Madeline Fening is CityBeat’s investigative news reporter. Proudly born and raised in Middletown, she attended Bowling Green State University before moving to Austin, Texas where she dabbled in documentary filmmaking, digital news and bartending. Madeline then moved to Cincinnati to work for WCPO 9 News as an assignment editor and web writer, covering breaking pandemic news and real-time crime. Since joining CityBeat, Madeline has drawn the line from national issues down to their local impact through in-depth storytelling about rising fentanyl overdoses, the local Amazon union drive, Ohio's evolving abortion care landscape, LGBTQ+ rights, police misconduct, and more. Send her news tips:
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