Don’t know about you, but I’m happy this week is coming to a close. Just feels like it’s been a bit of a slog, ya’ know?! There was one funny moment from home that I’ve been meaning to mention. It happened Sunday night into Monday morning, during a batch of severe weather. Jesse told me she went to get our son, Thomas, and put him in bed with her to be on the safe side. When she roused him from a deep sleep he asked if it was time to get up. Jess explained that it was just a storm. At that point my little dude – a toy tractor fanatic who had carried a small shoebox filled with mini tractors to bed with him – said with plenty of urgency, “save my tractors!” He was upset that his tractors might be lost to bad weather. Jesse and I are still laughing about it.. A good story for sure.

Random shout out this morning to Morgan Casto, a 10th grade student at my high school alma mater, Russell Independent. I don’t know Morgan, but I’m proud to report that she’s one of 11 KY high school students selected to serve on the first Next-Generation Student Council, formed by the state’s Education Commissioner, Terry Holliday. Making the Red Devils proud!!

Not a huge weekend ahead, but we will be spending some time with friends while we get some help watching the boys. It’s possible a late Friday movie is in my future (lots of movies I’d like to see), but I imagine sleep will win the day

With all that in mind here’s a quick look at some of the stories we’re following for you both on-air and online at wlwt.com..

Local News

• BREAKING: DECK COLLAPSES AT CASINO DOWNTOWN
• 20 INJURIES REPORTED; 14 TAKEN TO AREA HOSPITALS
• NONE OF THE INJURIES IS DESCRIBED AS LIFE-THREATENING
• STAY WITH NEWS 5 FOR UPDATES
• LOOK FOR HIGH WATER SIGNS POSTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAIN
• IN COURT: FMR DAYCARE WORKER ACCUSED OF TAPING BABY
• POLICE: ALICIA LYONS TAPED BABY TO FLOOR TO KEEP QUIET
• UNION TWP: 2 MEN ARRESTED AFTER FIRE AT GOODWILL STORE
• CINCY COUNCIL HAS HEARING TODAY ON STREETCAR FUNDING
• PUBLIC MIGHT PAY FOR STREETCAR W/ UTILITY BILLS
• SOME OHIO CASINOS DECIDE NOT TO HIRE SMOKERS
• CINCINNATI’S CASINO NOT PART OF DECISION ON SMOKERS
• AT LEAST 1 TEEN IS DEAD AFTER CRASH IN WAYNESVILLE
• BRIDGE COLLAPSES NEAR PADUCAH IN BENTON, KY
• BUSKEN NOW SELLING COOKIES AT WAL-MART STORES
• ELBERON AVENUE BETWEEN MT. HOPE AND PURCELL CLOSED DUE TO TREE FALLING ON ROAD

National/World News

• MITT ROMNEY, NEWT GINGRICH SPAR DURING FL DEBATE
• TAXES, IMMIGRATION & SPENDING AMONG KEY DEBATE ISSUES
• RICK SANTORUM ASKS ROMNEY, GINGRICH TO STOP ATTACKS
• PRES. OBAMA VISITS UNIV. OF MICHIGAN TODAY
• PRES. EXPECTED TO TALK ABOUT COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY
• MICHIGAN’S GOP PARTY CALLS IT TAXPAYER CAMPAIGN STOP
• ITALY: CRUISE VICTIMS OFFERED $14K IN COMPENSATION
• COMPENSATION IS FOR LUGGAGE, TRAUMA & MEDICAL EXPENSES
• TWITTER TECHNOLOGY CHANGING SO SITE CAN CENSOR MESSAGES
• TWEETS WILL BE CENSORED ON A COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY BASIS
• IRAQ: AT LEAST 28 PEOPLE KILLED IN SUICIDE CAR BOMBING
• TAHRIR SQ: CROWS MARK 1ST ANNIV. OF ‘FRIDAY OF ANGER’
• LAST YR GOVT FORCES VIOLENTLY CLASHED W/ PROTESTERS

Business News

• DOW -22.33 (12.734) NASDAQ -13.03 (2,805) S&P -7.62  (1,318)
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH MOSTLY HIGHER OVERNIGHT
• MARKETS IN EUROPE MIXED IN TRADING SO FAR
• OIL IS TRADING IN THE $100 PER BARREL RANGE
• REVISED EST.: U.S. ECONOMY GREW 3 PERCENT AT END OF ’11
• PREVIOUS QUARTER’S GROWTH WAS JUST 1.8 PERCENT

Sports News

• NCAAM: #16 IU 50 #25 WISCONSIN 57
• HOOSIERS HAVE LOST 4 OF LAST 5 GAMES
• NCAAM: KY WESLEYAN 74 NKU 57
• TOP 25 WINNERS: #7 UN, #14 FL, #19 UVA, #21 ST. MARY’S
• NCAAW: #6 UK 66 AUBURN 48
• NCAAW: #9 OH STATE 73 IU 55
• REDS, RELIEVER JOSE ARREDONDO AGREE TO 2-YR DEAL
• MLB: INDIANS FAUSTO CARMONA ON BASEBALL’S RESTRICTED LIST
• CARMONA CHARGED W/ FALSIFYING NAME, AGE IN D. REPUBLIC
• FMR RED JONNY GOMES AGREES TO 1-YR DEAL W/ OAKLAND A’S
• NFL: COLTS OWNER JIM IRSAY UPSET WITH PEYTON MANNING
• IRSAY UNHAPPY W/ MANNING’S PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT TEAM
• REPORT: TB BUCS HIRE RUTGERS GREG SCHOANO AS COACH
• FMR BUCKEYE ART SCHLICHTER WANTS PRISON DRUG COUNSELING
• AUSTRALIAN OPEN: DJOKOVIC BEATS MURRAY IN SEMI-FINAL MATCH; WILL FACE RAFAEL NADAL IN CHAMPIONSHIP
• WOMEN’S FINAL: MARIA SHARAPOVA V. VICTORIA AZARENKA

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: WOMAN COMES CLEAN ABOUT RX ADDICTION
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: CATERER, DECORATOR WANT MONEY BACK
• 4PM, DR. OZ: WHEN ARE YOU TOO OLD TO HAVE A BABY?
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

• BULGARIAN MAN FACES DEPORTATION; STEMS FROM LOCAL CRIME.  MAN STOLE IDENTITY OF MURDERED TRI-STATE BOY
• INDIANA GOV. DELIVERS GOP RESPONSE TO PRES.’S SPEECH.  MITCH DANIELS: PRES. OBAMA MUST DO MORE TO FIX ECONOMY
• FAMILY OF MURDERED FLORENCE COUPLE ASKING FOR HELP.  STEPHENSON FAMILY WANTS ANYONE W/ INFO. TO CALL POLICE
• WEST CHESTER POLICE OFFICER HEADS TO COURT TODAY.  COP ACCUSED OF TIPPING OFF SUSPECT IN DRUG CASE.  DAVID BUSEMEYER MAY STRIKE A PLEA DEAL IN THE CASE
• OH, IN TEACHERS RANKED AMONG HIGHEST IN THE NATION

