Person has died. An investigation is underway. Well pass along more on this shooting as information becomes available. The family of a murder victim is waking up with a small sense of relief this morning in their search for answers. The father of brittany russell. Who was found shot and killed in her car with her daughter in the backseat. Is speaking out after an arrest in his daughters death. 9 on your sides John Genovese was in middletown with his reaction. After weeks of waiting01 02 20 this is like an up and down roller coaster dont know whether to throw your hands up or grab your stomach Montgomery County prosecutors now charging 37yearold Curtis Burdette with murder a man who they say is responsible for middletown mother brittany russells death 01 01 28im not fully satisfied but at least theres progress with one of them Billy Russell believes there are others who need to be held responsible 01 01 41 id like to see the next one get charged and if theres anybody else involved them get caught too and prosecuted that way we can move on and finish mourning, cause sleepless nights. Its been on me since the day of her murder last month apartment buildingbrittany was found shot to death inside her car. Her 6monthold daughter sitting in the backseat01 07 00 to me i think it was an execution not just a murder. At the time based on items at the scene police said they didnt think robbery was a motive. Billy says before brittanys death he never heard curtis namereally right now i got nothing to say to him i want to see what theyre gonna do in court and hopefully justice will be served. Id rather see him live his life out in prison. Jg, history is being made in the commonwealth today. And some you, might not even know about it. Kentucky republicans will hold their first president ial caucus in 32 years 1984 . Unlike a regular election. There is only one caucus location per county in the state. Voting will be held from 10 am until 4 pm. You will need to bring an id. Or personally know one of the poll workers. 9 on your sides Kristen Swilley joins us live with when you can weigh in on the race for the white house. The countdown is on for registered republicans here in kenton county. Like many of you in kentucky theyll head here to Summit View Academy in less than four hours to caucus. And thats due in large part to senator rand paul. During his bid for the white month, paul asked Party Officials to hold a caucus, at his expense, so he could run for president while staying on the may primary ballot as a senate candidate. Even with paul out of the race for president , the caucus is definitely still on and it will be a little different than what were used to. Its not likely any of the four remaining candidates will get all 46 delegates because kentucky is not a winner take all state. Since this is a first time venture in several years, the Republican Party of kentucky is looking for feedback. Voters in boone county will have the option of taking part in an exit interview to find out what they think about the caucus concept and how they heard about it. If youre unclear about your caucus location weve laid it out on our website http wcpo. Com again you can caucus from 10 a. M. To 4 p. M. Reporting live. Kristen nine on your side will also have the results from todays caucus for you onair. Wcpo dot com. And our app. And well look at how well the caucus process worked in a state that hansnt held one in decades. The choice is smaller by one for kentucyans heading to the polls today. Doctor ben carson has officially ended his president ial campaign. After the super tuesday primaries. Carson said he did not see any way forward for him to win the nomination. But. Carson says he will continue to work to encourage evangelicals to vote. Turning to ohio now. Our primary for both democrats and republicans is just days away. Voters here will cast secret ballots. It will take place on tuesday march 15th. Some would say its about time, but flint, michigans out with more to come. City has begun the fast startnitiative to begin removal of teh citys lead lines. The plan is to remove 29 lines in the next 29 days. They have brough in a team froom lansing to learn a quicker more Cost Effective way to remove the lines. But more help is needed. weaver we need funds to fix this infrastructure. Make sure weve got quality water and make sure these families have the services and support they deserve. Deserve. Residents say its a welcome site, and most are holding out hope for the city. But everyone is happy something is being done. Its time to celebrate all thats good about beer tri state. The oldest and largest bockfest in the country is back for its 24th year. Bochfest started yesterday but doesnt end until tomorrow. So youve got plenty of time to honor the citys brewing legacy. Wcpos digital team put together an exclusive guide of everything you need to know youll get full access eat. And of course. Where to enjoy the best beer and dont forget. To share all your fun and pictures with us on the 9 on your side facebook and twitter pages police have two more arrests in connection with a shooting at Madison High School this week. What the two teens didnt do that has them facing charges. Meeting up to buy or sell something over the internet can be dangerous. Nine is on your side with a few tips to consider. So that you make it back home safely youre this morning two more teens are charged in connection with the shooting at Madison High School this week. Butler county sheriff Richard Jones says the teens knew that Austin Hancock had a gun on monday. But did not tell anyone. Those two teens are report a