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<\/p>\nGas-fed structure fire now knocked down; Dixie Highway reopens<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLEADING THE WAY. 5 A.M. YOUR KIDS MIGHT BE SWEATING AGAIN AT THE BUS STOP, BUT RELIEF IS ON THE WAY. GOOD MORNING, I\u2019M MEGAN MITCHELL, STEVEN ALBRITTON WITH KELLY RIPPIN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THAT RELIEF WILL COME AFTER A ROUND OF STORMS LATER TODAY. IT\u2019S A WEATHER IMPACT DAY. METEOROLOGIST RANDI RICO TIMING OUT WHEN WE COULD SEE DOWNPOURS AND POTENTIALLY LIGHTNING IMPACTING AFTERNOON PRACTICE. STEVENS GOT TO WORK THE DEFENSE WITH THIS SOCCER TEAM. GAME ONE SATURDAY. WE\u2019VE GOT TO GET IT GOING. I GET IT. ABSOLUTELY WE ARE. AND WE WERE MOVING OUR PRACTICES BACK LATER INTO THE EVENING TO KIND OF AVOID THE HEAT, BUT WE MIGHT HIT THE BIGGER ROUND OF STORMS. SO IT\u2019S GOING TO BE AN AFTERNOON. WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION. WE\u2019LL HAVE THIS BIG COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH, AND YOU CAN SEE AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING, CHECK OUT THE LIGHTNING STORM THAT IS ONGOING FROM NORTHERN PORTIONS OF INDIANA BACK IN THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SO THIS IS MOVING IN OUR DIRECTION SLOWLY AND WILL IMPACT US IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SO AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT HERE TODAY, IT IS A WEATHER IMPACT DAY. THE MORNING IS GOING TO BE VERY MUGGY, WILL WARM THINGS UP. IT WILL GENERALLY BE DRY. IN FACT, TODAY TEMPERATURES SHOULD HIT THE LOW 90S BEFORE THE STORMS KICK IN. BUT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND SPECIFICALLY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING, THUNDERSTORMS WITH A LOT OF LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN, MAYBE SOME GUSTY WINDS WITH THAT. BUT I THINK YOU\u2019RE JUST GOING TO NOTICE THESE ARE GOING TO BE ATTENTION GETTERS. YOU\u2019RE GOING TO HEAR THE THUNDER, SEE A LOT OF LIGHTNING WITH THIS SYSTEM INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SO HERE\u2019S YOUR 12 HOUR FORECAST EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES CLIMBING THROUGH THE 70S WILL BE WELL UP INTO THE 80S BY NOON. AND THEN SEEING THAT HIGH TODAY, RIGHT BEFORE THE STORMS REALLY START TO KICK IN. SO TWO, THREE, 4:00, TEMPERATURES UP INTO THE LOW 90S AND THEN MORE LIKELY TO SEE THE STORMS INTO THE EVENING. I\u2019M GOING TO GO HOUR BY HOUR THROUGH THAT FUTURECAST HERE. COMING UP. LET\u2019S SEE WHAT\u2019S HAPPENING EARLY THIS MORNING ON THE ROADS. KELLY, RIGHT NOW RANDI THINGS SEEM PRETTY QUIET, WHICH IS A LOVELY WAY TO START THE DAY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU\u2019RE GETTING A JUMP START. IT DID FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE OUT EARLY, AT LEAST WHEN I WAS COMING IN AT 330. HERE\u2019S A LOOK AT THE HILL. I KIND OF CAME THROUGH THIS AREA AND YEAH, THERE\u2019S A GOOD AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC OUT THERE THIS MORNING. SO WE\u2019RE WATCHING THINGS FOR YOU PRETTY CLOSELY, BUT NOTHING MAJOR GOING ON, WHICH WE LOVE. SO EXCLAMATION POINTS USUALLY JUST HAVE A CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SOMETIMES A TRUCK THAT HAS PULLED OFF FOR THE NIGHT ALL GREENE THOUGH ACROSS OUR MAP, WHICH WE LOVE TO SEE THERE AS WELL. AND THE DRY FORECAST FOR AT LEAST THE MORNING COMMUTE, MAKING TODAY A PRETTY EASY MORNING. LOOKS LIKE THERE\u2019S A LITTLE BIT OF SLOW TRAFFIC COMING IN 74, BUT I WOULDN\u2019T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT. IT\u2019S RIGHT AT THE INTERCHANGE AT 275. TRAVEL TIMES LOOKING EXCELLENT THIS MORNING AS WELL. A REMINDER WITH BACK TO SCHOOL PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE USE CAUTION. WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE TALKING MORE ABOUT BUS RULES AND HOW YOU NEED TO NAVIGATE THE ROADS. WITH THE BUSSES OUT THERE AS WELL. COMING UP. MEGAN. ABSOLUTELY, KELLY. THANK YOU. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. CITY SERVICES IN MIDDLETOWN BEING AFFECTED BY WHAT OFFICIALS ARE CALLING A CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT. THIS ALL STARTED OVER THE WEEKEND. IT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT WLWT NEWS FIVE\u2019S GIACOMO LUCA LIVE FOR US FROM MIDDLETOWN CITY BUILDING AND GIACOMO. THAT\u2019S WHERE A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS ARE TAKING PLACE. YEAH, THAT\u2019S RIGHT. MEGAN, AS IT STANDS, ALL CITY SERVICES AT THE BUILDING HERE BEHIND ME AT THE CITY BUILDING, THEY ARE GOING TO BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THAT INCLUDES PUBLIC RECORDS, PAYING INCOME TAX, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS UTILITY BILLING. NOW, OFFICIALS DO SAY THAT YOU CAN STILL PAY ANY INVOICES FOR UTILITY UTILITIES ONLINE, BUT THERE IS A CREDIT CARD CHARGE THAT COMES ALONG WITH THAT. AS LONG AS THIS BUILDING IS CLOSED, YOUR UTILITIES AREN\u2019T GOING TO BE SHUT OFF. EVEN IF YOU DON\u2019T PAY THAT. ACCORDING TO THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN. YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW 911 SERVICES ARE STILL WORKING, BUT THE DEPARTMENT\u2019S MAIN LINE IS CURRENTLY