Police close ramp from I-71 to I-75 after crash near Walton

AN HOURS LONG SWAT STANDOFF-- FORCES NEIGHBORS OUT OF AN HOURS LONG SWAT STANDOFF FORCES NEIGHBORS OUT OF THEIR HOMES. WHAT DEPUTIES SAY THIS MORNING AFTER TAKING A SUSPECT INTO CUSTODY. PLUS, ALMOST A WEEK AFTER A CAR CRASHED INTO A LOCAL SCHOOL BUILDING, STUDENTS RETURN TO CLASS TODAY. HOW OFFICIALS ARE WELCOMING THEM BACK. FANTASTIC WEATHER FOR A FEW MORE DAYS, BUT THE HUMIDITY AND STORMS DON’T STAY AWAY FOR TOO LONG. WHEN THE RAIN ROLLS BACK IN FOR YOUR WEEKEND PLANS AND HOW MUCH OF YOUR MOTHER’S DAY GET SOAKED. THIS IS WLWT NEWS 5 TODAY LEADING THE WAY. ALL RIGHT. WE’VE GOT THE SUNSHINE IN CHECK. YOU HAVE THE 70 DEGREE TEMPERATURE CHECK, CHECK, CHECK, CHECK. WE’RE STARTING YOUR DAY OFF THE RIGHT WAY THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. I’M STEPHEN COLBERT. AND I’M LACEY ROBERTS. THAT’S THE GOOD NEWS. SO GO AND ENJOY SOME OF THAT BEAUTIFUL WEATHER WHILE YOU CAN. RANDI RICO JOINED US TODAY WITH WHAT THAT OUTLET OUTLOOK LOOKS LIKE, BUT WE’RE ALSO LOOKING AT SOME CHANGES IF WE GET CLOSER TO THE WEEKEND. BUT LET’S NOT GO THERE. WEEKEND RAIN CHANCES CHECK. I’VE GOT A LOT TO TALK THROUGH, RIGHT? YEAH, LIKE VIRTUAL REALITY. I LOVE IT. WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME NICE WEATHER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. SO I DON’T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, SET THAT ASIDE. GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE RAIN GETS HERE FOR THE WEEKEND, BUT THE TIMELINE OF THAT STILL SHIFTING AND IT MAY BE SHIFTING IN A BETTER DIRECTION DEPENDING ON WHEN YOUR PLANS ARE. AS WE GET INTO A BUSY WEEKEND HERE IN CINCINNATI. SO TODAY IT IS GOING TO BE VERY COMFORTABLE WILL BE IN THE SEVENTIES TOMORROW LOW EIGHTIES AND BY THE WEEKEND THE RAIN CHANCES COME BACK IN. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES WE’VE HAD CLEAR SKIES. SO MOST PLACES SITTING IN THE UPPER FORTIES OVER TOWARD COAL RAIN. YOU’RE AT 45, WEST CHESTER IS AT 48. ANDERSON RIGHT NOW AT 47. AND YOU’LL NOTICE MOST PLACES KIND OF UPPER FORTIES, LOW FIFTIES. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE COMING OUR WAY AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES TRENDING UP INTO THE MID SEVENTIES, JUST A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER THAN WE WERE YESTERDAY. SO YOUR HOUR BY HOUR SHOWS UPPER FORTIES FOR THE MORNING RUSH BY LUNCHTIME WE’RE UP OUR SIXTIES WILL HEAD TO THE MID 70 AS I HAVE THE TIME LINE FOR THAT RETURN OF RAIN BY THE TIME WE GET INTO FRIDAY. COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES AND OF COURSE THE IMPACT THAT’LL HAVE. IF YOU DO HAVE A BIG PLAN FOR A GRAD PARTY OR A PICNIC WITH MOM THIS WEEKEND, LACEY ROONEY, THANK YOU. WE ARE LEADING THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. AN HOURS LONG SILENT STANDOFF HAS FINALLY ENDED THIS MORNING. THIS ALL STARTED YESTERDAY EVENING AND DIDN’T END UNTIL A FEW HOURS AGO. LET’S GET OUT TO WLWT NEWS 5 MEREDITH STUTZ. SHE’S NEAR HAMILTON, CLEVES PIKE ROAD, WHERE THIS ALL HAPPENED, AND REPORTING WITH MORE ON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION, MEREDITH. HEY, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. ACTUALLY, WE’RE HERE AT THE HAMILTON COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT ONE PERSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER THAT HOURS LONG STANDOFF THAT THANKFULLY ENDED PEACEFULLY. SO LET’S TAKE YOU NOW TO WATERTOWN TO SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO WHERE POLICE ARRIVED BEFORE 730 LAST NIGHT TO THE WESTBROOK MOBILE