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Miss Kansas Stuns Audience By Confronting Abuser Mid-Pageant: ‘My Abuser Is Here’
Miss Kansas 2024. Alexis Smith || Image credit: @missalexissmith. The Miss Kansas pageant took an emotional and daring turn when Alexis Smith, the newly crowned winner, used her victory speech to confront her abuser, who was surprisingly in the audience. A scene from the 2024 Miss Kansas pageant is making...
OSHP: 1 killed, 1 injured in Middletown wrong-way crash
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — One person is dead and another injured after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 75 in Middletown Saturday afternoon, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. At approximately 3:15 p.m., the OSHP responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on I-75 near milepost 33 in Middletown. Upon arrival,...
Fairfield man arrested on murder charge in Springdale motel assault: court docs
SPRINGDALE, Ohio (WXIX) - A Fairfield man is under arrest on a murder charge after a motel assault turned deadly, records show. Marquis Owens, 33 is set to make his first court appearance in the case at 9 a.m. Monday. He was booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center shortly...
Search continues for missing Hamilton teenager
HAMILTON, Ohio (WKEF)-- One mother is still devastated after her daughter has been missing for five months. The family of seventeen-year-old, Adrianna Ortiz, said she ran away from her grandfather's house in Hamilton back in February earlier this year. Dayton 24/7 Now's Kysha Hancock spoke to her mother who said...
Man gets 3 years in death of fiancée who went missing in Ohio in 2011
HAMILTON, Ohio — The fiancé of an Ohio art student who went missing nearly 13 years ago was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison. John Carter, 36, had been charged with two counts of murder when he was arrested in March 2023. He eventually pleaded guilty last month to involuntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal.
Man missing overnight rescued from river by Hamilton Police Department, Warsaw Fire Department
HAMILTON, Ill. — A man was rescued from flood waters Saturday morning while he was kayaking in the Mississippi River. Mike Boley, chief of the Hamilton Police Department, reported in a press release that at approximately 5 a.m. Saturday, July 20, a call was received in reference to a person who had been missing overnight in the flood waters near the Spring Island Campground.
State Fire Marshal: Preble Co. fire ruled as arson
WEST ELKTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Investigators are offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information about an early morning fire that has been ruled as arson. The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after a fire fully engulfed a vacant single-story home in the 7300 block of Greenbush Road. Shawnee Fire District and neighboring […]
Motorcycle crash: Serious injuries in West Chester
WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - Multiple first responders are on the scene of a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle in West Chester Township. Serious injuries are reported. It happened around 12:30 p.m. at Liberty and Veterans Way, said Barb Wilson, township spokeswoman. “The intersection is open with...
Vehicle fire reported on South 7th Street in Hamilton
A vehicle fire has been reported on South 7th Street in Hamilton. Units from the Hamilton Police Department, along with Butler County emergency crews, are responding to the scene. The extent of the damages is unknown at this time, but no injuries have been reported. Click the video player above...
Crash with injuries, entrapment reported on West Elkton Road in Wayne Township
WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A crash with injuries and entrapment has been reported on West Elkton Road and Somerville Jacksonburg Road in Wayne Township. The severity of injuries has not been confirmed at this time. Butler County police and fire responders have been dispatched to the scene. For live...
Horse trailer fire reported on East 6th Street in Franklin
FRANKLIN, Ohio — A horse trailer reportedly caught fire on East Sixth Street in Franklin Saturday evening. It was reported at the intersection with Riley Boulevard at 6:50 p.m. Franklin Fire crews are currently on the scene handling the situation. It is unclear if any animals are in the...
Vehicle fire reported on Bilstein Boulevard in Hamilton
HAMILTON, Ohio — A vehicle fire has been reported on Bilstein Boulevard in Hamilton. No reports on extent of damage have been confirmed. Hamilton fire and police responders have been sent to the scene. For live traffic updates, click here. Click the video player above to watch morning headlines...
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