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Ohio State Shooter Left Note, Tells Woman 'sorry'
This ID photo provided by Ohio State University shows Nathaniel Brown. Brown, a university custodial employee, reportedly shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them,...


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Legacy Case For Tobacco Funds To Be Heard By Ohio Supreme Court
Two-Year Long Battle For Tobacco Prevention And Cessation Programs To Be Determined by Highest Court WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Ohio Supreme Court has made the decision to...
Blue Jackets' Nash Won't Play Against Atlanta
— Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash will not play in Thursday night's home game gainst Atlanta, interim coach Claude Noel said. Nash missed Tuesday night's game at Anaheim because of a...
Cavaliers Players Spend Evening Out With Underprivileged Children
Cavaliers Players Delonte West, Jawad Williams and Danny Green Spend Evening Out to Dinner with Underprivileged Children from Berea Childrens...
Amtrak Reviewing Its 2 Ohio Routes
COLUMBUS -- Amtrak says it is looking for ways to improve service on two long-distance routes that pass through Ohio. Amtrak says an upcoming review will include the Cardinal, a train that stops in...
Police Seek Lincoln Village Bank Robber
Today, Thursday, March 11, 2010, at approximately 10:21 a.m., a man entered the Giant Eagle, 4780 W. Broad St., in the Lincoln Village area, and approached a teller at the US Bank located inside...
Columbus State Picks New President
Columbus State Community College has tapped a leader with Ohio ties as its next president. David T. Harrison, who oversees 11 University of Central Florida campuses in seven counties as vice...
Ohio Union Membership Flat In 2009
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . Last year, a little more than 14 percent of wage and salaried workers across the state — 685,000 people — belonged to a union, the same percentage as...
Report: Ohio’s Foreclosure Troubles Ease
Foreclosure filings in Ohio ticked up marginally in February, when the pace of housing troubles nationwide slipped to its lowest level in four years, according to a new report...
Bengals Mull Post-bryant Moves
, but his agent said Thursday that contrary to a report last week he’s not close to a deal with the Bengals. The Bengals would also like to get deals with...
Ohio Farmers Focusing On Food Safety
— Making the fruits and vegetables your family eats safer had farmers and agricultural leaders from around the state meeting in Columbus on Thursday. The Product Safety Summit was being held...
Police Investigating Man Who Exposed Himself To Pickerington Students
— Pickerington City Schools on Wednesday sent a note home to parents warning them about a man who exposed himself to students. Police said it happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, as a group...
Man Claiming To Be Late On House Payment Robs West Side Bank
— A man claiming to be behind on his house payment held up a west side bank on Thursday. The robbery occurred at about 10:20 a.m. at the US Bank branch inside the Giant Eagle store, located...
Dad Gets 8 Years For Shaking Baby
Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Beth Myers on Thursday ordered the maximum sentence allowed for a man convicted of a shaking an infant so badly the little boy remains in a nursing home on a...
Acorn Agrees To Leave Ohio Under Settlement
COLUMBUS -- The community organizing group ACORN has agreed to permanently give up its business license in Ohio, under a settlement with a libertarian organization. The 1851 Center for...
Moerlein To Debut Hall Of Fame Hudy Cans
Hall of Fame and Museum on limited-edition cans of Hudy Delight and Hudy 14-K beer. The commemorative cans will feature Pedro Borbon, Chris Sabo, and 1880s ace Tony Mullane, former Reds who will be...
Realtytrac: Ohio’s Foreclosure Troubles Ease
Foreclosure filings in Ohio ticked up marginally in February, when the pace of housing troubles nationwide slipped to its lowest level in four years, according to a new report...
Interbrand: Macy’s Among Top U.s. Brands
Interbrand Design Group ’s “Most Valuable U.S. Retail Brands” ranking, based on its strategy to remake itself into a national brand. The Cincinnati-based retailer is new to the...
Powernet In Market For Acquisitions
said Thursday it is looking for “complementary businesses” to acquire. “We’re committed to accelerating our growth in the Enterprise and SMG space, and an acquisition by...
Fawley Retiring From Health Alliance
Health Alliance co-CEO Dorman Fawley is retiring. Fawley's last day will be May 7. Many past and present leaders of the system were developed under his stewardship, Health Alliance board...
Wake Nation Adds ‘practice Pond’ For Beginners
Wake Nation said Thursday it is beginning construction on the Practice Pond, a second lake designed for wakeboarding beginners and children ages 5 and up. The lake will open by May 1, when Wake...