HOME PARK FOR REPORTS OF A DOMESTIC SITUATION THAT POLICE HAVE NOT YET SAID WHAT ESCALATED THAT SITUATION. BUT WE’RE A SUSPECT IN THE DISPUTE, REFUSED TO COME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND HAMILTON COUNTY SWAT TEAM WAS CALLED IN. OUR CREWS WERE THERE ON THE STREETS NEARBY THE HOME AS THAT TEAM USED MEGAPHONES ASKING THE SUSPECT TO COME OUTSIDE WITH THEIR HANDS UP. WELL, INVESTIGATORS FILED WARRANTS FOR THEIR ARREST. NEIGHBORS, WE SPOKE WITH SAY THINGS LIKE THAT DON’T REALLY HAPPEN IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT’S USUALLY A PEACEFUL PLACE. MORE THAN 5 HOURS AFTER POLICE ARRIVED ON SCENE, STANDOFF FINALLY CAME TO AN END NEAR THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THAT IT DID MAKE AN ARREST AND THAT MULTIPLE CHARGES WERE FILED. WE’RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THOSE CHARGES ARE THAT HE OR SHE IS FACING. WE DO EXPECT TO HEAR SOMETHING FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE LATER TODAY. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON AIR AND ONLINE. REPORTING LIVE MEREDITH STUTZ. WLWT. NEWS 5 MURDER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DEVELOPING OUT OF WEST PRICE HILL THIS MORNING, AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO A STABBING ON GLEN LEE AVENUE NEAR RAPID RUN ROAD LAST NIGHT. WE ARE TOLD A MALE VICTIM IS NOW IN CRITICAL CONDITION. OFFICERS SAY A WOMAN WAS ALSO INJURED. WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT UNFOLDED WHEN WOODS HIGH SCHOOL EMPLOYEE IS ON LEAVE THIS MORNING IN THE SUBJECT OF A POLICE INVESTIGATION. THAT EMPLOYEE IS ACCUSED OF SENDING TEXT MESSAGES TO A 14 YEAR OLD STUDENT. THE EMPLOYEE HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED. SO WE ARE NOT NAMING THAT PERSON. WLWT OBTAINED TEXT MESSAGES APPEARING TO SHOW THE EMPLOYEE ASKING STUDENTS NOT TO TURN HIM IN. IN ONE TEXT, WE REVIEWED THAT STAFF EMPLOYEE KISSING THE TEEN. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MONDAY MORNING AND FOREST PARK POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. WHEN WOULD SUPERINTENDENT ANTHONY SMITH SEND US A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN MADE TO ALL PARENTS OF STUDENTS THAT MAY ALLEGEDLY BE INVOLVED. OUR PROTOCOL IS TO IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE EMPLOYEE FROM THEIR POSITION WHILE THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. SUPERINTENDENT SMITH ALSO TELLS US THE EMPLOYEE IS ON PAID LEAVE

Police close ramp from I-71 to I-75 after crash near Walton

Updated: 8:40 AM EDT May 10, 2023

The entrance ramp to southbound I-75 from northbound I-71 is closed after a single vehicle crash Wednesday morning.Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced the closure in an email to WLWT. The estimated closure time is stated at one hour. Motorists looking to use the ramp are advised to take alternate routes. Injuries have been reported with this crash but have not yet been confirmed by WLWT. For live traffic updates, click here.Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

WALTON, Ky. —

The entrance ramp to southbound I-75 from northbound I-71 is closed after a single vehicle crash Wednesday morning.

Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced the closure in an email to WLWT. The estimated closure time is stated at one hour.

Motorists looking to use the ramp are advised to take alternate routes. Injuries have been reported with this crash but have not yet been confirmed by WLWT.

For live traffic updates, click here.

Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.