dan griffin, wlwt news 5. will have extended then join sure he and mike dardis at 10:00 and 11:00. two episodes of " crowded" are moving to 3:00 a.m. from 10:00 p.m. mark: and assault suspect could be facing serious charges. a 16-year-old grow beaten outside of the nightclub has died. 34-year-old william arnold was arrested and charged. the girl had it in a coma before dying on monday. arnold' s charges could be upgraded. lisa: help searching for 23-year-old darron richards who has severe medical conditions. he was last seen leaving his apartment on track to avenue on march 5. he often goes to the downtown library. if you see him, call the police. lisa: the officials on the hot seat for the water crisis. mark: a birthday treat from a little girl you might recognize. lisa: live from city cam on your tuesday, it is 6:09 and 56-degrees. randi: a great way to start the day. you can see temperatures across the 275 loop, most places are in the upper 50' s. nifty seven in loveland and west chester. there is the poten

dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: and abandoned car hit by a train in glendale about 11:00 last night. it happened by greenville avenue. the train was stopped while the car was moved off the tracks. no injuries. mark: another scare after a man was arrested with guns near schools in the area. apologizing to parents. andrew: madison local schools trying to get back to normal, reassure students after monday' s school shooting. yesterday' s arrest and an alert it out by middletown may have made that more difficult. a man was found asleep in a church parking lot. bryan miller had two guns and a box of ammo in the car and was intoxicated. there is no connection to the school shooting or madison local schools other than it happened somewhat nearby. it led to a robocall being sent out by the middletown school districts. >> it is not good hearing messages like that. if nothing is happening, they need to do something about the system sending out the messages. it is not good. andrew: middletown schools later apologize. bry

we are live in madison township, dan griffin. mark: dan, thank you. the search continues for a team of these targeting senior citizens and women with physical disabilities. one of them wasn' t an 83-year-old women -- one of them was an 83-year-old woman. wallet. about these crimes. lisa: republican candidates go head to head in their first debate since super tuesday. dr. ben carson will not be attending tonight' s debate, hinting that he could potentially drop out soon. the other four candidates are greatest show on earth. the ringling brothers barnum & the last local performances featuring elephants. the decision was made in part anti-elephant ordinances. you. randi: in most places, the pavement is wet. we are seeing the snow stick a little too overpasses. , then rain and snow this afternoon. right now, starting with snow showers, but already starting to 38 today. don' the way of accumulation. tomorrow, 40. lisa: a phony, a fraud. just out what amitt romney is claiming to say about donald trump today as republican leaders openly consider finding a th

dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: a 10-month-old boy is recovering following a swat standoff in redding. 35-year-old hurt the little boy friday night. his girlfriend says royal stepped on her son and hit him in the face inside her apartment. she says he then pointed the gun at her and told her not to leave. we' re told the girlfriend called police when royal went back to his apartment and refused to come out. he was eventually arrested and charged with assault and kidnapping. services have resumed at the dangerous work a pastor was shot and killed a week ago. the congregation gathered at st. peter' s missionary baptist church. 70-year-old reverend william schooler was shot last sunday as services were winding down. the pastor' s brother daniel schooler has pleaded not guilty police say the pastor' s wife witnessed the shooting. nancy reagan is being were number today as the woman who changed the role of first lady. she died sunday at her home in los angeles. she was 94. her best-known project as first lady was t

live in hamilton, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: thank you. also making headlines, hillary clinton and donald trump left winners. republican races. trump won seven states, ted cruz claims three, marco rubio took home one. the democrats, hillary clinton clinton has about half the delegates needed to clinch the nomination will stop the candidates are focused on saturday. there are handful of contest, republican primary. s see what is coming our way in the forecast. randi: cold and breezy and flurries this morning. you can see on the radar, we have the flurries and snow showers rolling through. they should be gone toward mid-to-late morning. tomorrow, starting the day with snow. not for everybody, but in some spots, could be a coaching, maybe a half-inch and then we will change over to rain showers. everybody gets the rain, not everyone gets the snow tomorrow. then a warm up for the weekend, even warmer next week. just focus on the end of that kyla shopping for an suv? well, this is the time. and your ford dealer is the place, to get 0% financing

dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: police in springfield overnight stabbing in the 1900 block of bluehill drive. the police called in the canines at 12:30 this morning. a male victim was taken to university hospital after he was stabbed in front of her residence. no word on the victim' s condition or a suspect. >> i have to thank the people of the great state of ohio. i love you. mark: governor kasich is loving the results. he talked donald trump in ohio, and is hoping this is the start of a winning streak. andrew setters as what this means for the kasich campaign. andrew: it means that the kasich campaign can go on. it was a make or break primary. with a victory last night, a decisive victory, his campaign will continue. tossup, but he wound up winning by 11 points. his first primary win and it is a winner take all contest. at his victory party he' s stood in front of a banner that said " as ohio goes, so goes the nation." he hopes that is true. he told the crowd he will not take the low road to the white house,

dan griffin, wlwt news 5. your second top story, a 31-year-old new jersey state trooper has died after being hit accident last night. police say the trooper had been a trooper for about two years. officials say he was airlifted to a hospital in camden with severe head injuries. morning. the driver who hit the trooper investigators. kyla: the searches on to find a missing mother and her 22-month-old son. they were last seen in south lebanon last wednesday and now deputies are investigating. andrew setters is on top of this story in warren county with the new information. andrew: the young mother and child have been out of contact with family and friends, added that concerns about whether or not she may have been in contact with a former boyfriend convicted of abusing the child. they' re looking for kallie carnes, 20 years old, her son grant is 22-month-old will stop they were last seen wednesday morning in south lebanon. on the table and left home. there is been no sign since. they' re looking for a white 2001