DOWN. THE MUNICIPAL COURTS, THEY\u2019RE STILL RUNNING ON A NORMAL SCHEDULE. HOWEVER, THE CITY HAS NOT SAID ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT THIS CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT IS, OR IF ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION WAS COMPROMISED. WE COULD LEARN MORE TONIGHT AS CITY COUNCIL MEETS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS INCIDENT. NOW WE\u2019VE MADE MANY CALLS TO GET THE CITY AS MORE INFORMATION FROM THE CITY. MEANWHILE, THIS ALL COMES OFF THE HEELS OF SEVERAL RANSOMWARE INCIDENTS AND OTHER CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED PLACES LIKE CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO KETTERING HEALTH. WE\u2019RE LIVE HERE IN MIDDLETOWN, GIACOMO LUCA. WLWT NEWS FIVE GIACOMO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, LOTS MORE TO COME THERE, AND WE\u2019LL BE BRINGING YOU ALL OF THOSE UPDATES WITH MORE STUDENTS HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY, WE\u2019VE GOT YOU COVERED ON WHAT TO EXPECT. OUR TEAM IS SPREAD ACROSS GREATER CINCINNATI, MAKING SURE YOU AND YOUR KIDS HAVE A GREAT START TO THE NEW YEAR. SO WE START WITH WLWT NEWS FIVE\u2019S NICOLE APONTE TRACKING NEW CONSTRUCTION AT READING COMMUNITY CITY SCHOOLS AS THE DISTRICT WELCOMES BACK ITS JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TODAY. NIKOLE ALWAYS VERY EXCITING. KELLY. ALWAYS EXCITED TO HEAR THOSE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING BECAUSE THAT MEANS THERE\u2019S GROWTH HERE IN THE DISTRICT. STUDENTS WILL SOON HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THEIR PASSIONS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. VERY EARLY ON IN THEIR CAREER OVER AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A MAKERSPACE IS SOON TO BE FINISHED, AND HERE, THE JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH IN INNOVATION SPACE IS WELL UNDERWAY. THAT CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED OVER THIS PAST SUMMER. THE DISTRICT. THIS IS ALL POSSIBLE THANKS TO A $2 MILLION STATE GRANT MEANT FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. SOON THERE WILL BE STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT WHERE STUDENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT CAREERS IN ANYTHING FROM BUSINESS AND HEALTH CARE TO CONSTRUCTION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. SEVENTH TO 12TH GRADERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THIS SPACE AS PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM. IT WILL ALSO GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE COLLEGE READINESS PATHWAYS PROGRAM OFFERED HERE. THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THIS WORK MAKES A DIFFERENCE. WE\u2019RE PROVIDING THEM OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT THEY\u2019RE PREPARED AND THAT THEY\u2019RE EXCITED THAT HIGH SCHOOL IS NO LONGER JUST A COLLECTION OF COURSES THAT I HAVE TO TAKE IN ORDER TO HAVE A DEGREE. WHAT IS THEIR NEXT? WHAT ARE THEY FOCUSED ON? AND THAT\u2019S WHAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS PLATFORM TO FUEL THAT EXCITEMENT. AS FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL\u2019S MAKERSPACE, THE FOCUS THERE IS GOING TO BE ON STEM AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING. THE PLAN IS TO HAVE BOTH OF THESE SPACES UP AND RUNNING BY EARLY FEBRUARY, AND THEN COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. WE\u2019RE ALSO GOING TO SHOW YOU THESE TWO NEW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS THAT THE DISTRICT IS PILOTING THIS YEAR. REPORTING LIVE IN R\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Gas-fed structure fire now knocked down; Dixie Highway reopens<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:10 AM EDT Aug 19, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tA building fire is happened on South Main Street near Dixie Highway in Franklin. Dixie Highway has reopened and traffic is slowly moving back to normal. According to the City of Franklin officials, the fire is being fed by a gas line at the Franklin Yards building. One person has been reported with an injury. The extent and severity of the injury has not been confirmed. The City of Franklin police and fire departments responded to the scene. This story was curated by Hearst’s WLWT Alert Desk.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\u2019s App Store and on Google Play.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.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tFRANKLIN, Ohio \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n A building fire is happened on South Main Street near Dixie Highway in Franklin. <\/p>\n Dixie Highway has reopened and traffic is slowly moving back to normal. <\/p>\n According to the City of Franklin officials, the fire is being fed by a gas line at the Franklin Yards building. <\/p>\n One person has been reported with an injury. The extent and severity of the injury has not been confirmed. <\/p>\n The City of Franklin police and fire departments responded to the scene. <\/p>\n This story was curated by Hearst’s WLWT Alert Desk.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s App Store<\/a> and on Google Play<\/a>.<\/p>\n