within three weeks. lisa: the hamilton county board of elections is now moving to norwood. the lease on the downtown the year. the board has been scouring the area for a new home. they' ve now voted unanimously to recommend a smith road site in norwood. it' ll be up to county here' s what the board is telling them now. >> this new location has an abundance of free parking. it' s along several bus lines. it' s right off of norwood lateral. again, much more central and accessible to a large majority of voters. so, i think that' s why you saw your board pass it on a bipartisan basis. lisa: cincinnati' s mayor objects to the shift away from downtown, but the commission appears to support the plan to relocate the board of elections to norwood. mark: let' kyla: checking out on this accident on mitchell and it is close a portion of the rhone between fine -- vine and leonard. that will get you around the closure using orchard. we have been telling about these all week long. between 11:00 and 5:00 a.m., you' ll see some closures along those lanes and on the ramps. this is 75 and hopple. no cl

in court on murder charges later today. lisa: the hamilton county sheriff' s office is preparing to host a forum looking for input on the heroin epidemic in greater cincinnati. it is happening tomorrow night at the university of cincinnati' sheriff jim neil says authorities can not do it alone and need the public' s help. if you want to provide input, the forum goes from 6:00 until 8:00 at the muntz hall auditorium. mark: to commitment 2016 now, two republican candidates will be coming our way this week. today, dr. ben carson plans to host a rally in lexington kentucky. , on super tuesday, republican front runner, donald trump, will make a stop in columbus. then he will make his way down to louisville. he will host a rally at the kentucky international convention center. and new this morning, donald trump is getting another political endorsement for his 2016 presidential run. alabama senator jeff sessions has announced he is backing trump for the republican nomination. lisa: in other commitment 2016 news, ohio' s governor is weighing in on what it would take for him to drop out of t

in hamilton. lisa: animal advocates plan to bring attention to this case with a peaceful rally outside hamilton municipal court this morning. girl while her mom was at work. according to court records, the four-year-old girl told her mom that popplewell pushed her down the stairs, pulled her hair and , slammed her on the ground. popplewell says the child fell down and blamed his five-year-old daughter, who was also there, for hurting the child' s face. >> sadly, it' s not uncommon at all in our community where a child is harmed at the hands of mother' s boyfriend. last year popplewell was , convicted of child endangering caucus, bringing in nearly 46% of the votes with marco rubio as a far second with 23% at this point. not far behind rubio is ted cruz getting 21% of the votes. dr. ben carson is currently in fourth, ohio governor john kasich dead last at 3% in the caucus. this pattern could carry over into next week and super tuesday. big rallies and media campaigns in 12 states where trump is if your kids have rain boots, today is the day to send them wearing those because tem

lake for nbc news. mark: the officer that stopped and has been called hero. lisa: police agencies in hamilton county want you to get involved in the battle against heroine. they are partnering for a new remote initiative. dan griffin is live in springfield township with the details. reporter: good afternoon. you have probably seen the billboards along i-71 and i-75 thing to report a dealer, call this number. this focuses on where you live. is called "not in my neighborhood." people share anonymous tips with county. officers say anonymous tips have made a difference. in the past three weeks it is held now to three drug dup overs -- dealers and more than one pound of heroines from chicago. it' word about treatment and anonymous tips. >> even if you think it is small and doesn' t matter, let' s look into it. it' s not like we' re crashing down somebody' s door down. let us look into it. if it is nothing, that is great. a lot of the nothing tips and of being something else. reporter: those assured locally, federally, regionally, all across the state to help in agencies nabbed the dealers

