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Officials close the 4th Street bridge in Franklin for asphalt work

Officials close the 4th Street bridge in Franklin for asphalt work
WAY. WELL THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE FAKE ACTIVE SHOOTER CALLS INTENSE FIRES TODAY. LOCAL POLICE AND THE FBI WORKING THE CASE AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS IN JUST A NUMBER OF STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND THANKS A LOT FOR JOINING US. I’M MIKE DARDIS. AND GOOD EVENING TO YOU. I’M SHEREE PAOLELLO. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT PANICKED PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN AT LEAST TEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS OHIO ALONE. WLWT NEWS 5 BRIAN HAMRICK LIVE FOR US IN SHARON VILLE WITH TODAY’S DEVELOPMENTS. AND BRIAN, WHAT’S THE VERY LATEST? YEAH, SURE. WELL, WE JUST TALKED TO ONE OF THE OFFICERS HERE AND WE’VE LEARNED THAT THE FBI IS TAKING OVER THE LEAD ON THIS CASE NOW. AND IT’S BECAUSE OF THOSE OTHER CALLS AND THOSE OTHER STATES NOW. THEY MET WITH FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY’VE TALKED TO OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS. EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CASE ON FRIDAY TALKING ABOUT WHAT WENT WELL, WHERE DIFFERENT AREAS WHERE THEY MIGHT BE TO IMPROVE. AND WE’VE OBTAINED SOME NEW INFORMATION TO SHOW YOU WHY AT LEAST SOME OF THESE CASES IN OHIO MIGHT BE LINKED. AT PRISON. HIGH SCHOOL, THE FIRST LESSON OF THE DAY CAME BEFORE STUDENTS GOT INTO CLASS IN AN OLD SCHOOL TEXT WITH LETTERS ABOUT THREE FEET TALL. STUDENTS BEGAN ARRIVING BEFORE SUNRISE ON WHAT HAD TO SEEM LIKE THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY FOR MANY WHO HAD TO ENDURE. WHAT HAPPENED FRIDAY. FRIDAY WAS VERY INTENSE I MEAN, PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. THERE WERE COPS RUNNING BY ME. I MEAN, WE HEARD BANGING ON DOORS LIKE ALL THE INTRUSION STUFF. SO, I MEAN, IT WAS VERY INTENSE FRIDAY WHEN IN BROOKS’S RETURNING RELUCTANTLY ALONG WITH OTHERS A JOB, SCHOOL THAT HARDLY ALL AFTER A THREAT WAS CALLED INTO PRINCETON FRIDAY SAYING IT WAS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER AT THE TIME, NO ONE KNEW IT WAS A HOAX. PARENTS GATHER THE VINEYARD CHURCH AND WERE SHAKEN EVEN AFTER THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS FAKE. MY DAUGHTER CALLED AND SAID, THERE’S AN ACTIVE SHOOTER AND I’M HIDING RIGHT NOW AND I CAN’T TELL YOU THE EMOTION THAT WENT THROUGH ME AT THAT MOMENT. THE CALLER SAID THE SHOOTER HAD INJURED TEN AND WAS WEARING BODY ARMOR. THIS A PORTION OF THAT 911 CALL. LISTEN TO THE HEAVILY ACCENTED VOICE IN THE WORDS USED. HE OPENED FIRE ON THE STUDENTS AND GOT INJURED NEXT TO OUR CLASSROOM. IT TURNS OUT THIS WASN’T THE ONLY SCHOOL TO GET SIMILAR CALLS. ANOTHER ONE FROM SPRINGFIELD. OHIO, THREE APPARENTLY CLOSE TO YET ANOTHER AT BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL IN DAYTON. HELLO. WE’RE GOING TO ACTIVE SHOOTER AT BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL AT ABOUT TEN SCHOOLS AROUND OHIO. GOT THE CALL. POLICE RESPONDED TO FAKE CALLS IN OTHER STATES, TOO. NOW, THE FBI AND LOCAL POLICE ARE INVESTING GATING AS THE DUST FROM THE SCARE IS STILL SETTLING. YEAH. NOW THOSE FAKE CALLS WERE CALLED SWATTING IN OHIO. THERE’S NO SPECIFIC FAKE LAW THAT TARGETS THAT. BUT THERE ARE SOME IN THE WORKS REPORTING LIVE, BRIAN HAMRICK. WLWT NEWS 5. AND AM WONDERING IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THESE SWATTING CALLS HERE AT THE STATE LEVEL? YEAH, THERE’S LEGISLATION IN BOTH THE HOUSE, THE SENATE RIGHT NOW FOR A SPECIFIC CIVIC LAW THAT WOULD LOOK AT SWATTING. RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE