Jim Letizia

As he visits the Buckeye State today, anew poll shows President Obama leads Republican challenger Mitt Romney by six points in Ohio, and is favored by at least 50 percent of likely voters in the key battleground states of Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. 

In Sports...Major League Baseball has suspended Cincinnati Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for making contact with an umpire during an argument Monday. 

Delaware County Sheriff's deputies have now identified the body of a woman found dead today in a car along Bevelheimer Road near the Licking County line. 

A 17-year-old Mason boy is awaiting sentencing for running a multi-million dollar marijuana operation. 

The former "Cincinnati Enquirer" building will have new life as a hotel.  

Columbus Police are searching for the thieves who stole 10-thousand dollars worth of copper from a downtown construction project Tuesday. 

Delaware County Sheriff's deputies say a woman was found dead in a car along Bevelheimer Road near the Licking county line today. Deputies say the license plate of the car matches the number of a woman reported missing from Pataskala Tuesday afternoon and that she was last seen in New Albany. No other details were released.Wo 

Japan's consul general has donated 1,000 trees to the city of Dayton as part of his government's "One-Thousand Cherry Tree Project."  

Construction is expected to begin soon to connect the Towpath Trail to Cleveland. The trail follows the route of the Erie Canal from Tuscarawas County to Akron, and officials Monday broke ground on the final leg. Anne Glausser of member station WCPN in Cleveland reports. 

Ohio Republican Congressman Steve LaTourette today formally announced his retirement, saying he's frustrated with the climate in Congress. 

A Chillicothe man is facing charges in connection with a shooting Sunday on St. Margaret Road.  Chillicothe police say an argument ended with gunfire, sending Nicholas Morgan to a hospital with leg injuries.  Derek Thomas is charged with assault. 

A Delaware man will serve 58 years in prison for raping a young girl. 55-year-old Oral Slaven was sentenced Monday on rape and gross sexual imposition charges.  Slaven was convicted last month of assaulting the child in Delaware and Union counties over a three-year span. 

Akron-based Goodyear says second-quarter profit rose by more than 50 percent due to lower production costs.  The tire maker reports a profit of 85 million dollars, compared with a 40-million dollar profit in the same period a year ago. Revenue fell 8.4 percent to 5.15 billion dollars as the poor European economy reduced tire sales. The results are below Wall Street expectations. Goodyear now expects full-year sales to decline by 5 to 7 percent from 2011 levels. 

Columbus City Council last night approved legislation to tax winnings of 12-hundred dollars or more from local gambling establishments. Those include the Columbus Casino and the Scioto Downs "Racino" featuring video lottery terminals. Jim Letizia reports. 

A former Columbus Police schools resource officer is charged with having sexual contact with students at Centennial High School. Jim Letizia Reports. 

Ohioans are paying a penny more for a gallon of gasoline this week. Triple-A says the average price is now 3-dollars-46-cents, up 22 cents from a year ago, but 3 cents below the current national average. Oil industry analysts blame the increase on operational problems at two Midwest refineries. Spokesperson Doug Shupe predicts prices will be fairly steady through the summer. 

A Libertarian group is joining the Progressive organization ProgressOhio in its lawsuit against Republican Governor John Kasich's private job-creation board. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports. 

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board meets today to take the first step toward selecting an artist to design a Holocaust memorial at the Statehouse. The board is working with the Ohio Arts Council to determine the location and design. Governor John Kasich has said he wants construction to be completed by 2013. The state and private entities are funding the memorial.  

Circleville firefighters say an early morning blaze has destroyed the Circle D Roller Rink on East Main Street. No injuries have been reported out of the blaze at the skating rink and bowling alley that has been in town for more than 50 years. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.  

Ohio Republican Congressman Steve LaTourette will not to seek re-election. State Party Chair Bob Bennett would not comment on LaTourette's reasons for retiring, but other party insiders say it is over a dispute with U.S. House leadership on committee assignments. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.