Provides the latest RSS feeds for Columbus News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Columbus News.Net http://www.columbusnews.net/ en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:53:37 -0400 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:53:37 -0400 30 Heading into its two-day monthly meeting on Monday, the state Board of Education had narrowed the field to two finalists: Catherine Maple Cross, a deputy education secretary in New Mexico, and Clevela... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18625764&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:27:53 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18625764&cat=a605ff6512fa302c On the Lebanon farm, rehabilitating inmates comes before making a profit. The prison farm makes do with aging farm equipment - some of it more than 30 years old - and with some unmotivated workers. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18625765&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:27:53 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18625765&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- Police issued an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old girl who was abducted after her mother was assaulted. The alert was issued for Oni Hairston shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday. She was found safe at abou... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18623285&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:16:21 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18623285&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- Central Ohio, we know the tough economic times are affecting our lives in ways we never dreamed of. We want to know how you're coping with the issues. What are you doing to bring more money into y... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18623284&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:16:20 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18623284&cat=a605ff6512fa302c — The Board of Elections believes 19 year old Freddie Johnson signed up to vote 48 times. He said he registered more times than that. "Mr. Johnson, is there any of these cards you did not fill... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18623287&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:04:55 -0400 10 TV http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18623287&cat=a605ff6512fa302c — At the ONN/10tv debate Rep. Pat Tiberi faced off with his two challengers in the WOSU-COSI studios. Tiberi has been elected by central Ohio voters a running total of 8 year to Congress. D... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18623286&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:04:54 -0400 10 TV http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18623286&cat=a605ff6512fa302c An Ohio company will play a major role in developing a powerful battery for General Motors' electric car. The all new Chevy Volt an electric powered vehicle is expected to roll out in two years. ... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18620163&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:30:02 -0400 10 TV http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18620163&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Long a stable growth stock, P&G's shares - which are still a component of the Dow Jones industrial average - haven't been immune from recent Wall Street gyrations. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18620164&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:20:30 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18620164&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Buckeyes team that has more newcomers than veterans, more freshmen than anything else, more questions than answers."I really like this team," Matta said Monday during the team's media day. "But there ... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18620165&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:50:33 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18620165&cat=a605ff6512fa302c "It just is something that has to be balanced. There are many matters that can be handled adequately in house. When I was state solicitor, we handled a number of very complicated matters -- matte... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616283&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:01:55 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616283&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- Election officials in swing state Ohio's most populous county asked a prosecutor Monday to investigate alleged voter-registration fraud, including 73 registrations obtained from one man by an advoc... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616286&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:01:52 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616286&cat=a605ff6512fa302c , Ohio -- Police continued to search for a suspect after an East Side shooting Monday afternoon. The shooting happened on Hudson Bay Way shortly before 3:30 p.m. A person was transported to Grant Me... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616287&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:01:52 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616287&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Students are warned to keep their valuables out of sight and the university has set up a notification system to alert students of crimes committed on campus and in the area east of High Street. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616284&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:01:53 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616284&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- AAA is reporting that the average national price for a gallon of regular gasoline is hovering at $3.20, in Central Ohio, its more like $2.97. That the good news. The bad news? AAA advises resident... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616285&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:01:54 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616285&cat=a605ff6512fa302c led a global effort to increase the flow of money in worldwide banking systems, taking many Central Ohio stocks on a ride with it. The market, which took a drubbing last week as the Dow Jones Industr... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616289&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:34:54 -0400 Columbus Business First http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18616289&cat=a605ff6512fa302c , Ohio -- Grandparents are scammers' latest targets, and the CPD forgery unit wanted to warn residents. Be wary of a scam that involves the Internet and applying for loans, http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612661&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:18:12 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612661&cat=a605ff6512fa302c DETROIT (AP) -- Honda Motor Co. says it will convert one of the two assembly lines at its Lincoln, Ala., factory so it can make V-6-powered Honda Accords by the middle of next year. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612662&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:55:24 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612662&cat=a605ff6512fa302c "It's a highly unpredictable world out there," Harrison said. "Developing markets by their nature are more volatile. ... You need a different level of agility in these markets on a variety of fronts." http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612663&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:55:23 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612663&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Clintonville Electric is opening its doors to the public over the next three weekends for an inventory liquidation sale. The retailer shut down weeks ago after 69 years in business, and about four ye... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612664&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:48:49 -0400 Columbus Business First http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612664&cat=a605ff6512fa302c As consumers steer clear of gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles in favor of fuel-efficient cars, Honda’s U.S. manufacturing arm is shifting production operations at two Ohio plants and one Alaba... