WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the emergency declaration behind the federal takeover of Washington, D.C. expires Sept. 10, President Donald Trump said he could soon send troops to another city.

Ohio lawmakers have differing views on whether the next city should be in Ohio.

Though the 30-day window for the emergency declaration is over, National Guard troops will remain posted in the capital, after Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city would coordinate with federal law enforcement indefinitely.

Some Ohio Republicans said they would welcome expanding the federal presence to Democrat-run cities such as Cleveland and Cincinnati.

Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, cited a brawl in downtown Cincinnati in July as evidence that crime is out of control.

“Right as President Trump was mobilizing the National Guard for Washington, D.C., we were confronting a challenge in Cincinnati that isn’t entirely different than what Washington, D.C., was confronting. And you have some of the same things you have out of control, gangs of young people roaming the streets riding dirt bikes and ATVs,” said Davidson. “There’s a ‘do not pursue’ policy. They’re doing these things in Cincinnati and in D.C., and they’re committing a lot of crimes, so we really need to be looking at our policies and the same kinds of things.”

Cincinnati city officials and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday announced an official agreement to beef up Cincinnati law enforcement efforts with Ohio State Highway Patrol resources. A city-state memorandum of understanding will allow Cincinnati Police and the Highway Patrol to conduct joint enforcement operations up to twice per month, and provide teams to investigate “liquor establishments” known for drug trafficking and drug and other crimes.

“It’s going after the repeat violent offenders. It’s just that simple. Get the repeat violent offenders, those people who have guns, who aren’t supposed to have guns. Get them the hell out of Cincinnati,” DeWine said.

At a press conference announcing the agreement, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval emphasized the city wanted to work with civilian law enforcement partners, not National Guard soldiers.

“Not only would it be a massive waste of resources, but it would ultimately make our city less safe,” said Pureval.

Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, echoed a similar sentiment, saying coordination is necessary for any deployment.

“I think that if there are additional resources, that’s great. But again, you want to do it in partnership with local law enforcement,” Landsman said. “And if they do that outside of it, then you have chaos. And chaos makes people less safe.”

Trump said he would announce the next city for a National Guard deployment this week to a state and city that wants it, seemingly taking off the table his weeks-long threat to send soldiers to Chicago.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defensive end Logan George has yet to play for Ohio State football this season, though he hasn’t been listed on either of the Buckeyes’ two availability reports.

His lack of playing time in a Week 1 win against Texas was not surprising. However, his absence in a 70-0 win against Grambling State — a game in which OSU had 35 players take defensive snaps — raised questions.

Coach Ryan Day addressed the matter Tuesday.

“We’re hoping to see him play this week,” Day said. “Full week of practice here. He did practice last week. We held him from the game, but we’re expecting a full week of practice and ready to go Saturday.”

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio — Metroparks police are investigating a violent attack in the Rocky River Reservation that left a woman hospitalized.

The Rocky River Reservation is a popular spot for running, walking or simply enjoying a picnic. One of those regulars was Vani Shukla.

She was supposed to finish her run near the South Mastick Picnic Area, but it was cut short. Now, she’s not sure if she’ll run that route alone again, reminding others to be cautious.

A warning: this story contains potentially disturbing content.

For the past year and a half, running has been Shukla’s passion as she trains for her first marathon, scheduled for October. She runs with many groups and often makes her laps at the Rocky River Reservation.

“Like 90% of my runs are in the reservation, like almost every day. I really love it there, it’s like one of my favorite places in Cleveland,” said Shukla.

But she never imagined one of those runs would turn into a nightmare.

“That was, I will say it is probably the scariest moment of my whole life,” said Shukla.

It happened Saturday, just before sunset. Shukla was pushing for her longest distance yet: 20 miles. She told News 5 she had taken all the safety precautions she normally would.

“I had my location shared. I told people where I was,” Shukla said. “I had a friend on his way to pick me up at the end of my run.”

But around mile 17.5, she says her run was violently interrupted.

“He came up from behind me, grabbed my shoulders, put his hands around my neck, and I couldn’t even scream,” Shukla said. “I tried to reach for, like my fanny pack that had my phone in it so I could emergency try to dial 911, but, like, It all happened so quick.”

Shukla said she fought as hard as she could—until she blacked out.

“As soon as I realized, like, oh, I’m not getting out of this. I’m like, this is how people die. That was, like, the thought that I had in the moment, I was like, oh, this is it,” said Shukla.

Moments later, she said she woke up face down on the trail.

“I could tell like I was bleeding. Everywhere I looked around, nobody was there. I like, saw that I still had my phone. Everything’s covered in blood,” said Shukla.

She said she immediately got up and ran toward the main road.

“I started sprinting up the road because my friend was supposed to meet me in a mile at South Mastick Park,” Shukla said.

Shukla shared a photo with News 5 showing her face after the attack, covered in blood. She was taken to the hospital and treated for a broken nose, cuts and bruises.

While she’s grateful to be alive, she never expected something like this to happen in a place she’s run every week. She said she even saw other families on the trail just minutes before the attack.

“I felt safe running all the time. You don’t really think that it’s real until it happens to you, or I guess, someone like close to you,” Shukla said.

The Metroparks say the attack is under investigation. Patrols have been increased. They issued a statement reading:

“Our thoughts go out to the victim, and we are committed to bringing the person or persons responsible to justice,” The statement read.

Shukla says healing — both physical and emotional — will take time. But she refused to let this stop her.

“I see the same place that I’ve always loved and I will run there again. I will not alone, not for a while,” said Shukla.

Shukla’s message: Keep running, but stay alert.

This case remains under investigation. Metroparks police have not yet released any suspect details.