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 1:00 a.m. two people were found dead at the scene and another died in the hospital this morning. all 10 apartment units in the building have been destroyed. in the race for the white house, candidates are preparing for another big tuesday. and this time, it' s ohio' s turn to speak up. wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is andrew: if ohio governor john kasich can win his home state, it would be his first primary it' s been his firewall in this race from the start. that is why john kasich is spending time in our area today. you will make a couple of stops, hosting a town hall in lima today, and come to the northeast club' s pancake breakfast in sharonville saturday. meanwhile, donald trump is looking to rally support during a campaign stop on sunday in downtown cincinnati at the duke energy conv

dan griffin is live this morning with a look at the draw for local squads. dan? good morning. dan: five area team selected to the team of the field of 68. this after a lot of hard work by the teams and coaches involved. we know that xavier grabs a top seed in the ncaa tournament. as expected they will be a two seed facing 15 seeded weber state on friday. the teams face off in st. louis with tip-off at 9:20. what about the west region? cincinnati bearcats have the 9 seed. they face the atlantic champions, st. joes in spokan on 10 friday at 10. we' ve got a closer look at the schedule on your screen right now. some other big names and big games people looking forward to, including those u.k. wildcats, taking on stony brook thursday night. indiana hoosiers in the mix. if both win, the teams could face each other in an intense game between old-time rivals. dayton also may determine to a lot coming together as march live, dan griffin, wlwt news five. lisa: let' s get it over to randi for a check of the monday forecast. randi: we have some areas of fog, but in most places, not a bad

live in hamilton, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: extra staff will be on hand to help students feel safe as they head back to class today. lisa: this comes after a walk-through of the school was offered just last night for parents and students. wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is leading the way in madison township with the preparations. good morning. andrew: after monday' s shooting it feels very much like the things. the two themes seem to be normalcy and support here. the first step forward for madison local families was a walk-through last night. the doors to the school were opened, and staff was on hand to give parents and students a chance to make the emotional first steps back into school together. this is one school building housing kids from pre-k through high school, and the district is trying to respond to a wide variety of needs here. by allowing parents and kids to walk through the school together, everyone can be reassured that the school is the same as it was before. >> when we first walked in it was really unsettli

we are live in campbell county, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: thank you. begins for the norwood man arrested of threatening police with a sword. lisa: 45-year-old anthony hall was arrested back in february after his neighbor called 911 saying that she heard him yelling about setting the building on fire. when officers arrived, hall greeted them armed with a sword. after a brief standoff, he surrendered. he' s being charged with disorderly conduct while intoxicated, inducing panic, and aggravated menacing. mark: let' s check in with kyla. how is the commute moving? kyla: if you' re getting ready to head outside, you should be good to go along the banks right now. here freedom way, they will be doing some concrete work and the sidewalk be closed in that area. so keep that in mind. we will continue to see that throughout the day today. here is a look at the interstate traffic looks good near the lionel tunnel. let' s check in now with randi rico. does look nice when you head outside. randi: did not be full as you check the temperatures. it is

dan griffin is live with the situation. dan: this is truly a gut wrenching case. police say no child deserves to be punished like this. frequent police say anna ritchie punished -- franklin police say anna ritchie punished her four-year-old stepson tuesday night by putting his legs in scalding hot water. police found quite sure-year-old austin cooper unresponsive yesterday morning. he was pronounced dead at aetrium hospital shortly after. it is not clear if cooper' s father was involved. police and neighbors say this case is truly heartbreaking. >> disturbing how somebody could hurt a four-year-old like that to actually do it in be ok while they are doing it knowing that that baby is screaming for help and there was nobody there to help him. dan: this morning richie is in the warren county jail. the coroner' s office is expected to make a final ruling on cause of death soon. that could mean more charges. lisa: breaking overnight, police were called to a local school for reports of a former student armed with a rifle. this happened last night at bridgetown middle s

we are live in cleves, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: developing this morning, a deadly shooting on a sidewalk in over-the-rhine. andrew setters is live as cincinnati police investigate this homicide. good morning. andrew: cincinnati police say they are investigating this late not shooting but they are not looking for any suspects in this case because they have a person of interest in custody. 31-year-old james mixon was found shot along vine street in over-the-rhine. emergency crews worked to revive him, but he could not be saved. police say they have a person of interest who has been located and that they are not looking for anyone else in connection to this shooting. the shooter said he was being robbed. right now no charges have been filed. unit is investigating. reporting live andrew setters, , wlwt news 5. kyla: two cincinnati officers accused of covering up a crash involving a fellow officer are acquitted of all charges. sergeant richard sulfsted and officer jason cotterman have been suspended from the force since last septe

