Crews on scene of report of shots fired, Towne Blvd in Middletown

LACEY: NOW ON NEWS 5 TODAY, THE LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITY TEAMS UP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO STOP HATE. THE ONLINE POSTS SPARKING STEPPED-UP PATROLS. PLUS, THE CLEANUP CONTINUES AFTER A TOXIC TRAIN DERAILMENT. THE PROGRESS BEING MADE IN EAST PALESTINE. RICHARD: GOOD MORNING FROM THE DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER WHERE THE HOME AND GARDEN SHOW BRINGING YOUR DREAMS TO LIFE. A GREAT WAY TO FRY THE IDEAS FOR YOUR HOME. ALL THE EXCITEMENT JUST AHEAD. KATIE: WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR A LIGHT MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN IT IS BACK TO SPRING. I’LL HAVE A PREVIEW OF SOME WARMER WEEKEND TEMPERATURES AND WHEN WE COULD SEE HIGHS NEAR 70 AS WE GO INTO THE NEW WEEK. ANNOUNCER: THIS IS WLWT NEWS 5 TODAY, LEADING THE WAY. LACEY: 7:00 ON THIS SATURDAY MORNING. I’M LACEY ROBERTS I’M HERE WITH METEOROLOGIST KATIE DONOVAN. KATIE BRINGING IS GOOD NEWS AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. THE WEATHER IS IMPROVING. I KNOW TODAY YOU HAVE TO GET THROUGH SOME POSSIBLE SNOW FLURRIES AND RAIN BEFORE WE GET OVER THE HUMP TO NICE WEATHER. KATIE: TODAY WILL BE OUR LAST LITTLE TASTE OF WINTER BEFORE WE ARE BACK IN SPRING AGAIN. RAIN AND SNOW IS LIGHT AND FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. RADAR SHOWING SOME LIGHT RAIN AND SNOWFALL HERE ACROSS THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA. PRIMARILY FROM NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND POINTS EAST OF THAT. WE WILL TAKE YOU AROUND THE RADAR. WE HAVE LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW AS YOU HAD FROM NORTHERN KENTUCKY, PARTS OF CAMPBELL COUNTY, UP TO OF YULIA, BETHEL, FELICITY, CLERMONT COUNTY, NEWMARKET. WE HAVE OBITS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOWFALL THAT CONTINUES EAST OF THAT. CINCINNATI PRETTY DRY. A COUPLE OF FLAKES FLYING AROUND WEST COLLEGE CORNER, COLOMBIA SEEING LIGHT FLURRIES. AS YOU HEAD SOUTH THE RAIN-SNOW MIXED TRANSITIONS TO RAINFALL. HOLTON, DILLSBORO, A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. THE RISING SUN SEEING A COLD RAINFALL THIS MORNING. THAT’S THE CASE AROUND SWITZERLAND COUNTY, LIGHT RAINFALL. SOUTH OF THE 71-75 SPLIT, ALONG 75 WE HAVE ISOLATED, LIGHT RAIN. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE TOWARDS THIS AFTERNOON. I WILL BREAK DOWN A TIMELINE FOR WHEN WE ARE BACK TO SUNSHINE AND HOW WARM THE TEMPERATURES ARE SET TO GET AS A GO THROUGH YOUR SATURDAY. LACEY: THANK YOU. THOSE WARMER TEMPERATURES COULD HAVE YOU THINKING ABOUT THE HONEY DO LIST FOR THE SPRING. THE NEWEST SHOW AT THE DUKE ENERGY CENTER WILL HELP YOU PLAN THOSE PROJECTS. WLWT NEWS 5’S RICHARD CHILES IS LIVE WITH A SNEAK PEEK INSIDE THE HOME AND GARDEN SHOW. HEY THERE, RICHARD. RICHARD: GOOD MORNING. MORE THAN JUST THE HONEY DO LIST, IT’S ABOUT HAVING FUN. CHRIS CASTLEMAN, CINCINNATI SPORTS SCAPES. YOU BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS. WE STARTED THE PANDEMIC AND EVERYBODY WANTED TO GET CLOSER TO HOME AND ENJOY THE FAMILY. THAT IS WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL ABOUT. WHERE ARE WE AT? THIS IS A PICKLE BALL COURT. THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO HAVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. >> WE COULD DO ANY COURT OF ANY SIZE, ANY COLOR. RICHARD: I WILL BE THE KING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THIS. >> KIRCHER -- FOR SURE, THE ENVY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. USUALLY