Two Background Checks Failed
The Ohio State University janitor who shot two supervisors before killing himself early Tuesday morning had passed two background checks.
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Man Hits Kids For The Thrill
Columbus police say a man accused of striking children in the head with his fist and keys at a Northwest Side Wal-Mart store told them he did it for the thrill.
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ACORN Falls
The community organizing group ACORN has settled a lawsuit by agreeing to give up its Ohio business license and not come back under another name.
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Robber Says He Needed Mortgage Money
Authorities say the man they're calling the "Bono Bandit" needed money for a house payment when he held up a West Side bank branch Thursday morning.
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What Did They Miiss?
Ohio State University says a background check on a janitor who shot two supervisors didn't reveal a criminal record, even though Nathaniel Brown had spent five years in prison.
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Home Foreclosures Bottoming Out?
If the foreclosure crisis in Ohio is slowing down, it may be a long time before it turns around.
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Area Unemployment At 27-Year High
Unemployment in central Ohio in January was at its highest level in nearly 27 years, flirting with double digits for the first time since 1983, according to figures released by the state Wednesday.
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Campus Shooter Due To Be Fired
Personnel records show the OSU janitor who shot two supervisors, killing one of them before killing himself, early yesterday morning was going to be fired on Saturday.
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Response To Shooting
OSU officials say they are pleased with the response time of university police officers and their campus emergency alert system in the wake of a shooting that left two men, including the gunman, dead.
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Columbus Schools Audit
Columbus City Schools officials say the latest financial review by the state auditor indicates steps the district is taking to improve its accounting are paying dividends.
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