, including cincinnati public school, and hamilton, loveland, and mason schools. lisa: i' m lisa cooney. mark: i' m mark hayes. we have team coverage. before we check on the roads, let' s get to the forecast with randi rico for the latest totals. randi: yesterday, the big quarter-sized snowflakes was fluffing out the snowfall totals . looking at the radar, the the temperatures. we' re still looking at decent snow bands. a wash of blue means there is snow for almost the entire area. the deeper blue tones indicates heavier snowfall, especially into northern clermont and brown counties. blanchester is seeing decent snowfall from the 71 core, warren and clinton counties, that is where we are seeing heavier and steadier snowfall. i' m expecting slightly higher totals for that area been for the rest of us. the 275 loop, where the northern portions were seeing issues, the southern portions, not so much. fight snow through hamilton county. the national weather service upgraded many counties to a winter storm warning until noon. winter weather advisory. when the warning expires at noon, the advi

center. then an evening forum gets started at 6:30 at miami university hamilton. lisa: reds players are reporting early in goodyear including jay bruce. the reds right fielder is getting to work as trade rumors continue to swirl. the latest reports say the 22 balitmore but bruce says he is tuning it out. >> this is what i know. this organization has been much more to me than just a baseball team. i have been here since i was 18 years old. this is all i know. i look forward to still being here. if something does happen, i completely understand. lisa: we will be there as jay and the rest of the guys get ready for a new season. george vogel is in arizona and he' s ready to hit the ground running with that guy photographer mark slaughter. ,they are the team out there. they will be reporting from goodyear all week. mark: i wonder if they have everything handled, if they need any help or anything? kyla: they might need you to stand by, mark. those guys temperatures i' m sure don' t have anything to do if you getting out the door this money, we' re dealing with a closer from an accident that h

. lisa: thank you. a hamilton county man facing charges after a deadly crash earlier this month. he is set to make a plea deal this morning. police a 19-year-old leonard hersey crossed the centerline on delphi road and hit tamika car head-on. thomas lost her newborn baby. cu rksy is charged with vehicle or homicide. was started as a report of a missing child has turned into a homicide. mark: police were looking for 29-year-old brittney russell after she took off with her daughter haven. the girl' s father reported her missing early wednesday. police found brittney russell dead in a car at a dayton apartment complex. the heat on. >> it is horrible. you see it all the time. you never think it will happen to you. mark: her death has been ruled a homicide. police have not said who they believe who killed her and why. lisa: a series of robberies in northern kentucky and police think it may be the same man involved in all of them. police say the suspect has a similar build, appearance, and approach. on wednesday, fort mitchell police said the suspect walked into the u.s. bank on dixie highwa

. you can save $3 by buying advance tickets at cincinnati area kroger store. lisa: 5:15 right now and , happening today hamilton county' s united way success by six is hosting a kindergarten readiness summit today. the goal of the summit is to identify new and effective strategies to engage families and communities in school readiness efforts state and local representatives will also provide important updates on the ohio ready schools initiative and preschool promise. the event begins with a breakfast at 8:00 this morning at the sharonville convention center. >> ohio is out with its annual report card, and the cincinnati public school district is not in case you missed it that was one of our top stories last night at 11:00. in the annual report the district also earned five f' s, compared to just two a' s in the 10 overall catagories. some parents say the low marks are disappointing but add that teachers in the district are working together to improve learning in the classroom. >> i try not to blame them or any particular school personally. there are a lot of different factors that fa

season here in cincinnati. lisa: and while snow is still more likely than thunder hamilton county emergency management is asking for your help when it comes to sirens. wlwt news 5's miriah turner has the details. good morning. miriah: these are the sirens they love. they always go off turner wednesday noon forecast. you may have heard sirens yesterday an always tested the first wednesday every month. the radio back to headquarters making sure the hardware in software are working properly. the technology is not enough. the response agency wants a local residents and businesses to adopt sirens. keeping an eye on the quitman make sure it works properly during each test. they' -- 400 to 600 volunteers. if you want to know more about it, we have a link on our website at wlwt.com. randi rico has an update on your forecast. randi: we take a look for the planner -- it will be cloudy, breezy, temperatures in the 30' s, feels like temperatures in the 20' s. the viewer he is back! -- february his back! the back edge of the clouds back towards chicago. it will be a while before we get the sun