dan griffin is near that school with more on what we know. dan: good afternoon. green township police are trying to iron out all the details. to school officials in the oak hills district are telling us there was never a threat made. they did have police here this morning just to add calm to the fears. is expelled from oak hills high has not been in contact with his she is saw a picture of him loading what appeared to be a facebook on bridgetwon campus. she believed it to be stolen. the police on the 17-year-old last night without any kind of outstanding warrants, including obstructing justice, runaway, and theft. they found a shotgun-style bb gun connected to him in some way at a different location after that. they say that one thing parents should know is that there was never a threat. >> there is no threat made by the student, no threat against the school, and no threat against any adults or students. it was really just a mother that was concerned about of facebook picture of her child with a gun. dan: as we mentioned, several events were canceled because of t

live in hamilton, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: thank you. the gravity of the shooting weighing heavy on many hearts in the community. wlwt news 5' s andrew setters continues our team coverage this morning with how people are reacting to this tragedy. andrew: the big question for people is, why would a 14-year-old opened fire, create chaos in the cafeteria here at getting that answering getting back to a since of security could take time. or the hundreds of students at this pre-k-12 grade building, everyone will have a story that were to share -- will have a story to share about where they were when the shooting happened. today, teachers head back to school. they' re preparing for the arrival of students. people are crediting their safety plan for the response to the shooting. students were really left on their own, coming face-to-face with this fear. >> i was about to move my chair over and i heard, like, a couple of a loud bangs. and then i looked over and one of the kids that got shot, like, grabbed his leg. he fell down. shooting, like ra

dan griffin, wlwt news 5. kyla: the upset from the win for bernie sanders has given new life to his campaign. mark: the front-runners both scored victories in four states. chris clackum has a recap. chris: bernie sanders pulled off an upset in the michigan democratic primary. >> i want to thank the people of michigan, who repudiated the polls that had us 25-points back a couple of days ago. chris: hillary clinton won big in mississippi, but chose to brag about the campaign that she and sanders are running which see says -- which she says is our differences, but they pale in comparison to what is happening on the republican side. chris: the next primaries are in florida, illinois, and others. >> it always comes down to florida? chris: rubio' s last stand might be. if you loses to donald trump , he wants the gop to back off of their anti-trump campaign. >> embrace it, we will win easily. to defeat donald trump, our campaign is the only one that can do it. campaign picked up the endorsement of carly fiorina. chri

dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: hillary clinton and bernie sanders squaring off in the seventh democratic presidential debate last night, hosted by cnn. wlwt kyla woods gives us a wrap of the night. kyla: mark, the debate took place in flint, michigan, and the lead contamination crisis in the city' s water dominated much of the evening. both candidates called for michigan' s republican governor, rick snyder, to resign or be recalled in the wake of the crisis. clinton and sanders had a sharp exchange over the auto industry bailout just two days ahead of vote against the financial industry bailout could have restructure america' s car industry. sanders disputed that aggressively and instead criticized clinton for accepting paid speeches to financial industry groups. each candidate agreed, though, when sanders mocked the tone of the republican presidential debates. mr. sanders: you know, we are, if elected president, going to invest a lot of money into mental health. and when you watch these republican debates, y

let' s begin with dan griffin, who' s live in hamilton this morning. dan: good morning. yesterday, a lot of people saying they could not believe happened near the first place. we could see this case play out here at the butler county juvenile justice center as early as this morning. the shooter, according to investigators, 14-year-old james austin hancock, expected to be in juvenile court this morning. he' s facing a long list of charges, including attempted murder and felonious assault. this comes after eyewitnesses say hancock fired at least a half-dozen shots in the cafeteria at madison junior-senior high school yesterday a little after 11:00 a.m.. investigators say bullets hit 15-year-old cameron smith and 14-year-old cooper caffrey. we' re told both caffrey and hancock are on the school' two other students were also hurt, either by shrapnel or when they tried to run from the gunshots. all are expected to make full recoveries. the frightening moments after shots were fired, caught on a 911 call. caller: hello! i' m at -- i' m at madison -- i' m at madison high school

we are live in madison township, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: in addition to counselors, they will have extra staff in the cafeteria with students. mark: one of the students injured in the shooting gave us a detailed account of what he talked to tammy mustapha. >> the kid showed up and started shooting at our table, hitting we didn' t know what was and saw that he had a gun. you know, i saw it so i jumped friend. mark: this week he will be consulting with a surgeon to see if he needs surgery. he is thankful his friends are concerns are high in a school district. lisa: wyoming schools put out an alert after student made a threat yesterday. everyone involved has been identified. an administrator decided it was safe to be in school today. brian hamrick has more on the story. we will have more. there is heightened awareness that comes with the threat, especially after the week that we' ve had. administrators did not cancel classes at wyoming. they are confident it is safe for students to be there today. it is described as a verbal threat from

