Preparations begin with threat of oil spill washing ashore looming, Rice refuses to criticize Obama following Time Square incident, Mixed results for Tea Party following Tuesday's primary --- these stories and more in this Friday noon newscast.

WCBE 90.5FM

Published May 7, 2010 at 12:59 PM EDT

By Letizia

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Columbus,OH – Stories include:

Former Ohio Attorney General pleads guilty to ethic violations

Preparations begin with threat of oil spill washing ashore looming

:44

Ohio income tax collections fall short of projectsions for April

2:11

U.S. Senate: reject proposal to break up large banks

2:48

Rice refuses to criticize Obama following Time Square incident

3:24

New reports come out about canceled sting at Governor's mansion

5:12

Mixed results for Tea Party following Tuesday's primary

5:54

ODOT plans for new intelligent transportation system

7:06

Woman mauled by chimpanzee has been discharged from Cleveland Clinic

7:47