in butler county right now, still pretty light and clear. the 275 looks good your hamilton and fairfield if you are moving up towards i-75. lisa: hitting a pothole can cost the hole should have been fixed. mark: nearly 400 people asked cincinnati to pay for their cars last year. the city only approved non-claims. we outlined the steps you need to take if your car is damaged by a pothole. how you can get cashback. that is tonight at 6:00. checking the headlines today. frederick and representative john lewis accepted congress' highest civilian honor, the congressional medal. the men and woman peacefully marched from selma to montgomery, alabama, are testing their inability to vote. lisa: presidential hopefuls will face off in houston, texas tonight. donald trump hopes to build on his momentum at super tuesday. senators marco rubio and ted john and ben carson will also be at the debate. the debate is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. mark: the u.s. department of labor will release the to be lea -- the weekly jobs claims. 273,000 -- that is the lowest amount of people seeking benefits since

crash overnight on the highway. a driver going in the wrong driver. i am i' . m lisa cooney. a woman driving the wrong way is behind bars. avenue exit. dan griffin is that the hamilton county justice center with new details. 22-year-old taryn chin, was driving drunk. police have suspicions drug use might have been involved after the deadly crash on 71 this morning. is at the hamilton county justice center. she was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of 71 south of dana avenue at mile marker. she drove her minivan head on two door coupe, killing him. the two cars were significantly other. coworkers police. chin blew a blood alcohol .122. investigators say she could have been driving for a quarter of a mile to more than a mile depending on where she got on the ramp. t know. re trying to figure out. if anyone can assist us and tell us where mrs. chin was coming from or where she got on i-71 the wrong way, that would help us out. the investigation. dan: investigators are now cameras and reviewing 911 calls. they' re trying to figure out exactly where chin came from, what ramp she

morning. s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today. m lisa cooney. m mark hayes. thanks for joining us. s going to be a difficult commute to work this morning for many of you as you head out to work. closings including hamilton and mason schools. a complete list rolling at the bottom of your screen and at wlwt.com. lisa: let' s start head over to meteorologist randi rico first with a check on your forecast. randi: good morning. yesterday we had those big, old fat flakes. there is snow along and north of the ohio river. it has been more intense across northern portions of butler county and clinton county. they have been the hotspot since 3:00 this morning. lebanon, seven parts of clinton county, south of wilmington, seeing lighter snow. the back edge is crossing the state line from indiana into ohio. further south into hamilton county, the snow is fairly steady on the west side. hamilton county is sliced in half north and south. the northern part is worthy heavier -- is worthy heavier snowfall totals were overnight. south near the kenwood mall area, road collisions road condi

. a great start. mark: thank you. a hamilton county man facing charges after a deadly crash set . lisa: and kentucky lawmakers proposing new marriage license forms. how it would affect gay marriage, and why the change is gaining support from both sides. mark: taking a live look outside on this thursday morning. it is plenty cold out there, 13 re waking lisa: more bitter cold to start your day. meteorologist randi rico tells us if a warmup is on the way. mark: ohio governor john kasich now taking the palmetto state by storm. his plan of attack, as he rallies for votes in the next primary. lisa: a missing middletown baby found, but her mother is shot dead. what we have learned about this serious homicide investigation. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today. morning as you'

day as an officer. hamilton is charged with multiple counts of murder and malicious wounding. lisa: a member of the famed seal team six will receive the medal of honor today. senior chief edward byers jr. mission operation in afghanistan on december 8, 2012. byers is from grand rapids, ohio, and has already earned two purple hearts for being wounded in combat and five bronze stars for heroism. defense department officials say byers is the first living seal to receive the medal of honor since the vietnam war. mark: after five nominations, leonardo dicaprio has finally gotten his oscar. dicaprio took home the best actor academy award sunday night for his role in "the revenant." brie larson won best actress for "room." best picture went to the newspaper drama "spotlight." xavier is coming off a surprising loss on sunday. lisa: the muskies went to seton hall and stumbled. elise jesse has your sports update. elise: good morning. beating the muskies got rocked. xavier started the game down9-0. there would get close on several occasions. muskies down three. the loan bucket of the game, cu

