charges she could be facing. no cc available good morning tri-state, i'm kathrine nero.chris riva is in st. louis today with xavier. here - it's getting cooler ... jennifer - it's a good for watching basketball.. skies will be mostly sunny again tonight and temperatures will be a bit cooler. winds are shifting to the northwest today and this will keep highs in the mid 50s this afternoon. rain returns for saturday with the potential for a few snowflakes mixing in early

today students at monroe local schools are working to make sure violence doesn't come through their front doors. doors.this all started in response to the school shooting at nearby madison high school ...9 oys timyka artist is live with more on what students are doing today. this is something that the folks here at monroe school district are passionate about. that's why they are doing their part to prevent another school shooting from happening here they put together this video to promote this special campaign. students who organized all of this spent days making fliers and posters to get the word out that they are standing behind madison..and encouraging their peers to stop the violence before it begins. it nearly three weeks ago that police say 14 yo james hancock opened fire inside the cafeteria at

students and injuring two others. students here at monroe say what happened at madison can happen anywhere today they'll be holding a special program to launch this anti violence campaignit will start w a rally later on here at the high school. breaking overnight... one person is recovering after being shot inside a clifton area restaurant.police say the man was shot in the leg just before 1 a-m inside the "elephant walk" at the corner of clifton and mcmillan.he was taken to u-c medical center with non-life threatening injuries.there is no suspect information at this time but police say if you know anything call crimestoppers the tri-state mother who police says admitted to putting her four year old step-son into scalding water... will appear in court

anna ritchie is charged with child endangerment... but that will likely be changed to a more serious charge.the warren county coroner says austin cooper died from those burns. ritchie's bond was more than tripled yesterday to 350-thousand dollars. austin's father found him ...and called 9-1-1 because his son wasn't breathing. also due in court this morning... the tri-state mother charged in the death of her two-year old daughter. rebekah kinner will enter a plea.police say her boyfriend... bradley young... beat kinsley kinner to death last year... and rebekah did nothing to stop him.young is charged with murder. classes will go on as scheduled this morning at garfield middle school in hamilton... after police say a student left a threat in a bathroom. bathroom.our media partner... the journal-news... reports the threat was left in the girl's bathroom.another student saw it and reported it to school officials.there's no word this morning on any arrests. it's day two of march madness... and some brackets are already busted...this is

stunned five seed baylor.and today. no upset in this game... kentucky had no issue with 13 seed stony brook ..beating the seawolves 85-to-57.u-k led big at halftime and never looked back... scoring 52 points in the second half alone.now it's the matchup we've been waiting for ...indiana in the second round saturday.today... it's xavier and u-c's turn.sports director john popovich has a preview... years ago....nobody could pronounce the name of the school correctly.....now they're signing autographs and greeting fans.....the basketball world knows all about xavier-but now comes the real test.....they've been among the best teams in the country all season....can they handle the press and move deep into the tournament? they

so far xavier has played in big games and big arenas by sharing the ball and finding the hot man. i asked chris mack if he worries with this bigger stage and bigger level of excitement that that could change change the musketeers play the wildcats of weber state tonight....the projected tipoff time is 9:20....john popovich nine on your side with the xavier musketeers in st louis

skies will be mostly sunny again tonight and temperatures will be a bit cooler. winds are shifting to the northwest today and this will keep highs

rain returns for saturday with the potential for a few snowflakes mixing in early that morning. caught in the act?we're getting a look at a tri-state student's act of defiance... that got him 15 years of hard labor in north korea.who his family is turning to for help. a new view on governor kasich...what he's being labeled this morning that

we're getting a look a new video of otto warmbier ...the wyoming high school grraduate who's being held captive by north korea. korea.the north korean government says this video shows 21-year-old otto warmbier stealing a political banner from his hotel.no word if this video is authentic. warmbier was sentenced earlier this week to 15 years of hard labor. his family is now hoping former new mexico governor bill richardson...now known as a "north korean troubleshooter"... can help win his release. governor john kasich continues to campaign ahead of the utah republican primary...he has three town hall meetings planned in that state today.. today..his push for voters there comes as an interesting topic about the governor has been trending on social media.

described kasich's persona as "groovy youth minister".. a lot of people online agreeing with that strangely accurate description. queen elizabeth is refusing to return to london to meet president obama next month. instead, the president will have to go to her... she's spending the winter at windsor castle.obama will meet with the queen there for lunch.he's heading to the u-k to urge britain to stay in the european union. passengers on a flight to new york had a frightening experience when their plane was hit by lightning. lightning.the 70 seat jet was enroute from raleigh-durham .. and scheduled to land at laguardia... instead, the flight was cut short with a landing at j-f-k. "my last meal is gonna be like the bag of peanuts... made it out, safe."