TO USE INDUCING PANIC, MAKING A FALSE REPORT. THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. THIS WOULD BE MORE SPECIFIC AND WOULD HELP PROSECUTE WHEN THEY HAVE A CASE LIKE THIS. SURE. ALL RIGHT. BRIAN HAMRICK REPORTING LIVE FOR US. BRIAN, THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. MANY PEOPLE NOW ON HIGH ALERT FOLLOWING FRIDAY’S ACTIVE SHOOTER HOAX AT PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL THIS WEEK. A BRAND NEW ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING CENTER OPENED IN ERLANGER, KENTUCKY. IT TEACHES LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOW TO REACT AND BEST PROTECT THEMSELVES IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. AGENTS OFFER LIFE SAVING SKILLS CALLED A LIFE EV, WHICH STANDS FOR ASSESS LEAVE, IMPEDE VIOLENCE AND EXPOSE. I THINK IT’S VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. YOU KNOW, POLICE CAN’T BE EVERYWHERE. NOT EVERYBODY CAN AFFORD PRIVATE SECURITY. SO AT THAT POINT. YOU KNOW, AN INDIVIDUAL IS PROTECTION AND SAFETY OF THEIR FAMILY, THEIR FRIENDS AND THEIR ULTIMATELY THEIR CASTLE, THEIR HOUSE. RIGHT. RELIES ON THEMSELF. SO TOMORROW MORNING ON WLWT NEWS 5 FIVE TODAY, WE’RE GOING TO TAKE YOU FURTHER INSIDE THE TRAINING FACILITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO PUT UP A STRONG FIGHT AND STAY PROTECTIVE AND ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION. KENTUCKY SCHOOL SHOOTER WHO KILLED THREE PEOPLE 25 YEARS AGO WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON. TODAY, THE STATE PAROLE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTED FOR MICHAEL NEAL TO SERVE OUT THAT SENTENCE. CARNIVAL OPENED FIRE AT HEATH HIGH SCHOOL BACK IN 1997, WHILE LAST WEEK THE NOW 39 YEAR OLD TOLD THE PAROLE BOARD HE STILL HEARS VOICES THAT TELL HIM TO DO BAD THINGS. THE CHAIR PERSON TELLING CARNIVAL THAT THEIR DECISION DUE TO T
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Officials close the 4th Street bridge in Franklin for asphalt work
The Ohio Department of Transportation announced the closure of a route in Warren County for asphalt work. Click the video player above to watch other evening headlines from WLWT News 5 The 4th Street bridge over Interstate 75 in the City of Franklin will be closed beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The closure is necessary while ODOT crews work on the asphalt approach to the bridge. The closure will remain in effect until 2:30 p.m. Crews may return at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 to complete any unfinished work. During the closure, a detour will be available via Sharts Road, Central Avenue, and Riley Boulevard in Franklin. Authorities advise motorists to use additional caution near the work zone. For live traffic updates, click here. 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.

The Ohio Department of Transportation announced the closure of a route in Warren County for asphalt work.

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

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The 4th Street bridge over Interstate 75 in the City of Franklin will be closed beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

The closure is necessary while ODOT crews work on the asphalt approach to the bridge.

The closure will remain in effect until 2:30 p.m.

Crews may return at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 to complete any unfinished work.

During the closure, a detour will be available via Sharts Road, Central Avenue, and Riley Boulevard in Franklin.

Authorities advise motorists to use additional caution near the work zone.

For live traffic updates, click here.

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.