natalie clark wlwt news 5. mike: thank you. kentucky state police say neither of the passengers was wearing a seatbelt. sheree: new tonight a u.c. professor is suspended. as he faces federal child porn charges. the fbi says holt parker is receiving child porn and destruction or removal of property. he' s being held until a detention hearing tomorrow. this afternoon u.c. released a statement. they say the classics professor is not allowed back on u.c. property and can' t contact students. cincinnati' s certified most accurate forecast. kevin: it is a great looking evening outside right now. temperatures are hovering in the low to mid 70' s. here' s a look at your mid-evening forecast. if you' re looking on stepping out for the polls before they close in ohio, there are no worries. it is going to be a delightful springlike evening. temperatures in the low 70' s dipping down into the 60' s by 11:00 we should still be in the mid 60' s. we are at 73 right now at the airport. with the strengthening southeasterly breeze at 15. i' m ke

under this is happening now at an apartment building, near 46 that where we find wlwt news 5' natalie clark, with the latest on the situation. natalie, good afternoon. natalie: good afternoon. they have been fighting the fire for over an hour. it' s happening right behind me, this is the area of the apartment complex where they are focusing on it. just don' t to go, the refuge -- just moments ago, there were huge flames. they were able to get the gas line shut off, finally. the car came in just an hour ago, here are the villages at wildwood apartments on woodstock drive in fairfield. the gas line ignited here behind there was a construction crew working here on the premises. they say once the gas line s in pine tree on fire. apartment building on fire. right now, no word of any injuries. good news so far on that. we are told from witnesses on the scene that the construction worker was here on a small piece of agreement. once he hit the gas line, i guess when the flames shot up, he was pretty shaken up and people were consoling him. the good news is, they were able to get that shut off. for

natalie clark wlwt news 5. mike: she mentioned that the red cross is helping the 12 families forced out by the fire. a fire forces two people from their home overnight in wayne township. before midnight to a home on waynes trace road. they faced a major challenge. water had to be trucked in because there wasn' t a water source near the home. by the time the fire was out the home was seriously damaged. the red cross is helping out the two people who lived inside. a death investigation is underway in hartwell. a body was discovered in the parking lot of the cvs pharmacy on vine street around 9 this morning. police say it was someone known to pick up trash in the area, but havent released the identity. investigators say there was no indication of trauma. mike: funeral arrangements set for kenton county woman who died while hiking. katie stuart fell while hiking at the raven run nature sanctuary. she went to notre dame academy and was sent to graduate this spring from transylvania university. her funeral mass will

natalie clarke leading the way on this story. reporter: one step closer for all high school graduates. the college for free. >> you already have a 1% income anyways. if i had the opportunity, i would have jumped at it. >> she believes house bill 626 is what kentucky needs. >> it was a wonderful opportunity to do that. it means colleges are really going to have to work even kentucky high school graduates would have the opportunity to go to community college for two years. and any amount not covered would be paid for. not just community college, but also put a four-year degree within reach. >> that is were we have the support of myself and my colleagues from the standpoint of what it can do to really build the workforce. it is called economic development. >> giving everyone a better chance to improve their lives. the gateway president says community colleges will benefit if the bill passes because it will help the faculty improvement. mike: the program expected to cost $20 million a year. texting 911 for service. those text message

mike: natalie clarke spoke with the victim who has a warning for others. reporter: the 83-year-old woman tells me she was shopping here at this kroger in blue ash. a woman approached her for help. she turned her back to her cart and that is when she became an easy target. >> that man took my wallet. reporter: this woman wanted to make sure you heard her story. she says while she shopped at kroger, a woman approached her. >> she talked on and on and held my attention so much that i did not notice a person come up on the other side of my grocery reporter: he grabbed her wallet from her purse. the woman offered to help but quickly took off her self. >> after she was gone, it dawned on me that she was probably part of the action. she kept my attention while he did the dirty work. reporter: surveillance cameras caught the same woman at a nearby target, charging $800 to the victims credit card. >> it makes you feel terrible. reporter: a similar crime was reported in even dale. it woman with a similar disability was targeted at walmart. both crimes involve a man

