there certainly was a lot of that going around this butler county community.coming up new on nine on your side at six -- the walk-through planned tonite to help students and families feel safe about returning to school tomorrow. tom mckee, nine on your side, live at madison junior/senior high school. we know the district will provide extra support for students tomorrow. tomorrow.starting with that walk through tonight. staff and counselors will be available. available.there will also be more support tomorrow in the cafeteria. cafeteria.there will also be teachers on school buses - helping students feel more while staff members were inside the building today - students had the day off - to decompress.nine on your side's evan millward continues our coverage with how families are coping. we've talked to a number of families - keeping their students close.some - taking a little time to do something as a family.the consensus is that nothing will be the same again. time moves on -nats - train whistle- around here you can tell time by schedule of the trains.nats - whistlepeggy flanders/gran

that is in portions of butler county. from hamilton and trenton, maybe a light coating on the grass. south of town, same deal. you will see the snow showers from crittenden. most places, it is only sticking to the grass or your car. we will have these snow showers rolled through this morning. pretreatment is the key. slick spot. the rain snow line is moving through louisville. rain will be part of the equation. 5:00, most places around 40. if you' re watching snowfall, it doesn' t stand a chance of sticking to the roads. toward lunchtime, it may be falling and snow north of cincinnati, about 36 degrees and it all melts away. south of cincinnati, a good of rain. north of cincinnati, more snow. into the evening, that' s no will start to move out. substantial accumulations, that would be through portions of clinton and highland counties. see some slushy accumulation. south of the river, a good bit of rain to wash it all. away up to an inch of accumulation. tomorrow, 40 degrees and an early flurry. toward next week, high temp

heavy hearts in butler county this morning after the school shooting at madison high school. lisa: it seems clear it will take time for the community to heal. wlwt news 5' s andrew setters continues our team coverage this morning with a look at the emotional toll of the attack. andrew, good morning. andrew: the healing really started for many at the time they were able to rush here to the school and grab a hold of their kids and make sure they were ok and even in this age when the school can send out those mass robo calls and updates on social media to let people know what is going on in the school or kids can pick up cell phones to call their parents directly to let them know they' re ok and really no replacement for being able to see and touch and hold your this scene we saw play out again and again yesterday, students will be getting support from teachers and counselors when they had back to class tomorrow. last night, a vigil was held to bring the community together. >> my heart breaks. i can' t imagine being the parent of a child that was injured, much less the parent of

new developments tonight in the shooting at madison high school in butler county. officials have now searched the home of 14 year old austin hancock.investigators say he's confessed. 9 on your side's jason law is live outside the butler county sheriff's office with what the search warrant reveals. jtrack: neighbors across the street from the hancock family home say things have been quiet here since monday's shooting. the home of 14- year-old austin hancock sits off of browns run road in madison township.. when i tried to knock on the family's front door, a woman inside loud and clear. they don't want to talk to any reporters. butler county investigators searched this home just four hours after they say hancock opened fire and injured four students. according to the search warrant, investigators removed *a red notebook*an i-phone (apple smartphone)*a tablet*an ipad*a macbook*and a black bb gun with magazines {jtrack: the warrant gave deputies the power to remove any items leading up the the shooting at madison high school.the affidavit also says twenty witnesses ide

first at four -- the butler county sheriff's office has charged two madison students in the wake of monday's school shooting. shooting.investigators say they knew austin hancock allegedly brought a gun to 9 on your side butler and warren county reporter jay warren is live for us this afternoon at madison junior and senior high school--jay?? they knew but didn't say anything--that's according to the sheriff and the district and it runs counter to what these kids are taught on a day to day basis today school let out at 2:30 here at the junior and senior high school capping off what has been a week everyone here wants to put behind themthe butler county sheriff richard jones told reporters today that the investigation evolved and that they are still tracking down leadsjones said that parents need to talk to their kids about what is the right thing to do when you see a gun at school and that is to tell someonethe sheriff reminded everyone that the charges could even be more severe if you knew of the shooters intentions and didn't say anythingultimately he said the training that goes on is design

county. scattered through butler and more in counties. extends to the gulf coast. any breaks from the rain are not going to last long. temperatures sit in the upper 50' s. sitting at about 57 degrees. 58, walton. there is patchy fog. fog and rain for the morning drive. my noon, steady rain. towards the late afternoon and evening, a heavier push of rain will pull and. -- will pull in. mark: breaking news this morning out of pennsylvania five people are confirmed dead and another three injured after a shooting in a neighborhood outside of pittsburgh. authorities say 3 women and one man were pronounced dead at the scene. three others were taken from the scene in ambulances and one of them died at the hospital. according to authorities, the shooting happened during a backyard party or cookout. police are looking for a pair of gunmen, who they say fired from an alley to the rear of the home. to lead us to believe there is at least two people that discharged weapons into a backyard party or cookout of some sort. mark: so far police have no one a motive isn' t immediately

