Police reply to a crash reported on Vic Pleasure Drive in Bethel

POLLS ACROSS OHIO OPEN UP IN JUST 30 MINUTES AS THE BUCKEYE STATE PREPARES TO HAVE ITS VOICE HEARD ON ISSUE ONE. WE’RE LIVE WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE HEADING TO THE POLLS. I’M A BABY NOW IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A PREGNANT WOMAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED. HOW OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO SAVE THE CHILD AND SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT EARLY AUGUST IS KIND OF TAKING IT EASY ON US THIS WEEK. WHICH DAYS ARE FEELING FINE AND THE NIGHTS WHERE STORMS MAY WAKE UP. THE FAMILY. THIS IS WLWT NEWS 5 TODAY LEADING THE WAY. ALL RIGHT. IT IS JUST ABOUT 6:00 HERE ON A TUESDAY. IT IS A SPECIAL ELECTION DAY HERE IN THE STATE OF OHIO. KELLY RIPPIN STEVEN ALBRITTON HERE WITH YOU THIS MORNING AS WE GET YOU SET FOR THE ELECTION DAY. THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU GOING TO BE STANDING OUTSIDE WAITING TO GO TO THE POLLS IN ANY RAIN? IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO BE IN SOME GOOD SHAPE. RANDI RICO HAS THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE HAVE AHEAD. RANDI ELECTION DAY IS A LOT OF IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE WEATHER DOES FOR US. AND TODAY WE’RE GOING TO BE PRETTY GOOD. YOU KNOW, THERE’S A COUPLE SPRINKLES THIS MORNING AND THAT’S IT. AND LORAIN THAT IS OUT THERE IS EXCEPTIONALLY LIGHT. YOU MAY NOT EVEN NOTICE IT AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE RADAR HERE, YOU HAVE TO LOOK REAL, REAL CLOSE TO EVEN SEE A COUPLE OF THOSE SPRINKLES. IT’S NOT MUCH MORE THAN SOME QUICK PASSING MIST OR DRIZZLE. SO AS I ZOOM ON IN, I’LL SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF SPOTS WHERE YOU’RE SEEING A LIGHT SHOWER. SO JUST ROLLED THROUGH BATAVIA. THERE YOU CAN SEE MOVING TO THE EAST RIGHT ALONG STATE ROUTE 32, A LITTLE SHOWER KIND OF MOVING ITS WAY IN THROUGH EAST BATAVIA AS WE GO A LITTLE BIT BACK IN TOWARD THE 275 LOOP BECAUSE HE A LIGHT SHOWER JUST PASSED BY NEAR THE EXIT THERE STEEL TOWN ROAD GETTING A QUICK SPRINKLE. THAT’S KIND OF IT. THERE WAS A SHOWER THAT ROLLED THROUGH AREAS OF ANDERSON OVER THE LAST 15, 20 MINUTES OR SO. BUT IT’S BEEN PRETTY QUIET IN THE OVERNIGHT AND TODAY’S RAIN CHANCES THAT’S KIND OF IT, RIGHT? A STRAY SHOWER IS A POSSIBILITY, BUT MOST OF US WILL STAY DRY, WHICH MEANS IF YOU DO HAVE PLANTS OR FLOWERS, IT’S A DAY YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO WATER THEM. WE’LL BE IN THE MID 60S HERE TO START THE MORNING, 64 DEGREES. AND AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE OUTLOOK, SITTING CAM SHOWING THE WINDS ARE CALM HERE. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK TOWARD THE FLAGPOLES, NOT SEEING ANY SORT OF A BREEZE. SO FOR THIS VOTING DAY IN OHIO, SPECIAL ELECTION POLLS OPEN IN 30 MINUTES. THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF DRIZZLE IN SPOTS, BUT MOST PLACES, CLOUDY SKIES, CALM WINDS AND 60 FOR MID AFTERNOON SHOULD BE PRETTY COMFORTABLE, ALL ABOUT 82. AND TONIGHT, THE POLLS CLOSE IN OHIO AT 7:30 P.M. AND ISOLATED SHOWERS A POSSIBILITY, BUT THERE ARE SOME NIGHTS COMING OUR WAY WHERE THAT RAIN IS MUCH MORE OF AN ISSUE. SO OF THE TIMELINE FOR ANOTHER POSSIBLY LOUD NIGHT OF STORMS COMING UP. RANDY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DO APPRECIATE THAT COMMITMENT. 