Mike Schell
FOX19 NOW Reporter
Cincinnati
Reporter Mike Schell returned to FOX19 NOW in November 2015, after a few years off. He reported for FOX19 NOW previously from 2009-2013.
A "true" West-Sider, Schell attended LaSalle High School, the University of Cincinnati and Southern Ohio College. Schell worked at 700 WLW radio station from 1998 until 2007, and was with WDTN-TV in Dayton from 2007-2009, when he joined the FOX19 NOW team.
Mike is an avid golf lover, and a big Bengals and Reds fan. His hobbies include restoring cars from 1970s and 80s.
Have a news tip? Email Mike at mikeschell@fox19now.com
Updated: Apr. 12, 2024 at 9:21 PM EDT
|By Mike Schell and Jordan Gartner
An Ohio teen reeled in what might be a state record-setting blue catfish.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2024 at 11:25 PM EST
|By Mike Schell and Gray News staff
A student is being praised community-wide for putting others’ lives before his own to help thwart a planned shooting at a Cincinnati-area high school, officials said.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2023 at 8:38 AM EST
|By Mike Schell and Amanda Alvarado
A man was allegedly shot by his ex-girlfriend.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2023 at 2:34 AM EST
|By Jennifer Edwards Baker, Mike Schell and Gray News staff
The sheriff says several family members got into an argument before the suspect grabbed a weapon.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By Mike Schell and Gray News staff
An Ohio elementary school's Facebook post about the ice cream social planned for third and fourth graders didn't sit well with commenters.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2023 at 5:37 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Edwards Baker, Mike Schell and Emily Van de Riet
An Ohio woman is accused of posing as a child protective services agent and trying to lure a 4-year-old boy away from his home.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 11:14 AM EDT
|By Jennifer Edwards Baker, Mike Schell and Gray News staff
The eight victims were found fatally shot in the head, some while sleeping, in mobile homes and a camper on April 22, 2016.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 8:25 AM EDT
|By Mike Schell, Courtney King and Amanda Alvarado
Authorities have not said what led up to Monday’s stabbing.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 2:04 PM EDT
|By Jared Goffinet, Mike Schell and Chancelor Winn
A 16-year-old boy drowned in an Ohio lake on Memorial Day.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 1:33 PM EST
|By Kim Schupp, Gray News staff, Jared Goffinet and Mike Schell
Police are investigating after they said a mother and her 2-year-old son were injured when a suspect broke into their home and burned them.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 at 12:23 PM EST
|By FOX19 Digital Staff, Mike Schell and Debra Worley
A man who saved an 87-year-old woman from having her purse snatched by a thief outside a Kroger in Ohio earlier this month was honored with an award Thursday.