Investigators seek I-270 tips as shootings probe continues
Columbus investigators praise quick reports amid a string of 15 shootings along I-270 and a fatality last month. A driver’s window was shattered without clear impact, and bullets recovered from a home near the southern stretch are under lab review. The task force has logged 2060 tips and ties to mortar‑mix vandalism are being considered. Gail Kinsley’s unsolved death remains a focus.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Steve Martin
Martin
Ohio Department of Transportation
Gail Kinsley
Sheriff’s Office
Families Proud as Soldier Sons Aided Saddam Capture
Two Ohio families in Plain Township and Warren celebrate after learning their sons helped in the operation that captured Saddam Hussein. Spc Andrew Christy of the 4th Infantry Division served as a guard near Tikrit while 2nd Lt Christopher Swickard set up an ambush on the west bank of the Tigris. Both families share pride despite not being among the 600 engineers who directly found Saddam.
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Canton
Ohio
Saddam Hussein
Debbie Swickard
Plain Township
Clark
Becky Christy
Warren
Spc
Andrew Christy
4Th Infantry Division
Saddam
Clark Christy
Tikrit
Andrew
Swickard
Hussein
Tigris River
Ken Swickars
Mercury-control plan moves forward for 2018 goal
EPA chief says mercury pollution cuts to 15 tons by 2018 under Bush proposal mark a major step. Critics say plan is too lenient as protesters in Cleveland press for faster action and stricter limits. Industry cites affordable controls and trading credits as key tools while costs may reach $5 billion+.
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EPA
Washington
Bush
Cleveland
Environmental Protection Agency
Mike Leavitt
Leavitt
Sid Nelson
Ohio
Nelson
Twinsburg
Court orders mental evaluation for woman in murder case
Lebanon Ohio judge sequesters Rhonda Ricketts 50 for six months to a year at Summit Behavioral Center to determine competence to stand trial for aggravated murder in the May 13 shooting of ex husband Steve Ricketts 45 in their home. Defense cites Battered Woman's Syndrome and police say she fired a .58 caliber revolver four times.
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Lebanon
Rhonda Ricketts
Douglas Mossman
Ricketts
Warren County Common Pleas
Neal Bronson
Summit Behavioral Center
Cincinnati
Bronson
Steve Ricketts
Multiple Ohio incidents span robbery arrest gym dispute and a soldier death
A North Ridgeville man, Thomas J. Meagher, 39, was charged with aggravated robbery after a woman said he cut her hand during a knife attack on Middle Avenue in Elyria. He fled through backyards but was captured on Sixth Street as police pursued him. Avon reports reveal trainer Corey Cunningham was escorted from Speed Strength gym after a civil matter. Mansfield mourns Pfc. Kenneth C. Souslin, 21, killed in Iraq from non combat injuries at Baghdad Airport, the 14th Ohio casualty, with details limited to the DoD announcement and a Doch investigation.
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Elyria
North Ridgeville
Thomas J. Meagher
Center Ridge Road
Middle Avenue
Seventh Street
Meagher
AVON
Corey Cunningham
Cunningham
Ohio State University
Mike D'Andrea
Speed Strength
Moore Road
John Vilagi
Mansfield
Iraq
Ohio
U.S. Department of Defense
Army
Kenneth C. Souslin
Baghdad
Defense Department
Souslin
Lexington
440
22Nd Signal Brigade
V Corps
Darmstadt
Germany
School standards misalignment concerns persist in Ohio
Curriculum directors vent concerns that new state standards do not fully align with fourth through sixth grade achievement tests, though state officials call the gap temporary. The issue centers on the OPTs and the shift to standard-specific tests next year while teachers adapt curricula, with some saying guidance materials are insufficient for effective teaching alignment.
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Susan Tave Zelman
Vicky Fisher
Avon High School
Fisher
Ohio
Zelman
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Marty Johnson
Johnson
Dennis Kowalski
Regional Development Center
Cleveland
Kowalski
State Department of Education
ODE
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Ken Swickard
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