2023 NOW, ALL EYES ARE ON OHIO TODAY. THE COUNTDOWN TO THE POLLS OPENING UP 28 MINUTES ABOUT UNTIL THAT ELECTION GETS STARTED. IF YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE EARLY RISERS, YOU’RE LIKE, I WANT TO GET IN, GET OUT, NOT WORRY ABOUT IT. YOUR TIME IS COMING SO SOON, VOTERS WILL DECIDE YES OR NO ON ISSUE ONE. IF IT PASSES, THE STATE’S CONSTITUTION WILL BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO CHANGE DOWN THE ROAD. THAT INCLUDES FOR OUR UPCOMING NOVEMBER ELECTION. AND SO A LOT RIDING ON THIS, REALLY THE COUNTRY WATCHING WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS ELECTION TODAY. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S MEREDITH STUTZ IS LIVE AT JUST ONE OF MANY POLLING LOCATIONS ACROSS OUR AREA THIS MORNING AHEAD OF WHAT’S GOING TO BE A VERY BUSY DAY. MEREDITH. YES, IT WILL. GOOD MORNING TO YOU BOTH ON THIS SPECIAL ELECTION DAY. WE ARE HERE AT THE MAIN BRANCH OF THE CINCINNATI HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BECAUSE IT’S HERE AT THIS LOCATION ON VINE STREET WHERE THOUSANDS OF REGISTERED VOTERS ARE ASSIGNED TO VOTE. NOW, I HAVE SEEN A FEW PEOPLE MILLING INSIDE, GETTING READY FOR ELECTION DAY BEFORE POLLS OPEN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. NOW WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ISSUE ONE FOR MONTHS AND HOW IT WOULD CHANGE THE MAJORITY TO 60% FOR A CITIZEN INITIATIVE AMENDMENT TO PASS IF IT DOES PASS TODAY. IT WOULD ALSO MEAN MORE SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE JUST TO PUT THAT CONSTITUTE CHANGE ON A BALLOT. WE SPOKE WITH AN NKU LAW PROFESSOR ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR ANY OHIO CITIZEN LOOKING TO MAKE A CHANGE TO STATE LAW. IT TAKES A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SIGNATURES IN 44 OF OHIO’S 88 COUNTIES FOR CITIZENS TO GET AN INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT ISSUE. ONE WOULD ALSO CHANGE THAT NUMBER TO 88. SO YOU’D HAVE TO GET A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SIGNATURES IN ALL 88 COUNTIES. THE TALKING PRACTICALLY HERE. A YES VOTE WOULD DIRECTLY IMPACT THE EFFORT TO ENSHRINE ABORTION RIGHTS BY SOME IN NOVEMBER, SINCE IT IS A CITIZEN LED AMENDMENT INITIATIVE. NOW, IF YOU PLAN TO VOTE TODAY, REMEMBER YOU DO NEED TO BRING A PHOTO ID LIKE A DRIVER’S LICENSE WITH YOU IN ORDER TO VOTE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A PHOTO ID ISSUED BY THE STATE OF OHIO OR A FEDERAL PHOTO ID, YOU CAN DO THAT BY ACTUALLY GOING. NOW TO THE BMV. YOU CAN GET THOSE FOR FREE. IT’S ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO DOUBLE CHECK THE LOCATION OF WHERE YOU NEED TO GO IF YOUR POLLING LOCATION IS CHANGED. BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHOULD HAVE LET YOU KNOW BY NOW REPORTING LIVE. MEREDITH STUTZ. WLWT. NEWS 5. MEREDITH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN TO READ ISSUE ONE. VIEW THAT SAMPLE BALLOT OR JUST CHECK VOTING HOURS BEFORE HEADING TO THE POLLS. YOU CAN ALSO FIND OUR ELECTION GUIDE ON WLWT.COM. AND OF COURSE WE’LL ALSO HAVE THE REAL TIME RESULTS ON AIR AND ONLINE AND YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE LATEST ALL DAY LONG. AND INTO THE NIGHT AS POLLS CLOSE AT 730 ON WLWT NEWS 5. ALL RIGHT. YOU’RE NEXT TO THE NEXT TRIP TO THE CINCINNATI ZOO. COULD COST MORE. THE HAMILTON COUNTY COMMISSION VOTED TO PLACE THE ZOO LEVY ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, BUT WITHOUT THE TAX INCREASE REQUESTED BY THE ZOO. