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12-07-2025
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Kentucky school official resigns after allegedly calling to ‘shoot Republicans' on social media
A local Kentucky school board chairman resigned after a social media post resurfaced of him allegedly calling to 'shoot Republicans.' Jeffrey Miller, who had served as chairman of Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District since 2016, resigned Thursday, the newly-elected chairperson, Sara Shackelford-Ross, announced. Miller's social media post, reacting to a mass shooting that took place in Jacksonville, Florida in 2018, reportedly said, 'i'd be ok with the NRA if these psychos were just once the victims of a mass shooting. WINK WINK: please shoot republicans.' Kentucky Republican state representative Steven Doan said the social media comment resurfaced after he received complaints from his constituents this spring. 'This began with a request that the school reopen a track at the High School. I made a post about it on my Facebook page to see where the community stood. This is when I began receiving social media messages from community members. They said that they wanted to publicly support me and my position, but they feared retaliation,' Doan told Fox News Digital. Doan revealed to Fox News Digital a text message from one of his constituents raising concerns about Miller's alleged social media post. 3 Jeffrey Miller's old Facebook posts resurfaced before his resignation on July 10, 2025. WCPO 9/YouTube The text message read, 'I cannot make it to the meeting tonight and I fear for my son's graduation if I post something public. I hope you know the kind of men Chad Molley and Jeffery Miller are for this meeting. The superintendent is allowing a board member to stay on the board after threatening mass shootings against Republicans by the NRA.' The text message read further, 'Yes, he apologized but as a hush-hush, so kids could play football in 2020. It was a concession. Yes, it is old news, but as a public figure, he is, well should be, held to a higher standard, especially to affect children. I spoke with a member of the board already and was informed he has to not be elected again. I do not think enough people know what he did in 2020.' Doan wrote an op-ed calling for Miller's resignation in June after learning about Miller calling for 'political violence.' 3 Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District school board holds a meeting on July 10, 2025. WCPO 9/YouTube 3 Kentucky State Rep. Steve Doan speaks after Miller's resignation. WCPO 9/YouTube More backlash against Miller's social media post then ensued. 'I posted the op-ed and was informed of more comments. I was told by a friend at the County Clerk's office that she had received a phone call asking about the process of school board resignations specific to the Erlanger-Elsmere School Board just days after the op-ed,' Doan told Fox News Digital. When Miller officially resigned, Doan reacted to the news by posting on X, saying, 'It took the entire community to remove this man, now we must find a replacement who will stand up for our children and community.' When Fox News Digital asked to confirm Miller's controversial social media post, Shackelford-Ross and Vice Chairperson Rachel B. Retherford declined to comment Fox News Digital also reached out to Miller for comment. The district, which serves nearly 2,400 students and eight schools in Kenton County, reportedly began a search to fill the vacancy for a new board member on Thursday. 'We are required to publicly post the vacancy for two weeks and accept applications. The remaining board members will then vote to appoint a new member within 60 days of the resignation,' Retherford told Fox News Digital. According to the Cincinnati Inquirer, the board said that 'Miller publicly apologized for the social media comments years ago.'
