First Posted: 3/12/2015
TOP OF THE NEWS
I-75 a mess
near Cincy
CINCINNATI (AP) — Significant traffic delays on southbound Interstate 75 in Cincinnati are expected this weekend.
Bridge construction work will trigger various southbound lane closures from 8 p.m. today to about 6 a.m. Saturday from Paddock Road to state Route 562 north of downtown Cincinnati. There will then be full 30-minute closures in the same area from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Motorists can detour by taking Interstate 71 southbound through Cincinnati.
TALKING POINTS
Irish Parade is Saturday
Kim Finn has a simple explanation of why Lima’s Irish Parade is so popular: “It is a time where friends all come out of hibernation” and are ready to have some fun, the organizer of Saturday’s parade said. 360 section
Police shot in Ferguson
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says whoever shot two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, is a “punk” intent on hurting a community trying to change. Page xx
GET THIS
Friday the 13th
again and again
If it hasn’t been bad enough to have Friday the 13th fall on back-to-back months — February and now March — hold on to your lucky rabbit’s foot and don’t go stepping on any graves.
There’s one more Friday the 13th on the calendar this year, that being in September.
After that, you don’t have to worry again about a trio of Friday the 13ths until 2026 – when we’ll see back-to-back ones in February and March again.
