Sean MacKinnon

2 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Sean MacKinnon

There's a push to change how vicious dog attacks are handled in Ohio as state lawmakers introduced a new bill after multiple people were attacked in Colerain Township last month. Three loose dogs pushed through a fence and broke into Phil Schmidt's backyard. "Big dog immediately charges me, and I seen two of the chickens were dead," Schmidt said. The dog then goes for Schmidt, biting his leg. Moments before, Ed Brutz was attacked by the same dogs in his backyard nearby.

2 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Sean MacKinnon

A total of 170 passengers heading for Cincinnati were forced off their flight when a bomb threat was found written on a bathroom door Friday. More than 24 hours after the plane was supposed to take off, investigators haven't made any arrests, but those officials did not find explosives on the Allegiant plane or any others. By baggage claim at CVG Saturday morning, WLWT spoke with a man who says he saw the message written on the airplane bathroom door.

2 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Sean MacKinnon

JAIL. SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL AND SOME NORTHERN KENTUCKY BUSINESS LEADERS MEETING AT CVG TODAY IN OPPOSITION OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TARIFFS AND ONGOING TRADE WAR WITH CHINA. BUSINESSES SAY THEIR COSTS HAVE ALREADY GONE UP, AND SENATOR MCCONNELL FEARS IF THINGS DON’T CHANGE, IT COULD GET WORSE. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S SEAN MACKINNON JOINS US LIVE FROM CVG AIRPORT. SEAN. SENATOR MCCONNELL TODAY SAID THEIR GOAL WAS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHO PAYS IN A TRADE WAR. HE SAYS IT’S THE AMERICAN CONSUMER.

4 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Sean MacKinnon

This week, volunteers who help in a wide range of emergency situations were let go from a federal agency called AmeriCorps. It's the latest in the White House effort to trim the government workforce and the impacts from that decision and others are being seen here in Cincinnati. "When organizations like AmeriCorps get hit, it affects all of us. Because we can't exist in a vacuum. We need all of these other partners," VP & COO of Lighthouse Youth and Family Services Bonita Campbell said.

4 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Matthew Dietz |Sean MacKinnon

THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS AND THAT BREAKING NEWS. A SWAT STANDOFF HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN OXFORD. GOOD EVENING, AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE AT TEN. I’M CHRIS JACOBS. SO THIS IS ALL TAKING PLACE JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM MIAMI UNIVERSITY. THIS IS ON SOUTH LOCUST STREET AND WEST HIGH STREET. POLICE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR HOURS NOW, AND OUR SEAN MACKINNON IS OUT THERE. SEAN, WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING OUT THERE? YEAH, CHRIS, WE’RE LEARNING A LOT TONIGHT FROM THE BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.