dan griffin is outside of children' s hospital with more. dan: good afternoon. the good news this afternoon is that lamilyan mccollum is believed to be healthy and fine. scene on -- when she was examined on the scene at hopkins injuries. here. cincinnati children' s hospital is not able to confirm anything is here. the cincinnati police say the baby is healthy. this investigation is still marquis with a lot of information to be found out. we are learning that for juveniles are being questioned. we will continue to follow this case through the afternoon. at children' s dan griffin, wlwt news 5 "today." . mark: the use -- theives are targeting the elderly and those with physical disabilities. one woman was targeted at the kroger in blue ash. one woman was talking to her when she saw a man stealing her they went out to the parking lot to talk to him when the woman disappeared as well. >> when she was gone, it dawned on me that she was part of the action. did the dirty work. lisa: a similar theft happened at walmart in evendale. they' a man. if you can help, call th

we are live in cleves, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: two cincinnati officers accused of covering up a crash involving a fellow officer are acquitted of all charges. officer jason cotterman have been suspended. witnesses accused district five police sergeant andrew mitchell of driving drunk and crashing. both of the officers will now be reinstated. kyla: a reminder to lock up your vehicle. there were several thefts. items like ipods were stolen. there was also some rummaging along washington and schroeder avenues but nothing was taken. in commitment 2016, the democratic presidential candidates hit the debate stage for the second time this week. mark: this time it was in florida, and it comes right the huge victory in michigan for the sanders campaign. mrs. clinton: i won one and lost one last night. this is a marathon and it' s a marathon that can only be carried out by the inclusive campaign i' mr. sanders: when we began this campaign i was three points in the polls. i was probably 60 or 70 points behind the secretary. we have com

dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: hours before voters go to the polls in the make or break primaries, msnbc held primaries. hillary clinton joined moderator chris matthews in springfield and bernie sanders joined moderator chuck todd. the topic was donald trump. sanders said that trump was enticing supporters to commit ask of violence. donald trump has blamed rallies as being sanders' supporters. hillary clinton says that she holds donald trump responsible for the violence at rallies and says that it has been building. >> with trump, what you' re dealing with, and i say this without joy, this guy is a pathological liar. >> you can see someone that is vying to be president of the united states is using divisiveness, is stoking fear, is pointing fingers, scapegoating against all kinds of people -- i think is so dangerous. mark: the republican candidates are scattered across the country. ohio governor john kasich and donald trump made their cases in the buckeye state. marco rubio try to rally support for an upset v

live downtown, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: governor kasich is looking to grow his support in ohio. today he' s already held an event in youngstown with senator rob portman . and later today former presidential candidate, mitt romney will go on the campaign trail with kasich, in north canton and westerville. that' s according to the kasic h campaign. but this is not meant to be an endorsement. romney' s visit is as part of his escalating efforts to prevent donald trump from clinching the republican nomination. donald trump is not backing down. he has a rally planned for youngstown, around 6:00 tonight. he spent the weekend in ohio, including a stop in west chester on sunday. there was some tension in the air, with protests organized before his visit. boots preston: he knows how to deal with people and we have not had a president in a long time who knows how to deal. iris lecates: he' build walls between people that should be allowed to come here. he can' t kick people out based on the color of their skin. lisa: there were

reporting live, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: thank you. time now to check in with randi once again. day and temperatures just go up from here. springlike in the seven-day forecast. taking a look across our region. we have clouds. do not expect to see sunshine today. rain showers rolling through missouri and illinois and the seven portions of indiana. i cannot rule out maybe a passing sprinkle into the afternoon. a couple of spots in the upper 30' s, including lunken airport and wilmington. 47 degrees at cvg. the kids not need a winter coat this morning. temperatures in the 40' s. afterschool, 63, cloudy but warm. we' kyla: a really good start this morning on this monday. this is 275 on the northern edge rolling along. very light. we pick up later on. right now enjoy a smooth start. 75 near mitchell. no problems in either direction. 71, 75 looking really good 275 toward the loop and beyond. still very clear into downtown cincinnati. no problems to start you out. mark: thank you. a search underway for two suspects in a west price hill shooti

dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: four states wrap up their primaries and caucuses in a super tuesday part 2. bernie sanders wins the critical battleground state of michigan, a sharp blow to hillary clinton. however, clinton did pull off a win in mississippi. on the republican side, candidate donald trump is another big winner, taking the republican primaries in mississippi and michigan and dominating in hawaii' s caucuses. ted cruz pulled out a win in idaho. the next round of contests will include the ohio primary. wlwt news 5' live with a look at the preparations before voters head to the polls. andrew: good morning. while the candidates fight it out for the votes, they need more poll workers and time is running out. if the primaries and caucuses in other states are any indication, hamilton county could see huge voter turnout. contested races on both sides of the presidential fight our drawing a lot of interest. but election day doesn' t happen without people to work the poll workers. the hamilton county board

