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Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Jury selection scheduled in the trial of a woman accused of burning and killing child in microwave - Foreclosure help often going unnoticed by struggling homeowners - Nash's hat trick not enough for All Star victory

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

State prison officials set to add nearly 500 inmates to two Dayton prisons - Governor Strickland to review short-term inmates who often get out much sooner than the initial term - Lots of committee hearings on tap for lawmakers this week - LeBron and Koby scoring duel

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

MRSA cases return in Central Ohio - State audit finds day care provider received millions in state funds for children it never served - Ohio groups hoping for attention during President Bush's final State of the Union - Details expected on future of former Hoover headquarters in North Canton - Ford workers scheduled to lose their jobs in Batavia could land jobs at the company's Sharonville facility - Wendy's alters red wig ads

Columbus, OH – Police search for shooting suspects in Canal Winchester - North Carolina offers deal to help capture Cesar Laurean - Police investigate murder of immigrants in Sharonville - Ohio's state heating assistance fund has record amount of money in budget - The state fire marshall shares tips for safely heating homes - Federal judge awards Elyria police officer - A Circleville high school teacher gives students money to make a difference

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio Supreme Court keeps planned parenthood clinic from turning over records - Ohio could be renewable energy leader - Cincinnati elementary school cleans house

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Bush administration calls congress to pass economic stimulus package - Hillary Clinton plans Ohio fundraiser - Dennis Kucinich expected to drop out of presidential race - Governor Strickland says tax increases bad idea to deal with state budget cut - Chief judge strips colleague of death penalty cases - Dallas Cowboys take on former Browns defensive coordinator Todd Grantham

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Bush administration calls congress to approve economic stimulis package - Hilary Clinton plans Ohio fundraiser - Ohio presidential candidate expected to drop out of race - Governor Strickland against tax raises to pay for budget cut - Chief judge strips death penalty cases from colleauge - Dallas cowboys hire Browns defensive coordinator as new defensive line coach

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Bush administration calls congress to approve economic stimulis package - Hilary Clinton plans Ohio fundraiser - Ohio presidential candidate expected to drop out of race - Governor Strickland against tax raises to pay for budget cut - Chief judge strips death penalty cases from colleauge - Dallas cowboys hire Browns defensive coordinator as new defensive line coach

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Bush administration calls congress to approve economic stimulis package - Hilary Clinton plans Ohio fundraiser - Ohio presidential candidate expected to drop out of race - Governor Strickland against tax raises to pay for budget cut - Chief judge strips death penalty cases from colleauge - Dallas cowboys hire Browns defensive coordinator as thier new defensive line coach

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Bush administration calls congress to approve economic stimulis package - Hilary Clinton plans Ohio fundraiser - Ohio presidential candidate expected to drop out of race - Governor Strickland against tax raises to pay for budget cut - Chief judge strips death penalty cases from colleauge - Dallas cowboys hire Browns defensive coordinator as thier new defensive line coach

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Bush administration calls congress to approve economic stimulis package - Hilary Clinton plans Ohio fundraiser - Ohio presidential candidate expected to drop out of race - Governor Strickland against tax raises to pay for budget cut - Chief judge strips death penalty cases from colleauge - Dallas cowboys hire Browns defensive coordinator as thier new defensive line coach

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Bush administration calls congress to approve economic stimulis package - Hilary Clinton plans Ohio fundraiser - Ohio presidential candidate expected to drop out of race - Governor Strickland against tax raises to pay for budget cut - Chief judge strips death penalty cases from colleauge - Dallas cowboys hire Browns defensive coordinator as thier new defensive line coach

Columbus, OH – Millions of Ohioans could feel the impact, if state government services are cut....but that's one of the strategies that Governor Ted Strickland and many state legislators are looking at...to fill a projected money shortfall in the 52 billion dollar state budget. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – Bitter cold temperatures this winter have the state fire marshal reminding Ohioans to be smart when using portable heaters, wood stoves and fireplaces to keep warm. Fire marshal spokesperson Shane Cartmill says there were more than 60 deaths or injuries in 1,600 heating-related fires during 2006, the latest year for which numbers are available.

I'll ask you in December . . .

By John DeSando, WCBE's It's Movie Time

In Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights--Hollywood to the Heartland, if the four relatively unknown comics (a "Guido," an Ohio rube, an Arab, and a non-descript guy) accompanying Vaughn on a 30 day tour of 30 cities had been better, the documentary would have been better as well. Sadly this tepid montage of the trip is rarely funny, rarely imaginative, although the infectious good will of Vaughn saves it from total banality.

Columbus, OH – The recent action by the Federal Reserve to cut benchmark rates by nearly a full percentage point left many to speculate that another cut could happen soon. But one Central Ohio economist wasn't all that impressed with the first one. Jim Newton owns the Delaware-based firm Economic Perspectives and serves as the chief economic advisor for Commerce National Bank. In a conversation with Mike Foley, Newton calls the recent action by the Federal Reserve a mistake.

Columbus, OH – The recent action by the Federal Reserve to cut benchmark rates by nearly a full percentage point has many observers speculating that another cut will soon take place. But Central Ohio economist Jim Newton wasn't all that impressed with the first one. Newton owns the Delaware-based firm Economic Perspectives and serves as the chief economic advisor for Commerce National Bank. In a conversation with Mike Foley, Newton calls the recent decision by the Federal Reserve a mistake.

Columbus, OH – The recent action by the Federal Reserve to cut benchmark rates by nearly a full percentage point has many observers speculating that another cut will soon take place. But Central Ohio economist Jim Newton wasn't all that impressed with the first one. Newton owns the Delaware-based firm Economic Perspectives and serves as the chief economic advisor for Commerce National Bank. In a conversation with Mike Foley, Newton calls the recent decision by the Federal Reserve a mistake.

Columbus, OH – Ohio legislators are continuing to hear conflicting testimony about whether they should keep having state government control electricity rates. At the moment, the Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to LOSE its regulatory power over electric bills, starting next year...but the Ohio Senate has approved a bill bringing BACK government price controls....and a legislative committee in the HOUSE is now looking at it. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – Ohio legislators are continuing to hear conflicting testimony about whether they should keep having state government control electricity rates. At the moment, the Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to LOSE its regulatory power over electric bills, starting next year...but the Ohio Senate has approved a bill bringing BACK government price controls....and a legislative committee in the HOUSE is now looking at it. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.