lisa: shock in butler county after student opens fire. the humidity trying to heal and the plane to help students. mark: what investigators are revealing about the 14 you' ll suspected of the attack. lisa: it is super tuesday. what is on the line today for both sides of the race. s wlwt , leading the way. this is wlwt news 5 today. mark: good morning, everyone. a live look outside for you on this super tuesday morning. just about 6:00 right now, 38 degrees. thank you for joining us, i am mark hayes. lisa: i am lisa cooney. we' re starting with a check on the forecast. rain first, then something else but rain first. randi: even the something else, the snow -- i said it -- it will melt when it hits the ground. you will see the snow but the ground stays plain old what. as we look at the radar, we have clear skies early this morning. the clouds will role in by midmorning and bivalve lunchtime, the rain that is moving through st. louis for the morning commute will be approaching cincinnati. 1:00 to 3:00 probably the main timeframe for heavy ra

shooting interstitial we continue to learn more on the breaking news out of butler county... four students hurt in a school shooting... the suspected shooter in police custody. we have team coverage on the madison school shooting.. sara celi is standing by with information on the suspected gunman... but first... let's go to jordan vilines... she's live with more on how the victims are doing this morning. live vo four students were hurt, two of lockdown - reacting to news that their children were safe... god are you ok? yes. levi? they won't let him. levi? are you on the phone. are you ok? they got the shooter. they did. praise god. we will have much more on this story throughout the morning... and you can get the latest updates now dot com.. and a falmouth family is in mourning after a woman is found dead in a creek. the body of 31- year-old tara turner was found in snag creek, off of route 8 in bracken county on sunday. police say the body was found by people fishing nearby. she had been missing since january 31st - her father's birthday. "what broke my heart the most was he

her daughter, hurt in today' s school shooting in butler county. sheree: from the panic to the emotional re-unions, parents and children. i' m so tired of medal being more important than human flesh and life. mike: tonight, let the healing begin. leading the way, on-air, online -- wlwt starts now. sheree: good evening. the 4 victims all have non life threatening inuries. and tonight, they' re beginning to share their stories, as our wlwt reporters are learning more about the victims, the accused shooter, and exactly what happened inside the school. we begin our coverage with wlwt news 5' s tammy mutasa who just spoke with the mother, of one of the injured students. she joins us live from madison junior/senior high in butler county. with that story. reporter: sheree. nobody can still believe this shooting happened here. i spoke with katherine doucette who was hurt today and her mom they' re shaken but thankful. and still wondering why? >> the angels were definitely in that school. reporter: the unimaginalbe horror is difficult to relive. the most ho

reporting live in butler county, jordan vilines, fox 19 now. the state fire marshal is investigating the cause of a deadly house fire in aurora. and officials could release the name of the victim today. neighbors say they watched helplessly as the market street home burned yesterday morning, knowing there was little they could do. firefighters found a woman's body after the flames were out. medical center for burns... a man has been released from the hospital. an investigation is underway in hamilton after a person was struck by a train. it happened near the intersection of pershing avenue and martin luther king junior boulevard yesterday afternoon. the journal news is reporting police do not believe it was a suicide attempt... and the victim is in serious condition this morning. breaking now breaking now... 100 million dollars gone from bangladesh after a major hack in the country. our jessica brown has the latest. the culprit..chinese hackers! the bangladesh central bank says they're working to get back some of the money stolen. the hackers d

sot full "this isn't columbine, this is here in butler county. you've got to be prepared, you've got to train for it" kara vo we continue to follow breaking news out of butler county... where a 14-year-old is accused of shooting classmates at lunch... the latest on the victims' conditions.. kara 2 shot (vo) new tidy cats lightweight 4-in-1 fights mess right. attacks three strong litter box odors, plus locks clumps tight. ... and now it's light. every home, every cat. i'm kara sewell rob 2 shot and i'm rob look at the forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. get ready for a a big temperature swing over the next 24 hours as a return to the 30s for highs arrive for he middle of the week. with that fall in temperatures comes a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon. our risk level has dropped dramatically but we could still see a isolated strong thunderstorm especially between the hours of 12pm and 4pm. i will out us under the chance of rain and thunder between 10am and 5pm. with temperatures reaching 56 degrees and much cooler air behind wind an