mark: wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live at u.c. medical center where one other victim is still being treated. dan? dan: we know the woman who drove a car crossed the median is here at u.c. medical center. we do not know her condition at this what we do know, a mother point. and daughter were killed in the head-on crash. cold spring police tell us the crash happened about 7:00 last night. investigators say the mother and young daughter were headed north on alexandria pike, when a woman driving south crossed the center line hitting them head-on. it' s a crash the police chief says is heartbreaking to investigate. >> it' s horrifying, it' s probably the worst thing you can see in law enforcement. we have the officers over at uc trying to investigate with the other person that was in the car they can provide for us. dan: police have not determined a cause in this crash at this point. they tell us that area is not prone to crashes. no names have been released this point. we are expecting an update later this morning. live at uc medical

life in hamilton, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. kyla: police tell us the license plates registered to the crashed car do not come back to a man, but they are not saying the car is stolen at this point. mark: new this noon -- a reading mother is being held on a $250,000 bond, accused of beating her 10 month old son, gabriel. aimee correll is facing assault and child endangerment charges. it all stems from a weekend swat situation at a reading apartment complex. prosecutors say correll and her boyfriend neal royal were trying to get her son to walk when they beat him. correll originally told police royal caused the injuries to the baby, but police determined she had a part in it as well. royal, has been charged with kidnapping and felony assault. the baby has since been released from the hospital. kyla: an officer down, and a suspect shot and killed. newly released body cam video confrontation that lead up to an officer-involved shooting, in ludlow last december. officer hodge: i' m allowed to search you for weapons, of terry vs. ohi

wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live in our newsroom with the latest on the investigation. dan: police say the man was found shot to death at a gas station in avondale. this was on burnet avenue just before 6:00 last night. investigators say his name, trazone mahaffey. he was 21 years old. cincinnati police say he was inside of a car parked at a gas pump. he was shot several times according to police and pronounced dead on scene. at this point, cincinnati police say there are no suspects. but we' re told the homicide unit is still working the case. lisa: thank you. a maryland police officer is shot and killed outside the police department building in what officials are calling an unwarranted attack. officials say prince george' s county police officer jacai colson was killed when two suspects opened fire outside the police department' s landover station. police say one of the suspects was also injured in the exchange of gunfire and is listed in stable condition. a second suspect was later arrested after fleeing the scene on foot. >> this crime is not just a crime against ja

dan griffin, wlwt. mark: thank you. the family of acute shooter austin hancock speaking out on the tragedy for the first time. the family released a statement saying they are devastated by austin' s actions at school on monday. we pray for the immediate recovery of the injured students and for the healing of the entire community. they go on to say our family has , lived in this community our entire lives. and we never expected anyone to experience the event that occurred on monday. and we certainly did not expect that one of our family members would be involved. we are praying for everyone involved, including austin, who we still deeply love." lisa a major step toward healing : in madison township. dozens of teenagers came together last night, for one common cause, a night of hope and prayer. several church events were held in and around middletown two inside madison junior/senior high. a larger event is being planned for students in the days ahead. >> we are going to tell them the truth. we are going to give them a pla

dan griffin has heard from several parents that are unhappy. dan: they were not happy. at least one parent tro by in his -- drove by in his truck and screamed at my photographer and i that we should' ve heard from the school before we heard it from you. parents were stunned that they did not get a call. the threat was reported high of their students who heard the 13-year-old boy in a public place. a weapon was not found. in juvenile court we heard the threat involved bringing his father' s rifle to school. he was on the lacrosse team and on honor roll. the threat involve the school and a future date. parents told the principal, the principal called the police. the police then arrested the voice. they put an online alert out, but they did not call because there was no immediate danger. parents who found out this morning are shocked. >> your kids are it. i have a grandson that goes here . i have 2 grandkids they go to school here. if something happens, you want to know what is going on. >> i cannot stress enough that we will use the all call system danger. dan: the cleves

medical center, which is where we find wlwt news 5' s dan griffin. bring us up to date. dan: her condition isn' t known this morning. we know she' s the only one who survived. cold spring police say this crash happened yesterday at 7:00 p.m. on u.s. 27. investigators say a mother and young daughter were killed after the woman hit them head-on after crossing the center line while driving southbound. officers say the area where this happened is not prone to crashes. happened is a vehicle was traveling north of us 27. the other car was traveling south. it appears that the car traveling south crossed over the media and hit the vehicle head-on. dan police have not elaborated : on any names in this case. they are also looking into factors in this crash. what caused the crash? that is something we have not heard from them yet. we will keep following the story through the morning. for now, live at u.c. medical center, wlwt news five. mark: a man found sleeping in his car with two loaded guns and ammunition parked close to madison local schools. that triggered more panic in the c