National/World News

• STATE OF THE UNION: SAVING AMERICAN DREAM IS DEFINING ISSUE
• PRES. WANTS HELP FOR STUDENTS, HOMEOWNERS, FACTORIES
• PRES. CALLS FOR MINIMUM MILLIONAIRE TAX OF 30 PERCENT
• PRES. OBAMA WILL PITCH ECONOMIC MESSAGE IN SWING STATES
• AZ CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS HAS RESIGNED FROM CONGRESS
• MN CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELE BACHMANN PLANS TO SEEK 4TH TERM IN U.S. HOUSE FOLLOWING FAILED PRESIDENTIAL BID
• SPECIAL FORCES RESCUE AMERICAN AIR WORKER HELD HOSTAGE.  WORKER WAS HELD HOSTAGE BY SOMALI PIRATES.  MISSION LED BY NAVY SEAL TEAM THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN
• AFGHANISTAN: DEADLY ATTACK ON FRENCH TROOPS.  VIDEO MADE BY U.S. MARINES MAY HAVE PROMPTED ATTACK
• MAN GETS 10 YEARS FOR SERIES OF NYC HOTEL THEFTS
• REPORT: STATES WEAKENING TENURE RIGHTS FOR TEACHERS
• SCHOOL LUNCHES TO HAVE MORE VEGGIES, WHOLE GRAINS
• 1ST BIG NUTRITIONAL OVERHAUL OF SCHOOL MEALS IN 15 YRS
• 2ND DAY OF MOURNING FOR JOE PATERNO TO END WITH BURIAL
• DROPPED HEART SUCCESSFULLY TRANSPLANTED IN MEXICO
• HEART WAS DROPPED WHILE BEING MOVED TO HOSPITAL

Business News

• TUESDAY ON WALL ST: DOW -33.07 (12,675) NASDAQ +2.47 (2,786) S&P -1.35 (1,314)
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISHED MOSTLY HIGHER OVERNIGHT
• JAPAN’S NIKKEI INDEX UP MORE THAN 1 PERCENT
• ASIAN MARKETS RISE DESPITE POSSIBLE GREEK DEBT DEFAULT
• MARKETS IN EUROPE LOWER IN EARLY TRADING
• OIL IS TRADING IN THE $99 PER BARREL RANGE
• TODAY: FED ENDS 2-DAY MTG; WILL FORECAST INTEREST RATES
• FEDERAL RESERVE TRYING TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS: INDEX OF SALES AGREEMENTS FELL 3.5 PERCENT IN DEC.  READING IS STILL THE 2ND HIGHEST SINCE APRIL 2010
• DAVOS, SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM BEGINS
• STRONG IPHONE SALES FUEL APPLE EARNINGS
• YAHOO DELIVERS ANOTHER LISTLESS PERFORMANCE IN 4Q

Sports News

• NCAAM: #1 UK 57 GEORGIA 44
• SENIOR DARIUS MILLER LEADS CATS W/ 19 PTS
• NCAAM: #20 MICHIGAN 66 PURDUE 64
• NCAAW: TEMPLE 64 XAVIER 38
• NCAAW: UC 53 VILLANOVA 62
• UC FBALL COACH BUTCH JONES GETS 3-YR CONTRACT EXTENSION
• NAVY ACCEPTS INVITE TO PLAY FBALL IN BIG EAST IN 2015
• WISCONSIN ATHLETIC OFFICIAL RESIGNS AMID SEX CHARGES.  STUDENT CLAIMS ASST. AD MADE ADVANCES DURING ROSE BOWL PARTY
• REDS: WILLIE HARRIS AGREES TO MINOR LEAGUE DEAL.  HARRIS, A UTILITY PLAYER, HIT .246 FOR METS LAST YEAR
• DETROIT TIGERS, PRINCE FIELDER AGREE TO 9-YR, $214M DEAL
• SF GIANTS, TIM LINCECUM AGREE TO 2-YR, $40M DEAL
• REPORT: RAIDERS TO NAME BRONCOS DENNIS ALLEN NEW COACH
• PEYTON MANNING TELLS INDY STAR HE’S NOT READY TO RETIRE.  MANNING SAYS COLTS COACHING CHANGES HAVE TEAM ON EGGSHELLS
• NBA: CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 85 MIAMI HEAT 92
• WASHINGTON WIZARDS FIRE COACH FLIP SAUNDERS AFTER 2-15 START
• ANDY MURRAY, NOVAK DJOKOVIC JOIN FEDERER, NADAL IN AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMIS
• U.S. WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM BEATS MEXICO 4-0.  WOMEN PLAY COSTA RICA ON FRIDAY; WINNER ADVANCES TO OLYMPICS
• NHL: BRUINS BENCH ALL-STAR GOALIE TIM THOMAS AFTER THOMAS SKIPPED VISIT TO WHITE HOUSE
• WASHINGTON’S ALEX OVECHKIN TO SKIP ALL-STAR GAME; ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AFTER OVECHKIN WAS SUSPENDED 3 GAMES

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: 17 AND OUT OF CONTROL
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: MAN SUES MOTHER OVER FLOOR DAMAGE
• 4PM, DR. OZ: A SHOCK THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

Local News

• SWAT TEAM CALLED TO HOME NEAR CINCINNATI ZOO.  MAN BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE AND THEN SURRENDERED PEACEFULLY
• CRASH CLOSED SECTION OF I-71 LATE LAST NIGHT.  POLICE ARRESTED MAN AFTER CHASE; HIGHWAY REOPENED
• MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY ABANDONED PIT BULL AT PARK IN FAIRFIELD DUE IN COURT
• CPS VOTES TO CLOSE QUEBEC HEIGHTS SCHOOL.  CPS WILL MOVE STUDENTS TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT
• CPS VOTES TO LEASE HOFFMAN SCHOOL TO MINISTRY
• FATHER, SON ARRESTED FOR ROBBING STORE IN AURORA, IN
• SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMING TO THE DAYTON AIRPORT

National/World News

• MARTIN SCORSESE’S “HUGO” LEADS ACADEMY AWARDS W/ 11 NOMINATIONS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR
• ALSO NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE: “THE ARTIST”; “THE DESCENDANTS”; “EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE”; “THE HELP”; “MIDNIGHT IN PARIS”; “MONEYBALL”; “THE TREE OF LIFE” & “WAR HORSE”
• GEORGE CLOONEY RECEIVES 2 NODS: BEST ACTOR FOR “THE DESCENDANTS”, BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY FOR “THE IDES OF MARCH”
• ROMNEY, GINGRICH BATTLED DURING DEBATE IN FL LAST NIGHT.  ROMNEY CALLED GINGRICH A LOBBYIST FOR FREDDIE MAC.  GINGRICH DISPUTES CLAIMS OF “INFLUENCE PEDDLING”
• ROMNEY RELEASES TAX RETURNS; MADE $21M IN 2010.  ROMNEY’S TAX RATE IN 2010 WAS APPROX. 14 PERCENT
• PRES. OBAMA DELIVERS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TONIGHT.  WATCH STATE OF THE UNION LIVE ON CH. 5 TONIGHT AT 9PM
• FEDERAL JOB DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS JUMP IN 2011
• EEOC: 100K COMPLAINTS, MOST IN AGENCY’S 46-YR HISTORY
• L.A.: MAN ACCUSED IN DOZENS OF ARSONS ARRAIGNED TODAY.  POLICE: HARRY BURKHART SET 50 FIRES, DID $3M IN DAMAGE
• ANOTHER BODY FOUND ON WRECKED ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP; DEATH TOLL NOW AT 16
• IRAN’S INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISMISSES EU’S OIL EMBARGO
• STUDY: CHANCE OF MAJOR EARTHQUAKE IN TOKYO RISES.  TOKYO HAS 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF MAG.-7 QUAKE W/IN 4 YRS
• BAGHDAD: AT LEAST 8 PEOPLE KILLED IN 2 BOMBINGS.  SHIITE DISTRICT IN EASTERN PART OF BAGHDAD TARGETED