"dispatcher: butler county 911 whats the adress of... caller: there was a shooting, there was a shooting at madison high. dispatcher: ok, ok, we have help in route. are you at the school? are you at the school? caller: no i ran out to friends. dispatcher: are you a student? yeah, i'm an 8th grader. dispatcher: you're an 8th grader? where are you? caller: i'm at the football field." today the suspected shooter faced a judge for the first time... and while you see james hancock right here...a judge ordered that his face not be shown in court. fox19 now's sara celi was there as emotions ran high. james austin hancock's hearing only lasted about 90 seconds and he came into the courtroom showing little emotion on his face.... his family members were in the gallery section, several of them were very upset, they were crying as the judge read out the charges and also as the attorney responded to those charges. his attorney denying all the charges and basically entering a not guilty plea in juvenile court, then he was sent back to the juvenile ju

reporting live in butler county, jordan vilines, fox 19 now. dbl box 100 million dollars gone from bangladesh after a major hack in the country. our jessica brown has the latest. the culprit..chinese hackers! the bangladesh central bank says they're working to the money stolen. the hackers did it all with an account at the federal reserve bank in new york. no word on how exactly the money disappeared. but finance minister of bangladesh says authorities are the u.s. bank saying responsible. the new york fed put out a brief statement through "regarding hacking no evidence of reserve systems & systems were compromised." we're also following breaking news in the music world... beatles producer george martin...known as the "fifth beatle"... has died at the age of 90. "the world has man." martin produced some of the most influential beatles times. he won six grammys and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1999. more local news now.. the state fire marshal will return to the scene of a deadly house fire in aurora... and officials could

wings of butler county are moving along -- things in butler county are moving along. the speeds are looking good. 65 miles per hour. heading northbound on 75. on the lateral, 55 miles per hour. slowing down a bit. but we are still at three minutes from 75 over to 71. 50 miles per hour on 71-75. take a look in cummington. things are moving along very light. we will start to see the northbound side picking up shortly. kyla: saying goodbye to a history. mark: the mourners attending the private ceremony today for former first lady nancy reagan and the important person, who will not be attending. kyla: and kentucky confirming its first case of the zika virus, the case reported, and where the man had traveled before. mark: taking a live look outside, 48 degrees on a friday morning. get up and get your morning started. you' re watching cincinnati' s jennifer: welcome back. a beautiful shot of the ohio river in the cloudy skies this morning. rain. visibility is pretty high downtown. cloud cover in place through the morning hours. the afternoon. upper 40' we will stay there th

he came in first in the county, but the district is what matters. it is butler, peeble , miami county' s. he took second place behind warren davidson by 11,000 votes. warren davidson is 40 six years old, a resident of troy, an army ranger, and spent 15 years ohio. have a congressman bachus the district, speaker. it was divided. it was and honored to

is being held at the butler county juvenile detention center..naturally.. it's been a whirlwind ever since.. parents.. teachers.. and especially students.. living in fear.. on edge the past two days..last night.. district administrators opened up the doors of the school for the first time.. inviting families to walk through the halls.. the classrooms.. and the cafeteria.. giving them an opportunity to feel more at ease. 3 cathy morris / daughter6:54:08 first. it really was knowing what happened there." karey prince/ has children at school 6:56:24 "it felt good. a relief of edgy because i was worried about my 8-year-old. my youngest was the one that didn't want to go to school." 6:56:35 coming up at six thirty.. we'll have more reaction from students and parents.. as madison junior and senior high.. along with the elementary school.. all set to reopen following monday's shooting..reporting live in madison township.. adam clements.. local 12 news. 3 james austin hancock is facing two counts of attempted murder. butler county sheriff richard jones says he plan

happened.9 on your side's butler and warren county reporter jay warren is live with the charges these teens are facing - jay? the two teens are each charged with failing to report a crime which is a fourth degree misdemeanor--the butler county sheriff said that as the week has gone on the investigation evolved and this new information came to light-- school let out here at madison junior and senior high school this afternoon ending a week that no one will be able to forgettoday sheriff richard jones through the investigation detectives learned that two teens knew that austin hancock had a gun on monday but didn't say anything--((sheriff richard jones/butler county))"i stress to you the people that are listening to this today we're not going to put up with it. the schools are not going to put up with it. your kids will be kicked out of school."now whether that is in the works or not the district won't from the district that while they currently remain students here they were not in school today((aj huff/madison local schools))"this was definitely a development that we wouldn't have eve

of the school shooting in butler county.. still ahead- fox19 now's legal analyst weighs in on what the shooter could face.. "i feel violated because i left it in there for somebody to take." plus - a car accident... is bad enough.. but coming up - how the crash... could be the least of your worries.. steve chroma developing now [content sigh] ah, excuse me? mr. jones? hi. already? you booked an appointment. i just started cookin. we at time warner cable need to apologize to you. i haven't even started to bronze yet. we no longer give you an excuse starting to even it out. we're making a bunch of changes at time warner cable. including one-hour arrival windows. we'll also tell you how long our visit will take pbefore your appointment starts. several prayer services took place as people came together to express their thoughts through prayer and hope. and one teen told us his story as he was inside the caferia.. when the shooti