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612665&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:48:46 -0400 Columbus Business First http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612665&cat=a605ff6512fa302c to sell the teleco’s packaged digital video service at more than 600 stores beginning this month. The agreements between San Antonio-based AT&T (NYSE:T) and the two merchants represent the ... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612666&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:48:43 -0400 Columbus Business First http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18612666&cat=a605ff6512fa302c CINCINNATI (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt of Ohio, who was struck by a car while jogging, cut short a weekend overseas trip and returned home to recover from her injuries, a spokesman said Monday. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608607&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:15:56 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608607&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Each week during the Ohio State football team's season, Dispatch OSU football writers Tim May and Ken Gordon engage in a give-and-take that brings readers "inside the beat" of Buckeyes football. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608606&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:31:16 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608606&cat=a605ff6512fa302c approved the deal on Friday, so the buyout proposal from Wells Fargo, whose mortgage division runs three branches is Central Ohio, has cleared most of its regulatory hurdles. Shareholders of Charlott... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608609&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:09:52 -0400 Columbus Business First http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608609&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- With chilly, fall-like weather fast approaching, your house could become a warm, inviting place for unwanted pests. From stink bugs to lady beetles, bugs are invading homes all across Central Ohio... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608604&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:38:15 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608604&cat=a605ff6512fa302c has cleared a share buyback program that will allow the retailer to repurchase $250 million in company stock. Columbus-based Limited late Friday said the repurchases in the latest program will be mad... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608610&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:09:50 -0400 Columbus Business First http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608610&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Oakwood, OH) -- The investigation is underway into a fatal crash on I-271. Oakwood police say the driver was killed around 6:30 a.m. today when a southbound car crashed in the construction zone betwe... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608591&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:33:21 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608591&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Congratulations to Barbara Fischer of Erie, Pa., the winner of our Ohio State-Purdue Predict the Points contest. Barbara was one of only two entrants out of more than 1,100 who predicted that 17 tot... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608605&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:31:16 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608605&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- The homicide rate in Columbus has jumped significantly higher during the last nine days. Since Oct. 5, eight people have been killed in neighborhoods around the city, http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608602&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:38:16 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608602&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- Ohio is a battleground state, and the battle is being waged on front lawns. Campaign ads are flooding TVs, radios, phones and lawns as homeowners show their support with political signs. Those si... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608603&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:38:13 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608603&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Lorain, OH) -- A Lorain man faces trespassing charges after trying to force the residents of an apartment to do drugs with him. Police say 31-year-old Jose Veliz [[ VEL-eez ]] Jr. may have gone to th... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608592&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:33:20 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608592&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- Greater Cleveland's Italian community gathers today to celebrate Columbus Day. The annual holiday parade steps off at noon from Murray Hill. More than 100 units and 15 marching band... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608594&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:33:19 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608594&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- A program to take care of elderly residents in Cuyahoga County is growing, but will likely do more with less. The Adult Guardianship Services program pairs volunteers with people wi... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608595&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:33:18 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608595&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Lorain, OH) -- A bridge connecting Lorain's east and west sides will remain closed for at least another month. The Ohio Department of Transportation says renovations of the Charles Berry Bascule [[ B... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608593&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:33:18 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608593&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections may ask prosecutors to go after a community group accused of collecting hundreds of fraudulent voter registrations. The board is hearing today... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608596&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:33:16 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18608596&cat=a605ff6512fa302c , Ohio -- A woman, who has been charged with leaving three young children in a van on a hot, humid day for nearly an hour, will be in court Monday. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604193&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:56:10 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604193&cat=a605ff6512fa302c PHOENIX (AP) -- Goodyear, Ariz., which is trying to build a spring-training baseball stadium for both of Ohio's major league teams, is facing millions of dollars in unexpected costs because developers... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604195&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:28:19 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604195&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- The federal government is slapping Cedar Point with a host of safety violations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says inspectors cited the amusement park for willf... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604176&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:46:27 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604176&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Ohio -- Columbia Gas of Ohio will begin to distribute Amber Alerts to all of its field employees across 60 of Ohio's 88 counties today. The company will send important Amber Alert information to the ... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604190&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:56:13 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604190&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Ohio State 's foray into a high-tech spread offense and away from it's staked-to-the-ground past.So far, it's been a dud."Offensively we didn't get near as much done as we're going to need to get done... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604198&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:59:11 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604198&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- A Cleveland man's quest to get in better shape has become a milestone accomplishment. Michael Poretsky wrapped up his push to join the 50 Marathon Club last month by running maratho... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604175&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:46:25 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604175&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- The presidential race in Ohio is a statistical dead heat. The latest Ohio Newspaper Poll shows Republican nominee John McCain holding on to a 48 to 46 percent edge over Democrat Bar... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604169&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:46:30 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604169&cat=a605ff6512fa302c that paid Ohio $1.4 million. More than $400,000 of the Ohio total is headed to Central Ohio groups, state Attorney General Nancy Rogers said. The awards to the area nonprofits are part of $1 million... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604197&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:21:38 -0400 Columbus Business First http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604197&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- A retired Catholic priest from Toledo has been barred from saying Mass or wearing clerical garb after he was accused of sexually abusing a minor almost 30 years ago. The Catholic Diocese of Toledo... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604191&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:56:11 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604191&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- A mother and daughter were killed when a train collided with their truck on a stretch of railroad tracks in southwest Ohio. Middletown Patrol Officer Geoff Getter says both women were ejected from... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604192&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:56:11 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604192&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- The future of the Inner Belt Bridge will be decided this week. State transportation officials are expected to receive a report as early as today with results from last week's stress... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604174&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:46:24 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604174&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- One of Republican presidential nominee John McCain's biggest supporters is on the campaign trail through Ohio. Senator Joe Lieberman started his visit to northern Ohio last night wi... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604172&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:46:23 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604172&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Middlefield, OH) -- A transgender woman from Geauga County is accused of killing her husband. Forty-year-old Christine Mason is due in court to face a reckless homicide charge. The onetime man is acc... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604171&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:46:22 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604171&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- A Cleveland man is behind bars with charges pending in a weekend arson. Twenty-seven-year-old Jerry Johnson turned himself in within hours of the Saturday morning fire at the VIP Lo... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604179&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:46:21 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604179&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- The Cleveland Browns are getting ready for some football. The Browns will make their first Monday Night Football appearance since 2003 when they play host to the New York Giants. Th... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604180&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:46:20 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18604180&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- Many have the day off from work Monday for Columbus Day, and the stores are hoping you'll spend your day spending more money. Stores worked to entice shoppers with 40, 60 and even 70 percent off m... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599542&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:55:46 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599542&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Favorites fall in the Big 12, Florida swamps LSU and the end of result of Saturday was this: College football seems headed toward another impossible predicament when it comes time for the BCS to pic... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599543&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:47:23 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599543&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Storm Team 4 Meteorologist Bob Nunnally is calling for lots of sunshine and a warm high of 82 degrees today. There is an air-quality alert Monday. Central Ohioans likely will experience pollutant leve... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599541&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:55:47 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599541&cat=a605ff6512fa302c The first inkling that turbulence could be ahead for the Ohio State men's basketball team last season came five months before the season, when captain and three-year starter Jamar Butler went home f... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599544&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:47:19 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599544&cat=a605ff6512fa302c — Sarah Palin told voters in southeastern Ohio on Sunday that she and running mate John McCain would bring jobs back to this economically depressed piece of Appalachia. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599546&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:41:13 -0400 10 TV http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599546&cat=a605ff6512fa302c News ) - Ohio gasoline is more than 40 cents a gallon cheaper, on average, than it was last Monday.The price trackers at AAA and the Oil Price Information Service say the average cost for regular in t... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599547&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:57:38 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18599547&cat=a605ff6512fa302c News ) - The details change, but the story is always the same: Man abuses drug, drug destroys man, man hits bottom. Sometimes it's cocaine that kills his marriage, career or sense of self-worth. Other... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18592848&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:31:58 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18592848&cat=a605ff6512fa302c (Cleveland, OH) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will make her second stop in northern Ohio this week. She'll press the flesh at a private fundraiser today at the home of Clevelan... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18592844&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:19:50 -0400 Cox.net http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18592844&cat=a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio A relatively unusual air quality alert has been issued for Monday by the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission, or MORPC. A warmer than normal day is expected to bring with it extra o... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18587719&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:23:10 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18587719&cat=a605ff6512fa302c During an hourlong visit to a neighborhood of ranch-style and split-level homes near Toledo today, voters asked Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama what he could do to help struggling famil... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18587722&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:23:09 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18587722&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sarah Palin told voters in southeastern Ohio today that she and running mate John McCain would bring jobs back to this economically depressed piece of Appalachia. Using her folksy appeal, Palin highli... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18587721&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:23:08 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18587721&cat=a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio No mail, no trash pickup in Columbus, few government offices open----those are a few of the effects of the observation of Columbus Day in Columbus, Ohio. Monday is Columbus Day and it... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18587720&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:23:08 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18587720&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Michigan State on Saturday, they may need to go around the clock to work on all they need to heading into their showdown with the Spartans. The loser will have a hard time winning the http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18585436&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:08:03 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18585436&cat=a605ff6512fa302c AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- By the time deputies came to escort Addie Polk out of her home of 38 years, the 90-year-old had taken out her life insurance policy and placed it next to her pocketbook and keys in... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18583419&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:09:44 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18583419&cat=a605ff6512fa302c — Sarah Palin is making a Sunday campaign swing through the state's Appalachian region. The Republican vice presidential candidate is scheduled to stop in Gallipolis and Marietta on her way to... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18581491&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:51:56 -0400 10 TV http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18581491&cat=a605ff6512fa302c COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Officials in northern Kentucky and southwest Ohio are hoping to give the government a little push to swiftly replace the outdated and overwhelmed bridge that carries Interstates... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18581494&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:43:20 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18581494&cat=a605ff6512fa302c DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) -- Cardinal Health executives say the suburban Columbus drug distribution company stands to lose up to $1 billion in pharmaceutical sales this year because of increased federal overs... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18581495&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:43:20 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18581495&cat=a605ff6512fa302c The Columbus Division of Fire is on the scene of 5514 Nike Drive on a van that made its way into the side of the building. The van caught fire which in turn allowed parts of the building to catch fire... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579764&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:36:12 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579764&cat=a605ff6512fa302c The Marion Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating a one car crash that killed Terry White, 60 of New Bloomington, Ohio. Reports say that White’s vehicle was traveling eastbound on Laru... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579762&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:36:15 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579762&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Schmidts Sausage House, a well-known name in Central Ohio since about 1886. Located in German Village, its creator, 87 year old George Schmidt has had quite a life. When his grandfather’s old pa... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579765&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:36:11 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579765&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Police identified the victims as 36-year-old Franklin Walker, 27-year-old Markell Peaks and 27-year-old Carol Welch. Officers went to the home at 1988 Fairmont Dr. after getting a call shortly before... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579766&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:36:10 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579766&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Dawson, 25, is wanted for aggravated burglary. On Oct. 1, it is alleged Dawson climbed into the window of a home on South Highland Avenue and assaulted a woman while she was laying in bed with her 10-... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579767&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:36:09 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579767&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- Central Ohio authorities are offering a reward after a man robbed the same business three times within a month. The robberies occurred at the Thornton gas station near Gender and Refugee roads, http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579769&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:36:08 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18579769&cat=a605ff6512fa302c From one overnight shooting scene straight to another, The Columbus Division of Police Homicide Detectives are currently investigating an apparent fatal shooting located at 520 South High Street in Co... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578075&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:02:38 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578075&cat=a605ff6512fa302c The scene could have been lifted from just about any one of the recent political debates. Coach Jim Tressel faced question after question about the wheezing Ohio State offense, and he kept most of h... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578077&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:57:27 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578077&cat=a605ff6512fa302c A few weeks ago, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel declared himself an assistant offensive line coach and was all over the line in practices, trying to spark an underachieving unit. More recently, defens... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578078&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:57:26 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578078&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Ohio State tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells piled up yards against Purdue -- falling just short of 100 for the first time this season -- but found the going tough at times for a number of reasons. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578080&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:57:25 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578080&cat=a605ff6512fa302c BuckeyeXtra is produced by Dispatch.com and The Columbus Dispatch. © 2008, Dispatch Interactive, 34 S. 3rd St., Columbus, Ohio 43215. Content may not be republished without permission. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578079&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:57:26 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578079&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Columbus-area TV viewers who tuned to the local ABC affiliate (Channel 6) expecting to watch the Ohio State-Purdue game received a double whammy when the network's New York headquarters decided to s... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578082&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:57:24 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578082&cat=a605ff6512fa302c EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern used an attacking defense -- and a weak schedule -- to jump out to its best start in 46 years. But facing a ranked team for the first time this season, the Wildcats co... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578083&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:57:23 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578083&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Let the Pryor legend begin in earnest. Big-time game, big-time clutch drive in hostile stadium for freshman quarterback. Touchdown run was sweet. Pressure throws to set it up even more impressive. A... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578084&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:57:22 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578084&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Wisconsin entered the season predicted to be the No. 2 team in the Big Ten behind Ohio State. Now the Badgers are on the verge of falling out of the title race, if they haven't already. The schedul... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578085&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:57:19 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18578085&cat=a605ff6512fa302c --NO DATELINE-- Some days you get the boar---some days the boar gets you. That variation on an old saying about bears was a reality for one Ohio man this week as wild pigs are becoming more and more... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18569888&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:59:17 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18569888&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Buckeyes didn't throw the ball very well (just 97 yards) or run it when they needed to (125 yards). As a result, the offense only supplied three field goals to the victory. Special teams supplied the ... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18569889&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:12:13 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18569889&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Carson Wiggs booted a school-record 53-yard field goal early in the third quarter for Purdue's points.The teams had almost as much punting yardage as they did on offense. The Boilermakers' spread atta... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18569890&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:12:12 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18569890&cat=a605ff6512fa302c — Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits. Officials said Saturday the bil... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18568287&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:22:06 -0400 10 TV http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18568287&cat=a605ff6512fa302c — Michael Plasencio, 67, was killed Friday morning when his car crashed into an Oregon school bus at the intersection of Corduroy and N. Decant roads. The Ohio Highway Patrol said the bus was ... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18568286&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:22:05 -0400 10 TV http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18568286&cat=a605ff6512fa302c NHL for making contact with an on-ice official.The team and league announced the suspension on Saturday. Peca was automatically suspended per Rule 41, Physical Abuse of Officials, Category 2.He was as... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18568289&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:44:08 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18568289&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Hunting Valley University School fired a second-round 308 Saturday to run away with the 39th annual boys Division II state golf tournament Saturday at the http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18568290&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:44:06 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18568290&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Experts are divided over the possibility that wild mountain lions are living in parts of Ohio. The debate is coming after some people reported seeing big cats in the Akron area in August and September... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18566257&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:03:14 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18566257&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Police still haven't found the driver of a car that struck and slightly injured a congresswoman out for an early morning jog. U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt was running early Wednesday morning near her home i... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18566256&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:03:13 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18566256&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Ohio Army National Guard continued to exceed recruiting goals this year, a rise helped by recruiting incentives and a stepped-up effort to keep in touch with recruits between the time they sign up and... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18566258&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:12:46 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18566258&cat=a605ff6512fa302c County health officials in northeast Ohio are urging residents not to handle wild animals and to learn what to do if scratched or bitten by a pet. The warnings follow reports of a recent limited suppl... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18564040&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:31:26 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18564040&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Eleven Ohio Highway Patrol troopers fired over cheating allegations have filed grievances to try to get their jobs back. The troopers were among 12 officers accused of cheating on a certification test... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18564041&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:31:26 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18564041&cat=a605ff6512fa302c CLEVELAND (AP) -- Election officials in swing state Ohio's most populous county say proof of voter-registration fraud would not mean illegal ballots will be cast Nov. 4. http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18564038&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:08:36 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18564038&cat=a605ff6512fa302c DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- As a new member of the Peace Corps, Ralph Bernstein is trying to get used to the heat and humidity in the equatorial African nation of Ghana, the bone-jarring rides over unpaved r... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18564037&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:08:35 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18564037&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Minnesota's Eric Decker has 20 more catches than any other receiver in the Big Ten, so one would expect his coach to be effusive about Decker's hands, speed and toughness. And Golden Gophers coach T... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18558405&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:32:59 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18558405&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Whether Jermale Hines starts for Ohio State against Purdue remains to be seen, but the nickel back knows he's going to play a lot more than last week. As safeties coach Paul Haynes deadpanned: "Purd... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18558412&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:32:50 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18558412&cat=a605ff6512fa302c "Michigan State is playing as well as anybody in the country right now. It's going to be our biggest challenge so far this year. " -- PAT FITZGERALD, NORTHWESTERN COACH, whose team plays the Spartan... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18558408&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:32:53 -0400 Columbus Dispatch http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18558408&cat=a605ff6512fa302c -- Central Ohioans are in for another bright and sunny weekend! TODAY: bright and sunny, warmer, high 80. TONIGHT: clear and starry, low 49. SUNDAY: sunny again, high 81. MONDAY: mostly sunny, hig... http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18558399&cat=a605ff6512fa302c Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:40:36 -0400 NBC 4 http://feeds.columbusnews.net/?rid=18558399&cat=a605ff6512fa302c