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.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 1:49 PM EDT
|By Maddi Hebebrand and Jim Nelson
Police said that in September, a woman came to the Sheffield Village Police Department to report an unknown person texting her randomly.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 10:19 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Nearly one year after the Richmond Heights City Council passed legislation requiring the city’s apartment complexes to install surveillance cameras
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 10:26 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Members of Akron City Council and the city’s police department gathered outside city hall on Monday as representatives from Axon showed off their dash camera technology, which could eventually be placed into Akron police cars.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 11:28 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Dozens of people joined a march and rally in Akron Sunday, demanding an end to the so-called code of silence on the streets that often leaves violent crimes unsolved.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 10:35 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
The Akron Police Department released bodycam footage on Wednesday, showing officers rushing into Garfield Community Learning Center with their guns drawn last Friday, after they received a call reporting an active shooter in the building.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 10:34 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Conwell introduced a resolution on Monday, encouraging Mayor Justin Bibb to explore an expanded 911 system.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By Alec Sapolin and Jim Nelson
Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett was injured in a car crash Monday afternoon, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 11:30 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
On Monday, Brittany Barksdale was indicted by a Cuyahoga County Grand Jury on reckless homicide charges.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 10:20 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center will be shifting its focus from inpatient to outpatient care in November.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 10:57 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Days after a 16-year-old boy was shot in the hand by an Akron police officer, the department said there was no bodycam footage that captured the moment the officer fired his gun.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:18 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Just days after the 19 Troubleshooters reported on a downtown streetlight outage, Cleveland Public Power has fixed the problem.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 10:57 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Just hours before the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority released footage of a deadly officer-involved shooting, the mother of the man who was shot hired an attorney.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 11:33 AM EDT
|By Julia Bingel, Alec Sapolin, Jim Nelson and Sia Nyorkor
Cleveland’s top public safety officials provided an update to a recent deadly shooting involving a Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority officer.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 11:14 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Multiple streetlights are not working in the heart of Cleveland’s downtown, sparking safety and security concerns for people who live there.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 2:49 PM EDT
|By Julia Bingel, Alec Sapolin and Jim Nelson
The shooting happened on W. 174th Street.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 10:19 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
The training was led by Westlake police.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 10:21 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
This month, the RTA released footage of multiple incidents to 19 News through a public records request.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 10:49 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and councilman Kerry McCormack held a town hall meeting Tuesday at the Urban Community School in Ohio City.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 7:20 PM EDT
|By Jeff Slawson and Jim Nelson
Smoke shop stolen from twice in one week.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 10:42 AM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Shaker Heights police released more than 36 hours of video Wednesday, related to their investigation of a man being shot to death by his roommate.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 11:17 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
A Cleveland man has been sentenced to three to four years in prison after neighbors said he harassed them repeatedly, ultimately firing a gun during an argument.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 10:53 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has released surveillance video showing a large group surrounding a city bus, even pounding on the windshield as others danced on the roof.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:37 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Police said five teenagers were inside an SUV with five loaded guns in Akron’s Joy Park neighborhood, leading to the arrest of a 17-year-old boy.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 10:54 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
A Cleveland man has been cleared of a deadly shooting on an RTA bus after prosecutors determined he likely fired in self-defense, citing Ohio’s ‘stand your ground’ law.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 10:59 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Torionne Chappman, 18, was pronounced dead along with 19-year-old Charles Moore just before midnight on July 23.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 10:31 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Gov. Mike DeWine announced nearly $50 million in school security funding has been awarded to more than 1,000 schools throughout the state, impacting dozens of school districts in Northeast Ohio.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 2:27 PM EDT
|By Alec Sapolin and Jim Nelson
Cleveland Police cracked down on dangerous driving throughout the city Saturday night in a new initiative called Operation S.T.O.P., Stop Street Takeovers Permanently.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 7:55 PM EDT
|By Avery Williams and Jim Nelson
An 8-year-old Akron boy is on a mission to give back to the hospital that saved his life.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 10:17 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Homicide detectives are investigating a Wednesday afternoon shooting outside a gas station on Cleveland’s near West Side.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 10:24 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
State investigators believe the explosives were being manufactured inside the home on the 4900 block of East 81st Street.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 10:14 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Nicholas Hutchins and Nadine Siggres are facing multiple charges related to trafficking and promoting prostitution.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 11:10 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Bodycam footage just released by Cleveland police shows the aftermath of a double shooting that resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man during a 4th of July celebration on the city’s West side.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 9:14 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
The federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 8:25 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has issued a public health alert after 30 suspected drug overdose deaths during the first two weeks of July.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 10:37 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Protesters gathered outside Akron city hall Monday night, demanding justice for Jayland Walker as city council held its scheduled meeting virtually.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 10:54 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Art McKoy, founder of Black on Black Crime, Inc., addressed the organization Wednesday night with a spirited call to action.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 11:12 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
About two dozen demonstrators gathered outside the Summit County Jail Tuesday night to protest the arrests of at least 40 people who were arrested during the Jayland Walker protests on Sunday.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 11:29 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson and Kelly Kennedy
At 9 p.m. sharp on Monday, Akron police emerged from the justice center wearing body armor to disperse a small group of protesters as the city’s overnight curfew went into effect.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 11:07 AM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against Ashtabula Area City Schools, claiming a teacher assaulted a student with special needs.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 11:24 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Police are investigating after video surfaced online, revealing two children were left outside a South Euclid bar last Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 10:30 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
According to witnesses, an officer riding a motorcycle ran over a protester’s foot before another officer pushed and shoved at least one demonstrator.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 10:17 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Newly released surveillance footage shows the tense moments inside a Fairview Park store that led to a woman being abducted in her own car.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 11:12 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson and Alec Sapolin
The mother of a missing woman whose remains were found in Cleveland last month is speaking out about her daughter’s death.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 10:27 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Roughly 24 hours after storms tore through parts of Northeast Ohio, nearly 15,000 FirstEnergy customers were without power in Richland and Ashland Counties alone.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 7:37 PM EDT
|By Alec Sapolin and Jim Nelson
Police are investigating a man’s death as a homicide after his body was found beside a vehicle on West Boulevard late Saturday night
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 11:02 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Entering Wednesday night’s game, the Cleveland Guardians led Major League Baseball in rainouts with seven.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 10:29 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Evidence suggests new pilot program in Cleveland will be successful in reducing speeds on city streets
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 10:48 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Like most commuters throughout the country, many drivers in the Cleveland area are likely searching for ways to cut back on gas costs; public transportation has been promoted as a low-cost alternative in many U.S. cities.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 5:47 PM EDT
|By Aria Janel and Jim Nelson
A portion of the fencing along the I-90 bridge over Rocky River Reservation has been missing since early April after a crash; ODOT says it won’t be fixed for 1-2 months.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 10:51 PM EDT
|By Jim Nelson
Multiple homes in Lorain County were damaged Wednesday night when powerful storms tore through Northeast Ohio.A residential neighborhood in northeast Elyria seemed to take the brunt of the damage.
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