The man arrested for the murder of a 39-year-old man at the Hi-De-Ho Lounge in Akron was arraigned in Akron Municipal Court Saturday morning.

44-year-old Willie Steve Hicks III bond is set at $1-million dollars, after turning himself in for the shooting death of 39-year-old Lentheric Caldwell.

Hicks III did not enter a plea because his attorney did not appear in court.

His next court hearing is scheduled at Akron Municipal Court with an attorney present on Monday, January 11th at 8:30a.m.

Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened overnight Saturday at a local Canton grocery store that left the suspect and a police K-9 wounded.

Canton police responded to a call about a burglary at Fisher Foods located in the 1200 block of Harrison Ave. around 1:00 a.m..

WKYC reports, when officers arrived, they saw a man inside the store. The police K-9 and officers confronted the man, and soon after the man started firing several shots, striking the K-9 named Jethro three times.

The man fled, after officers returned fire. Police found the man hiding in a yard nearby with a gunshot wound the leg.

Police say he was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Jethro was taken to Stark County Veterinary Emergency Clinic for treatment. Jethro could have sustained brain damage, according to officials.

Police are still investigating the incident.

A small turn-signal violation turned into a big crime bust in Alliance late Friday.

The traffic stop on S.Liberty Ave. at Waugh St. last night of Alliance man Kyle Adams turned sour, after police found marijuana. But that wasn't it.

Police also found a ski mask, gloves and a pry bar in the car and Adams admitted to committing several burglaries in the Columbiana and Washington Township areas.

When the police went to his home, they found stolen guns, tools and hunting equipment.

The stop also led to his accomplice Brandon Haines, where police also found stolen guns.

The two will face felony charges for Receiving Stolen Property in Alliance and will likely face additional charges in Columbiana County and Washington Township.

Ohio Residents unexpectedly are experiencing warmer weather in the months of November and December, but the people at Boston Mills Brandywine are thanking mother nature for the recent drop in temperatures.

Boston Mills Brandywine product manager Ricky McMullen said with the recent cold front; crews have been able to get to work.

"We've made really good progress with the temperatures. We've counted some high humidity. We've been able to work through it and put down some good amount of snow."

McMullen said with the recent cold temperatures, this coming week's warm weather won't affect the business's plan to open soon.

"With the amount of snow that we've been able to produce and what the forecast looks like we are going to be able to produce over the next couple of days, once we get open, we should be able to stay open with the amount of snow that we've created."

McMullen said because of the warmer temperatures the business has had a hard time staying open, opening for only one day. He said customers have still been supportive.

"People were actually pretty positive even though it didn't look like it was going to stick around very long."

Boston Mills Brandywine will make an announcement in a couple of days on when they'll be open, McMullen said.

It's New Year's Eve and that means it's the start of the College Football playoff and other big bowl games. The Ohio State Buckeyes will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Fiesta Bowl Saturday. Bleacher Report's Adam Kramer talked to Sam about who will win the game against the Buckeyes and the Fighting Irish. Kramer talked about his concern with J.T Barrett and Cardale Jones as they continue to be swapped as the starting quarterback for the team. He says if the Barrett and Elliot combination can get going the Buckeyes should be able to win this matchup.

The Cleveland Browns will faceoff against rival Pittsburgh Steelers this coming Sunday without starting quarterback Johnny Manziel, in a game that has a lot riding on it for both teams. The Steelers with a win could be on their way to the playoffs, but they need the New York Jets to lose. The Browns are battling for the number one overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft with the Tennessee Titans. Chris Trapasso, of CBSSports and NFL.com, joined the Sam Bourquin Show to discuss who the Browns may select if they indeed do get the first overall pick. Trapasso talked about the Browns might not want to bring general manager Ray Farmer back due to his lack of success in the draft in year's past.

Police are investigating a fatal five-car crash in Medina County on Interstate 71 left one person dead and another injured early Sunday morning.

The Medina Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 3.30 a.m. just south of State Route 18 and shut down all lanes of the highway for about three hours.

James Sexton, 75, died due to their injuries sustained in the crash, but four others left the accident needing no medical attention.

Liam Sexton, 5, needed to be taken to Akron Children's Hospital for facial lacerations, but will be okay.

Alcohol suspected as a contributing factor. The crash remains under investigation with criminal and traffic charges pending.

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Ohio State Highway Patrol Press Release December 27th Sunday

Montville Township – The Medina Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a multiple vehicle fatal crash that occurred on December 27, 2015, at approximately 3:30 A.M., on Interstate 71 North near milepost 216 in Montville Township, Medina County.