butler county hopes to expand the text to 911 service within the next several months to all emergency communication centers throughout the county. briana harper reporting the now cincinnati. cincinnati emergency communications launched its complete text to 9-1-1 service last fall. norwood and amberley village are in the beginning stages of integrating text in its communications centers. a few dozen customers are still without natural gas service in parts of hamilton. on friday -- we told you on the now cincinnati about how crews found water entering crews spent the weekend making repairs.natural gas service was restored to all mains serving the affected area yesterday afternoon and those workers are now reconnecting lines to homes.but you have to be home to have service reconnected.so call 513.785.7550 any time of day to schedule and appointment. local law enforcement spent the day getting ready for vice president joe biden's visit to cincinnati tomorrow. tomorrow.he's speaking to the hamilton county democratic party at an event supporting former governor ted strickland. strickland wo

it' s a potentially life-saving option, for the most dangerous wlwt news 5' in butler county with the new technology and help, for times of crisis, emily. reporter: butler county dispatchers say calling from a landline is stil the best option to quickly get the help you need, but not everyone' s situation allows them to call, so texting is another, sometimes safer option. >> hi, this is butler county' s 911 dispatch center. reporter: dispatchers field hundreds of calls a day. >> first name? reporter: most are over the phone but new technology is allowing mobile users to text in an emergency. just like a 911 call, a text box pops up on a dispatcher' s screen. butler county says the ' texing' option' could provide life-saving aid to the deaf and speech-impaired communities. it' s also a silent option for those afraid to be on the phone, or fearful someone may hear them. >> we had a domestic violence call early on where the text was the method of contacting and police and there was an arrest made out of that incident. reporter: fran reese works with domestic violence victims through the

. >> butler county deputy, kent hal walked off the cafeteria, when 14-year-old, austin hancock allegedly opened fire on his . >> door is open. entered the castia. seen several kids lying on the ground and at that point, you know, the minister, knew he was coming. i had to make a decision, you know, jug the kids. look out the right-hand side. look at the door. see the kid spreading. >> paul followed his active shooter training. >> the direction he would be travelling. parked my car, ran into the area. made myself known. sure enough, he laid down. >> and they should learn, should train and plan for the worst. this one here, you know, the worst possible incident, could ever occur here at school. we had the best possible outcome. >> that outcome, two students with gunshot wounds, which they'll survive. two others sustained minor injuries. and also was glad he wasn't confronted with a 14-year-old with a gun. . >> did you get lucky you didn't have to make the decision. >> he's no hero. just doing the job he gets paid to do. >> should see the principals, going to the kids. they didn't have to,

the butler county native retired from congress on october 30 of last year. they' ll also honor former head of the butler county republican party, carlos todd. tonight' s dinner will be at the centre park of west chester holiday inn beginning at 6:00 p.m. focusing on school safety -- the new security measures soon to be put in place at madison schools after a student opened fired on -- fire on one of his classmates. a little bit gray but warmth coming this weekend and spring starting to seem like it is on we will be jonathan: welcome back. team coverage, another live look in sharonville where governor john kasich attending a pancake breakfast this morning. the final push for votes before this tuesday' s primary in ohio which is all or nothing. let' s listen in. gov. kasich: if we are involved in another welfare reform, and that is, we want the bureaucracy of the welfare departments to work. we want businesses in the somebody gets relief -- wants relief, they will get training so they do not have to stay on relief. we are changing the law so with a woman who i

butler county is following the lead of hamilton county and only about 400 other emergency communication centers nationwide that are using cellphone technology to save lives. instead of a call for help it's a text.notifying 9-1-1 operators of an emergency - without saying a word.hamilton county was one of the first in 9-1-1 service back in 2013.now butler county is also responding to a public safety want and a need they see neccessary. "a lot of people thought it already existed and going all the way back to the virginia tech shooting where numerous 911 calls were made by text and went really nowhere and people didn't understand that they weren't capable of being recieved. so we want to push forward as qucikly as we could as the technology became available."the text to 9-1-1 service is meant to help those with hearing impairments and also serves a purpose in domestic violence situations. some things to keep in mind if you every need to use text to 9-1-1. remember the text message does not provide 9-1-1 operators with an exact location.also if you're in a position to call 9-1-1 instead cr

butler county sheriff richard jones says the school followed its security plan well. every school in ohio is required to file a plan for dealing with emergencies and disasterthat plan is on-file.. so police... firefighters.. and medics can get to it quickly. the school district was very aggressive in using social media to keep parents up to date on the situation as it developed. as we mentioned.. school will be closed tomorrow.. and all extra currricular activies are also canceled. when something tragic happens -- like the shooting today at madison high -- we wonder what toll it's taking on our kids. what do we say? how do we ease their anxiety?we spoke with a child psychologist today to get you answers to these questions. ((sot 22:44)) "the first step is really to just start the conversation to find out if those fears are and normalizing their feelings." child pyschologist at cincinnati children's hospital. she says coping with this kind of stress can be handled by keeping your routine and taking a big breath. breath."just some basic coping skills of relaxation skill