Business News

• MONDAY ON WALL ST: DOW -11.66 (12,708) NASDAQ -2.53 (2,784) S&P +.62 (1,316)
• MANY ASIAN MKTS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO HOLIDAY; JAPAN’S NIKKEI INDEX WAS OPEN, FINISHED HIGHER
• MARKETS IN EUROPE TRENDING LOWER IN EARLY TRADING
• GREEK BOND HOLDERS AT ODDS WITH FINANCE OFFICIALS.  BOND HOLDERS CONCERNED W/ PROPOSED BOND RATES.  GREECE’S FINANCE MINISTER REMAINS CONFIDENT DEAL WILL BE REACHED
• OIL IS TRADING IN THE $99 PER BARREL RANGE
• MCDONALD’S SAYS NET INCOME JUMPS 11 PERCENT IN 4TH QUARTER, BEATS EXPECTATIONS.  FAST-FOOD GIANT CONTINUES TO ATTRACT BUDGET-CONSCIOUS CUSTOMERS
• FEDERAL RESERVE STARTS 2-DAY POLICY SESSION TODAY

Sports News

• NCAAM: #3 SYRACUSE 60 UC 53
• LATE 12-2 RUN BURIES BEARCATS; C. WRIGHT LEADS UC W/ 17
• JIM BOEHEIM IS NOW 4TH ON ALL-TIME D-1 WINS LIST
• BOEHEIM MOVES AHEAD OF UK LEGEND ADOLPH RUPP
• AP TOP 5: UK, MISSOURI, SYRACUSE, OH ST, KANSAS
• NCAAM: TEXAS A&M 54 #5 KANSAS 64
• NBA: CAVALIERS PLAY LEBRON & THE HEAT IN MIAMI TONIGHT
• JOE PATERNO TO BE BURIED WED.; 3 DAYS OF EVENTS PLANNED.  FIRST PUBLIC VIEWING IS TODAY ON PENN STATE’S CAMPUS
• PRES. OBAMA HONORS BOSTON BRUINS AT WHITE HOUSE FOR 2011 STANLEY CUP TITLE
• SUPER BOWL: NEW ENGLAND TE ROB GRONKOWSKI WEARING BOOT ON LEFT LEG.  GRONKOWSKI IS EXPECTED TO PLAY AGAINST NY GIANTS
• OREGON’S CHIP KELLY STAYING PUT, WON’T COACH TAMPA BAY BUCS
• MLB: YANKEES JORGE POSADA WILL ANNOUNCE RETIREMENT TODAY.  CATCHER WAS 5-TIME ALL-STAR, HELPED NY WIN 5 WORLD SERIES
• ASTROS MAY CHANGE NAME WHEN HOUSTON SWITCHES TO AMERICAN LEWAGUE IN 2013
• DANICA PATRICK WON’T RUN INDY 500 THIS SEASON.  PATRICK WILL INSTEAD FOCUS ON NASCAR’S COCA-COLA 600.  PATRICK SAYS SHE HOPES TO RETURN TO INDY IN THE FUTURE
• ROGER FEDERER ADVANCES TO 9TH STRAIGHT AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMIFINAL; WILL PLAY RAFAEL NADAL.  KIM CLIJSTERS ADVANCES TO SEMIFINAL AGAINST V. AZARENKA.  CLIJSTERS BEAT NO. 1 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-3, 7-6 (4)

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: CAN A RELATIONSHIP SURVIVE CHEATING?
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: WOMAN SAYS PASTOR SWINDLED HER
• 4PM, DR. OZ: EASY TRICKS TO LOOK YOUNGER
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

• POLICE AUDIT DUE AT 11AM; WATCH IT LIVE ON WLWT.COM.  AUDIT ORDERED BY CINCINNATI POLICE CHIEF JAMES CRAIG
• SENTENCING EXPECTED TODAY IN CINCINNATI HIV SEX CASE
• RYAN WIDMER INVESTIGATOR IN COURT ON FEDERAL CASE.  JEFF BRALEY NAMED IN SEPARATE ABUSE OF POWER LAWSUIT
• BUSES ROLLING AT LITTLE MIAMI FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2 YEARS
• CPS: VOTE ON QUEBEC HEIGHTS SCHOOL COULD HAPPEN TONIGHT
• TRIAL IN “BLINKING” MURDER CASE EXPECTED TO START TODAY
• FORUM WITH POLICE CHIEF AND CINCINNATI CABBIES TONIGHT
• CINCINNATI OFFICER IN COURT ON BURGLARY CHARGES.  BOND FOR OFFICER RONALD KINER IS $50,000
• WESTERN KY: MAYOR OF HICKMAN SHOT AND KILLED.  SUSPECT TURNED HIMSELF INTO POLICE OVERNIGHT

National/World News

• EUROPEAN UNION ADOPTS OIL EMBARGO AGAINST IRAN.  EMBARGO IS IN RESPONSE TO IRAN’S MYSTERIOUS NUCLEAR PROGRAM
• NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN 5 ARKANSAS COUNTIES.  STORMS ALSO HIT TENNESSEE, ILLINOIS & MISSISSIPPI
• BREAKING NEWS: ALABAMA TV STATION REPORTS 4 DEATHS FROM TORNADO IN CENTRAL PART OF STATE, NEAR BIRMINGHAM
• ARIZONA: GABRIELLE GIFFORDS RESIGNING FROM CONGRESS.  GIFFORDS WAS SHOT LAST YEAR DURING POLITICAL EVENT
• ITALIAN OFFICIALS: GROUNDED CRUISE SHIP IS STABLE; SEARCH FOR MISSING & FUEL REMOVAL CAN PROCEED IN TANDEM.  2 MORE BODIES FOUND; DEATH TOLL IS 15
• PAKISTANI REPORT: U.S. DRONE KILLS 4 MILITANTS
• SYRIA SAYS NO TO ARAB LEAGUE PLAN TO END CRISIS.  OFFICIALS IN DAMASCUS CALL PLAN VIOLATION OF SYRIA’S SOVEREIGNTY
• MILLIONS OF CHINESE, KOREANS, VIETNAMESE CELEBRATING NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON. LUNAR NEW YEAR TIME FOR BIG FAMILY REUNIONS
• HAWAII: NO REPORTS OF INJURIES AFTER 5.0 EARTHQUAKE
• GOP RACE INTENSIFIES AFTER NEWT GINGRICH’S SC WIN
• MITT ROMNEY TAKING AIM AT GINGRICH’S CHARACTER IN FL
• REMAINING CANDIDATES DEBATE TONIGHT IN TAMPA, FL.  WATCH THE DEBATE LIVE TONIGHT AT 9PM ON CHANNEL 5

