Scene Of Earlier Crash Cleared On I-71 In Mason

Scene of earlier crash cleared on I-71 in Mason

OHIO HAS A NEW LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. WHAT? FORMER OHIO STATE FOOTBALL COACH JIM TRESSEL SAYS IT MEANS TO HIM TO JOIN GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE’S TEAM. AND A FATHER APPEARS IN COURT FACING CHARGES AFTER HIS THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS MAULED TO DEATH BY DOGS. WHY PROSECUTORS SAY HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTACK. AND WE HAVE SUNSHINE ON THIS VALENTINE’S DAY. BUT THOSE COLD TEMPERATURES LASTING AROUND BEFORE YOUR WEEKEND IMPACTS COME IN. I’LL TELL YOU ABOUT SOME RAIN THAT COULD TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. COMING UP. THIS IS NEWS FIVE LEADING THE WAY. ALL RIGHT. FIRST AT NOON. IT IS COLD, BUT IT’S SUNNY FOR YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY. METEOROLOGIST ADAM IS HERE. HAS THAT FIRST CHECK OF YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. ADAM, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? UNFORTUNATELY, NOT MUCH CORRECT THERE. IT WARMS UP A TINY BIT FOR SATURDAY. UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, WE’RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH A LOT OF RAIN COMING IN FOR THE DAY AS WELL. FOR ANY PLANS FOR VALENTINE’S IF YOU ARE GOING OUT THIS EVENING, EXPECT TO WEAR THOSE LAYERS BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO KEEP THAT COLD AIR AROUND FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND THROUGH REALLY A GOOD PORTION OF THIS FORECAST. SO RIGHT NOW, THOSE TEMPERATURES SITTING IN THE MID 20S AS WE HEAD HERE AT NOON, IT’S NOT GOING TO GET MUCH WARMER TODAY WILL MAKE IT INTO THE 30S. THOSE EAST WINDS THOUGH, MAKING IT FEEL A LITTLE COLDER OUT THERE. WE STARTED OUT IN THE TEENS THIS MORNING. SO IT’S A LONG CLIMB TO GO TO GET INTO THOSE UPPER 30S. THE SUNSHINE TRYING TO HELP US OUT. BUT AS I MENTIONED, FOR ANY EVENING PLANS WILL BASICALLY BE STUCK IN THE LOWER 30S AS CLOUDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM THAT IS COMING IN FOR THIS WEEKEND. AND THAT IS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, A LOT OF RAIN. SO WE HAVE A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT OR GOING INTO EFFECT, I SHOULD SAY STARTING SATURDAY LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY, BASICALLY INCLUDING THE METRO AND AREAS KIND OF SOUTHEAST OF THE I 71 CORRIDOR. BUT THAT’S CONTINUING. AS I MENTIONED, SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WHAT WE’RE WATCHING FOR IS ABOUT 1 TO 3IN OF RAINFALL. THAT, ALONG WITH THE MELTING SNOW THAT WE’VE HAD MORE RAINFALL THIS WEEK AND EVEN THESE PAST FEW WEEKS COULD LEAD TO SOME OF THOSE FLOODINGS IN THOSE SMALL CREEKS, RIVERS, STREAMS. OHIO RIVER NOT EXPECTED TO SEE A MAJOR IMPACT, BUT WE’LL DEFINITELY SEE IT RISING INTO ITS ACTION STAGE. GETTING NEAR ITS MINOR STAGE AS WE GO INTO PARTS OF NEXT WEEK. SO AHEAD OF MY FULL FORECAST, WE’RE GOING TO BE TALKING MORE ABOUT WHO SEES THE BIGGER RAINFALL TOTALS OUT OF THIS WEEKEND AND ALSO WHAT COMES AFTER IT WITH SOME SNOW BY SUNDAY. SO WE’LL HAVE THAT AND MUCH MORE COMING UP HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. MEGAN. YEAH. ADAM. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. OHIO HAS A NEW LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. JIM TRESSEL WAS JUST SWORN IN WITHIN THE LAST HOUR OR SO IN THE STATEHOUSE ROTUNDA IN COLUMBUS. THE FORMER OHIO STATE FOOTBALL COACH WAS NOMINATED BY GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE ON MONDAY AND CONFIRMED BY THE OHIO HOUSE AND SENATE ON WEDNESDAY. HE’S FILLING THE JOB VACATED BY JON HUSTED, WHO WAS TAPPED TO REPLACE JD VANCE IN THE SENATE. TRESSEL COMES TO THIS NEW JOB WITH NO POLITICAL EXPERIENCE, BUT SAYS HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING AND LEARNING FROM GOVERNOR DEWINE. I’VE ONLY BEEN WITH HIM FOR FIVE DAYS. I’VE KNOWN HIM FOR YEARS AND YEARS. I’VE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE KNOW MORE ABOUT SO MANY THINGS. THERE’S TIMES I THINK I HAVE NO CHANCE. I DON’T KNOW IF I COULD LEARN THAT MUCH IN 695 DAYS. IT’S AMAZING. BUT HE TRULY IS AN INSPIRATION AND HE IS 1,000,000% DEDICATED TO MAKING EVERY DAY IN THE REMAINDER OF HIS SERVICE. A DAY THAT TAKES OHIO FORWARD. AND I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT. TRESSEL IS 72 YEARS OLD AND STEPPED DOWN IN 2023 AS PRESIDENT AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE AFTER NEARLY TEN YEARS THERE. ALSO NEW AT NOON, A FATHER FACING CHARGES AFTER HIS THREE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS MAULED TO DEATH BY DOGS BACK IN DECEMBER. HE MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE. WARREN HOUSTON IS CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, ENDANGERING CHILDREN AND RECKLESS HOMICIDE. TODAY IN COURT, PROSECUTORS CLAIMED HOUSTON KNEW OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE DOGS IN THAT HOME BEING DANGEROUS. HOUSTON PLEADED NOT GUILTY. TH

Scene of earlier crash cleared on I-71 in Mason

UPDATE: The scene of the crash has cleared, and all traffic is moving at a normal rate.A portion of Interstate 71 is blocked following a crash in Mason Friday afternoon.According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, lanes are blocked going southbound at Western Row Road. Alternate routes are advised.Injuries have been reported but have not been confirmed by WLWT at this time. The extent of injuries is currently unknown.It is unclear what caused the crash.This story was curated by Hearst’s WLWT Alert Desk. For live traffic updates, click here. Sharing brings us closer together. If this story happened near you, share this article with friends in your area using the WLWT mobile app so they can read along with you. The WLWT app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at www.wlwt.com/upload.

MASON, Ohio —

UPDATE: The scene of the crash has cleared, and all traffic is moving at a normal rate.

A portion of Interstate 71 is blocked following a crash in Mason Friday afternoon.

According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, lanes are blocked going southbound at Western Row Road. Alternate routes are advised.

Injuries have been reported but have not been confirmed by WLWT at this time. The extent of injuries is currently unknown.

It is unclear what caused the crash.

This story was curated by Hearst’s WLWT Alert Desk.

For live traffic updates, click here.

Sharing brings us closer together. If this story happened near you, share this article with friends in your area using the WLWT mobile app so they can read along with you. The WLWT app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.

See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at www.wlwt.com/upload.

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