Connor Steffen

2 days ago | wcpo.com | Molly Schramm |Connor Steffen

DAYTON, Ohio — Former Milford City Manager Michael Doss was found guilty on a charge related to attempting to buy sex from a 15-year-old. The trial against Doss began in April and concluded Wednesday, where he was found guilty on one count of importuning. A spokesperson for the Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office said Doss will be sentenced Wednesday, July 2.

1 week ago | wcpo.com | Connor Steffen

CINCINNATI — During a Cincinnati City Council meeting on Wednesday, leaders from the Cincinnati Police Department, Cincinnati Parks and the Cincinnati Recreation Commission presented summer violence prevention programs — with the key being collaboration between all three entities. "We know, to reduce violence in our city, we need more than a police response," community advocate Iris Roley told the council.

2 weeks ago | wcpo.com | Connor Steffen

CINCINNATI — As Ohio classrooms mark the final days of this school year, students across the state could return in the fall to new policy changes surrounding cell phone use. That is, if Senate Bill 158 is enacted. The proposed legislation passed the Ohio Senate last week in a 30-2 vote. If signed into law, it would require every Ohio public school to adopt a policy banning students from using cell phone during instructional hours.

2 weeks ago | wcpo.com | Connor Steffen

CINCINNATI — A group of a dozen or so, including nurses who work at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, gathered on Wednesday to protest looming job cuts within the Department of Veterans Affairs. VA Secretary Doug Collins recently announced plans to slash 15% of department jobs by August as part of a reorganization effort. “This administration is finally going to give the veterans what they want,” Collins said in a March video.

3 weeks ago | wcpo.com | Jay Shakur |Connor Steffen

CINCINNATI — Nearly 25 years after the Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement was established to implement systemic reform in the Cincinnati Police Department, the police shooting of 18-year-old Ryan Hinton has raised questions about the reform's effectiveness. Community leader Iris Roley, the city's Collaborative Agreement Sustainability Coordinator, expressed the sentiments of many in the wake of the tragedy.