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Spokesperson Mollie Lair said City Manager Sheryl Long approved Police Chief Teresa Theetge’s request to reduce the number of sergeants from 164 to 140. Over time, Long said there will be an additional 24 patrolmen on the streets.

A man convicted of manslaughter in a 2021 shooting that left a woman dead did not show up for his sentencing hearing on Monday and is currently being sought by U.S. Marshals, according to the Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney's office. Shane Walters, a Taylor Mill native, pleaded guilty on Feb. 2 to one count of second-degree manslaughter; he was arrested and charged two years prior, in February 2021. This guilty plea was part of a plea deal, where prosecutors recommended a sentence of five years in prison for the manslaughter charge. In 2021, 33-year-old Megan McCray was discovered dead inside Walters' Knollwood Drive home on Feb. 10.

The Village of Moscow survived a deadly tornado and catastrophic flooding over the past 25 years, but what ultimately kills this historic community may come from the ballot box on Tuesday. Moscow is facing an uncertain future after the closure of the William H. Zimmer coal plant last year, which provided 90 percent of its revenue, and a dwindling population of just 155 registered voters. Residents of the Ohio River community will vote on whether to dissolve and meld into Washington Township. Moscow may become the third village in Clermont County to disband since 2019, following the fates of Newtonsville and Amelia. Or it could follow the lead of Owensville residents, who overwhelmingly rejected the dissolution of their village in 2021.

The home and apartment rental scam is getting more sophisticated, with scammers now giving home tours to victims before stealing their money.

The home and apartment rental scam is getting more sophisticated, with scammers now giving home tours to victims before stealing their money.

In 2017, Meals on Wheels was delivering roughly 2,500 meals a year. Now the group is up to 10,000.

According to the crash report, a Springfield officer was driving at 84 mph, nearly 60 mph over the speed limit, when he lost control and flipped onto a man's car. Both men died.

Cincinnati police said a 28-year-old man was shot in the parking lot of a Taco Bell in Corryville at 11:30 a.m. Monday. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

A man was found shot in his car near Linn Street. Police said he lost control and crashed his car after being shot under the eye while driving. He was responsive while heading to the hospital.

A woman is in the hospital after being "violently attacked and raped" near a bus stop in Forest Park, police said. On Saturday, 40-year-old German Mathews beat and raped a woman with developmental disabilities while she was waiting to catch the bus to work at the corner of Winton Road and Smiley Avenue, investigators said. "This was nothing more than a brutal attack on a susceptible victim," Sgt. Jackie Dreyer with the Forest Park Police Department said in court Monday morning. Dreyer said the victim has bites to her breasts, a broken nose and brain swelling.

The race itself takes place on Sunday, but there will be events all weekend long and setup for the race will cause road closures as early as Thursday. The race has runners hoofing it through parts of Cincinnati, Mariemont, Fairfax and Northern Kentucky and will affect traffic throughout the day on Sunday.

Although it may not feel like it, temperatures are slowly rising, which typically means rising prices at the pump. But filling up the tank this summer might not actually break the bank. Gas experts from AAA believe gas will not be as high this summer compared to last year due to a drop in demand for gasoline and falling oil prices.

Madeira City Schools will be closed Monday, May 1 for the funeral of Chris Flanagan, an elementary school principal who died unexpectedly. The district canceled classes Tuesday, April 25 — the day after Flanagan's death — to give students and staff time to process his passing. Now, they plan on celebrating his life with a "Route of Remembrance" starting at 8:30 a.m. Monday.

Family and friends remember Devin Simpson

Retired Army Colonel Lynn Rolf Jr. announced the Cincinnati Bengals' third round NFL Draft pick. The Bengals drafted safety Jordan Battle, an Alabama alum.

A white police officer is under investigation by the Cincinnati Police Department after that officer allegedly made a racist comment to a Black officer while on duty. He is accused of saying, "So the master let you back in the field today."

One of the most popular attractions at Kings Island's Soak City water park is closed for good. General Manager Mike Koontz has confirmed that "Pipeline Paradise" will not open for the 2023 season, and will soon be dismantled. Read more: https://bit.ly/3AAdMB8

E-bikes, or electric bikes, make pedaling so much easier. But some are much better than others.

Hundreds of people marched through Burlington to remember a 21-year-old shot and killed in Florence. Dan Likiko was found shot inside his vehicle along Winthrop Circle on April 22. The suspect in his murder, 38-year-old Wayne Haggard, made his first court appearance Friday morning. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Vn1hTe

Remember searching the woods, hoping to find hidden treasure as a kid? Well... good news, adventure seekers! That quest is now a reality.

When Keziah Lewis walks across the stage at the University of Cincinnati's spring commencement, she'll prove many people wrong. "​I'm going to feel like I'm completing a part of my life that I thought was over," she said. ​"I heard 'you're not going to walk again,' I heard 'it's going to be a lot of touch and go,' I heard a lot of 'you can't do this, it's going to be hard,' but I'm stubborn." Lewis graduates Saturday morning with a degree in English - Creative Writing. She was four days from returning to the uptown campus in July 2017, enjoying the opening night of the Ohio State Fair in Columbus when tragedy struck.

Former Ohio State offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr. was selected No. 6 overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday night. The selection is a homecoming of sorts as Johnson's father was also drafted by the Cardinals. Johnson, a 2020 Princeton High School graduate, saw his draft stock rise in the past few weeks by multiple national media outlets.

One man is dead after a shooting in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati police said. Officers were called to the area of East McMicken Avenue and Main Street for the report of a man down around 2:18 a.m. Friday. When police arrived, they discovered a man in his mid 20s with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he later died, investigators said.

The family of Lena Ranford said police told them they identified a possible suspect in their mother's 1999 murder in 2019. As of 2023, they're still waiting for an arrest.

Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, an 18-acre "refuge" in northern Indiana to more than 100 exotic animals that were raised in captivity, offered to become the home of a pet bobcat seized by state officials.