he is charged with attempted murder, felonious assault, inducing panic and is now in the butler county juvenile detention center. the share of fuels to rule out the possibility of adult charges in this case. the two students who were shot are cameron smith, 15 and cooper mccaffrey, 14. we have also heard the shoot is -- students one of i shrapnel are in stable condition. the first call for help came at 11:15 am. the school resource officer with their within minutes. police say hancock ran out of the building and of the hill where he dumped the gun. while the school resource officer took care of the victims inside the cafeteria, a perimeter was set up. a quick response today and hancock was arrested. the sheriff says despite all the training, today still comes as a shock. >> you always hear about the you do not think the odds are against it happening here, there are over 3000 share of offices in the united sta thousands of police departments, thousands of school districts. it always happens somewhere else. >>reporter: it always happens somewhere else is a think we shootings. yet saying

and two more were injured.the shooting monday inside the butler county high school's cafeteria. we are awaiting a live news conference to happen at one o-clock.we will stream it live to wcpo dot com. here's a live look outside from skycam nine! nine first warning meteorologist jason adams here is with your first look at the the mother accused of lying to police and saying her baby was in a stolen car went before a judge this morning. morning.28 year old benton was in court today. she's the mother accused of inducing panic and lying to police after her car was stolen...claiming that her newborn baby was inside.a grand jury will decide if benton gets a 20-thousand dollar or will have to wear an electronic monitoring device. nine on your side's timyka artist spoke a relative outside the courtroom who described benton as a very good mom <"why would she say the baby was in the car? i have no idea no comment"> comment">benton's attorney plans to argue this was all a misunderstanding. he says benton never told dispatchers that her child was inside of the car when it was stolen.two cust

that. a whole lot at stake. we have a sitting governor running for president. there's a race in butler's county. even the hamilton county race is last november, hamilton county voters faced long lines and county lines statewide. the troublesome routers that had mechanical problems last fall had been replaced. getting people through with few delays. >> we have provided additional training to the poll workers, where they have hands on experience. we have deployed 116 trouble shooters out in the field. >> now they put a lot of savvy teenagers in the polls, to help deal with new technology. it's called the youth and booth project. we have more coming at 6:00. the latest results, the one thing that's interesting, in the election, with the e-poll books, the ones that cost a little trouble in november, they get a running total in the board of ballots are going out. 2:30, last time we were able to check with them, 110 thousand people in ham milton county. 44 thousand democrats and by 2:30 this afternoon, brad. as many people voted in the county. turnout would be good. no surprise a lot at stake. as soo

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moving on through. and the impact forecast. we have a low impact from cincinnati, especially to butler county, warren and clinton, hillsborough and brown and adams county. a much lower threat in northern kentucky. we're looking at a few more raindrops mixing on in. a lot of the computer models, hinting at 2-4 inches of rainfall in the tri-state. most the rain in mississippi river valley. see where the heaviest of the rainfall will trend. right now, it looks like 2-4 inches of rain next week. it's something we will keep an eye on. o # degree temperature on tuesday. >> love it. love it. >> all right. >> taking action to clean up crews in flint michigan are starting to dig up old metal owner karen weaver says the work that starts today, will target lead service lines in neighborhoods, highest with children and pregnant women. they are also with compromised water district. >>> work, often, it's kind of hard on your health. we may know that in a little bit. recent study shows, certain professions wears down more than others. >> i have not read this story. jeremy ross will look at some of the worst

a little bit of a breakthrough butler county. plan on getting soaked whenever right along the river near new richmond, some slightly heavier rain and over towards georgetown in brown county. today is a soaker all day, expecting the rain. tomorrow we get some sunshine but spotty rain showers roll back in on saturday. maybe a break in time for the parade at noon on saturday. guys mark: more school threats in the area a little over a week after a student opened fire in a middletown school. kyla: why three rivers school is on high alert this morning. andrew: a man shot and killed in over the rhine. that is next on news 5 i've been a turkey farmer honeysuckle white we don't use things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) honeysuckle white . no growth-promoting antibiotics, mark: easing fears after a recent tragedy. the forums this week at madison junior/senior high school, and how they' re targeting school safety. kyla: a shooting in over-the-rhine leaves on

county. but district is what matters. the eighth congressional district consists of butler, preble, clark, darke, mercer and miami counties. in the district, derickson took second place, behind warren davidson by about 11,000 votes. he' s 46 years old, a resident of he was an army ranger and spent the last 15 years growing companies in southwest ohio. i spoke with him tuesday afternoon in hamilton. mr. davidson: i think, one, people are anxious to have a congressman back in the district, not just somebody that has been speaker. that was a divided thing. it was an honor for our district to have a speaker of the house, someone that served so long, but i think people are also anxious hasn' t been in washington so long, that' s more immediately coming from the experience in the district and i think that' s something i offer, kind of a different experience. the standard path is local government, state government, and on to d.c., and my background' s a little different than that. karin: bill beagle of tipp city, who was endorsed by sheriff richard jones, took third place in this race. in middletown, karin johnson, wlwt news 5.

