to snow. near thalman, this is also snow reaching the ground. in grant county, carol county, gallatin county and owen county. farther to the north, not as ground. you'll likely see some flakes between now and the end of our loop. the take away here, 275 loop points to the north and points to the northwest. no not all of this ground is reaching the ground now. it will struggle to reach the ground, but with time more snow will reach the ground. i've cut our high temperature in cincinnati between 25 and 30, instead of around 30. we see the visibility being reduced in peeples. under two miles in mayesville. visibilities are maxed out as 10 miles. batavia and hillsboro points to the northwest. snow is not each reaching the ground at least in part. with time, visibilities will be coming down. i haven't made a lot of changes to the snowfall forecast that you saw earlier today on good morning cincinnati. in southwest ohio two to four. four to six, owenton. south of hillsboro. six plus in mayesville. we've got a lot to track. the intensity of snow picks up through the afternoon. tonight and the weeke

this includes the following counties: boone, kenton, campbell, owen, grant, pendleton, bracken, gallatin and carroll county in northern kentucky, plus brown, clermont and highland counties in ohio. in indiana, switzerland county are you ready? have you thought through your plans for tomorrow? tomorrow? tonight we're on your side with what road crews are saying about this storm...and what you can do *now* to help them...help you. 9 on your side's julie o'neill joins us live from the we know northern kentucky will get hit first...and get hit the hardest. i was actually in the room for the snow pow- wow today to prepare the roads for you. in fun, they call this the snow pow wow, but the people making sure you're safe... in this.... take it seriously. seriously. what is your biggest challenge? well the timing is one thing. so way ahead , they watch, they plan....and they prep... and they need your help..eric cain, truck driver for 2 years years try to give us a little bit of room to try to get the roads cleared. eric cain puts it politely, but a word to school leaders and employers as they d

``mark: right now, hamilton county ``in gallatin are under level one ``emergencies. ``that means roadways are ``hazardous with blowing and ``drifting snow. ``also, butler county on a level ``once emergency as well. ``lisa: we have seen the road ``conditions deteriorate ``throughout the morning. ``mark: overnight, the crows try ``to make sure the local streets ``were pretreated as much as they ``possibly could for an easy ``morning commute. ``wlwt news 5' s dan griffin live ``downtown now with a continuing ``look at the road conditions ``there. ``dan, the morning. ``dan: good morning, mark. ``the side streets here, this is ``sentinel street, still very much ``covered as the sun is coming up. ``we are getting a better glimpse ``as to how much snow is coming ``down here. ``yes, the side streets look like ``this. ``road crews are out there ``working. ``northern kentucky, crews started ``about midnight. ``this is interstate 70 want to my ``left right outside of downtown. ``i can say traffic has picked up ``since we started our coverage ``earlier this morning. ``cars are ta

taylor told police he's a fireman with the gallatin county, kentucky fire department. we called that fire chief last week--and the chief told us--he'd never heard of brandon taylor. police charged taylor that night with a weapons charge--because he had this loaded 9mm on his side and didn't have a permit to carry in a vehicle. taylor was never charged with impersonating a cop. "had i found a badge, i would have charged him with that." along with the criminal charge--police are fighting taylor--to keep him from ever getting that gun back. barr: "the reason?" hubbard: "i believe that he was carrying it with the intention of being a police officer." we found brandon taylor after this week. barr: "what was the purpose of the cuffs and the bulletproof vest?" taylor: "they were in my trunk. the cuffs were actually a friend of mine's...she left them in my trunk, so i mean, i didn't clean the car out in forever. the vest, i take hunting...i have it in case. you never knwo when you're going to need something like that." brandon taylor contends he was not impersonating a cop--bu

this counties: boone, kenton, campbell, owen, grant, pendleton, bracken, gallatin and carroll county in northern kentucky, plus brown, clermont and highland counties in ohio. in indiana, switzerland county it's being called a health crisis. millions of us on the verge of developing diabetes. we're on your side with the first step to preventing the disease. all those reports of fires and injuries from hoverbaord? consumer reporter john matarese is on your side with what to do if you have one...and some other options tonight in healthy living - a first of its kind campaign will target the 86 million americans with pre-diabetes. that's one in three of us. according to the c-d-c, people with pre-diabetes have higher than normal blood sugar levels, but not high enough to be diagnosed with type two diabetes. abc's doctor richard reversible... 1:31 - 1:41"with exercise and some weight loss, you're gonna reverse this and all you have to do is lose five percent of your body weight and you can prevent or delay any development of diabetes." diabetes."the c-d-c says knowing you have pre-diabetes

until 11am for the following counties: clinton, warren, butler, franklin, fayette, union, ripley, dearborn, ohio, switzerland, hamilton, clermont, campbell, kenton, boone, gallatin, owen, grant. a wind advisory is in effect until 1pm for the following counties: clinton, warren, fayette, union. during the late morning, the rain will continue to transition over to snow. the snow showers will taper off during the early afternoon leaving behind accumulations ranging from trace amounts up to 2 inches. reduced visibilities and hazardous travel are expected as the snow falls. winds will increase out of the west from 15 to 25 mph with gusts in the 40s possible. this will be as temperatures fall throughout the day. we will drop into the mid 20s by the midafternoon with frigid wind chill values. the cold conditions will stick around for a majority of next week with another chance for snow on tuesday. road crews started preparing early for possible ice and show in chance for snow on tuesday. road crews started preparing early for possible ice and show in kentucky. kentucky cabinet, district 6 crews will work through the morning to keep 2- thousand miles of roads clear and

the city of warsaw in gallatin county is under level one snow emergency.we have emergency manager brandon terrell on the jay warren in warren county now checking weather conditions there. you seen while out there? toss to video of pics from we're on your side with team coverage from around the tri-state. tri-state. our reporters are live in the elements so you know what to expect before heading outside. the snow has been falling for more than an hour now. now.our team of meterologists are here now with what the snow is expected for the morning drive and a winter weather advisory is in effect across the tri-state. in all, 1-2" of snow is expected and it will wrap up before the evening rush. highs top out at 260f today. but more snow is on the way, i'm timing out as with any snow... one of the biggest concerns is always what it will do to road conditions. conditions.local road crews your side's jordan burgess is live with how crews are safe. right now this is what it's like out here at and north bend.we're keeping a close eye on these road you.and we're not the only ones. you can see why. w

students in the mason, grant and gallatin county schools are working from home... and teachers are available to help students by phone or internet. then the district doesn't have to make up those days..that can be a big deal.. because mason county schools missed about 20 days last year. 3 we're tracking a car seat recall this morning.there are dozens of reports that two "britax" models could injure your child.the carry handles could break.. causing the seat.. and your baby to fall. in one case -- a baby was hurt. the car seats were sold between november 20-14 and january of this year. you'll need a repair kit to fix the handle. head to local 12 dot com for information on how to get that kit. 3 the tri state is famous for chili.. ice cream.. and goetta. .. and now you can add donuts to the list. highest numbers of donut shops -- per capita -- in the midwest. you can eat your way through them as part of a new 'donut trail'. the visitor's bureau has created an interactive experience where you can download a map and a passport from its website to document your visits an