the hamilton county justice center, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: thank you. a two-day town hall event continues in south carolina tonight. among the republican presidential candidates -- jeb bush, donald trump, and ohio governor john kasich will all take the stage separately in columbia tonight with cnn' s anderson cooper. just last night, trump and governor kasich took part in another town hall on msnbc. a new nbc news/wall street journal pull shows ted cruz is two points ahead of donald mark: local leaders are getting ready for great american cleanup season today. keep cincinnati beautiful is hosting a meeting with 75 neighborhood partners to discuss efforts this year to beautify greater cincinnati. last year, nearly 3000 miles of streets and highways were cleaned and volunteers collected 763 tons of litter. cleanup season gets started next month. lisa: our final top 5 story, baseball season begins today for the reds pitchers and catchers. there always reporting to spring training before position players. the rest of the team will head to goodyear on tuesday, just a week befor

alert desk, i' m miriah turner. lisa: overnight, snow emergencies were lifted for several communities, including boone county, hamilton county, oxford, and crescent springs. it' s an indication road crews are making progress in greater cincinnati. mark: the snow mixed with a crime led to a crash and fire in green township this morning. stole a brand new car from the woody sandy ford dealership and then lost control, crashing into a pole in the 5500 block of sidney. the car then burst into flames. the teens were able to get out and were quickly arrested. the road remains closed as crews clean up the scene and work to restore power to a couple of homes in the area. wlwt news 5 is leading the way on the winter weather, and you can download our wlwt app to get the updated forecast and get severe weather alerts. lisa: support is growing for the rebuilding effort in rabbit has -- rabbit ha sh after a fire destroyed a historical landmark. so far more than $30,000 has been raised to rebuild the rabbit hash general store. it was a damaged by a fire saturday night and the owners wer

got away. lisa: a rally takes place this morning seeking justice after a dog was found starved to death in hamilton. animal advocates plan to bring attention to this case with a peaceful rally outside hamilton municipal court this morning. this comes after a dog was starved for about three weeks. sarah schmuck and jacob goodwin are charged with cruelty to a companion animal. we spoke to an organizer moments ago. of neglect, you know, it just smacks of something that a psychopath would do. physical the court hearing happened that -- lisa: the court hearing happened at 8:00. mark: our fourth top story, the top teams in the big east are locking horns tonight at the cintas center. xavier is hosting villanova the top-ranked team in the country. this is a rematch for the musketeers. tipoff is set for 7:00. lisa: the rain has been heavy at times and continues to fall. this is a live look along 275. expect wet roads across greater cincinnati. randi has an update. randi: as we look at the radar, you can see everybody is dealing with the rain will stop heavier pockets in northern portions o

hayes. lisa cooney is on assignment. we now know when ray tensing s charged in dubose' wlwt news 5' s andrew setters has the latest from the hamilton county courthouse, where the date was set this morning. andrew? andrew: it has already taken more than six months to get to this point, and it will take most of the year to get to the trial date for ray tensing. it has been set for this fall. not in court for today' s hearing. his appearance was waived again today, and he remains free on bond. judge megan shanahan, along with prosecutor mark piepmeier and defense attorney stew matthews, scheduled the trial for october 24. it will be more than a year after tensing shot and killed sam dubose during a traffic stop. he was fired by uc police and indicted for murder. the judge cited the need to schedule a number of expert delay. it' s frustrating for dubose' s girlfriend -- who, outside court today, questioned why tensing is free on bond while awaiting trial. dashonda: complicated? he was murdered. stop. how complicated can you get? video didn' wasn' t for the video we wouldn' t be here ri

and a hazmat crew from hamilton arrive. we are working to get you more information. when we get any, we will pass it along to you. mark: also today, a new class will be honored. lisa: cincinnati usa is hosting its dinner in honor of local leaders. livingston, lorrence kellar, and james vortuba will be honored. they have been in cincinnati since 1967. president obama doing something no u.s. president has done in 90 years. the historic trip he will make before his presidency is over. miriah: sunshine increasing and temperatures on the rise. temperatures in the middle 40' s. the warm-up o (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do

