Maddy Schmidt

2 weeks ago | wcpo.com | Dan Monk |Paula Christian |Maddy Schmidt

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County are asking Ohio lawmakers to spend $350 million on renovations to Paycor Stadium. Their surprise request comes one day after the Ohio House passed a budget that included $600 million in state bonds to help build a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns.

1 month ago | wcpo.com | De'Jah Gross |Maddy Schmidt

SHARONVILLE, Ohio — The Princeton City School District faces major cuts and a potential school closure if an emergency operating levy fails to pass on the May ballot. According to board president Jon Simons, a $10.6 million levy failed in November, resulting in 40 staff cuts and a hiring freeze. "The majority of the budget are wages, benefits, contracts or supplementals, those types of things," said Simons. "So we’ve had to reduce those.

1 month ago | wcpo.com | Valerie Lyons |Maddy Schmidt

WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. — More than a century of history came to a crumbling end in Grant County over the weekend when storms swept through the Northern Kentucky community. The front half of the old Williamstown Presbyterian Church was destroyed Saturday night after strong wind gusts bested the historic structure, causing the steeple to topple and collapse. Constructed in 1885, the former house of prayer stood as one of the oldest buildings in Grant County.

1 month ago | wcpo.com | Connor Steffen |Maddy Schmidt

CINCINNATI — Amid a growing need for food-security services, Tri-State nonprofits have been met with federal funding cuts that look to impact how much fresh, local produce students and low-income families will have to eat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, announced it would terminate two programs worth $1 billion in federal funding: the Local Foods for Schools program (LFS) and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement program (LFPA).

1 month ago | wcpo.com | Connor Steffen |Justin Boggs |Maddy Schmidt

CINCINNATI — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would enact a 200% tariff on all alcoholic products coming from the European Union, claiming the tariffs would be "great for the (U.S.) wine and champagne businesses" — but Tri-State businesses aren't taking kindly to the announcement.