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 15 YEARS SINCE THE ZOO LEVY WAS LAST INCREASED. THE ZOO SAYS INFLATION HIT THEM HARD, RAISING THE COST OF MAINTENANCE FEES BY 79%. BUT AT YESTERDAY’S MEETING, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO PLACE THE LEVY ON THE BALLOT WITHOUT THE INCREASE, SAYING WHILE THEY VALUE THE ZOO, IT JUST ISN’T THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR IN THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE COUNTY. LEADERS FROM THE ZOO REACTED TO THE DECISION AFTER THE MEETING. IT’S A DISAPPOINTMENT. WE’VE WORKED HARD ON IT. FIVE YEARS WITH THE COUNTY, THE COMMISSIONERS, ETCETERA. SO IT’S TOO BAD THEY DIDN’T LISTEN TO THE CLERK THAT RECOMMENDED AN INCREASE AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF STUDIES, TOURS, DYNAMICS AND THEN IT’S TOO BAD THE VOTERS DON’T GET TO DECIDE BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING. MIRIAH TURNER DIDN’T SAY HOW, SAY HOW MUCH TICKET PRICES TO THE ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS COULD BE AFFECTED, BUT SAID IT IS SOMETHING THE ZOO WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON WITH ITS PARTNERS TO TRY AND BALANCE OUT. ALL RIGHT. 605 DEVELOPING ON WLWT, A PREGNANT WOMAN KILLED IN A SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED. OFFICIALS SAY 34 YEAR OLD NIA BOOKER WAS NINE MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME OF THAT ATTACK ON SATURDAY. THAT BABY CONTINUES TO RECOVER AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, BUT WE’RE TOLD IT REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. IT’S YET ANOTHER INCIDENT THAT HAS COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS CALLING FOR AN END TO THIS VIOLENCE. POLICE SAY BOOKER WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF A CAR IN AVONDALE SATURDAY EVENING WHEN SHE WAS SOUGHT. THEY SAY THE DRIVER OF THE CAR RUSHED BOOKER TO UC MEDICAL CENTER, WHERE SHE LATER DIED. ACTIVISTS WE SPOKE WITH SAY SHOOTING LIKE THIS ONE NEEDS TO STOP OR IT’S JUST ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A TARGET ANYMORE. YOU CAN BE IN YOUR HOME. YOU CAN BE IN YOUR SUPERMARKET. YOU CAN DRIVE IN YOUR CAR. AND WHEN WE GET FULL OF BACK IN THE DAY, DIET, BACK INTO WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY, THEN WE CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM. UNTIL THEN, IT’S GOING TO BE HELD ON THE STREETS. POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THIS SHOOTING TO CALL CPD. A BROAD DAYLIGHT SHOOTING OVER ON THE WEST END SENT TWO PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FINDLAY AND LYNN STREETS, CINCINNATI POLICE SAY THE SUSPECTS DROVE OFF IN A FOUR DOOR MAROON KIA SEDAN. THEY SAY ONE OF THE VICTIMS WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE OTHER IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. ANYONE WIT

Police reply to a crash reported on Vic Pleasure Drive in Bethel

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Police reply to a crash reported within the 3300 block of Vic Pleasure Drive in Bethel.

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