lisa: dan griffin is in the newsroom. dan: that afternoon. these 911 calls give us a better idea of scary moments people were seeing in the middle of the combs-hehl bridge. callers say as many as 15 to 30 cars crashed. you can hear fear in their voices as they talk to one truck was a leaking diesel fuel. another caller tells dispatchers a tow truck almost goes over the bridge. in an unfortunate twist of events, another car plunges into the river. >> is the car is still there? is it down the river? >> there is little bit of debris floating. >> you don' t see the vehicle anymore? >> no. i don' t see any bodies or anything. dan: they were sharing information. we hear dispatchers talking about water rescue teams being dispatched. a scary scene for sure. lisa: temple county investigators are asking anyone who might' ve had emily or friends -- had family or friends randi: it is going to be windy from wednesday into thursday. it doesn' t feel too bad. the current wind speed in most places is pushing 25-miles-per-hour. these are sustained. it is gust

reporting live, dan griffin, wlwt news five. mark: tuesday was the second highest turnout ever for an ohio the secretary of state says more than 3.1 million ballots were cast. that' s a 41% turnout. the highest was in the 2008 presidential primary when turnout was at 46%. lisa: giving voting rights back to some convicted felons in kentucky. that' s what kentucky lawmakers are debating right now in frankfort. the bill would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot this fall. to grant state lawmakers authority to give felons back their right to vote. right now only the governor has that authority through a limited pardon. if approved, it would only apply to non violent felons after they completed their sentences. mark: horrific abuse allegations in warren county. a small boy is found dead and a step mother is now behind bars. police say anna ritchie punished her 4 year old stepson by putting his legs in scolding hot water tuesday night. investigators say they sent the boy to bed and no one checked on him through the night. lit

dan griffin has how they plan to avoid problems at the polls. >> energized? >> no question. it's winner take all. it's critical. reporter: and ready to vote. people across ohio are looking forward to the primary in a state some call the super bowl of election day. >> i think it's important to vote, and i'm not real happy with the way the election's gone so far in terms of the way the themselves. >> mike havencamp makes it no secret who he's voting for. >> i'm planning on voting for kasich, who is probably the only adult running, as far as i can tell. >> i believe we're going to have the biggest primary turnout we've had in quite a while. the governor is part of it. a lot of excitement, new voters being engaged in the process, new nominees from both political parties. >> secretary of state john husted says ohio is ready. his office has been checking with every local board of elections office, verifying each one has plenty of ballots. he says the state has reprogrammed e-polls to prevent glitches. remember to bring an id, current bank statement or utility bill and mail absente

dan griffin, wlwt news 5. kyla: happening today, the man accused of running over his wife with a semi is set to be arraigned on a drunk-driving charge. this happened back in february on verity parkway and yankee road in middletown. andrew frost says he and his wife, angela, were driving and having an argument. after threats to jump out, frost says angela opened the door and jumped. the trailer they were hauling ran her over. she did survive the accident. also today, the arraignment for a suspect accused of selling a batch of deadly heroin. 25-year-old vance morgan is facing involuntary manslaugher and five more drug charges. he is accused of selling casey fewell heroin mixed with a powerful synthetic opiate called fentanyl. he died of an overdose in october. the hamilton county heroin task investigations into deadly heroin cases and arrests such as this one will make heroin dealers think twice. mark: things were surprisingly civil at last night' s gop debate. instead of the normal mudslinging, innappropriate i

we' re downtown, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. sheree: election officials say. the ballot for democratic voters isn' t affected. there' s only one box to choose. mike: five states including ohio holding primaries tomorrow. a couple of republican contests close. the outcome could shake up the g.o.p. race. sally kidd has the final four' s focus on winning last-minute support. the biggest prize, florida with 99 delegates, winner take all. first, a campaign stop in north carolina and then florida where polls show trump with a lead over marco rubio. protesters briefly interrupted both events. trump rejecting criticism he is stoking chaos. donald trump these are love fests. reporter: rubio told supporters he will be donald trump in the primary despite what the poll say. marco rubio: the republican party will not allow itself to be hijacked by fake conservatives. >> his home state is important. if he pulls out an upset by coming back in his home state, he will come close to the republican nomination. at least he does not go down as little marco. all state, ohio going d

dan griffin is live this morning with a look at the draw for local squads. dan: hard work pays off, and these teams and their coaches have been working all year long to get here. five areas teams selected to the field of 68 this time around. xavier grabs a top seed in the ncaa tournament. as expected, they will be a two seed facing 15-seeded weber state on friday. the teams face off in st. louis with tip-off at 9:20. what about the west region? cincinnati bearcats have the nine seed. they face the atlantic 10 champions st. joes in spokan on friday at 10:00. we' ve got a closer look at the schedule on your screen right now. some other big names and big games people looking forward to including those uk wildcats taking on stony brook thursday night. indiana hoosiers also in the mix. dayton also made the tournament, all as march madness really heats up. more on the brackets coming up in sports. lisa: let' s talk to randi. randi: we are starting out with a little bit of fog. it is not widespread. right now it lunken airport, visibility down to about 1/4 of a mil