we are starting to clear those out of northern portions of butler county toward oxford and miami university campus. you can see, this is a two-hour time lapse. over the next two hours, the back edge of flurries will make it into portions of brown county. by the time we get to 7:00, most of the areas done with flurries. by 8:00, 9:00, mason and robertson counties are double the flurries. it is an early-morning issue for us. temperatures right now hovering near or above freezing. 35 in cleves, 36 in westchester. 34 in hyde park. for your commute to work this morning, we are seeing some flurries, some rain mixing in in at lunchtime, gloomy, 36. for the drive home, sunshine, but not warm. 44 a high today p are close to 50. mark: wrapping up the trial of an accused peeping tom against a major sports journalist. lisa: the closing arguments today in sportscaster erin andrews' s case. mark: looking for unique ways to combat the rapidly spreading zika virus. the new product in chile to combat the illness. lisa: outside live on your friday, i hope it is a great it i new customers can save an average

so he told a deputy at the high school who was able to wake miller butler county sheriff richard jones says miller was drunk had two handguns in his car and roughly seven hundred rounds of ammunition((sheriff richard jones/butler county))"this is not a good place to be if you have any bad intentions or if you want to drink and drive we've got a lot of police there."deputies ulimately came to the conclusion that miller was just in the area to see someone and pulled over to sleep he was charged with improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicatedbut situation grew legs madison's p.r. director a.j. huff explains what happened next((aj huff/madison local schools)) "we started getting a lot of phone calls here at the board office personal text messages coming in and just a lot of was some inaccurate information that was being circulated."that inaccurate information came in the form of an official communication from middletown city schools which said in part **madison schools unfortunately has had another incident..** so madison local schools

butler county sheriff richard jones says two 14- year old boys knew that the suspect, james austin hancock, had the gun at school and didn't tell anyone. their identities are being witheld... but both are now charged with failure to report a crime which is a misdemeanor. now, three more students are in the butler county morning for what sheriff jones calls quote 'bad decisions'. a 12 and 15-year old student from edgewood city schools have been charged with making terroristic threats. meanwile another 15-year old madison local school student is now in trouble for bringing knives disguised as credit cards into the school. he's being charged with illegal conveyance of a weapon in a school safety zone. all those charges are felonies. investigators are now trying to figure out what caused a crash in cold springs, kentucky that killed a mother and her daughter. police have now identified the victims as 30-year old desirae hensley and 8-year old jakyra cundiff... both were killed after another driver crossed the center line on alexandria pike and struck their car head on thursday night. "she's al

[captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] lisa: now at noon -- devastation in butler county, after a barn fire kills several animals. what crews say caused the deadly blaze. a warren county stepmom set to face a judge. the charges she' s facing, and why they could be upgraded to something more serious. a downtown mystery possibly solved. police say they have now filed charges, after several shots were fired at the great american tower downtown. it' s been more than a year since windows were broken, glass at the downtown building. good afternoon, i' mark hayes is off. cincinnati police and federal authorities say that have now indicted a man in connection to the january 2015 shooting. wlwt news 5' s todd dykes is live at police headquarters, where they just got done with a news conference. to bring us up-to-date. : it looks like -- t odd: the 23 or old man was indicted for possessing the gun that was used to fire at the great american tower last year. police say ray sean herald , who was already serving prison time, for a second case. someone fired a gun a great american tower, 17 shots fi

another school that went for a the butler county community. chardon high school from the cleveland area recommended the school walk-through with parents. madison also moved quickly to provide counseling services. >> we realized because their incident was so much worse and there were fatalities, it may not be, but i would rather do it than not. mike: these school is still considering other safety measures including handheld metal detectors. sheree: friendly fire led to the death of an officer over the weekend. officers were responding to an ambush attack and the undercover narcotics officer jacai colson was shot. the officer arrived to the station after the initial attack. >> during the exchange of jacai was also shot. sheree: police say officer colson arrived in civilian clothes and then unmarked car without body armor. they filmed the attack on their cell phones. mike: the uber driver, accused of shooting and killing six people in michigan, the kalamazoo area told , investigators the uber app controlled him. the police report shows jason dalt

butler county voters are also casting their ballots for the 8th congressional district, john boehner' s seat. and that' s def a contested race >> that' s probably driving turnout up . reporter: in warren county numbers are also up. steady stream of voters at the polls most of the day. >> we' ve got to make a significant change in this nation and nothings going to get done until you do it. >> i can' t complain about anything if i don' t vote and besides, you have to vote for who you think is the right person. reporter: despite the high voter turnout no major problems or tie ups reported in either county. >> surprisingly simple. i expected to get up here and get a long line and we were in and out in less than 5 minutes . reporter: the butler county board of elections expects to start posting absentee results between 7:45 and 8:00. we should start seeing polling place results come in around 8:30. live in hamilton, karin johnson, wlwt news 5. mike: butler county says it will update the results every 15 minutes. sheree: the trumping kasich battle has turned ohio into reporter: people comin