WE CAN BE IN AND OUT IN ABOUT A WEEK. RICHARD: WE SAW YOUR WORK. YOU HAVE ONE AT THE LOVELAND BIKE TRAIL AS WELL. >> IS A MASSIVE COURT THERE FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT WHILE YOU’RE ENJOYING THE BIKE TRAIL. RICHARD: THE KIDS WILL LOVE THIS. WE SAW THE GREAT INDOOR THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR THE HOUSE. LISA IS LOVING THOSE THINGS. FOR KITCHEN AND BATHS. THIS IS WHERE IT IS THAT. THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE MAN CAVE. >> THIS WILL BE THE SPOT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKENDS. GREAT OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE AND OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITIES. RICHARD: WHAT MAKES THIS A POPULAR FOR THE BACKYARD? >> THE VERSATILITY. IT’S A LIFETIME COURT. YOU CAN DO ANY SPORT OR GAME ON IT. RICHARD: I CAN GET THE BASKETBALL COURT OUT HERE. >> BASKETBALL, SHUFFLEBOARD, TENNIS, HOPSCOTCH. RICHARD: YOU SEE THAT BACKHAND. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU TALK ABOUT BRINGING THE FAMILY TOGETHER. THAT IS WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THIS SHOW. A CHANCE TO SHOW FOLKS WHAT THEY CAN DO AT HOME. >> IT’S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. RICHARD: HOME AND GARDEN SHOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. GETTING STARTED THIS MORNING. DOORS OPEN AT 10:00 AND CONTINUES TO THE WEEKEND. A WONDERFUL WAY TO SPEND THIS WEEKEND. WHOA! SOMETHING SIMPLE INCREASE THE VALUE -- SOMETHING SIMPLE INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME. RICHARD CHILES, WLWT NEWS 5. LACEY: THANK YOU. LOCAL POLICE ARE URGING VIGILANCE AFTER ONLINE THREATS FROM WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE GROUPS ARE CALLING A NATIONAL DAY OF HATE ON THE JEWISH SABBATH. POLICE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY THREATS LOCALLY. THEY’RE WORKING ALONGSIDE SYNAGOGUES IN GREATER CINCINNATI TO STEP UP SECURITY. THAT INCLUDES THE FIVE SYNAGOGUES AND THE JEWISH FEDERATION IN AMBERLEY VILLAGE. >> WE’LL HAVE ALL THE SYNAGOGUES -- THEY WILL HAVE AN OFFICER. PLUS, THERE WILL BE EXTRA OUT ON PATROL. WE’RE HERE TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY. SO WE LIKE TO PROVIDE THE EXTRA SUPPORT WHENEVER WE CAN. LACEY: THE JEWISH FEDERATION ENCOURAGES ANYONE WHO FEELS THREATENED TO REACH OUT TO THEM FOR SUPPORT AND RESOURCES IN COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM. POLICE SHUT DOWN PART OF A ROAD IN INDEPENDENCE LAST NIGHT. OFFICERS FROM SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS ACROSS KENTON COUNTY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE ON TAYLOR MILL ROAD AT MILLS ROAD. POLICE WERE REDIRECTING DRIVERS ONTO MILLS ROAD. OUR CREWS AT THE SCENE DID NOT SEE ANY KIND OF CRASH. POLICE DID NOT TELL US WHY THEY CLOSED THE ROA

Crews on scene of a report of shots fired on Towne Boulevard in Middletown

Updated: 6:22 PM EST Feb 25, 2023

Crews are on scene of a report of shots fired on 2900 Towne Boulevard in Middletown.Police are on the scene of an investigation. Click the video player above to watch other evening headlines from WLWT News 5 This story was curated by Hearst's WLWT Alert Desk.Do you have photos or video of this incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and any additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio —

Crews are on scene of a report of shots fired on 2900 Towne Boulevard in Middletown.

Police are on the scene of an investigation.

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