the lightning strike caused visible damage to the jet in at least two places, but it was able to land safely. skies will be mostly sunny again tonight and temperatures will be a bit cooler. winds are shifting to the northwest today and this will keep highs in the mid 50s this afternoon. rain returns for saturday with the potential for a few snowflakes mixing in early that morning. blame game...flint's water crisis comes to capitol hill. hill.who the government is blaming... and how *you* can

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winton road in forest park flint residents are once again calling for michigan governor rick snyder to step down... yesterday on capitol hill. hill.at the congressional hearing... snyder repeatedly apologized for his role in the crisis.state officials switched flint's water supply to the corrosive flint river at the hearing... e-p-a administrator gina mccarthy... who ignored a report on the dangers. (gov. rick snyder, (r) michigan) let me be blunt, this was a failure on all levels. (gina mccarthy, epa administrator) i will take

hard enough but i will not take responsibility for causing this problem. problem.flint's mayor is calling for emergency federal funding to help fix the problem. mother nature's wrath destroyed a historic spot in northeastern minnesota!high winds stirred up these intense waves on lake superior - which swept away part of the old america dock in the town of knife river.the dock hasn't actually been used in decades, but it was a popular tourist spot... take a look at this!a huge fireball lit up the skies over the united kingdom early this morning!this video is from the u-k meteor observation network... the group's co- founder says the meteor was almost as bright as a full moon and it was the brightest they've seen in 4 years!people in france and the netherlands

let get your latest nine first warning forecast. we are looking at dry driving conditions again as we start the day and it's cooler as well. temperatures drop into the upper 30s and low 40s, so definitely grab a jacket. skies stay mostly clear for

forecast. winds are still expected to shift to the northwest this afternoon and this ensures cooler highs. we should top out in the mid 50s today. let's dive into the weekend outlook! a canadian air mass and some moisture from the southwest will combine for a likely chance for rain on saturday. but as temperatures drop as we head into saturday morning, we'll see conditions that are cold enough to get some snowflakes. we are not expecting anything to stick on saturday morning and this will likely turn to rain quickly during the day. scattered showers will be around for the majority of saturday with less than 1/2" of rain possible. temperatures only hit the mid 40s tomorrow. on to sunday, we could see a few flurries early in the morning but this is the back edge of this system. by that afternoon, skies will be partly cloudy and temperatures

now to a story of survival. now to a story of survival.a nebraska newborn who weighed just 14 ounces at birth is now three months old... and beating the odds. odds.nathan ray teply's mom had pre-eclampsia ...so he was delivered at 24 weeks... he was just ten inches long.this week... he reached the five

will have to overcome some obstacles before he can go home... like eating without a feeding tube and breathing without an oxygen machine. skies will be mostly sunny again tonight and temperatures will be a bit cooler. winds are shifting to the northwest today and this will keep highs in the mid 50s this afternoon. rain returns for saturday with the potential for a few snowflakes mixing in early that morning. more questions than answers... what we're hoping to learn this morning about the car at the bottom of the ohio

breaking overnight a family wakes up to fire inside their fort thomas home.we'll show you the damage done there. jaw dropped when i heard they were playing in spokane spokanethe excitement of march madness is being felt across the country.our crews are on the road getting you the

skies will be mostly sunny again tonight and temperatures will be a bit cooler. winds are shifting to the northwest today and this will keep highs in the mid 50s this afternoon. rain returns for saturday with the potential for a few snowflakes mixing in early that morning.jennifer calls for graphic full full

breaking overnight.a fort thomas family says their smoke alarm is the reason they were able to escape unharmed when their home went up in flames. the first started just before midnight.officials say the fire started outside the home before moving to the roof and then inside.they're looking

the search continues at this hour for the driver who left a gaping hole at a mt. airy apartment.this happened just about three hours ago on west anyone was inside the apartment...but cincinnati police say they don't have any reports of injuries.officers are looking for a silver van that's believed to be pretty banged up. breaking this morning in the live alert center.officials are looking for missiles in the sea off of south korea. north korea allegedly fired a ballistic missile into the sea just hours ago.. media outlets are saying that the missile flew about 500 miles before crashing off the coast.if its true...this launch happened just days after north korean leader kim jong un ordered tests of a nuclear warhead and ballistic missiles capable of carrying warheads. in just a few hours- police will release more details about an arrest in connection to the 2015 great american tower shootings.rayshawn herald faces a federal charge

