CINCINNATI — The Bearcats are betting underdogs against the No. 2 team in the nation on Saturday. UC hoops enters its latest matchup against Iowa State as 6.5-point underdogs among the consensus betting lines, and the point total is set at 139.5.

Danita Pettis was fired in Dec. 2024 over accusations that she dishonest, entered false payroll information, and was insubordinate.

The Big 12 availability report for Saturday's 1 p.m. CT Iowa State basketball game against Cincinnati has been released. The Cyclones have one player, Mason Williams, listed as out. The Bearcats have two players listed as out on the injury report.

About 400 local employees of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health were laid off in mid-2025. They are back on the job now.

Once among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, overdose deaths are falling in Ohio, though challenges remain.

Kroger confirmed that nobody was injured during an incident at its Kroger on the Rhine store on Thursday night.

Two suspects initially fled in an older model Buick but switched to a white Ford F150 while still in the Kroger lot. Both vehicles have since been recovered by police. The suspects were last seen near Westwood Northern Blvd. and Wardall Ave. in Cincinnati. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact Green Township Police at (513)-574-0007.

Reds land veteran reliever Brock Burke in a three-team deal, addressing bullpen needs and clearing salary as they build for 2026.

Danita Pettis, who had been with CPD for 25 years, was fired in December 2024. At the time, neither Chief Teresa Theetge nor the city manager commented on what led to her termination.

Before the top 50 were revealed, 2025 winners Sarah and Mitko Karshovski of Cincy Scoop, a digital platform delivering good news and events/entertainment coverage in Cincinnati, joined The Enquirer's " That's So Cincinnati " podcast.