A tan 2009 Chevy Malibu, being operated by Erin Jones, age 44, of Avon Lake, Ohio, was traveling north in the right lane. Ms. Jone's vehicle struck a northbound 2011 Ford Fusion, being operated by James Sexton, age 75, of Edinboro, PA. Mr. Sexton's vehicle lost control and traveled off the right of the roadway striking a guardrail. A northbound 2005 Chevy Cavalier driven by Genghis Meredith, age 58, of Oakwood Village, Ohio struck Mr. Sexton's vehicle. Mr. Sexton's vehicle was disabled and sitting in the left lane of Interstate 71. A northbound 2012 Nissan Xtera, driven by Sarah Martin, age 32 of Hamilton, Ohio struck Mr. Sexton's vehicle on the passenger's side causing Ms. Martin's vehicle to roll on to its side and coming to rest on the roadway. A northbound 2012 Lincoln MK7, driven by Waymon Lanier, age 76 of Cleveland, Ohio struck both the Nissan Xtera and Ford Fusion.

Montville Township Fire and EMS, Seville-Guilford Fire and EMS. And Medina LST arrived on scene and pronounced James Sexton deceased. Mr. Sexton's rear seat passenger, Liam Sexton, age 5 year of Monticello, Kentucky was transported to Akron Children's Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The other driver's involved in this crash received minor injuries and were treated and released at the scene. Interstate 71 was closed for approximately three hours as a result of the crash. The Ohio Department of Transportation, Montville Township Police, The Medina County Sheriff's Office and the Medina Township Police Department were all on scene.

Mr. Sexton was transported to the Medina General Hospital by Carlson Ambulance service. Mr. Sexton was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash. Alcohol is suspected as a contributing factor. The crash remains under investigation with criminal and traffic charges pending.

It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas.

They came by the truck loads, hundreds of bikes delivered by Elves & More put a mile-wide smile on parents and kids faces in Akron on Sunday, just a week a before the holiday.

"Yes, I'm excited because I haven't had a bike in a longtime," Treymaine Lucas said.

Lucas received a bike from LeBron James, as part of the 'I Promise' program, but was stolen when he left it outside on the porch of their house.

Brandy Moore, his mother, said her son was very upset about what happened. She has three kids and was not able to buy her son another one. She said this event made things a lot easier, especially with her Christmas shopping.

"[This event] helps me out a lot because I can't afford to buy three bikes," Moore said. "Being that they were able to give my kids bikes, it's going to be their Christmas presents now."

Elves & More delivered 1,600 bikes total to kids and families in Akron, Canton and Springfield on Sunday.

Moore said she think it's "wonderful" what the people from Elves & More did because it will help a lot of families.

"I think it's nice. I think it's wonderful. It's a nice Christmas gift for all of these kids. Some kids aren't going to get nothing else for Christmas."

Tim House, Co-Founder of Elves and More, said it started about ten years ago when they decided to giveaway bikes for Christmas to kids who needed them most.

"Many of these parents and grandparents that are raising their granddaughter and grandsons or parents that are raising their own children; they're struggling right now and Christmas time puts another stress on them. They have no idea how they're going to buy a gift, so we supply that gift for them."

House said it's the smile on the kids faces year after year that makes this all worth it.

"If you see a kid on an Elves & More bike with a backpack, you know, you just say to your self, she's on her way to a library, she's on her way to school, she's on one of our bikes. There's nothing you can say bad about that."

House said he's lucky to have the amount of people that volunteers each year.

"We are very fortunate in volunteer base," House said. "Last week we put together 1,600 biclycles in about four hours. We had a little over 400 volunteers show up, put the bikes together and clean the warehouse."

One of the many volunteers who helped deliver bicycles at the Akron site was Walter Holtz. Holtz, who works for XPO Logistics as an operations manager in the Alliance and Youngstown area, said it feels good to deliver the bikes and see the kids reactions.

"It's really nice to see the faces and the expressions on kids faces when we give back," Holtz said. "Everybody likes to receive but at the same time there's that special feeling you get every time when you give to someone else...it's an indescribable feeling."

Elves & More does not fund-raise and try to receive grants and donations from corporations to fund the giveaways, House said. He said they're bank account is really low right now after getting the bikes, but in the end, he said, "it's all worth it."

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday in a national televised game on TNT by a score of 104-100. LeBron James nearly had a triple double, putting up big numbers with a 33 pt, 11 reb, and 9 ast performance. Bleacher Report Cavs beat writer Greg Swartz joined the Sam Bourquin Show to talk about some of the highlights of the game, as Brad Russell of the Average Sports Show filled in for Sam. Swartz also talked about James crashing into pro golfer Jason Day's wife, Elle Day, on a loose ball, where she had to be taken to the hospital, leaving the game on a stretcher.

As the Browns prepare to take on the Seattle Seahawks this Sunday, Medina Gazette reporter Brian Dulik gives his take on what the Cleveland Browns have to do to defeat the Seahawks in a tough match up on the road. Dull talks with Brad about his expectations for quarterback Johnny Manziel and head coach Mike Pettine's comments on whether or not Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is an elite quarterback in the NFL.