Ohio’s Foreclosure Troubles Ease, Report Says
Foreclosure filings in Ohio ticked up marginally in February, when the pace of housing troubles nationwide slipped to its lowest level in four years, according to a new report...
<b><font Style="font-size:12px;color:#615f62;">amtrak To Review 2 National Routes In Ohio</font></b>
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Amtrak says it is looking for ways to improve service on two long-distance routes that pass through Ohio. Amtrak says an upcoming review will include the Cardinal, a train that...
Tank Johnson Re-signs With Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed defensive tackle Tank Johnson. Johnson originally signed with Cincinnati last offseason and recorded two sacks and 29 tackles...
Suspect In Bexley Home Invasion Surrenders After Standoff
A man being served a warrant in connection with a recent home invasion in Bexley had a 20-minute standoff with Columbus SWAT officers this morning before surrendering at his North Side house. The...
Ohio State Gunman Left Apology Letters
— Investigators on Thursday were learning more about the man who shot two co-workers inside an Ohio State University maintenance building before turning the gun on himself. Some of the last...
Arrest Made In Fake Ups Robbery
— A man sought in connection with a home robbery in which a woman and her child were tied up and left in a basement was taken into custody Thursday after a brief standoff with police. Larry...
Alpaca Beating Suspects Stay Jailed
HAMILTON - Two 17-year-old boys facing charges in connection with the beating death of an alpaca will remain locked up at least until their next hearing, a judge ruled Thursday in Butler County...
Delhi Twp Gets Fire Grant
The Delhi Township Fire Department will get a $166,991 federal grant which will go for new protecting clothing and training, Fire Chief Bill Zoz said...
Serial Rapist Gets Another 39-83 Years
David Hopper, the man known as the blue-eyed rapist, responsible for a string of rapes from Northern Kentucky to Columbus, has racked up sentences that will keep him prison for the rest of...
Juicy Couture Headed To Prime Outlets
Juicy Couture clothing chain for women and children is set to open an outlet store at Prime Outlets in Jeffersonville this spring. The 3,000-square-foot store will open near the American Eagle...
Osu Administrator Named University Of Akron Provost
University of Akron . Akron this week appointed Mike Sherman its senior vice president, provost and chief operating officer. He starts the job June 1, but still must have his appointment approved by...
Correction: Budget Bill Story
CincyBizBlog and heard on WLW-AM 700 this morning. The appropriations bill to which our blog item referred is not the highly awaited capital budget bill, but a capital re-appropriations bill –...
Ohio Woman Bites Off Foe's Finger During Fight
AKRON, OH (WOIO) - A vicious fight in Akron, Ohio overnight. Police say Dawn Irene Snyder caused a fight at The Bank Lounge. During the altercation, the 27-year-old bit the finger off of her victim....
Ohio Bowling Alleys Want Video Slots, Too
Ohio bowling centers are arguing they should be allowed to offer video slot machines, too, if the state's horse racing tracks get them. Bowling alley representatives made their case Wednesday before...
Thrashers Try To End Slide In Columbus
(Sports Network) - The Atlanta Thrashers will be out to halt a poorly-timed three-game losing streak in tonight's matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets from Nationwide Arena. Atlanta had put...
Woman Cited In Icy Ohio Crash That Flipped Officer
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio -- An Ohio woman has been ticketed in an accident captured in dramatic video that showed a police officer flipping over a guardrail.Brooklyn Heights police in suburban...
Man Crashes $100,000 Car On I-71 Near Cincinnati
NORWOOD, Ohio -- The biggest headache for a driver who crashed his sports car into a wall along an Ohio highway could be the repair bill. Police say there were only minor injuries in the crash...
Highway Deaths Drop To Lowest Levels Since 1950s
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. highway deaths have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1950s, as more motorists bought into buckling up and embraced safety innovations. A sour economy that dampened...
Kent State Uses Controversial Title For New Center
— A new student center is opening on the Kent State campus and one of the words in the title may surprise you. The facility will be called the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer...
History Comes To Life In Sidney
— It's time to take a step back in time. "All of our exhibits this year focus on the 1960s in Sidney," said Historical Center Curator Laura Van Fossen. The William A. Ross, Jr. Historical...
La. Pension System Sues To Stop Firstenergy Deal
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System wants a federal judge in Pittsburgh to stop FirstEnergy's proposed $4.7 billion takeover of the western Pennsylvania...
Man Who Named Cleveland Cavaliers To Be Honored
CLEVELAND -- The name of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team was the brainchild of a fan who will get special recognition for his winning contest entry in 1970. Jerry Tomko, now 68 and retired...