, snow emergencies were lifted and cancelled for several communities, including hamilton county, oxford, and crescent s an indication road crews are making progress in greater cincinnati. valentine' s day was a good day to stay inside after snow and bitter cold gripped much of the country. lisa: there were record-low temperatures in the northeast, and there was plenty of snow around our area. miriah turner has a look at this wave of winter weather to start the week. miriah: looking just to our west, it was a snowy valentine' s day in indiana. and weather was the cause of a huge pileup that shut down a long stretch of a highway near indianapolis. the indiana state patrol says between 40 and 50 cars were involved, and at least 12 people were taken to hospitals with injuries. meanwhile, it was the coldest valentine' s day on record in the northeast. this is video from boston, where steam was coming off the water. this fog forms when the especially cold air moves over the relatively warmer waters. there were also strong winds in the northeast which created brutal wind chills. there

, because you will still see some along 75 that hobble. 275 at hamilton on the northwest corner of a traffic just looking great. hopping at the door right now, not a lot of extra time needed. lisa: thank you. new details this morning on a shooting in roselawn. police say a man was shot twice last night on glen orchard drive. according to police the victim , may not survive. it is not clear what led up to the shooting. police are still working to make an arrest. new developments about a shooting in north college hill. one suspect is behind bars and two victims are recovering. we talked to neighbors who tell us they heard the shots, then one of the victims knocked on sharon thomas' door saying his brother had been shot. thomas called 911. a second victim at the door told her he had also been shot. thomas says she went out to the sidewalk and stayed with the victims until the police came. >> i was glad to be a help to the young man because if it was my child, i would want to whether they are criminal or taught. lisa: the two victims are expected to be ok. the suspect has been charged ta

candidates. 48% say they support clinton 47% sanders. , nevada' s democratic caucus is saturday. lisa: here at home, early voting is officially underway now in ohio. we caught some voters just yesterday leaving the hamilton county board of elections. you can also vote via absentee ballot. if you want to vote in person, you have to do so downtown at the board of elections. ohio' s primary is march 15. ahead of the big weekend for both parties, be sure to check out the wlwt mobile app for the campaign trail. mark: the kentucky senate has now voted to change the way the state develops, evaluates, and changes academic standards in its schools. the highlights of the bill give more control on standards and testing to the local districts instead of the state, and focus more on the skills needed in the workforce. it also puts less emphasis on evaluating teachers when it comes to standardized test scores. the bill now heads to the house. the bill' s passage comes as the state deals with what looks to be a smaller budget for kentucky schools. lisa: randi, it is a chilly start. we have a lot of work t

still off to a great start, . we' re going to keep a close eye throughout the morning. lisa: online shoppers are jail starting today, and it' s wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live in hamilton with how it good morning. you can buy pretty much anything online these days through sites like craigslist, but you never really know who will come to meet you when you exchange the cash for goods. the butler county sheriff hopes to take danger out of the equation. starting today from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., the butler county sheriff' s office will be making the lobby of the jail open to the public. this will be a new safe exchange zone, a new trend across the nation. the spot will be open to anyone looking to complete their online deals in a safe place. this comes after people have been attacked, robbed, or taken advantage of. we spoke with a man who knows this all too well. ll run inside mcdonald' and i' ll bring it right out. he seemed like a nice enough fellow, so i handed him the mcdonald' a minute later he hadn' out, so i went in, and he wasn' t anywhere to be found. >> you don' t know who

. hamilton county has filed its own motion in federal court asking the city to follow a 2014 , order requiring the city to s direction. mark and lisa? mark: another pharmacy chain is now offering the drug that can reverse the effects of an overdose without a prescription. walgreens now has made narcan available over-the-counter. it will be sold at all of its 240 ohio pharmacies as well as stores in kentucky and indiana. this month narcan was also made , available over the counter at kroger and cvs pharmacies. lisa: kentucky' s newest tourist attraction is only months away from opening. now we have a closer look at the progress of the ark encounter. the ark is 510 feet long and some of the logs are 50-inches in diameter. it is set to open in williamstown happening today, july 7. the calls for change continue in loveland. mark: the city council meeting is expected to be packed tonight. miriah turner has the latest on the efforts by the friends of the loveland farmers' market. miriah: good morning. once again, supporters of the loveland farmer' city council. the market recently moved fr