my colleague, jordan burgess, joins us live from the butler county juvenile justice center where austin hancock will be in a few hours. hours. that's what everyone wants answers to this morning.. as that 14-year-old suspect prepares for his first court appearanceinvestigators say they have a possible motive but friends seem to be at a loss as to why he would do this. year-old austin hancock is said to be on the wrestling team and described as a normal student.we talked to a girl who was sitting with him in the cafeteria.she says someone made a comment about having a problem with another student.. and hancock said do you want me to shoot him.that's when she says he pulled out a gun and started shooting.. before telling her goodbye as he headed toward the door. "he was a really good friend - he came to school happy everyday - i dont know if he had any bullying issues - i had any bullying issues - i didn't know of anyone bullying him - he was cool with everyone, that i knew" hancock expected in court here at 8-30 this morning.the most serious charges against him.. two counts of attempted m

20 minutes ago has moved into the far northern part of far clermont county. especially up into butler county. still some pockets of rain. especially in the western half of hamilton county. especially up to interstate 74. very close to heirson so harrison. back over close to blanchester. basically to the north, northeast or to the northeast at 40 miles an hour. heaviest rain that we have in northwestern part of hamilton county, back up into fayette, union, franklin. nothing strong, nothing severe. just pockets of heavy rain interrupting the lunch hour. with individual clusters of rain moving to the north, northeast, we have some dry time this afternoon. this area will move in. the larger disturbance giving us these showers and storms to the east. there will be some time where we break out into filtered sun. as the disturbance closes back in on the tri-state, we'll see more rain and thunderstorms develop later on this afternoon. highs today we'll center in the mid to upper 60s. don't forget between now and the first, you can track it on the weather authority app. search for wkrc in the app sto

december.the butler county coroner says wolterman died of smoke inhalation. our partners at the journal-news got an exclusive copy of the coroner's report. it also says wolterman's death is a homicide... which only a coroner can decide. but previously.. investigators ruled the fire a case of arson. the person who started the fire hasn't been caught yet. wolterman died after he through the floor and into the basement. could we see some snow when you wake up? up?nine first warning chief meteorologist steve raleigh is here with your only look at the forecast? another quick moving area of low pressure swings through the ohio valley late tonight and during the day thursday. this will bring a light snow chance thursday morning. the chance is a little bit better north of the ohio river and this is where we might see a dusting of snow on the ground madison local school district are talking with their kids about how the first day back went - after a shooting injured four people.nine on your side's jay warren has the just hours ago - the family of the accused shooter j

butler county sheriff richard jones says, this excitement is nothing new. sheriff richard jones butler county "there's always a concern, when you have somebody who's the front runner, there's been trouble at rallys since i can remember." some people in west chester we spoke to say they're on edge about crowds. chelsea brashear west chester resident "a little bit, just because of the things that went on in chicago yesterday, so it's a little nerve-wrecking." kendra murphy west chester resident "you know, he brings hate, to me, so we'll see what happens." "i'll probably stay in the house all day." others aren't concerned at all. michael townsend "police always don their job around here so, i'm always good." caleb bach west chester resident "it's a big name, donald trump, not many people get the opportunitty to see somebody like that." police tell us secret service is taking the lead on security for the event but west chester pd and the butler county sheriff's department will be on hand to provide support. in west chester, robert guaderrama, fox19 now. of cour

there is a break in northern portions of butler county. steady rain falling east of the corridor, along 50 into highland county and clermont county, much to moderate rain. i expect this line to fill right back in. most of us will pick up an inch, inch and a half of total rainfall. 59 degrees at cvg. harrison, 54. it is a mild but wet start to the day. temperatures do not change much through your thursday. 59 degrees and rainy. at 4:00, 63. low 60' s and soggy through the afternoon. slightly heavier rain east of cincinnati after sunset tonight. expect rain through the day. let' s get you out on the wet roads safely. kyla: we are dealing with the wet conditions and a closure in care is a look at the interstates. extra time is going to be your friend. 71, 75 at 42 northbound, things are getting happier in this hour. 71 at victory parkway is still moderate north and southbound. we are dealing with some problems and this is in springfield township on summit road near edgemont road, a car went into a pole. it is still completely shut down on sum

an apparent murder-suicide in butler county. kyla: police say the shooting involves a mother and her daughter. dan griffith is live in fairfield township with the latest. dan: investigators are calling this a tragedy. neighbors are shocked by the case. police say a mother and daughter are dead after an apparent murder-suicide. we are told it were found by a family member. there were no signs of forced entry at the home. on springcrest drive. fairfield township police say the mother, in her 50' s, shot and killed her daughter, who was in her 20' s. she then she turned the gun on herself. neighbors reported hearing the gun go off. it' s not clear what led up to this shooting. investigators tell us they are working to notify family members. we' re expecting more information a little later this morning. for now, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: three people are dead and a dozen were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out in an apartment complex just outside of lexington early this morning. firefighters say it started just after