Business News

• MOST ASIAN MARKETS CLOSED TO CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR
• JAPAN’S NIKKEI WAS OPEN, FINISHED LOWER OVERNIGHT
• MARKETS IN EUROPE HIGHER IN EARLY TRADING
• CRUDE OIL IS TRADING IN THE $98 PER BARREL RANGE
• CO-FOUNDERS OF RIM, MAKER OF BLACKBERRY, STEPPING DOWN
• PEW INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT: 29 PERCENT OF AMERICANS OWN AT LEAST ONE TABLET OR E-READER
• ‘OCCUPY’ MOVEMENT TARGETING WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM WHICH STARTS ON WED. IN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND.  SOME PROTESTORS CAMPING IN IGLOOS DUE TO COLD WX

Sports News

• AFC TITLE GAME: RAVENS 20 PATRIOTS 23
• RAVENS BILLY CUNDIFF MISSED GAME-TYING 32-YARD FG LATE
• NFC TITLE GAME: GIANTS 20 49ERS 17
• GIANTS LAWRENCE TYNES CONNECTS ON 31-YARD FG IN OT
• SUPER BOWL 46 WILL BE REMATCH OF 2007-’08 TITLE GAME
• FEB. ’08: GIANTS BEAT NE, ENDING PATS PERFECT SEASON
• PENN ST: VIGIL SUNDAY NIGHT IN MEMORY OF JOE PATERNO
• PATERNO DIED SUN.; FINAL DAYS MARRED BY ABUSE SCANDAL
• PATERNO: WINNINGEST COACH IN MAJOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; 40-YEAR-OLD MOM GETS PUT TO THE TEST
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: WOMAN SUES TEENAGE BOYFRIEND IN BIZARRE CAR CASE
• 4PM, DR. OZ: THE GASTRIC SURGERY THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

Here’s a look at some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..

Tri-State Forecast

• TURNING CLOUDY AND COLD TODAY… RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN STARTS LATE DAY… COULD SEE A LITTLE LIGHT ICING OVERNIGHT

Local News

• NEW THIS MORNING: INBOUND COMAIR PLANE MAKES SUCCESSFUL LANDING AT CVG.  CREWS HAD BEEN CHECKING PLANE’S LANDING GEAR
• OHIO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS IN DEC. TO 8.1 PERCENT FROM 8.5 PERCENT IN NOV.  JFS SPOKESMAN SAYS DROP IS RESULT OF 21,000 PEOPLE WHO TOOK THEMSELVES OUT OF THE LABOR MKT
• MORE LOCAL HEADLINES..  SUSPECT CAUGHT IN MONDAY’S SHOOTING IN EVANSTON
• SECOND TEEN ARRESTED IN WEEKEND HOMICIDE IN MT. AUBURN
• THIEVES STEAL TV’S AND A JEEP IN PADDOCK HILLS HOME INVASION
• WOMAN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH HOME INVASION IN WYOMING
• BENGAL JEROME SIMPSON INDICTED ON DRUG CHARGE.  SIMPSON INDICTED 4 MONTHS AFTER POT SHIPMENT TO HIS NKY HOUSE
• CHRIS HENRY’S FIANCÉE TARGET OF A WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT FILED BY HENRY’S ESTATE
• CINCINNATI MAN SHOT IN SHOULDER AT KY STATE IN FRANKFORT
• DEARBORN CO. MOM ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL SON IN FIRE
• SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP MAN ACCUSED OF DUCT TAPING HIS DAUGHTER
• UC STUDENT DIAGNOSED W/ BACTERIAL MENINGITIS.  STUDENT IS A COMMUTER & DOES NOT LIVE IN A DORM
• HELP REPLENISH ‘TOYS FOR TOTS’ TOY SUPPLY.  TONIGHT’S BENEFIT IS IN ST. BERNARD; 6-11PM
• ST. BERNARD SCHOOL TAYLOR CREEK:  CLOSED, GAS LEAK

National/World News

• NBC REPORTS 6 MARINES KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN HELICOPTER CRASH
• NEWT GINGRICH DENIES ASKING ONE OF HIS EX-WIVES FOR AN OPEN MARRIAGE
• SOUTH CAROLINA: CANDIDATES TALK TAX RETURNS DURING LAST NIGHT’S DEBATE
• ‘OCCUPY’ MEMBERS PLAN PROTESTS NEAR U.S. COURTHOUSES.  LOCAL GROUP WILL PROTEST TONIGHT IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI
• PENN ST. TRUSTEES TRYING TO ADDRESS ALUMNI CONCERNS.  CONCERNS TIED TO SEX ABUSE CASE, JOE PATERNO’S FIRING
• NV: WILDFIRE NEAR RENO DESTROYS MORE THAN 20 HOMES.  10,000 HOMEOWNERS BEING EVACUATED; 1 DEATH REPORTED
• MONKEY LONG BELIEVED EXTINCT FOUND IN INDONESIA
• CLEVELAND: EXPLOSIVE CORRUPTION TRIAL FEATURES PUPPETS.  WOIO SAYS PUPPETS ARE A SATIRICAL WAY TO REENACT BRIBERY CHARGES
• PRICE OF A STAMP INCREASING TO 45 CENTS ON SUNDAY

Business News

• THURSDAY ON WALL ST: DOW +45.03 (12,623) NASDAQ +18.62 (2,788) S&P +6.46 (1,314)
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH HIGHER IN OVERNIGHT TRADING
• U.S., ASIAN MARKETS CLIMB ON IMPROVING JOBS DATA
• MARKETS IN EUROPE MIXED, TRENDING LOWER IN TRADING SO FAR
• EARNINGS REPORTS MIXED: IBM, BANK OF AMERICA & MORGAN STANLEY REPORT STRONGER THAN EXPECTED 4TH QUARTER EARNINGS
• 5TH-3RD BANCORP’S 4TH QUARTER NET INCOME ROSE 13 PERCENT; BANK POINTS TO IMPROVING CREDIT TRENDS & MORE LENDING
• GOOGLE’S EARNINGS FELL IN 4TH QTR, MICROSOFT’S EARNINGS FLAT
• SAN FRANCISCO: STARTUP FUNDING ROSE 19 PERCENT AT END OF 2011
• HOME SALES ROSE IN DECEMBER; HIGHEST PACE IN NEARLY A YEAR.  JUMP SIGNALS IMPROVEMENTS IN HOUSING MARKET AT END OF 2011
• OIL IS TRADING IN THE $100 PER BARREL RANGE
• GM RETAKES TITLE OF TOP-SELLING GLOBAL AUTOMAKER

Sports News

• NCAAM TOP 25: #4 DUKE, #8 NC, #15 UVA WIN; #22 ILLINOIS FALLS
• NCAAM: WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE 60 NKU 87
• NCAAW: UC 37 #3 UCONN 80
• HUSKIES WIN 96TH STRAIGHT GAME AT HOME; NCAA RECORD
• NCAAW: #6 UK 69 #15 GEORGIA 64
• NCAAW: NEBRASKA 68 #10 OH STATE 82
• NCAAW: #13 PURDUE 82 INDIANA 60
• SAT. PLANNER: UC AT WVA, 3PM; XAVIER AT DAYTON, 1PM
• SAT.: #6 OH ST AT NEBRASKA, 8PM; ALABAMA AT #2 UK, NOON
• SAT.: MIAMI (OH) AT OU, 2PM; #1 SYRACUSE AT NOTRE DAME, 6PM
• ENQUIRER: UC’S HOME GAME ON MONDAY AGAINST #1 SYRACUSE IS SOLD OUT