crime. Police say hancock shot two classmates on monday. And two others were also hurt. Hancock has been charged with attempted murder. A laptop sale ends with shots fired. Newport police tell us three men planned to sell a laptop to someone. Who they contacted through facebook. When the sellers showed up. The buyer grabbed the laptop and ran. One of the sellers. Who has a concealed carry permit. Fired a warning shot. Chased the man. And fired four more shots. The man was not hit. And drove away. No word on charges at this time nine is on your side with how to stay safe when meeting someone for an online sale. First, meet in a public place. Preferably where police will be present. Like outside of a police station. And try to learn as much about the other party as possible work. Its something we all have to do. But where you work and what your do could have an impact on your health. Which jobs you may want to stay away youre watching good morning tristate weekend at 8 on 9 on your side sunday looks good with decreasing morning clouds and mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. Highs will reach the low 50s, starting a major warm up heading into next week. Monday, well see a mix of clouds and sun with highs in the mid60s. Tuesday looks great, with a mix of clouds and sun, gusty winds, and highs around 70. Showers and storms return wednesday into friday. Some locally heavy rain is possible during that time. Turning now to news on the turning now to news on the economy. Ohios jobless rate rose in january to four point nine percent. Thats an increase of a tenth of a percent from december. The number of Unemployed People rose by sixthousand. Largely because of government job cuts. Employers added 100 jobs in the state in december. That compares to nearly 81 thousand for all of 2015. Meanwhile. New numbers this morning show that nationally. 242thousand jobs were added last month. That is far better than the 172thousand economists had predicted a gain of 190thousand jobs last month. Meanwhile. The jobless rate held steady in february at 4point9 percent. Thats an 8year low. And a level many employment. We are learning this morning that some jobs are better than others. When it comes to your health. The American Heart Association says workers in some professions tend to have less healthy habits. Heres the list of the biggest offenders. Offenders. Peopel who work in sales. 68 percent of them , according to aha, have poor eating habits, with 69 percent having high cholestrol. Police and firefighters. A shocking 90 percent of them are considered obese ot overweight. And 79 percent of people who work with in the Food Industry were found to have poor diets. Uc student are preparing to dance till they drop. Today is the 8th annual uc dance marathon. And cutting up a rug from 11 am till 11pm tonight. Check it out, this is video of last years event. Its all for a good cause. The hope is to raise 30 thousand dollars to benefit Childrens Miracle Network hospitals. Cincinnati childrens is part of that network. After just two months Violent Crime is up in cincinnati. 9 is on your side asking the tough questions. Trying to find out exactly what the city is doing to keep you and your family for more information on adopting one of these animals you can call the pet pals adoption line at 812 577. 0829. A local man says his civil rights were violated by cincinnati police. He taped that video for you so you can decide. And the reaction from good morning. Im timyka artist and im Jason Adams Adams expect isolated rain snow showers this morning, with a few more showers this afternoon. Skies will remain mostly cloudy to overcast with highs in the mid40s. Tonight, showers will clear, and skies lows will fall into the low 30s. History is being made in the commonwealth today. And some of you, might not even know about it. Kentucky republicans will hold their first president ial caucus in 32 years 1984 . Unlike a regular election. There is only one caucus location per county in the state. With the exception of 9 counties. Theyll have go to one regional location. Location. 9 on your sides Kristen Swilley joins us live with when and where you can weigh in on the race for the were a little more than an hour from that history unfolding here in kenton county. Starting at 10, registered republicans can pick their favorite president ial candidate here at Summit View Academy. This first caucus in years due in large part to senator rand paul. He dropped out of the race last month but asked Party Officials to hold a caucus, so he could run for president while staying on the may primary ballot as a senate candidate. Paul may be out of the race for president , but there is still a lot at stake today. 46 delegates. But its not likely any of the four remaining candidates will get all of them because kentucky is not a winner take all state. The Republican Party of kentucky is looking for feedback. Voters in boone county will have the option of taking part in an exit interview to find out what they think about the caucus if youre unclear about your caucus location weve laid it out on our website wcpo. Com again you can caucus from 10 a. M. To 4 p. M. Reporting live. Kristen swilley. 