2015 shootings. shots were fired on four occasions into the tower. the incidents happened after business hours and only security officers were inside. investigators say herald had the gun used in these shootings *but* he's not charged with the actual shootings. 17:35:32 i am glad that they have somebody, at least that they are making progress with it, you just don't want to see done. 41 herald was also arrested in what police call a "wild west" style shootout on reading road last spring. he was sentenced to 6 years in prison. today's news conference starts at 11:30. we will have the latest on the investigation on 9 on your side at noon. 50-year-old phillip holmes of liberty township could be deported if convicted of child porn charges.he's being held in the butler county sheriff's office right now.this picture is courtesy of our partners at journal news.holmes is from great britain ...and was arrested yesterday and admitted to deputies that he

viewed child pornography.he's being held without bond. nine on your side will be there this afternoon... when police answer many of the questions about that car that went flying off the combs- hehl bridge on tuesday. only chopper nine was able to bring you aerial pictures on tuesday... as the search for survivors began. one of the 9-1-1 callers said it was a red s-u-v that went off the bridge after it was hit by a semi. it's still unclear if anyone was inside.rescuers have located the s-u-v on the river bottom... but the river is too high and the current too strong right now for crews to go in and get it. a n-f-l player is fighing for his life at this hour... after a motorcycle crash in florida. florida.baltimore ravens cornerback tray walker is in critical condition at miami's jackson memorial hospital. miami-dade police say walker was riding a honda dirt bike with no lights and wearing dark clothing when he slammmed into a ford escape last night. ravens head coach john harbaugh released a

is praying for tray and his family. this picture of arizona basketball coach sean miller during last night's n-c-a-a tournament game against witchita state is going viral. as you can see... it took him just a few minutes to sweat through his button-up shirt.he got a fresh shirt at halftime. miller was the head coach at xavier just before coach mack... and there was a good reason why he was sweating.the sixth-ranked wildcats lost to the 11th-ranked shockers uc fans are scattered across the country and our own keenan singleton met up with michelle frobose.she went to u-c but now lives in oregon.she's excited to see the bearcats in erson for the first time over a decade!

spokane" this weekend she says she'll have a hard time choosing who she'll support.since moving to oregon she's become a fan...but her heart is still

xavier players take time off the court to spend time with their fans.they were spotted signing autographs in st. louis yesterday.many fans from the tri-state are expected to head out today to cheer on the team. 9 is on your side with complete coverage of march madness.our crews are in st. louis with xavierand in spokane with uc.the games are late tonight...both starting just before 10 o'clock...but we'll have more behind the scenes coverage starting at noon today...and you can always log on to our website. skies will be mostly sunny again tonight and temperatures will be a bit cooler. winds are shifting to the northwest today and this will keep highs in the mid 50s this afternoon.

snowflakes mixing in early that morning. tragedy in los angeles. the worker found inside a construction site...and what

construction worker in los angeles has died after falling from a high-rise building under construction.witnesses say the man fell about 50 stories from the wilshire grand tower... which is currently being built in downtown l-a.his body landed on a car.a woman was inside that car...while she wasn't physically hurt... she was taken to a hospital for further evaluation. it's a youtube video that has *millions* of views... and was one of the first successful viral videos.and this morning... the search for an alabama leprechaun is 10 years old. old."who else seen the leprechaun say yeah... yeah..." yeah..."that's the famous crichton leprechaun. residents of a mobile, alabama neighborhood claimed to have seen a leprechaun a decade ago. you may remember the famous

later... it's still a mystery where the magical creature is... samual forney/claimed to see leprechaunpeople came from everywhere, because it was something that everybody wanted to see. wanted to find if he had the gold on him!" him!"the sighting has inspired music videos... countless t- shirts... a research website and a wikipedia page. skies will be mostly sunny again tonight and temperatures will be a bit cooler. winds are shifting to the northwest today and this will keep highs in the mid 50s this afternoon. rain returns for saturday with the potential for a few snowflakes mixing in early

a child choked by a teacher at school.that's what one parent is saying this morning happened to her son.what she says the boy was doing that

gmts anim"you're watching good morning tri-state at 6 on 9 on your side!" a substitute teacher is off the job and under arrest after prosecutors say he choked a 12-year-old boy in front of his classmates. classmates.that child's mother

playing with another child and the teacher didn't like it. when a school resource officer showed up... he found the teacher straddling ayvian with his hands around the boy's neck.the teacher is facing strangulation, assault and battery charges. we're getting a look this morning at a brand new school that your child may attend on day... day...this is a rendering of the *new* middletown middle school.it's going to be built next to middeletown high school... according to the journal news.a ground-breaking ceremony will take place on april 4th... and it should open its doors in the fall of 2018.