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: CRUISE SHIP DISASTER
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: DEADLY FIGHT AT DOG PARK
• 4PM, DR. OZ: ARE YOU AT RISK FOR ALZHEIMER’S?
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

• FIRE AT CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL IN HEBRON.  STUDENTS EVACUATED TO NEARBY HIGH SCHOOL.  MIDDLE SCHOOL DISMISSED THIS MORNING AT 10:30.  THE DISTRICT IS WORKING TO ADVISE PARENTS AND WILL PROVIDE BUS SERVICE
• DEPUTY INJURED DURING CHASE IN SILVERTON LAST NIGHT.  DEPUTY TREATED & RELEASED FROM BETHESDA NORTH HOSPITAL
• WESTWOOD: UDF ROBBED; POLICE HAVE LEAD ON A SUSPECT
• MAN SHOT OVERNIGHT SHOWS UP AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.  POLICE SAY MAN WILL BE OKAY; SUSPECTS STILL ON THE RUN
• CINCINNATI BENGAL ADAM JONES TAKES PLEA DEAL FOR INCIDENT OUTSIDE DOWNTOWN CLUB.  HE PLEADED GUILTY TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT, RESISTING ARREST CHARGE DISMISSED.  WILL GET 1 YEAR PROBATION, NO JAIL TIME IF HE COMPLETES 50 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
• LOCAL LAWYER DUE IN COURT ON HEROIN CHARGES TODAY
• DRAKE CENTER IS EXPANDING WITH NEW REHAB HOSPITAL
• WARREN CO: RYAN WIDMER’S APPEAL FOR 4TH TRIAL DENIED
• NEWPORT POLICE INVESTIGATING WALGREEN’S ROBBERY OVERNIGHT
• NEWPORT POLICE ALSO LOOKING FOR SUSPECTS AFTER LATE-NIGHT SHOOTING TURNS INTO HOMICIDE.  VICTIM IDENTIFIED AS BUCKIE CULLUM, HAS EXTENSIVE DRUG HISTORY
• TOTAL QUALITY LOGISTICS TO ADD 50 JOBS IN ERLANGER

NATIONAL/WORLD NEWS

• CONFERENCE ON HOMELAND SECURITY HAPPENING AT WHITE HOUSE TODAY
• HOUSE EXPECTED TO PASS MEASURE ON GOVT’S BORROWING CAP.  MEASURE WOULD BLOCK RAISING CAP BY $1.2 TRILLION.  VOTE CONSIDERED SYMBOLIC SINCE PRESIDENT WOULD LIKELY VETO IT
• CAPTAIN OF ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP FACES MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES.  DEATH TOLL FROM CAPSIZED SHIP NOW STANDS AT 11
• 1,500 ‘OCCUPY’ MEMBERS PROTESTED WHITE HOUSE LAST NIGHT.  SMOKE BOMB WAS THROWN OVER WH FENCE; NO ARRESTS SO FAR
• HOLLYWOOD HILLS: MAN’S HEAD FOUND ON HIKING TRAIL NEAR ICONIC SIGN.  POLICE IN L.A. PLAN TO RELEASE SKETCH OF VICTIM
• WIKIPEDIA IS DOWN UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

BUSINESS NEWS

• TUESDAY ON WALL ST: DOW +60.01 (12,482) NASDAQ +17.41 (2,728) S&P +4.58 (1,293)
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH MIXED IN OVERNIGHT TRADING
• MARKETS IN EUROPE MIXED, TRENDING HIGHER
• OIL IS TRADING IN THE $101 PER BARREL RANGE
• GLOBAL BANK REPS RETURN TO GREECE TODAY
• BANKS, GREECE NEGOTIATING DEAL TO WRITE OFF SOME DEBT
• DEC. WHOLESALE PRICES DIPPED AS FOOD, ENERGY COSTS FELL; BUT CORE PRICES ROSE

SPORTS NEWS

• NCAAM: ARKANSAS 63 #2 UK 86
• ANTHONY DAVIS LEADS UK W/ 27 PTS, 14 BOARDS, 7 BLOCKS
• DAVIS SETS UK RECORD FOR BLOCKS IN SINGLE SEASON W/ 89
• NCAAM: #9 MICHIGAN ST 59 #20 MICHIGAN 60
• NCAAM: #10 GEORGETOWN 83 DEPAUL 75
• NCAAM: IOWA 68 PURDUE 75
• L-VILLE’S RAKEEM BUCKLES OUT FOR SEASON W/ KNEE INJURY.  BUCKLES SPENT 9 MOS. RECOVERING FROM PREVIOUS INJURY
• NCAAW: PITTSBURGH 44 #2 NOTRE DAME 120
• NOTRE DAME WOMEN: MOST LOPSIDED BIG EAST WIN EVER
• NFL: BENGALS MIKE ZIMMER OUT OF RUNNING FOR MIAMI JOB
• NFL: COLTS FIRE COACH JIM CALDWELL AFTER 2-14 SEASON
• NFL: JEFF FISHER INTRODUCED AS NEW COACH OF ST. LOUIS RAMS
• ANDREW LUCK’S UNCLE WILL SERVE AS AGENT FOR THE FORMER STANFORD STAR
• LUCK IS EXPECTED TO BE FIRST PICK IN UPCOMING APRIL DRAFT
• TOP RECRUIT QB GUNNER KIEL WILL PLAY FOOTBALL AT NOTRE DAME
• KIEL INITIALLY SAID HE WOULD PLAY FOR INDIANA HOOSIERS
• REDS, HOMER BAILEY AVOID ARBITRATION W/ $2.4M DEAL
• AUSTRALIAN OPEN: MARDY FISH 1ST TOP SEED TO LOSE

TODAY ON CHANNEL 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: FEARS AND PHOBIAS
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: BOY TAKES BLAME FOR BROTHER
• 4PM, DR. OZ: IS YOUR ORANGE JUICE SAFE TO DRINK?
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

• THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING… SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON… TEMPERATURES FALL, FLURRIES TONIGHT

Local News

• LEBANON POLICE IDENTIFY BODY FOUND IN QUARRY.  POLICE SAY MARK GATES’ CAR SLID INTO POND AT QUARRY
• CINCINNATI POLICE TRYING TO IDENTIFY BODY FOUND IN WESTWOOD ON MONDAY
• POLICE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN TEENS WHO STOLE CAR IN DELHI
• MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING WOMAN HEADS TO COURT TODAY
• SUSPECTED SERIAL RAPIST TRIAL EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN CINCINNATI
• MAN DUE IN COURT ON CHARGES HE BRUTALLY BEAT HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND
• SHARONVILLE JOB FAIR: 10AM-2PM TODAY, CONVENTION CENTER
• MEETING FOCUSED ON LIBERTY TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT IS PLANNED FOR TODAY
• CINCINNATI WANTS INPUT ON WESTERN HILLS VIADUCT PLAN.  INPUT MEETINGS ARE FROM 3-5PM, 6-8PM AT CAMP WASHINGTON REC CENTER
• JFS WORKER MAY TAKE PLEA DEAL TODAY IN STOLEN FOOD STAMPS CASE
• BATESVILLE CASKET COMPANY LOSING 100 JOBS.  OWNER OF SE INDIANA CASKET CO. CITES INDUSTRY SLOWDOWN
• NKU MAKING DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT AT 11AM
• LITTLE CAESARS ‘LOVE KITCHEN’ VISITS WALNUT HILLS TODAY.  ‘LOVE KITCHEN’ PROGRAM HELPS FEED FAMILIES IN NEED