natalie clark wlwt news 5. mike: school spokeswoman jess dykes said they are taking the matter very seriously, investigating all parties involved. sheree: new details tonight about overtime in the cincinnati police department. an internal audit found more than half of overtime wasn' properly approved. that figure jumped to more than 90% in the chief' s office and community liaison unit. the audit also found some officers working over-time when they had paid time off. the city is recommending the department re-evaluate the entire process. train timekeepers and get a new database. two people now charged in a police chase and crash. william and dominic dickens from kansas city crashed along sharon road in glendale. police say the pair stole mail in sharonville then william dickens drove off. officers say dickens drove more than 100 miles an hour and ran several lights during the chase before he crashed into a pole. he had a warrant for stealing mail and forging checks. police say they found several pieces of mail

wlwt news 5's natalie clark is leading the way on this story. >> being a single parent and having a child, that's one thing you worry about, additional debt, when you already have a one-person income anyway. if this bill were to go into effect, i mean, if i had the opportunity, i would have jumped at it. freshman at gateway community college. as a single mother, she believes house bill 626 is just what kentucky needs. >> it's a wonderful, wonderful opportunity to do that and it's also going to mean that our colleges really going to have to work even harder to make sure that when students come, they're successful. reporter: it's called the work ready scholarship bill. high school graduates would have the opportunity to go to community college for two years at no cost. they would be required to apply for federal financial aid and any amount not covered would be paid for. gateway's president says the bill will give more students a shot at not just community college but will also put a four-year degree within reach. >> our mission is really to promote education. so that's where it has the sup

wlwt news 5's natalie clark has details. reporter: sky house cincinnati would house more than 350 apartments. the developer out of atlanta says the finished product would look similar to this rendering of a project in nashville. >> it's neat. it's always neat to see people moving back into downtown. reporter: the building would have more than 3,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor. >> it's good to have retail spaces and provide places for local business to move in. head up the contract. they're in talks with montgomery inn to purchase the land that sits on the river. the land used to house the banquet center. the tower would feature a club room, fitness center, swimming pool and views of the queen city. it's the view of the riverfront that has residents concerned. >> i'm more against it, because even though it will bring a lot of money in, it will be just maybe a little too much right here. reporter: mindy bailey agrees. >> i like the clean, natural piece of land we have here that you can see the beautiful kent

natalie clark wlwt news 5. courtis: -- mike: fire departments from springdale, forest park and west chester helped fight the fire. a series of threatening facebook posts from a dater high school student set off safety concerns he even joked about the panic. saying ' look i' m on the news' . wlwt news 5' s andrew setters has the charges and potential consequences the teenager now faces. reporter: the teen suspect appeared in court this morning, but his parents were a no-show. that means the hearing will be held again tomorrow. threats on social media set off concerns about violence today. facebook posts said things like i' m going to be the new osama. nobody come to school tomorrow. and being a terrorist sounds fun. >> after seeing the post, i immediately called the security well as calling the s office, and they contacted the police. reporter: the 15-year-old is a 10th grade student at dater high school. dater was mentioned by name in the posts along with west high, aiken, withrow, woodward, and walnut hills. d

in blue ash, natalie clark, wlwt news 5. thing happened to my mother. today a local church will open doors on its new location in williams town, kentucky. it comes after rapid growth. the new property on ibec lane has room for up to 1,100 people. the community is invited to attend the first service at 9:30 a.m. let's talk local weather with jennifer. jennifer: yesterday morning at this time, flurries flying. wlwt radar, nothing for the morning. it's a clean sweep. i don't think we have precipitation to contend with, but quite a bit in the way of low clouds and early morning fog. on the satellite and radar combined, the skies are trying to clear out from the southwest. that trend should continue through the morning. but as we linger some clouds, we may see some fog as well at the surface. so light winds and high er so far, visibilities have been coming in around four and five miles. a couple spots increasing six miles at lunken, seven in wilmington. no obvious winds. satellite and radar combined showing quite a bit in the way of clouds lingering for the