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11-07-2025
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Man in confrontation with WCPO weatherman Steve Raleigh found not guilty of menacing
After a three-day trial, the man who confronted WCPO meteorologist Steve Raleigh after a minor vehicle crash in a restaurant parking lot was found not guilty of menacing but guilty of a lesser disorderly conduct charge and ordered to pay a $50 fine. Troy Morrow − whose 76-year-old mother suffered facial fractures and a concussion after being knocked to the pavement by Raleigh's son during the incident − was visibly relieved after the jury in Hamilton County Municipal Court announced its decision. Walking out of the courtroom with his attorneys from the county public defender's office, Morrow began to cry, apparently with relief. He declined to comment. Raleigh left the courtroom soon after the verdict was announced. The case surrounded the aftermath of a minor vehicle crash that happened June 22, 2024, in the parking lot of the Montgomery Inn Boathouse. Morrow, a Boathouse employee, had asked his parents to pick him up that night, after he severely cut his hand on broken glass. Morrow, who would ride his bicycle from Covington to the Boathouse, believed he needed stitches. Morrow's mother, father and cousin arrived in a Ford F-150 pickup. Soon after, a Cadillac Escalade driven by Raleigh's son, Carter, struck the pickup. That ultimately led to a verbal confrontation between Morrow, 47, and Steve Raleigh. Raleigh testified during the trial that Morrow said, "I'm going to (expletive) you up," before taking off one of the two shirts he was wearing and then aggressively approached him. That testimony was at the heart of the case, which was handled by city prosecutors. Troy Morrow's cousin videorecorded some of the incident on a cellphone but the alleged threat cannot be clearly heard in the video. 'It's not there," one of Morrow's attorneys, Mariah Woeste, said during closing arguments. 'The threat did not happen.' Another of Raleigh's sons, Kyle, ran up, and punched Morrow in the head before pinning him to the pavement. In response, Morrow's father approached Kyle Raleigh from behind, struck him and tried to get him off his son. Morrow's father and mother were both knocked to the ground. Menacing is a low-level misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail. The disorderly conduct charge is an even lower-level misdemeanor. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Man in incident with WCPO's Steve Raleigh found not guilty of menacing
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16-06-2025
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Amusement park guests told to keep mouths shut on rides due to cicada swarms
Cicada Brood 14 has emerged in parts of the eastern U.S., and they're causing quite a stir. Visitors to Kings Island Amusement and Waterpark in Mason, Ohio, were recently advised to keep their mouths closed on rides to prevent a close encounter with a flying cicada. A series of viral videos shows guests swatting and running away from cicadas at Kings Island. Their loud chirps dominate the scene. "They literally land on you and fly into your face!" TikTok user Kyla Renee Carter said in a video upload caption. Local media reports the cicadas are "covering" every tree in the area, and their noises are drowning out the sounds of the rides. TikTok user Brittanyhunter273 said cicada activity seems to die down at the park after 5 p.m., making evenings the best time to visit. periodical cicadas are here. welcome brood xiv — emmrich volkarin's wife guy (@feedorahe) June 11, 2025 Dr. Gene Kritsky from Mount St. Joseph University told WCPO Brood 14 has "history" in the region, having first been spotted by the pilgrims in 1634. A cicada brood represents a group of periodical cicadas that emerge en masse in a certain area after spending the first 13 or 17 years underground. This particular brood has a 17-year life cycle. An emergence typically lasts between 4 and 6 weeks. During that time, cicadas shed their exoskeleton, mate, lay eggs, and then die. The cycle then repeats. The last time Brood 14 emerged was in 2008. We'll see them again in 2042. Header image: Created by Cheryl Santa Maria for The Weather Network using elements from Canva Pro.
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12-06-2025
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‘Keep your mouth closed;' Kings Island visitors joined by thousands of cicadas
Cicadas from Brood 14 have made their way to one of the area's favorite summer spots. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'This brood, Brood 14, was first seen by the pilgrims in 1634. There's a little bit of American history involved with this particular brood,' Dr. Gene Kritsky from Mount St. Joseph University told our news partners at WCPO. Over the weekend, several people shared their experiences on TikTok of cicadas joining them at Kings Island, including Butler County mom Hope Daniels. Daniels shared the moment where her young son Oliver realized a cicada had decided to land on his shirt as they entered the park. Daniels shared the moment where her young son Oliver realized a cicada had decided to land on his shirt as they entered the park. TRENDING STORIES: Air India flight crashes moments after takeoff, more than 240 on board Missing 24-year-old woman found 'safe,' police say Officers arrest armed scooter rider, recover suspect meth during traffic stop 'He loves all things bugs and earth, but when it comes to the cicadas, I don't know if it's the legs or the noises that they make; it creeps him out,' Daniels said. Daniels was one of many people sharing their cicada-filled trip to the amusement park over the weekend. 'I think we are starting to embrace and make them our friends. We're taking them with us on the roller coasters, we are loving on them, so I'm hoping that it's moving more from fear to embracing and loving the cicadas,' Daniels said. Kritsky said that if you're enjoying your day at Kings Island over the coming weeks, he does have one important piece of advice. 'Just enjoy the cicadas and when you're on the ride, keep your mouth closed,' Kritsky said. Daniels said her 6-year-old already knew that advice and made sure everyone else with him was prepared. 'So, while boarding our first roller coaster of the night, he reminded our group that we all needed to keep our mouths tightly sealed so we did not get a cicada in the mouth. And he was very proud at the end when we told me that he had not screamed the entire roller coaster,' Daniels said. You can learn more about cicadas and their cycles by going to the Cicada Safari website. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