plenty more people with opinions and votes to cast. griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: dan, thank you. five important states up for grabs today. some are even going as far as calling a mega tuesday. the two jackpot states are florida and right here in ohio with the number of delegates up for grant. -- for grabs. missouri and north carolina are also weighing in today. so with ohio once again at the when the votes are finally counted, the governor of the buckeye state hopes to score a big win against front-runner donald trump. news 5' s todd dykes is live in the newsroom with the latest from both campaigns. todd? governor john kasich has to win s kasich voted this morning in westerville, north of columbus. when asked if he had any words for mister trump, kasich said he had nothing to say to the gop front-runner. kasich has tried to take the high road even though trump here' s mind after he cast a vote for himself. john kasich: i mean its a long road for me and i am very, very humbled by the campaign and the experience and the attention. you know attention and success it' s not handled th

wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is leading the way with the investigation and what witnesses say happened. dan: good morning. there are still a lot of questions in the investigation. campbell county officials tell us the search efforts have stopped. no word if this will continue once the sun comes up. investigators say the car plunged into the ohio river in one of a series of crashes last night. we' re told there were 12 vehicles involved in four separate crashes during rush hour last night on the combs-hehl bridge. crashes. it' s not clear how many people may have been in the car, which was found at the bottom of the river. campbell county' s police chief wouldn' t comment on how many people are believed to be dead. but witnesses say the scene was surreal. >> there was a first initial bang and i thought it was a gun shot, so i looked up. there was probably five bangs following that and me and my dad are sitting here in the driveway . we look up and this red suv literally is flipped over the barrier and went into the river nose first and bobbed up and then just disappeared. dan: the boone

wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is leading with how the parents hope other teens learn from this. good morning. dan: 18-year-old tristan lacey expected to face a judge in butler county this morning in what' s been a deeply emotional case. the last time we saw he was holding a bible. it was back in late december when investigators say lacey was driving his car on beckett ridge boulevard in west chester. his blood alcohol level .106. police say he was speeding, lost control, and crashed the car, killing his friend and passenger, 18-year-old mark valentine. valentine was in the backseat. parents on both sides of this case want teens to learn from ll hear a judge' s take later this morning. lacey pleaded guilty last month. the story breaking out a lot of emotions from family members are holding this will help in other teenager from doing this again. mark: a sixth-grader in amelia facing criminal charges and punishment from his school. police say he posted a picture of himself holding a gun during an argument online with a classmate. a parent of an amelia middle school student told uni

live downtown, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: dan, thank you. after a busy weekend, the presidential candidates are focused on the next primary, tomorrow in michigan. already today, ohio governor john kasich held a town hall at a school in monroe, michigan. while he talked about the importance of lowering the cost of going to college, he boasted about how inexpensive it is to attend a county community college and how universities governor john kasich: i friend whose daughter received a full scholarship to indiana university, and turned it down to go to vanderbilt. which is like $60,000 a year. a nice school, don' t get me wrong. but i' m not going to tell him she could have come here for $6,000 in two years, he would be behind him -- beside himself. mark: donald trump is still leading the way after winning two states this weekend, including kentucky. here' s how the votes stacked up, from the kentucky caucus. trump topped ted cruz to claim 17 delegates. ohio governor john kasich, finished last, in his neighboring state. so here' s how the race l

lisa: wednesday morning the boy was found in his bed not breathing. s dan griffin is live in the newroom with the latest on this case in franklin. dan: investigators and neighbors are heartbroken and stunned by what appears to have happened in this case. austin derreck cooper was found not breathing after he was punished tuesday night by his stepmother. investigators say anna ritchie put cooper' s legs in scalding hot water in a bathtub before sending him to bed. yesterday morning, police found the child at the home he was pronounced dead at atrium hospital. officers say no child deserves a punishment like this. neighbors say the allegations are horrifying. >> it' s horrible, horrible, i just couldn' t imagine, me as a mother and a grandmother, i just couldn' t imagine. >> don' t ever hurt a child, definitely in that way it' s almost like something out of a movie. dan: franklin police say it appears the child' s father was in the home at the time but it' s unclear if he was involved. ritchie' s charged with child endangering and in warren county jail on $100,000 bond. lisa: 30 hours but

dan griffin shows us how they plan to make every second counts. >> they want to make sure you cast a vote. projected to behind them the last two presidential elections. both parties are getting people a push. >> they can get out and get the polls and vote. reporter: they will be making phone calls door to door. an effort dubbed souls to the polls. >> if you want your voice heard, that' s how you do it. >> the gop chair says interest is up. he said the headquarters is open for calls. the overall message, vote. >> you are helping decide who >> you can bet you will you' re from someone this week as this tense race gets even closer. this weekend should be busy. also plenty of phone calls. governor john kasich expected to be in the cincinnati area for a rally, certainly energizing the republican side. >> the state representatives says she is feeling positive. republicans say that they are feeling very positive with a lot of interest already on their side. >> is time to catch up. mike: friends and family of the 82nd airborne division waited early this morning to welcome their loved ones ho

