The tragedy of James Hutchinson

His mother reported him missing, but discrepancies in her story led to a tragic confession. Courtney Francisco and Kristen Swilley join the Hear Cincinnati podcast to explain what happened to six-year-old James Huthinson.

First, our panel discusses a new nonprofit that’s working to fight hunger, a Black-owned burger spot prospering from West End’s gentrification, a three-year-old attacked with a knife, and more.

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Black-owned burger spot still prospering from West End’s gentrification

Springdale PD releases bodycam footage of Sky Zone arrest

Mother, young girl witnessed attack on 3-year-old in Deerfield Township

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