Monday, December 12th, 2016

6 AM Hour

A storm has dumped several inches on the Mohawk Valley this morning - here's the list of school closings and delays.

Eyewitness News Chief Meteorologist Rachael Witter tells us the snow will be winding down this morning and our Winter Weather Advisory ends at noon. She says later this week, temps will fall to the teens, and below 0 in some spots.

Fox's Rachel Sutherland with the latest on the Trump Transition. Word is Trump will nominate Rex Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon Mobile, as his secretary of state - story here.

Keeler has a rundown of news items this morning:

  • A verdict in the Will Smith trial - story here.
  • Cindy Brady gets fired for a homophobic rant - story here.
  • And, Colin Kaepernick's parents comment on his ongoing protest - story here.

7 AM Hour

Professor Allan Saxe - big business lobbies are warning Trump against mass deportations.

Andrew Carpenter and Brittany Dercola - from Herkimer County BOCES discussing Valley Pathways program.

FREE Money Question of the Day - What nut is used in Turkey Joints? Answer - Brazil

Television and the biggest waste of your money...Keeler paid $80 bucks on a 50 foot HDMI cable at the store. He found a similar one online for just $15

Some interesting news items:

  • Student gets $1.3 million bank account mistake. He's been freed from jail - story here.
  • Someone clears entire Wal-mart store's $46-k layaway for all customers - story here

8 AM Hour

Two callers weigh in on the previous stories. Jodi has a funny story about family members who don't carry their own at the holidays.

Ron Moshier of the Utica OD is on now checking in on high school basketball.

Oneida County Sheriff Rob Maciol says they're recruit for corrections officer test coming up. And, what happened with the emergency alert that was sent out across the area yesterday?

Scot Hayes from New York Sash joins us in studio ahead of this weekend's Teddy Bear Toss game. Scot brought a 4-pack of tickets to giveaway.

Walt Morrissey is in from Media Partners Group. They provide a service where you can convert you VHS and film to DVD.

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