Top 5 Stories to Start Your Day

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Flu Season in Full Force

MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO (WHIZ) – Flu season is in full swing, and according to the Ohio Department of Health, current influenza activity levels throughout Ohio are widespread. Since last Friday, over 1,400 people have been treated for the flu or influenza-like-illnesses at Genesis Hospital emergency Departments and both of their urgent care units.

Crime Stats for 2014

MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO (WHIZ) – Looking at crime statistics for 2014, Sheriff Matt Lutz said burglaries and assaults were down, forcible rapes seemed to stay the same and robberies increased slightly. Drugs are always a priority for the sheriff’s department as far as crime goes, but Lutz says keeping the community safe is first priority.

MCCF Scholarship Recipients

MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO (WHIZ) – The Muskingum County Community Foundation awarded the Miss Olaf and Miss Olga Hanson Scholarship to Kindra Knight and Sophie Didier.

Mother of Missing Boy Arrested

COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) – Police say they’ve arrested the mother of a missing 14-month-old Maryland boy and are conducting a recovery effort after an extensive search failed to find him. His mother admitted she left him on the front porch of a stranger’s home in Columbus days ago.

AirAsia Update

PANGKALAN BUN, INDONESIA (AP) – Indonesia search and rescue says 6 bodies recovered so far from AirAsia crash in Java Sea.