain south and east of cincinnati. rain is starting to move out of keantd. found wet over toward places like falmouth, and butler, and even in the canton and out toward clermont county, you can see the heavy rain approaching maysville, and that yellow shading and peebles wet and even sprinkles in southern parts of highland county. over the next few hours, you're going to see rain, t going to in our southeastern counties. of the picture after 9:00 a.m. this morning. the rest of the day is looking dry. there's the atrium weather medical camera. tongue the weather talkers a cooler day. we're going to be in the upper

to 30 minutes ago or now moving close to dayton. this is heavy rain, exiting warren, and also butler county. if you're near oxford, middle town, and you're hearing some thunder it's this cell which is moving up into, these are just clusters of light to hamilton down to north cincinnati also into claremont county extending down into boon. light rain for most inside the 275. especially along 74, 75. those are moving to the north, northeast at 40 to 45 miles an hour. also have cluster of rain just to the west of the split, in southern part of boon county. but as i was mentioning a moment ago a well defined line of showers and thunderstorms from jasper, indiana southwestern indiana down into western kentucky. if you look carefully in red box here that's a tornado warning. a tornado threat in play tonight. but a secondary threat. i'm mainly concerned with damaging straight line winds. so at this point you need to be weather aware especially for severe thunderstorm warnings but i can't rule out tornado warnings tonight. every time we get a line of thunderstorms like this, in cold season, the jet

the spots that are getting slightly more intense showers would be portions of butler county into northern and eastern hamilton county, and down along the ohio river in southern brown county. most places at the moment are looking at those snow showers. there will be gusty winds and lights no. -- and light snow. at lunchtime, gusty winds and light snow. it will be about 35 degrees. the snowfall will taper off during the afternoon, but it remains windy through the night. lisa: watch out for the standing water, as we mentioned, when you mark: one area in anderson township is causing some issues for drivers. the warning from officials for drivers in the area. lisa: gop candidates are back out tonight. the candidates fighting for second behind frontrunner donald trump. mark: your time is now 4:12 and it is 33 degrees. stay with us. randi: good morning. we are taking a live look outside. this is a look from on top of the radisson. we have some snow around today, obviously. we are not under any watch word visor he, but we are watch her and -- we are not under any watch or advisory, but we are wat

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up-to-the-minute coverage in butler county madison township. we have been on air since the shooting happened at 11:30 this morning. waiting for an update from the butler county sheriff richard jones. we will take that life as soon as he starts speaking. we want to get you caught up to speed on what we know now. >> cameron smith, cooper caffrey were shot this morning inside the high school. two more students injured in the high school. brant murray and katherine doucette both 14-year-olds as well. nine on your side reporter since this first began, jay, update us on the situation. >> reporter: as you said, non- life-threatening injuries. the most important a bit of information here. i want to clarify one point, sheriff richard jones said flying shrapnel or possibly students trying to get out of the way. we don't definitively know the two other students who were not shot were in fact hit by shrapnel. it may have been in the mass press to get out of the cafeteria that in fact injured the students. some of the video i shot very soon after this happe

an alarming statistic coming from the butler county coroner tonight-- who says the leading cause of death in the county last year was drug overdose. coroner, doctor lisa mannix, says last year there were 189 deaths from drug overdoses. that's higher than the number of deaths from natural causes that comes through her office.. and nearly a quarter of all deaths her office responded to. she says the majority of overdose deaths are from heroin. dr. lisa mannix//butler county coroner 11:02 it only takes one more time just one more time and that may be the last time they ever use because they die diewe asked how this year was shaping up in regards to overdose deaths. mannix says it's too early to tell, but believes it's off to a slow start. coming up next at seven! seven!taking the stage.the unlikely introduction lady and what can you expect for your weekend?steve outlines the nine first warning vice president joe biden is bringing a serious message with him to this sunday's oscars! oscars!the vice president will make a call for sexual assault awareness in front of hollywood a-listers!he will

the hopefuls, looking to fill john boehner's vacant seat in congress will meet in a pair of butler county forums. we're live in west chester with what you need to know. sot full "here they come to the line.... unbelievable." kara vo and it was the closest finish in daytona 500 history. we'll hear from the winner. kara 2 shot good morning -- it's 4:30. i'm kara sewell rob 2 shot look at the meteorologist frank marzullo. week with sunshine near normal. look today with a sun and cloud mix and dry. tonight partly

have a new option to turn in is set up outside the butler county board of elections building on princeton road in hamilton.it's under 24- hour surveillance and is kept locked at all times.the box allows voters to cast their ballots at their convenience and return it without postage. 3 dayton kentucky schools will be back in session today. but two sixth graders won't be there.. after their bomb threat landed them behind bars. the 12- year- old girls admitted they sent the threat to their school facebook page. a sweep of the school found nothing.. but classes were canceled yesterday for the whole district as a precaution. 3 "the obstacle became this morning not having the suspect in custody, led us to believe we're going to take every precaution to make sure everyone is safe and we'll close school." police found the first girl yesterday morning. she confessed.. and implicated her friend.. who also admitted her role. they're both charged with making terroristic threats. the prank cost the girls basketball team its senior night game. 3 there could be a major breakthrough in the figh

here is a look in butler county. things look good on 75 near 129. sounds like they will have to deal with the wind later today. let' s check in with randi rico. randi: it is windy but warm. it is an ok trade-off wind from the south. for this warm-up today and tomorrow. temperatures in and around the to 75 loop, it has been a while since we have checked temperatures this early in the morning and seen this many towns in the 40' s. 45 in sharonville. 43 and mason, 39 in fort mitchell. one of the cooler spots is lawrenceburg at 38. for the commute to work this morning, it is breezy, mild, near 40. lunchtime, getting windy but warm. 52. for the drive home, watch those gusty winds if you drive a high profile vehicle. temperatures near 60. 40 mile an hour wind gusts could get people wavering out of their lanes for the drive home later today. back to you, i will have the full forecast in a couple of minutes. mark: 5:09 is your time fighting , for air, the climb taking place today to save lives. lisa: plus, shocking video of a helicopter crashing into the wa

