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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Newly released surveillance footage shows the tense moments inside a Fairview Park store that led to a woman being abducted in her own car.
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The mother of a missing woman whose remains were found in Cleveland last month is speaking out about her daughter’s death.
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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.
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Police are investigating a man’s death as a homicide after his body was found beside a vehicle on West Boulevard late Saturday night
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Entering Wednesday night’s game, the Cleveland Guardians led Major League Baseball in rainouts with seven.
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Evidence suggests new pilot program in Cleveland will be successful in reducing speeds on city streets
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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.
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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.
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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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s the debate over gun sales and the laws that govern them intensifies, there is a relatively little-known criminal activity known as “straw purchasing” taking place on a daily basis, feds say.
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Utility scams are on the rise, and the Better Business Bureau serving Greater Cleveland is warning people to be vigilant and skeptical of anyone asking for money or even personal information.
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For more than four decades, Crime Stoppers has played an key role in solving crimes throughout Cleveland and beyond.
This happened in the city’s Collinwood Nottingham neighborhood.
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More than a year after two shootings at Madison Park in Lakewood sparked a series of changes, the young athletes who use the basketball court believe the area is much safer now than it was last spring.
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Cleveland detective among 3 passengers removed from plane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Two witnesses told 19 News that the detective was not directly involved in the original incident, but was forced off the plane at the order of the flight crew after he wouldn’t stop recording the unruly passenger on his cell phone.
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The retreat was held on April 7-8 at a the Skylight Penthouse, a facility operated by Penthouse Events in Ohio City.
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The crooks managed to break into Mentor Electronics in Willoughby around 10:30 p.m. on April 16. They stole between $100,000 and $200,000 worth of materials there, Det. Lt. Begovic told 19 News.
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ess than one week after a 28-year-old man was murdered at a Euclid gas station, there are still no arrests and the victim’s family is growing increasingly vocal about the investigation.
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Valeria Kyryienko was a yoga instructor in Kyiv who, despite hearing about the threats that Russia would invade her home country, stayed home. Her mother, who has lived in Northeast Ohio for eight years, convinced her to leave two weeks before the shelling began.
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The family of a man murdered 15 years ago showed up at the Euclid Municipal Center on Monday to demand civic leaders take a closer look at the unsolved shooting.
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Louis Singer of Euclid applied for the federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) back in October, but he has yet to receive his credit after going back and forth with the state agency that runs the program in Ohio.
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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.
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At least three teenagers were questioned and detained by Akron police earlier this month as part of an investigation into an armed carjacking.
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Police and security personnel searched all buildings.
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A Cleveland firefighter was arrested and charged with a first-degree felony after an accidental shooting.
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Gigi Traore will soon become the first African-American mayor of Newburgh Heights, despite rumors swirling on social media that her own colleagues were actively working to prevent the historic move.
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An Ohio native and U.S. Marine who was killed during a training exercise in Europe last month was laid to rest on Saturday.
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Cleveland man is facing several charges after leading Rocky River police on a chase through residential neighborhoods around rush hour Monday morning.
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Akron police are also looking for several other teens involved in the incident.
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Venturing into unknown food territory can be intimidating for anyone, which is exactly why Andy Ng and his wife started an Asian grocery tour and tasting business about seven years ago in Cleveland.
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Cleveland City Council moved one step closer this week to granting two private police departments jurisdiction inside the iconic Little Italy neighborhood.
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Dave’s Market to close Euclid Beach store in Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood
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The investigation, dubbed ‘Operation Fouled Out,’ was conducted the week of the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland. It was led by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Human Trafficking Task Force, which includes officers from several agencies.
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In February, 19 News was granted exclusive access to an undercover human trafficking sting throughout Northeast Ohio; the operation led to the arrests of eight men and the discovery of 15 potential victims.
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Passengers who ride the RTA Healthline through the heart of Cleveland have expressed concern after a man was murdered on a bus Monday night.
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“We understand the story surrounding DeShaun Watson joining the Cleveland Browns team is triggering for far too many of our friends and neighbors."
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One of the suspects is a 12-year-old boy, said U.S. Marshals.
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Regardless of what happens with the Major League Baseball season and the ongoing lockout, minor league cities like Eastlake and Akron will still have baseball this season.
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After chasing a suspect for more than 15 minutes, Willowick police discovered two young children were inside the vehicle during the entire pursuit.
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Andrew Walls, 26, is accused by authorities of punching the woman in the face and yelling racial slurs on Feb. 27.
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A hit-and-run was captured on a home surveillance system during the Wednesday morning commute in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood.
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Junior Thorpe was taken into custody at the scene.
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Most, if not all, members of the Cleveland Police Department’s bomb squad have asked to be moved to new units after live explosives were allegedly used in a training exercise.
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With ice and snow melting, re-freezing and melting again, it’s safe to say pothole season has officially returned to Cleveland and surrounding suburbs.
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A suspected arson at Saint Anthony of Padua in Parma has forced the school to move students to another building for the remainder of the year.
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With flood concerns mounting, crews worked throughout the day Wednesday to clear remaining snow from the streets of Cleveland before warmer temperatures and rain moved in.
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Cleveland police said it appears one tattoo indicates he had a sister named Bridget.
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Who killed 25-year-old Osceana Piece? One year later, family demands justice at East Cleveland vigil
One year after a young mother was gunned down in East Cleveland, her family is renewing their call for justice.
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eveland police say a woman was killed Friday after colliding with a city snowplow on the East Side.