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One of two men who admitted they illegally flew drones over the Cincinnati Reds Opening Day is speaking out. The 38-year-old man is speaking out because he doesn't want this to happen to future flyers.

The Newport High School boys basketball team is preparing for the Sweet 16 Tournament in Lexington. If they win, the wildcats would taking home their first Sweet 16 victory since 1955.

Kentucky is one step closer to legalizing sports betting, but that next step is a big one and the clock is ticking.

A $28 million settlement with the city of Newport has been finalized for William Virgil, a man wrongfully convicted of murder in 1987. Virgil died last year, but his lawyer says his impact will live on.

Gov. Mike DeWine created a task force in February to tackle issues with nursing homes statewide. The quality of many nursing homes has gotten worse since 2018, according to federal date. Ohio now ranks 39th out of 50 states for nursing home quality. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZP3UyA

The parent company of Bally Sports, which broadcasts Cincinnati Reds games, filed for bankruptcy. Here's how that could affect your ability to watch the Reds. Read more: https://bit.ly/3llele7

Tara Rakesh is the Kentucky and Indiana regional champion and will be headed to the National Spelling Bee.

Former Cincinnati City Councilman and current Congressman Greg Landsman has introduced his first legislation since joining congress. The 13-paged bill introduced Tuesday would cap insulin products at $35 a month for everyone 26 and younger. "My experience has been that it's really hard to say 'no' when you're talking about children," Landsman said. "We want to make insulin affordable for every single child in the United States."

Kentucky lawmakers are set to vote Wednesday on legislation that bans gender-affirming care for those under 18, bans school teachers from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation with students and forces districts to create bathroom policies for transgender students. Critics had called a previous version of House Bill 470, which was more narrowly focused, one of the most anti-trans bills in the country.

Investigators said a man was shot multiple times in a BP gas station parking lot. He was rushed to UC Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, police said. Cincinnati police blocked off Spring Grove Avenue and Ludlow Avenue for their investigation shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday. The roadway reopened around 6:15 a.m.

Ohio State Highway Patrol's Batavia Post said a person driving a Ford pickup on Half-Acre Road in Williamsburg Township traveled off the road, going airborne before hitting an embankment. Both occupants were taken to UC Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Ohio Rep. Greg Landsman introduced his first piece of legislation since joining Congress, a 13-page bill that would cap insulin products at $35 a month for anyone 26 and younger.

When Vermont guard Kam Gibson, a Walnut Hills High School graduate, heard the Catamounts (23-10) would play Marquette (28-6) Friday afternoon in Columbus, it felt like a home game. He expects 30-plus friends and family in attendance as the No. 15 seed Catamounts play No. 2 seed Marquette at Nationwide Arena.

Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur born and raised in Cincinnati, knows some people will see his positions as controversial. He said he wants to end affirmative action, abolish the Department of Education and use the military to deal with the drug cartel south of the border.

Since 2015, enrollment at the University of Cincinnati has increased from about 44,000 students to nearly 48,000 students. But some students say housing is becoming more and more of an issue.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday aiming to increase the number of background checks to buyguns, promote better and more secure firearms storage and ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies are getting the most out of abipartisan gun controllaw enacted last summer.

Elwood Jones was sentenced to death for the 1994 murder of Rhoda Nathan, but maintains his innocence as he and his attorneys prepare for the possibility of a new trial. In December, Judge Wende C. Cross of the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court ruled that evidence withheld from defense attorneys during his first trial in 1996 was significant and should have been presented to the jury that found Elwood Jones guilty for the murder. Jones was sentenced to death in 1997. For the last 27 years, he has insisted he had nothing to do with Nathan's murder. Jones was granted bond and released from the Hamilton County Justice Center on January 14 after almost three decades in jail. At a press conference on Tuesday, Jones spoke out publicly for the first time since he was granted a new trial.

The Senate has passed a House bill to outlaw so-called "gray machines," which resemble slot machines, in Kentucky. The bill passed in a 29-6 vote. Supporters of the games argue there's a degree of input that makes them "skill games" and not gambling.

Scammers are now using AI chat to fool people into thinking they are speaking with a real person, and get money and personal info out of them.

Leftover food from TQL Stadium taken to St. Vincent de Paul for families in need

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KYTC crews will target a dozen noxious weeds, which could grow several feet tall. Transportation officials said if these plants are left to grow along highways, they could obscure drivers' vision. These plants can also attract deer, which crews believe could help hide them from view.

In December, Judge Wende C. Cross of the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court ruled that evidence withheld from defense attorneys during his first trial in 1996 was significant and should have been presented to the jury that found Elwood Jones guilty for the murder. Jones was granted bond and released from the Hamilton County Justice Center on January 14 after almost three decades in jail.

Police said 21-year-old Ahmyah Stanley's brother shot and killed her inside a Winton Woods home. Family members said it started as a fight over a video game.

Jeff Berding, chairman of Visit Cincy and co-CEO of FC Cincinnati, is pushing for a study about building a new arena that would bring more opportunities. There are a lot of moving parts and the city, Hamilton County and other power players have to come to an agreement.