National/World News

• CAPTAIN OF ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP THAT SANK HEADED TO COURT.  29 PEOPLE NOW MISSING, INCLUDING MINNESOTA COUPLE.  OFFICIALS CONCERNED FUEL FROM SHIP WILL LEAK INTO SEA
• SC DEBATE: RIVALS ATTACK MITT ROMNEY’S WORK W/ BAIN CAPITAL.  JON HUNTSMAN DROPS OUT OF GOP RACE, ENDORSES ROMNEY
• 10-YR-OLD BOY ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STABBING FRIEND IN EL CAJON, CA.  12-YR-OLD FRIEND DIED AT THE HOSPITAL
• MAN’S BODY FOUND IN COLORADO MOVIE THEATER’S BATHROOM.  66-YR-OLD MAN DIED OF A HEART ATTACK 5 DAYS EARLIER
• NOME, ALASKA GETTING 1.5 MILLION GALLONS OF FUEL.  ALASKAN TOWN HAS BEEN CUT OFF DUE TO MASSIVE SNOWFALL
• WIKIPEDIA BEING BLACKED OUT WEDNESDSAY TO PROTEST LEGISLATION.  WEBSITE SAYS IT’S AGAINST ANTI-PIRACY LEGISLATION
• WHITE HOUSE WANTS TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER’S BY 2025
• BUDGET CUTS SHRINKING PRE-KINDERGARTEN PGMS IN U.S.  MANY 3 & 4-YEAR-OLDS ARE FALLING BEHIND DUE TO CUTS

Business News

• U.S. FINANCIAL MARKETS REOPEN AFTER 3-DAY WEEKEND
• MANY BLUE CHIP COMPANIES REPORT EARNINGS THIS WEEK.  EARNINGS DUE FROM GOLDMAN SACHS, IBM, INTEL & MICROSOFT
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH HIGHER OVERNIGHT; CHINA’S INDEX JUMPS 4 PERCENT
• CHINA’S GROWTH IS SLOWING LESS THAN EXPECTED
• EUROPEAN MARKETS IN POSITIVE TERRITORY SO FAR
• EUROPE REACTS TO SUCCESSFUL SALE OF FRENCH GOVT BONDS
• OIL IS TRADING IN THE $100 PER BARREL RANGE
• ONLINE SHOE CO. ZAPPOS SAYS CUSTOMER DATABASE HACKED
• ZAPPOS SAYS FULL CREDIT CARD NUMBERS WERE NOT STOLEN
• BMW VOLUNTARILY RECALLING 89K MINI VEHICLES.  RECALL DUE TO WATER PUMP ISSUE, COULD CAUSE A FIRE.  CARS BEING RECALLED INCLUDE A VARIETY OF MINI COOPERS
• FOUNDER OF CRACKER BARREL RESTAURANT CHAIN HAS DIED.  DAN EVINS DIED IN LEBANON, TN, AT THE AGE OF 76

Sports News

• NCAAM: #23 LOUISVILLE 63 #21 MARQUETTE 74
• CARDS FALL DESPITE RACING OUT TO AN 18-2 LEAD
• NCAAM: NKU 60 BELLARMINE 64
• NCAAM: NOTRE DAME 58 RUTGERS 65
• #1 SYRACUSE WINS 20TH STRAIGHT, BEATS PITT 71-63
• JIM BOEHEIM TIES UK LEGEND ADOLPH RUPP, 4TH ON ALL-TIME WINS LIST
• NCAAM: #3 BAYLOR 74 #7 KANSAS 92
• A.P. TOP 5: SYRACUSE, UK, BAYLOR, DUKE, MISSOURI
• NBA: KYRIE IRVING SCORES 25, LEADS CAVS OVER CHARLOTTE
• NBA: OK CITY HANDS BOSTON CELTICS 5TH STRAIGHT LOSS
• REPORT: OUTFIELDER RYAN LUDWICK SIGNS 1-YR DEAL W/ REDS
• LUDWICK WAS AN ALL-STAR IN 2008 W/ ST. LOUIS
• NFL: BRONCOS SAY TIM TEBOW IS AT TOP OF DEPTH CHART
• HOF QB JOHN ELWAY WILL WORK W/ TEBOW’S PASSING GAME
• YAHOO: MIAMI LEANING TOWARD HIRING MIKE ZIMMER AS COACH.  ZIMMER IS CURRENTLY BENGALS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
• NHL: BLUE JACKETS DANE BYERS SUSPENDED FOR ILLEGAL HIT
• AUSTRALIAN OPEN: #6 SAM STOSUR FALLS IN WOMENS BRACKET
• HORSE RACING: FILLY HAVRE DE GRACE WINS HORSE OF THE YEAR

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: DEADLY TEEN TRENDS
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: EX-FRIENDS FIGHT OVER CUSTODY OF DOG
• 4PM, DR. OZ: SPIKED SUPPLEMENTS, ARE THEY OKAY FOR YOU?
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

Now that I’m a dad I tend to see things from even more angles than before. With that in mind I can’t help but wonder what my own dad must have felt as a kid when he saw such deplorable signs (at least I’m assuming that signs of segregation were fairly prevalent in central Kentucky in the 1940s and 50s). Since he’s already left this earth I suppose it’s a conversation that will have to wait, but I certainly hope that his heart grew heavier and heavier as he matured and realized all the awful bigotry the signs represented. All I know is that I’m grateful my sons don’t live in such an ugly world, and I have, in large part, Dr. King to thank for that.

May his legacy shine brightly for a long, long, long time..

Hope your weekend was a good one. Mine was filled with lots of football and basketball and plenty of playtime with my boys. Thomas is back on a “Toy Story” kick and watched the 3rd movie a couple times. Thank goodness that more and more movies made for little ones are so well done!

So all in all a somewhat boring weekend in the Dykes household but I won’t complain considering how busy things usually are.

Now onto some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..

MLK Day

• TODAY IS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
• FEDERAL HOLIDAY MARKS BIRTHDAY OF THE REV. DR. KING
• MLK DAY MARCH IS HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI
• MARCH GOES FROM FREEDOM CENTER TO MUSIC HALL W/ PRAYER SERVICE AT FTN SQUARE

Local News

• POLICE INVESTIGATING WRONG-WAY CRASH ON I-74
• TEEN SUSPECT IDENTIFIED IN MT. AUBURN HOMICIDE
• SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN WAS SHOT & KILLED IN CAMP WASHINGTON
• S. CUMMINSVILLE: STORE OWNER SHOT & KILLED ON SATURDAY
• POLICE USING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TO LOOK FOR SUSPECTS
• FELICITY: MOBILE HOME BURNS OVERNIGHT
• DRYER BLAMED FOR FIRE AT BETHANY SCHOOL IN GLENDALE
• 2-CAR CRASH LEAVES THOUSANDS W/OUT POWER ON WEST SIDE
• OHIO APPEALING DECISION TO DELAY EXECUTION ON WED.
• CHARLES LORRAINE CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR 1986 MURDER
• FEDERAL APPEALS COURT WANTS TO REVIEW CHANGES TO OH’S DEATH PENALTY