out at 2:30 here at the junior and senior high school ending a week that won't be forgottenthe butler county sheriff richard jones told reporters today that the investigation evolved and that they are still tracking down leadsjones said that parents need to talk to their kids about what is the right thing to do when you see a gun at school and that is to tell someone "today is a lesson for everybody pay attention to your surroundings teach your kids and in high school as they get older sometimes they have a tendency to already know everything and they might feel like it's like being a snitch it's your life and you don't want to end up going to court and being stuck with something like this." the two are charged with failure to report a crime which is a fourth degree receive a summons to butler county juvenile court--madison local schools tells us that the two teens were not in school today but at this time do remain students--the district wouldn't comment further about and disciplinary action they face-- demolition plans at c-v-g. which terminal will soon be turned to dust. mystery knife.a n

according to butler county sheriff richard jones.. two 14-year old boys had knowledge that the suspect, james austin hancock, had the gun at school and didn't tell anyone. their identities are being witheld... but both are now charged with failure to report a now, three more students are in the butler county juvenile detention center tonight for what sheriff jones calls quote 'bad decisions'. a 12 and 15-year old student from edgewood city schools have been charged with making terroristic threats. while a 15-year old madison local school student is charged with illegal conveyance of a weapon in a school safety zone after bringing knives disguised as credit cards in to school. all the charges are felonies. an e-m-t from indiana who went missing late last month has now been charged with stealing more than 100-thousand dollars from his job! investigators say craig whitham was working as the treasurer for the aurora emergency rescue when he was confronted about the missing money. after that... police say he disappeared! those with the dep

miller was arrested and taken to the butler county detention center. this afternoon - we are hearing from one of the victims in monday's madison 14-year-old brant murray was hit by shrapnel during the gunfire and still has bullet fragments lodged in his leg. he was sitting at the table next to alleged gunman 'austin hancock.' he says when the shots began -- he pulled other students to the ground. "i saw the gun so i ducked under the table and i grabbed my friend, so we're laying under the table and he ran out after he shot the two kids next to me" me"murray may need surgery to treat his injuries. hancock's attorney denied the charges in court.he remains locked up at the butler county juvenile detention center.a pre-trial hearing is set for april fifth. making his case. case.why mitt romney is coming to the support of donald trump. we take you to the campaign trail. and the new pictures today of the debris possibly linked to a missing plane from two years ago.the new details just now surfacing... on nine on your now to the race for the white house--and

tragedy in butler county after a fire broke out at a barn. why rescuers couldn't get to the horses inside and what we know about the investigation. jonathan: five horses were killed friday morning in a barn fire in butler county. the liberty township fire chief says the animals, which might have been rescue horses, couldn't be saved because the flames were too intense. the fire was so big at one point that it could be seen for miles. liberty township fire crews could not make any attempt to go inside. they simply sprayed water on it from the outside. they're still working to figure out exactly how it started. the fire chief says someone was last in the barng about 11:00 p.m. thursday night and reported nothing suspicious. barn. the cincinnati fire department announced historic news this week as a woman rises in ranks. jennifer: for 163 years, there's been no female fire castens at the cincinnati fire department. that changed earlier this week. >> i felt like i wanted to do something that was making a difference in somebody's life. cincinnati

butler county plans to expand the text to 9-1-1 service to all of its county emergency communication centers within the next several months the nation's highest court will *not* take up the case of accused of in the death of his wife. wife.that's after an appeals court agreed that prosecutors withheld evidence in jim barton's trial.the former springboro lieutentant was convicted of hiring two men to burglarize his home -- and scare his wife into moving from their farm and into springboro.vickie barton was murdered and raped during the burglary 20 years ago.so now prosecutors must re-try barton or drop the case. hundreds line the streets to honor a central indiana deputy -- killed in the line of duty. the body of carl koontz was taken from indianapolis to a funeral home in kokomo this afternoon. he was shot and killed while trying to serve a warrant at a home.another deputy on scene was also hit by gunfire -- he was released from the hospital today -- and participated in the procession for deputy koontz.the fallen deputy's impact stretches beyond his department... he was also a resour

and a butler county teen shows remorse in the deadly crash that killed his best friend. what he told a judge moments down. this is nine on your side at seven. breaking right now... donald trump is coming to the queen city! moments ago - we learned the g-o-p frontrunner is bringing his campaign for president to the duke energy convention center on sunday! the rally is planned for noon.we're told supporters can get tickets on trump's website starting tonight. this comes just after a new fox news poll shows that ohio governor john kasich has taken over the lead in ohio.he's up 34 percent to donald trump's 29 percent.we'll have more on yesterday's primaries and what the new delegate count means for ohio voters later at 7. right now -- leaders at madison high school are meeting with parents and students following last week's shooting. today marks one week since students returned to the classroom.and nine on your side's ashley zilka is live outside the school with more happening right now- parents are inside madison high school discussing the future when it comes to school saf