Katie Wedell
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Katie Wedell is a reporter on the Cox Media Group Ohio Breaking News Team. She covers breaking and spot news for the Dayton Daily News, WHIO-TV and WHIO News Talk Radio.
She grew up in suburban Chicago and is a 2007 graduate of Miami University. She worked for Cox Media Group as an online content producer for two years before becoming a reporter in January 2010. She lives in Dayton.
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Parents of teen killed by Virginia homeowner want his death to inspire change
The parents of a Dayton-born teen who was shot and killed in Virginia last week after he erroneously entered the home of a neighbor hope his death will inspire positive change in the world. Dayton natives Shawn and Jennea Gordley are in town this week to hold a memorial service ...
Late winter blast to hit area on Sunday
A late blast of winter weather will arrive Sunday bringing up to 8 inches of snow to the area by Monday morning.The heaviest snowfall will be to the north and west of Dayton and Springfield and will fall between sunset and midnight, according to Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie ...
Kids removed from home with feces, cockroaches
Dayton police searching for two theft suspects at a Dayton home Wednesday night discovered five children living in filthy conditions. Three of the children had been taken into that home in December when their mother was arrested. Goodloe Briscoe, 32, was booked into the Montgomery County Jail that evening on ...
Colder temps return after brief warm up
Last week the high temperature in Dayton never reached above freezing. This week Southwest Ohio will experience highs in the 60s followed by a drastic drop back into the 20s. It’s a tumultuous pattern of freezing and thawing that can lead to bursting pipes, potholes, and more runny noses. According ...
Lowest gas prices of the year arrive in time for holidays
Gas prices have tumbled in recent weeks to the lowest level in nearly two years. The price drop comes just in time for the busiest holiday travel season since 2006, but may be short lived.On Wednesday afternoon, the average price of a regular gallon of gasoline in the Dayton area ...
Expect light snow accumulation by morning
The strongest winds have passed through the Miami Valley, as wind gusts have tended to drop to about 40 or 45 mph at midnight and remain in the range of 30 mph to 40 mph overnight and into Friday, Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson said. Light snow accumulations ...
Inch of snow, slick roads possible Thursday night
A potentially damaging storm is looming in the forecast for later this week as a strong low pressure system and cold front move across the Midwest. The combination of dropping temperatures, high winds and a mixture of rain and snow could wreak havoc on travel plans in the region Thursday ...
Task Force heading to New Jersey shore
Ohio Task Force One will deploy today to Seaside Heights New Jersey for their first mission since Superstorm Sandy devastated the state. The team learned Thursday evening that they would be loading buses at 6 a.m. today to make the drive to the shore. Seaside Heights is the town where ...
Local doctors told to contact patients about meningitis
A list of facilities that purchased steroid injections from a company linked to a deadly nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak has been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Health care providers are being urged to contact all patients who received any type of injectable from New England Compounding Center ...
Local doctors told to contact patients about meningitis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a list of all facilities that recently purchased products from New England Compounding Center. CDC is urging health care providers to contact all patients who received any type of injectable from the manufacturer since May. Steroid injections from the Massachusett’s company ...
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