National/World News

• 6 PEOPLE NOW DEAD IN ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP CRASH, 16 MISSING
• CAPTAIN HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER, ABANDONING SHIP
• JON HUNTSMAN DROPS OUT OF GOP PRESIDENTIAL RACE
• HUNTSMAN ENDORSES MITT ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT
• AL-QAIDA MILITANTS TAKE CONTROL OF TOWN IN YEMEN
• MILITANTS FREE PRISON INMATES IN TOWN SOUTH OF YEMEN’S CAPITAL
• GOLDEN GLOBES: ‘THE ARTIST’ WINS 3 AWARDS
• ‘THE DESCENDANTS’ & GEORGE CLOONEY WIN GOLDEN GLOBES
• MERYL STREEP WINS FOR ‘THE IRON LADY’
• BOX OFFICE: ‘CONTRANBAND’ WINS WEEKEND W/ $24M
• ‘BEAUTY & THE BEAST 3D’ COMES IN 2ND FOLLOWED BY THE LATEST ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE’ MOVIE

Business News

• U.S. FINANCIAL MARKETS CLOSED TODAY DUE TO MLK HOLIDAY
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH LOWER OVERNIGHT
• MARKETS IN EUROPE MIXED, TRENDING HIGHER IN TRADING SO FAR
• MARKETS DIGESTING CREDIT DOWNGRADES IN MANY EURO NATIONS
• MARKETS FOCUSING ON GREECE’S EFFORTS TO DEAL W/ PRIVATE CREDITORS
• STUDY: NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS IN CHINA PASSES 500M
• OIL IS TRADING IN THE $99 PER BARREL RANGE

Sports News

• NFL PLAYOFFS: HOUSTON TEXANS 13 BALTIMORE RAVENS 20
• RAVENS NEXT PLAY AT NEW ENGLAND IN AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
• NFL PLAYOFFS: NY GIANTS 37 GREEN BAY PACKERS 20
• GIANTS NEXT PLAY AT SAN FRANCISCO IN NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
• NCAAM: #7 IU 63 #5 OH STATE 80
• LENZELLE SMITH LEADS BUCKEYES W/ CAREER-HIGH 28 PTS
• NCAAM: CLEVELAND ST 66 VALPARAISO 72
• NCAAW: #9 UK 66 SOUTH CAROLINA 58
• NCAAW: #11 OH STATE 64 MICHIGAN ST 56
• FBALL: OH STATE DISMISSES 2 PLAYERS FOR OFF-FIELD ISSUES
• DISMISSED PLAYERS: DEF. BACKS D. CLARKE, D. GAMBRELL
• PGA: JOHNSON WAGNER WINS SONY OPEN IN HAWAII BY 2 SHOTS
• TENNIS: 1ST GRAND SLAM OF YR IS UNDERWAY IN AUSTRALIA
• CLEVELAND: COLLEGE HOCKEY: #15 MICHIGAN 4 #2 OH STATE 1
• 25K FANS WATCH OHIO’S 1ST OUTDOOR COLLEGE HOCKEY GAME
• ECHL: CINCY CYCLONES 3 WHEELING 4

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: WOMAN SURVIVES ATTACK BY EX-HUSBAND
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: ROOMMATES FIGHT OVER DRUG RAID DAMAGES
• 4PM, DR. OZ: CAN YOU TRULY BE ADDICTED TO FOOD?
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

Not a ton of time to post because I need to finish Monday’s “Todd Tries It” segment. Speaking of.. Our 6 a.m. producer, Joe, suggested I check out a new product (for a future TTI segment) called the GoJo Hands Free phone/suction contraption. It’s one of those products that will make some of you say, “that’s completely ridiculous” while others will think, “where have you been all my life!” All I know is that I’m going to have to find one and try it out. Take a look for yourself here: www.gojohandsfree.com.

Was watching “Morning Joe” this morning and they played a clip from Jimmy Fallon’s show last night. Fallon may have outdone himself. He sang a song about Tim Tebow that mimics the melody, et al, of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” I find it pretty dang funny, and I’m even more in awe of the way Fallon combines music and comedy.

With that I’m out.. Have to keep on keepin’ on in our busy newsroom. With that in mind here are some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..

Local Forecast

• BITTER COLD AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY… SNOW SHOWERS WITH UP TO 0.5″ ACCUMULATION
• ANOTHER COATING POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT

Local News

• CREWS WORKING TO FIX WATER MAIN BREAK ON OHIO AVENUE IN FT. THOMAS.  MAIN IS NEAR WISE OWL PRESCHOOL
• MAN FIGHTING FOR LIFE AFTER SHOOTING ON WARSAW AVE.
• SUSPECT WANTED IN 2010 SHOOTING ARRESTED IN GEORGIA
• DRIVER WHO HIT CINCY COP ON COLUMBIA PKWY SENTENCED.  RAYMOND WEATHERS: 4 YRS, LICENSE SUSPENDED FOR LIFE
• VIGIL ON SATURDAY WILL REMEMBER KATELYN MARKHAM.  MARKHAM DISAPPEARED FROM FAIRFIELD HOME 5 MOS. AGO
• HUMAN RIGHTS COMM. UPHOLDS ‘WHITES ONLY’ POOL SIGN RULING.  COMMISSION SAYS LANDLORD VIOLATED CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS
• LOCAL LAWMAKER WANTS TO CHANGE AREA SPEED LIMIT TO 70

National/World News

• FDA: NO PLANS TO RECALL TAINTED ORANGE JUICE.  COCA-COLA SAYS JUICE TAINTED WITH FUNGICIDE
• NUCLEAR REGULATORS COMMENT ON BATHROOM TISSUE HOLDERS.  NRC: HOLDERS TAINTED W/ LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.  NRC SAYS ‘DUAL RIDGE METAL’ TISSUE HOLDERS POSE NO RISK.  HOLDERS SOLD AT BED BATH & BEYOND IN 20 STATES
• WHITE HOUSE: PRES. OBAMA TO ASK CONGRESS FOR ABILITY TO MERGE AGENCIES; MOVE IS AIMED AT STREAMLINING GOVT
• ONE WH PLAN WOULD MERGE 6 DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES THAT FOCUS ON COMMERCE AND TRADE
• NY TIMES: U.S. WARNS IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER, AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI; SAYS CLOSING STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS “RED LINE” THAT WOULD PROVOKE A RESPONSE
• MYANMAR FREES POLITICAL PRISONERS; MOVE TIED TO PRESIDENTIAL PARDON
• ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR SON OF ACTOR RYAN O’NEAL.  GRIFFIN O’NEAL FAILED TO APPEAR AT SENTENCING
• JOE PATERNO’S SON SAYS OUSTER OF DAD NOT HANDLED WELL
• DEFENSE SEC. WEIGHS IN ON DISTURBING VIDEO OF MARINES.  VIDEO SHOWS MARINES URINATING ON TALIBAN FIGHTERS.  OFFICIALS FEAR VIDEO WILL UNDERMINE AFGHAN PEACE TALKS

Business News

• THURSDAY ON WALL ST: DOW +21.57 (12,471) NASDAQ +13.94 (2,724) S&P +3.02 (1,295)
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH MIXED, TREND HIGHER
• MARKETS IN EUROPE MOSLTY HIGHER IN TRADING SO FAR
• SUCCESSFUL BOND ISSUE IN EUROPE EASING CONCERNS OVER THE SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS
• CHINA: CUSTOMERS ANGRY W/ APPLE THROW EGGS AT APPLE’S FLAGSHIP BEIJING STORE.  CUSTOMERS UPSET W/ CANCELLATION OF LAUNCH OF IPHONE 4S
• LAUNCH CANCELED DUE TO CONCERNS OVER CROWD SIZE
• U.S. TRADE DEFICIT CLIMBS TO 5-MONTH HIGH OF $47.8B; EXPORTS FALL, OIL IMPORTS RISE