9 on your side. Donald trump will not be making an appearance at a major event for conservatives. He was scheduled to speak at the conservative Political Action conference cpac in maryland this afternoon. But he cancelledtrumps Campaign Says he will instead go to rallies in kansas and florida. Ted cruz, senator marco rubio, and john kasich will all speak at the conference today. Vice President Joe Biden will be in cincinnati this month. Hes raising money for former Ohio Governor ted stricklands senate campaign. Details of the Vice President s visit on released yet. Strickland is running against Cincinnati City Council member pg sittenfeld for the democratic nomination. The winner of that race will likely face incumbant republican senator rob portman. This video on the 9 on your side Facebook Page has many of you talking right now it also launched an internal Police Investigation which caught our attention. This morning, the fraternal order of police in cincinnati is reacting. The man in the video claims he was followed harrassed and ultimately had his Constitutional Rights taken away by the officer. nats Chris Harrell walks along recording himself with his phone in one hand walking with a coffee in his other hand. He claims the bike officer has followed him. Sot this is what we have to deal with in cincinnati harrassment eventually officer Baron Osterman asks harrell to stop pointing out he walked into the intersection when the sign read dont walk something even captured in his own video. While harrell received a citation for jay walking. He possession of marijuana. However, its how the situation was handled in the first place Chris Harrell is making a case. Sot you were scaring me i dont know why youre following me. Officer osterman asks harrell to set his stuff down as harrell reaches for his id the officer appears to grab harrells armsot 010105 why are you touching me i can get my id out of my poicket im not asking you to reach for anything. Within seconds the officer orders harrell to put his stuff on the ground again. And the back and forth continues. Sot 011624 put the are violating my Constitutional Rights. Put your hands behind your back you are violating my Constitutional Rights put your hands behind your back. The officer then moves harrell up against the side of a building where his phone drops the ground and continues to record as hes placed in handcuffs. The cincinnati fraternal order of Police PresidentSergeant Dan Hils tells 9 on your side i didnt see anything that the officer did that was wrong. That was craig mckee reporting Chris Harrell posted on his Facebook Page that he didnt do anything wrong. If youd like to see the video in backgrounds of both the officer and harrell we have the story posted on wcpo. Com and on our mobile app. Columbus police have arrested two men in connection with a triple shooting that left a 7 year dead and two other shot, including that childs 5 year old brother. It happend yeterday afternoon outside a convienence store. Witness say the shooter ran up to a parked car which had several children inside and opened fire. One of the two men arrested has been charged with murder. Life imitating art. A mini series highlighting what has been called the trial of the century is airig now. Well the discovery of a possible new piece of evidence has launched a brand new investigation into the decades old oj simpson murder case. Case. A knife that was supposedly buried on simpsons property has turned up after all these years. Officials say it was found by a construction worker,who then gave it to a now retired police officer. Angeles police he held on to it until just recently when we discovered he had it and we have now recovered it within the last month. Simpson was found not guilty of stabbing his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend ron goldman to death in 1994. The murder weapon has never been found. Simpson is now in prison for armed robbery. He is be eligible for parole next year. Astronaut scott kelly is opening up about the year he spent on the International Space station. His 340 days are the most ever for an american astronaut. Astronaut. Kelly says he was suprised how long it took for the year to pass. The key he says was keeping busy. He also easier than readjusting to earth. Adding he has so many choices with how to spend his time as opposed to the restraints of space. Whether you would like to fly, or simply get in the car and drive. 9 is on your side with some great last minute spring break travel deals. You are wathching good morning tristate weekend. And here more Health Concerns for people who rely on Energy Drinks to get through the day. A new study finds guzzling Energy Drinks raises your risk of increased Blood Pressure and an abnormal heart rhythm. Doctors at university of the pacific and David Grant Medical Center say people with heart problems need to be small study. Looking at 27 ages of 18 and 40. Speaking of eating. What better way to start your saturday morning than with a stack of pancakes topped with maple syrup made right here in the Buckeye State . State . The 50th annual maple syrup festival begins the first of two weekends at Hueston Woods state park. Of course things start off in less than 30 minutes with an all you can east pancake breakfast. That starts at eight. But thats not it. Theres a maple syrup tour, a hayride, followed by a hike through big woods. Oh yeah and of course syrup wil be sold throughout the day after just two months in 2016, Violent Crime is up in cincinnati. 9 is on your side asking the tough questions. Trying to find out exactly what the city is doing to keep you and your family two months into 2016 and Violent Crime is up in cincinnati. 9 on your side went straight to police to see what theyre doing to keep you safe. Ashley zilka takes a plan. Police call them hot spots for places like westwood that are seeing more shooting victims than the average neighborhood. From 15 in 2014, to 46 in 2015. 2015. We know that there are repeated, chronic locations. Lieutenant colonel