, as well as butler county, seeing light snow for the most part, they are flurries. down to the southern tier, a few flakes coming down. nothing to cause additional accumulation or issues. we'll faulk about the big weekend in a few. >> and one call away, friendship helped save a . >> after a saled effort to legalize marijuana last year, a national pot policy group takes the lead to legalize medical marijuana in the buckeye state. the mare want project will finish writing a constitutional amendment to consider this november. it will be modelled after medical marijuana laws in 23 states and washington, d.c. if it passes, it could bypass, for continues including post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. >> local 12, megan moore, shares his story. just like him >> michelle phillips is a specialist. she connects veterans with resources they need in the community. last summer, she took a call well. a friendship that probably saved his life. >> she's more than just a contact, at easter seals. she's become a good friend. >> one day, this past summer, tim was not doing okay. michelle w

travel times, 16 minutes out of butler county. that is not bad for us to see such wet conditions. 270 five from ronald reagan to cvg, 26 minutes. 19 minutes on 71-75. we have not seen an increase yet heavier rainfall rates, owen county, grant county and now southern pendleton county. it is south of 71-75 split where you' re getting the heaviest downpours. this area, the rainfall rate is about half an inch per hour. it does not linger over any part of town that long, but that is the buckets of rain you' re looking at. this will shift to the north. this is the rainfall forecast. it does but most of us in the one inch to two and train as far as additional rainfall on the way. futurecast to the day, snow showers continue. -- futurecast tomorrow, snow showers continue. maybe the most two inches and others may struggle to make it to one inch because of the melting. the total is widely varying. soaking rain today, light snow a chelation tomorrow, a couple of plays on friday. tomorrow, very strong winds to contend with. for the weekend, s

it's light snow that is falling, loop to the north, light snow for butler county and into warren county, and clinton county. this is the location that got hit hardest overnight. roughly here from wilmington through clinton county to point south, lebanon, moro and mainville, and as far as south as goshen extending to the mason and mainville areas. some more snow there than elsewhere in the tri-state. amounts here going over four inches in many cases, this is a goshen coming in more than four inches, 3 and a half 11, and hillsborough, since you got away from that narrow zone with the heavier zone, amount really tapered off, under two inches, winter storm warning. all of southwest ohio with the exception of adams county, goes until noon today. we will have four inch plus amounts by noon, a winter weather advisory takes over in the warning areas and continues for the rest of us through tomorrow morning. now with the scattered snow showers we expect later today, tonight and for the first part of the day tomorrow, we may add an additional 1-3 inches of snow for some communities. here is what

. >>> some of the country's best archers lined up this weekend in butler county. the county fairgrounds hosted the u.s. national indoor archery championships. more than 150 archers took part. this is the sixth year butler county has hosted this. >> one year after tucker closed it will reopen. to get ready the openershorsed a fundraiser. the big crowd came it. they also got to see details planned of the reopening. the owners have partnered with other businesses in their bid to reo. tuckers has been in business since 1946, a lot of people very happy to see it back up and running . >>> a good day today, but kind of the tale of two days. >> everybody noticed it. some people were caught off guard. but it was a screaming message last night. the wind will be lighter tomorrow. the winds should gradually die down, but we still have showers to track. we'll still be windy this evening and breezy for at least the first half of the overnight. tomorrow, not breezy, some showers early this morning. they'll be widely scattered at best. we'll start tomorrow around 40 duggings degre

the butler county coroner's office says they are waiting on autopsy results. as of now, middletown police have not charged anyone in this case. 18:26 if nothing comes of this and nothing is said or done, if people would just, if there is someone in their home or in their family that's older or maybe living alone with one other person, check on them, call on them, go see them. 41 ashley/livetuggle had been caring for five cats and two dogs. joseph's legacy, an animal rescue, group says the cats animals were locked in the garage with no food or water. ashley zilka, 9 on your side. killed by a former u-c police officer is filing a federal lawsuit. sam dubose's family accuses ray tensing of using excessive force in the july 20-15 death. dubose was shot during a traffic stop near campus. tensing is facing murder charges - and will stand trial in october.the newly filed lawsuit says it is up to a jury to decide how much money the dubose family should receive. the dubose family settled with the university of cincinnati last month for nearly five million dollars. a bu

light flurries to butler county and warren county. it is the deeper blue that is the lake effect star showers to right now, one of the bands is along the southern to 75 loop here cvg. another batch in rising sun near union. plan on when dan flurries -- wind and flurries. keeping the single digit windchill in place through the afternoon, 21 when the kids get home from school. lisa: honoring a clubhouse classic. how the reds are honoring the man that has been in the employee lineup for decades. mark: making it easier to report a system to help with problem property. lisa: it is 6:41 and 15-degrees. old glory i mark: welcome back. do you have an abandoned home on your block, litter, or overgrown grass? lisa: you can get something done about eyesores. kyla woods is here to tell us about an online system. kyla: the new website is cincycodeenforcement.com. it is designed to help frustrated residents report eyesores. neighborhood in the city. when you make the report, you can track progress. it also works as a resource for potential home buy