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Rail Funds On Track



COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio transportation officials say $400 million in federal stimulus money for a new passenger train service is on the way.

The state Controlling Board will need to approve spending the money.

Democrats control the board 4-3, but they will need at least one Republican to vote yes because Senate Republicans placed an amendment in Ohio's transportation budget last year requiring a super majority vote.

GOP leaders have said they won't object to the train project as long as the state has a solid financial plan.

Ohio's project calls for a start-up, 79-mph service connecting Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton and Cincinnati beginning in 2012.

Studies are getting under way for a 110 miles-per-hour service that would later connect to Chicago and cities on the East Coast.

Rivalry Game Still Finale


Buckeye Nation breathes a sight of relief: the traditional rivalry game with the Team Up North will remain the last game of the football season.

A New Season


The 2010 OSU football season kicks off tonight and university officials have plans in place to move traffic along smoothly as a potential crush of fans headed to the game and commuters headed home pose traffic and parking challenges.

Ohio Political Roundup


The governor's race leans Republican…the candidates for Senate agree to debate…and a once-disgraced Congressman is back on the ballot.

Double Homicide


 Columbus police have two more homicides on their hands.

Dangerous Quarries


After two people drowned in local quarries over the summer,, Columbus police are cracking down on trespassing. in those areas.

$7.9 Million For Columbus Schools


The Columbus City Schools stand to get almost $8 million from a federal grant program to rehire, retain or create jobs for teachers and other personnel.

Baby Gorilla Recovering


A hard-luck gorilla at the Columbus is recovering after suffering a dislocated hip, the second injury for poor Misha, and she's not even a year old yet.

The Coach On The Game


Like a sure-footed runner eluding tacklers, Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel avoided weighing in on an ongoing controversy over rescheduling the OSU-Michigan game to some time other than the final weekend of the regular season.

Traficant Can Run


The elections board in Mahoning County says a former congressman who served time in federal prison has enough valid signatures to again run for a US House seat.

Chamber Backs Stivers


Republican Steve Stivers has picked up the endorsement of the US Chamber of Commerce in his race to unseat Columbus Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy in Congress.