Jim Letizia

250-thousand Ohioans are still without power and some schools are closed or delayed as the remnants of Hurricane Sandy brought high winds and snow to some parts of the state overnight. Columbus-based American Electric Power says three-thousand Central Ohio customers were without service overnight, with no word on when it would be restored.

Wilberforce University officials say they're listening to students' complaints and trying to make changes.

The State Fire Marshal's office says arson is the cause of a blaze Wednesday night at the Beaver Hall dormitory at Denison University.

Franklin County Sheriff's deputies say a woman was killed early this morning while attempting to cross West Broad Street in Prairie Township.

Columbus police are searching for suspects in an early morning shooting.

Operators of a Super PAC that's spent more than 300-thousand dollars against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel have past ties to Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown.

The state Bar Association says Ohio Supreme Court Justice Robert Cupp must go beyond distancing himself from an ad accusing his opponent of sympathizing with rapists

A new feature is open to visitors at the Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park.

Bond is set at 1-million dollars for the man charged with raping a 15-year-old girl who said she was attacked while walking to Newark High School earlier this month.

The owner and residents of the Milo Arts Complex on East Third Avenue have gotten a temporary reprieve from eviction.

Dublin Police have identified the toy store worker who died Wednesday night after falling from a ladder and hitting his head on the floor.

Campaign finance reports show Ohio's only Democratic Supreme Court justice raised 2.6 million dollars for her re-election bid, dwarfing the fundraising of both Republicans defending their seats.

Campaign finance reports show opponents of a fall ballot issue rewriting Ohio's redistricting process have outraised supporters by nearly 2-1.

A federal judge has denied a request to immediately reinstate two Democratic Montgomery County Board of Elections officials fired by Ohio's Republican Secretary of State. Walter Rice says Dennis Lieberman and Thomas Ritchie failed to identify that a fundamental right had been violated by their removal. Secretary of State Jon Husted accused them of violating state law by voting to approve weekend early voting hours. The two say they wanted to make the voting process as open as possible.

1.4 million Ohioans have requested absentee ballots by mail.

As supporters railed against one another outside last night's U.S Senate debate in Cincinnati, the two candidates traded barbs inside.

President Obama and former President Bill Clinton will campaign together in Ohio on Monday to kick off the final full week before Election Day.

North-Canton-Based Voting Machine maker Diebold says it's "indefinitely" delaying plans to build a new global headquarters in the Summit County city of Green.

With polls showing him trailing President Obama in Ohio, Republican challenger Mitt Romney made 3 campaign stops in the state on Thursday, including a stop at Worthington industries.

500 students, or nearly the entire student body at Wilberforce University, could leave the school if officials fail to make changes.