radioNOVO News for New Castle/Youngstown/Butler/Hermitage 08-17-26

Good morning.In Butler County news, a conflict between local prosecutors and the court system continues to escalate in a high-profile traffic death case. The Butler County District Attorney’s Office is seeking the recusal of a judge following alleged comments made regarding the death of a teen cyclist, while defense attorneys are countering with a request to have the District Attorney’s Office removed from the case instead.Over in Youngstown, police responded to a three-car overnight collision that quickly turned tense on the city’s South Side. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of South Avenue and East Indianola Avenue around three a.m. Sunday, where one person was taken to the hospital. Investigators report that involved drivers and passengers began arguing as police worked the scene and continued shouting after officers departed.And in nearby Kinsman, Ohio, emergency responders were called out Sunday evening after a vehicle crashed directly into a fallen tree along State Route 5. The driver was unable to stop before hitting the tree, which deployed the vehicle's airbags and sent the driver to Saint Joseph Warren Hospital with minor injuries.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.