Cincinnati appeals court hears argument this afternoon against lethal injection of convicted killer, and the Ohio unemployment rate rises for first time in three months, up to 10.5% in October. These stories and more in Friday's noon newscast.

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Published November 20, 2009 at 1:03 PM EST

By Letizia

Columbus, OH – Stories include:

Cincinnati appeals court hears argument this afternoon against lethal injection of convicted killer. :00

Ohio Attorney General sues credit rating agencies saying they gave unjustifiably high ratings for a fee. :38

Ohio unemployment rate rises for first time in three months, up to 10.5% in October. 1:19

Critics of "wage theft" propose new state law to prevent short-changing workers on pay. 2:00

Judge orders settlement conference for Cincinnati-based Cintas and widow of former employee. 3:17

Akron pet store employee sentenced to probation for drowning rabbits and posting photos online. 3:52

Astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis awoke to false alarm Thursday night, but were in no danger. 4:28

Asian Carp may have breached electronic barrier keeping the fish from invading Great Lakes. 5:15

Mobile CT scanner parked near Piketon offering free lung cancer screenings to plant workers. 5:56

National Weather Service raises threshold for official "winter storm" designation in 17 Ohio counties. 6:53

Ohio State and Michigan play this Saturday in one of football's top rivalries, OSU won past five years. 7:32