Sports News

• NCAAM: MINNESOTA 77 #7 IU 74
• HOOSIERS 1ST LOSS AT HOME AFTER BEATING UK & OH STATE
• NCAAM: NKU 62 MISSOURI S&T 36
• NCAAM: JACKSONVILLE STATE 55 #15 MURRAY ST 66
• RACERS 1 OF 3 UNBEATEN TEAMS IN DIVISION ONE
• NCAAM: WRIGHT ST 38 MILWAUKEE 58
• NCAAM: #8 DUKE HOLDS OFF #16 VIRGINIA, 61-58
• NCAAW: #6 TENNESSEE 60 #9 KENTUCKY 61
• UK IS 1ST TEAM TO BEAT LADY VOLS IN 37 SEC GAMES
• A’DIA MATHIES HITS GAME-WINNER; FINISHES W/ 34 PTS
• NCAAW: NORTHWESTERN 72 #11 OH STATE 82
• NBA: KYRIE IRVING’S 26 LEADS CAVALIERS TO WIN OVER SUNS
• NBA: HAWKS CENTER AL HORFORD OUT 3 MOS. W/ INJURY
• NCAA PRESIDENT SUPPORTS 4-TEAM FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
• MARK EMMERT SAYS HE WON’T SUPPORT 16-TEAM TOURNAMENT
• ALABAMA’S RICHARDSON, LSU’S CLAIBORNE GOING PRO EARLY
• BOTH PLAYERS PROJECTED TOP 10 PICKS IN APRIL DRAFT
• OH LAWMAKER SUPPORTS PAYING ATHLETES STIPENDS
• PROPOSAL MADE BY CLAYTON LUCKIE, DEMOCRAT FROM DAYTON

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: TARNISHED TIARAS, BEAUTY QUEENS GONE BAD
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: REV. SUED OVER BALLOT SIGNATURES
• 4PM, DR. OZ: 4 DOCTOR’S ADVICE ON THE POWER TO HEAL
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

• NORTHSIDE UDF ROBBED; 2 MEN ARRESTED, 1 STILL AT LARGE
• HAMILTON: 2 PEDESTRIANS HIT; WOMAN DRAGGED 6 FEET
• MIDDLETOWN PD INVESTIGATING ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION
• GIRL SAYS MAN TRIED TO TAKE HER NEAR A SCHOOL BUS STOP
• GUILTY PLEA LIKELY: MAN WHO HIT COP ON COLUMBIA PKWY
• OFFICER HIT, SGT. RON SCHAEPER, NOW RECOVERING AT HOME
• HAMILTON: HRG. FOR MAN ACCUSED OF RAPING GIRL YEARS AGO
• 2 MEN ARRAIGNED IN COLLEGE HILL BURGLARY CASE
• POLICE SAY MEN WERE IMPERSONATING OFFICERS
• 3-DAY JOB FAIR: MOERLEIN LAGER HOUSE, 120 E FREEDOM WAY
• MOERLEIN JOB FAIR: 10AM-7PM TODAY & FRI; 9AM-5PM SAT.

National/World News

• MISSISSIPPI GOV. MAY HAVE VIOLATED CONSTITUTION
• CASE TIED TO PARDONS ISSUED BY FMR GOV. HALEY BARBOUR
• MARINES INVESTIGATING CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO OF SOLDIERS
• VIDEO: MARINES URINATING ON BODIES OF TALIBAN FIGHTERS
• VIDEO ON HEELS OF TALIBAN’S PUSH FOR AFGHAN PEACE TALKS
• U.S. CUTTING BACK STAFF AT SYRIAN EMBASSY
• OFFICIALS: CUTBACKS ARE TIED TO SECURITY CONCERNS
• NATIONAL WX SERVICE SAYS TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH NC
• KATY PERRY WINS BIG WITH 5 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
• FINAL ‘HARRY POTTER’ MOVIE RECEIVES 4 AWARDS

Business News

• DOW -13.02 (12,449) NASDAQ +8.26 (2,710) S&P +.40 (1,292)
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH MIXED, MOSTLY LOWER OVERNIGHT
• INVESTORS WORRIED ABOUT CHINA’S LATEST INFLATION REPORT
• GERMANY REPORTS SLOWING GROWTH AT THE END OF 2011
• MARKETS IN EUROPE HIGHER IN EARLY TRADING
• OIL IS TRADING IN THE $101 PER BARREL RANGE
• JAPAN LIMITS IRANIAN OIL; SUPPORTS U.S. SANCTIONS
• RETAIL SALES CLIMB IN DECEMBER; CLOSE OUT RECORD YEAR W/ 7.7 PERCENT ANNUAL INCREASE
• WEEKLY APPLICATIONS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS JUMP TO 399,000 DUE TO SEASONAL LAYOFFS
• LATEST FED SURVEY: U.S. ECONOMY ENDED 2011 W/ STRENGTH
• RAYMOND JAMES BUYING MORGAN KEEGAN IN $1.8B DEAL

Sports News

• NCAAM: DUQUESNE 50 XAVIER 78
• FRESHMAN DEZ WELLS LEADS MUSKIES W/ 16 PTS, 9 BOARDS
• X WINS BACK-TO-BACK GAMES,; 1ST TIME SINCE BRAWL W/ UC
• NCAAM: #2 UK 68 AUBURN 53
• BOTH ANTHONY DAVIS & DORON LAMB SCORE 14 PTS FOR UK
• NCAAM: MIAMI (OH) 67 KENT ST 71
• NCAAM: BUFFALO 52 OHIO U. 60
• NCAAM: DAYTON 73 ST. BONAVENTURE 81
• NCAAM: WAYNESBURG 62 THOMAS MORE 70
• NCAAW: XAVIER 49 DUQUESNE 68
• #1 RANKED SYRACUSE IS NOW 18-0 AFTER BEATING VILLANOVA
• TOP #25: MISSOURI, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE ALL WIN
• NBA: CHRIS PAUL LEADS L.A. CLIPPERS OVER MIAMI. 95-89
• KOBE BRYANT’S 40 PTS HELPS LAKERS BEAT UTAH IN OT
• DALLAS MAVERICKS BEAT BOSTON CELTICS, 90-85
• INDY COLTS HIRE EAGLES EXEC. RYAN GRIGSON AS GM
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS NAME MIKE MULARKEY NEW HEAD COACH
• KELLY CLARKSON WILL SING NATIONAL ANTHEM AT SUPER BOWL
• QB ROBERT GRIFFIN III GOING PRO, SKIPPING LAST YR AT BAYLOR
• NHL: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS STAR SIDNEY CROSBY READY TO RESUME SKATING
• CROSBY HAS BEEN OUT W/ CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS SINCE DEC.

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: WOMAN HELD CAPTIVE, SAVED BY FACEBOOK
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: WOMEN ARGUE OVER FREE RENT
• 4PM, DR. OZ: HOW DOES GOLDIE HAWN STAY SO YOUNG?
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5