dan griffin talked with parents about this tough first day back. >> it was the first at getting things back to normal. two days after the shooting at madison junior and senior high school, he' s trying to get back to his normal routine. >> relaxing and waiting for the school bus. >> nothing like this happening again. i' m very glad about the school. >> they make sure there' s more staff on the buses and in the cafeteria. crisis counselors are on hand. >> they let them know. means that. the extra police presence make them feel very protected, very secure. that walk through last night everything that' s happened. mike: parents also telling us how the school has handled this entire situation, including phone calls and e-mail update. efforts to prevent school violence have taken on added s shooting. sheree: we' one program that connects students with success. >> the keyword is connection. reporter: during his 30 years, he learned all about the trials and tribulations students face. >> hopefully, we figure out a way to change this trend. reporter: he' shootings nationwide and at home. >> i

dan griffin has more. good morning to you. dan: good morning. all eyes on xavier basketball as 30 they head up to the big apple. xavier has the number two seed behind villanova. the team matched the most wins in school history, 26. to help keep out the energy. officials even made sure that spring break was going to land at the same time so that students would have to miss class. good timing for them. more on this coming up later this morning. kyla: thank you for that into insight. we have an update on the roads. india: we are still dealing with the accident in covington at 4th street and russell street. pete rose way, we have some construction that will last until 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. until friday. here is a look at 275. looking good. 70' s coming up thursday. aidan has track practice again. shorts? randi: absolutely. highs are going to be in the 70' s. the wind is coming out of the 15 mile per hour wind through the afternoon. just some clouds this morning. we should get in on way more sunshine this afternoon. temperatures in the 50' s fo r

wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is in s reaction. dan: school leaders want parents to know that there was never a threat here at bridgetown but they also want them to know that they are listening and that they are prepared. hills high school student behind bars and eventually in front of a judge. police say his mother spotted him on line in a photo holding what appeared to be a stolen rifle and reported it. >> she did know where he was and is certainly wanted to make sure he wasn' t going to get himself into any trouble as compared to what he' d already been into. dan: oak hills high school leaders say that the 17-year-old boy had are ready been expelled from oak hill' s hide. they would not elaborate why. without any weapon. they say a different shotgun style bb gun connected him -- connected to location. hasn' t seen the teenager for weeks. runaway warrant. we found a woman at the teenager' s address who would not comment that said she didn' t approve of his behavior. the oak hill' s superintendent arrested in 45 minutes and that p

dan griffin' s downtown with how they plan to avoid problems at the polls. reporter: voters are excited, state says it is ready for a big rush come next tuesday. people across ohio are looking forward to ohio and calling it the super bowl of election day. >> i' m not real happy with the way the candidates have conducted themselves to be honest with you. reporter: he makes it no secret who he is voting for. plan on voting for kasich, who i think is the only adult running. >> i believe we will have the biggest primary turnout we have had in quite a while. the governor is part of it. a lot of excitement, lot of new voters engaged in the process. new nominees from both parties, it' s going to be a big tuesday in ohio. reporter: he says ohio is ready and has been checking with every word of elections office ballots will stop you can avoid pickup by remembering to bring an id, current bank statement or utility bill and mail your absentee ballots five days before election day. >> people will be disappointed. i don' t think they will like the pick in november. repor

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wlwt news five's dan griffin is kyla woods has a news 5 traffic update. kyla? rain expected much of the day. we'll pick up 1-1.5" on average, the heaviest downpours will be this evening mainly southeast of cincinnati. temps will make it to the low 60s this afternoon. sunshine returns tomorrow. spotty showers on saturday morning but dry in the middle of >>> 7:30 on a thursday morning, 10th d of march, 2016. four days to go until an epic concert on rockefeller plaza. next monday cold play will do their thing live on our concert stage. >> wrangler said they are coming after i leave? >>> man hunt underway for at backyard party outside pittsburgh. at least five people were killed and three others wounded. >>> hillary clinton faced a very direct question about the ongoing investigation into her e-mails controversy. >> if you were indicted -- >> clinton admitted using a private e-mail account while secretary of state was a mistake. >>> marco rubio is expressing regret over personal attacks he launched against donald trump. >> it's not something i'm entirely proud of.

wlwt newsfive's dan griffin has the story from uc med center kyla woods has a news 5 traffic update. kyla? flurries rolled out but clouds will linger through the morning. little sunshine with highs near 40. tomorrow will be overcast with a few passing showers from time to time. we may be close to 50. sunshine on sunday with low 50s. next week highs hit the mid to >>> 7:30 now on this friday morning. it's the 4th of march, 2016. by the way, ten days from now, a huge concert in rockefeller plaza with one of the biggest bands in the world. monday, march 14th. start making your plans to be on the plaza right now. public service announcement to our friends and family, don't call us. >> that's right. around now. >> exactly. look at the stories making headlines. >>> millions of people are waking up to what could be the last winter storm of the season. rain and light snow from north carolina up to the northeast. going to get al's forecast just ahead. >>> it was a fiery debate in detroit last night for the republican presidential candidates. cruz and rubio stepped up their efforts to take dow