we are looking at dry driving conditions again as we start the day and it's cooler as well. temperatures drop into the upper 30s and low 40s, so definitely grab a jacket. skies stay mostly clear for the bulk of our friday forecast. winds are still expected to shift to the northwest this afternoon and this ensures cooler highs. we should top out in the mid 50s today. let's dive into the weekend outlook! a canadian air mass and some moisture from the southwest will combine for a likely chance for rain on saturday. but as temperatures drop as we head into saturday morning, we'll see conditions that are cold enough to get some snowflakes.

to stick on saturday morning and this will likely turn to rain quickly during the day. scattered showers will be around for the majority of saturday with less than 1/2" of rain possible. temperatures only hit the mid 40s tomorrow. on to sunday, we could see a few flurries early in the morning but this is the back edge of this system. by that afternoon, skies will be partly cloudy and temperatures

some people argue it's hard to fit exercise into their day.. because they're stuck working at a desk.. in fact people many opt for a "standing desk" - but do they really help? help?turns out - a review of 20 studies has led scientists to question whether standing desks are, in fact, a waste of time. and found 'little evidence' it actually benefits

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students at monroe high school are pledging to stay madison strong. 9 on your side timyka artist is live with the message behind this a new anti violence initiative that kicks off today. supporters say they don't what happened in madison can happen anywhere. and that's why they are doing their part to prevent another school shooting from happening here they put together this video to promote this special campaign. students who organized all of this spent days making fliers and posters to get the word out that they are standing behind madison..and encouraging their peers to stop the violence before it begins. it nearly three weeks ago that police say 14 yo james austin hancock opened fire inside the cafeteria at madison

and injuring two others. students here at monroe say they do not want a repeat...and that is why they are so passionate about this issue. today they'll be holding a special program to launch this anti violence campaignit will start w a rally later on here at the high school. this morning... the attorneys for joran vandersloot say a video... which shows the convicted murderer confessing to the death of natalee holloway... is a "fabrication." in the video... van der sloot told an undercover reporter he lied repeatedly about her disappearance.he also called the police investigation - quote- "one of the worst that ever took place."holloway's body has never been found.

restaurant left their server quite a tip...but - it wasn't anything she could take to the bank! bank!written in the place where you would normally fill out the amount of the tip were these words "tips are only for normal looking people." "at first i felt really upset, i felt attacked, i almost felt like i was back in middle school all over again, like being bullied." bullied."taelor beeck calls her self an individual... even weird...and says she'll keep flaunting her uniqiue syle.... good morning america meteorologist ginger zee is one of the celebs who will battle for the mirrorball trophy on dancing with the stars - and she's already hard at work practicing her moves with partner val chmerkovskiy! the 22nd season of dancing with the stars begins monday night at 8, right here on channel 9. actress emma watson is probably best known for her role as hermione in the "harry potter" movies.but she's got some hidden talents you might not know about...the girl can

proof...(beatboxing) okay... of the people on earth. earth.emma watson alongside lin manuel-miranda...this was to promote her united nations gender equality initiative -- he for she.so an appropriate freestyle rap there... hitting on equality and equal pay. you're about to see a photo that'll rack your brain. brain.first it was the dress. now it's the girls.how many do you see in this picture?it was posted on instagram a week ago..it already has more than 17-thousand likes.some people see 13 girls.others say 3.some say 7.the guesses are all over the place..the woman who

has 2 daughters.but some people still arent buying it. another photo is causing a twitter meltdown... and breaking hearts across the world. world.you're looking at "papaw" -- he made dinner for all six of his grandkids... but only one of them showed up. his grand-daughter kelsey tweeted out this photo of him eating a burger... he'd made twelve, thinking the rest of the grandkids would be there, too.this has been retweeted 84- *thousand times... favorited by 1-hundred 40-thousand... a group in northern kentucky is celebrating their 10th year making sure 'every' girl can feel like a princess on prom night. night.'cinderellas closet' will hold its dress selection event this weekend for girls who might not otherwise be able to afford a prom dress and all the trimmings.with the help of 'fairy godmothers' ... girls will pick out their dresses and get advice on makeup and accessories. 9 is on your side with complete coverage of march madness.our crews are in st. louis with xavierand in spokane with uc.the games are late tonight...both starting just before 10 o'clock...but we'll have more behind the scenes coverage starting at noon today...and you can

no traffic issues, minute-by-minute updates on wcpo.com and at the bottom of the screen drive times here's a live look outside this morning... here is another look at your forecast. ( gives 7-day forecast) that's good morning tri-state for this ------.we're back in 30 minutes - good morning america - is next.

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