Jim Nelson
Anchor / Reporter
Cleveland, Ohio
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Jim Nelson joined the 19 News team in January of 2020.
He anchors weekend evening newscasts and reports during the week.
This is Jim’s second stint in Ohio after working at a TV station in Toledo from 2015 until 2017. Before that, he spent time as both a news and sports anchor/reporter covering stories in Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota.
Jim moved back to Ohio after spending two years in New York City as a writer and producer at a cable news network.
He was an All-Conference football player at Southwest Minnesota State University, where he graduated with a degree in Speech Communication.
In his spare time, Jim enjoys cooking, dining out, watching sports, photography and keeping up with family and friends back home in Minnesota.
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According to a police report, the suspect was arrested and booked in the Cuyahoga County Jail on aggravated burglary charges that same day.
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At a news conference in Minneapolis, U.S. Attorney Andy Luger announced 45 arrests of gang members. They’re facing federal charges, including murder and racketeering.
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As of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, only a handful of protesters were seen in the demonstration zone on South High St.
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Eight months, two explosions, four deaths and still plenty of questions.
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Police have charged Emily Deese with felonious assault and attempted murder.
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“Wasn’t a rash decision, but one that was painstaking in fact. When we looked at the staffing shortages that we have, nearly 50. If you add the officers that are out on injuries to that number, that number grows. It was a difficult decision,” Akron Police Lt. Michael Miller stated.
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Remains discovered last month in Ohio have been identified as a woman who had been missing since 2015, according to authorities.
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12 people were injured and about 40 cars damaged after a snow plow cleared the Ohio Turnpike, according to authorities.
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Security camera footage appears to confirm a Lorain elementary student’s claims that a school employee made her eat unwanted food after she threw it in a garbage can.
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The school district says the staff member has been placed on paid administrative leave, pending an investigation.
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Beginning this Friday, the United States Postal Service will implement new service standards that could lead to longer delays in delivery and higher shipping costs.
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Cedar Point did not respond on Tuesday to initial findings released by state investigators probing an accident that seriously injured a Michigan woman earlier this month.
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Three days after a freak accident at Cedar Point left a woman seriously injured, officials have not addressed inconsistencies between the park’s original story and witness accounts.
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A North Olmsted man is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man who stole his coveted 1982 Volkswagen Jetta race car.
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A legal expert suggests the federal case against a former Cleveland Metropolitan School District employee connected to the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol was filed to send a firm message before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
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“What if you’re getting attacked? What are you supposed to do then?” she wondered.
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According to a detailed police report filed by the Perkins Township Police Department, Colyn Tusin, of Milan, refused to put a mask on inside the store located at 5500 Milan Road on Saturday evening.
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Statues of Columbus are being vandalized or dismounted across the country in hopes of erasing the connection to his legacy and cruelty towards indigenous people upon arrival to America.
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Protesters threw objects at the Justice Center in an attempt to break windows and struck officers with those objects, according to police.
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Nearly nine million Ohio drivers and state ID holders will soon be added to the state’s controversial facial-recognition system.
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As Miami University of Ohio awaits test results for two students who possibly have Coronavirus, the city of Oxford is on edge.
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