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Friday, November 6, 2026 · Morning Edition · Verified 4:04 AM ET

Today and Tonight

Good morning, Butler County. The National Weather Service forecast updated at 4 a.m. calls for cloudy skies gradually becoming mostly sunny today, with a high near 54 degrees. Light west wind should become northwest at 6 to 11 miles per hour this morning. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 33, and patchy frost is possible after 2 a.m.

This Weekend

Saturday should be mostly sunny near 54 after areas of frost before 9 a.m. Saturday night is forecast mostly clear near 30, with widespread frost mainly after 5 a.m. Sunday should be sunny near 58 after widespread early frost. Check the latest National Weather Service forecast before weather-sensitive plans.

Roads and Transit

The Butler County Engineer's Office continues to list Yankee Road closed to through traffic just north of Hornet Drive for the Monroe High School driveway project. The posted detour uses Todhunter Road, Salzman Road and State Route 63, with reopening expected November 20, weather permitting. Butler County RTA lists the O1 and O1D Cook Field detour through 11 p.m. today, the R6 Hanover Street detour through the end of November, and the Riverfront Transit Center closure with CincyLink service using a temporary Third Street stop.

Coverage Note

This Morning edition is limited to weather, road and transit information freshly checked from official sources. No unverified live traffic incident, event change, school notice, sports result, fuel price or market figure is presented as current.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2026Updated October 27, 2026 · 7:22 PM ET

The Butler Brief

Weekly matchups · 2026-09-25

Archived sports edition. Scores, schedules and graphics reflect the dated publication.

Latest published edition · September 25–28, 2026

Open a graphic to view it full size. All times Eastern. Schedules were checked September 22, 2026; confirm game-day changes with the host school, team or league.

Friday, September 25 · High-school football

Twenty-one verified matchups across the GMC, GCL, Butler County and nearby leagues. All listed games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday.

GMC and Butler County football matchups for Friday, September 25, 2026
Friday · September 25, 2026

GMC + Butler County

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GCL football matchups for Friday, September 25, 2026
Friday · September 25, 2026

GCL matchups

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Additional Greater Cincinnati football matchups for Friday, September 25, 2026
Friday · September 25, 2026

More local matchups

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Cincinnati Hills League football matchups for Friday, September 25, 2026
Friday · September 25, 2026

Cincinnati Hills League

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Source check: Ohio high-school schedules ↗ · Checked September 22, 2026

Saturday, September 26 · College football

MatchupTimeLocationTV / stream
Illinois at Ohio StateNoonOhio Stadium · ColumbusFOX · Official schedule ↗
UConn at Miami University3:30 p.m.Yager Stadium · OxfordESPN+ · Official schedule ↗
Kansas State at Cincinnati7 p.m.Nippert Stadium · CincinnatiESPN2 · Official schedule ↗

NFL Week 3 · September 24, 27–28

DateMatchupTimeTV / stream
Thu · Sep. 24Atlanta at Green Bay8:15 p.m.Prime Video
Sun · Sep. 27Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo1 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27Carolina at Cleveland1 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27New York Jets at Detroit1 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27Houston at Indianapolis1 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Kansas City at Miami1 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Tennessee at New York Giants1 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Cincinnati at Pittsburgh1 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Seattle at Washington1 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27New England at Jacksonville1 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Arizona at San Francisco4:05 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27Minnesota at Tampa Bay4:05 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27Baltimore at Dallas4:25 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Las Vegas at New Orleans4:25 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Los Angeles Rams at Denver8:20 p.m.NBC
Mon · Sep. 28Philadelphia at Chicago8:15 p.m.ESPN / ABC

Official NFL Week 3 schedule ↗ · Checked September 22, 2026