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Ohio St: Check found no criminal past on shooter (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ohio State University said Wednesday a background check on a janitor who shot two supervisors before killing himself didn't reveal that he had a criminal record, raising more questions about how his past prison sentence was missed.Brown Co. man arrested on child porn charges (FOX 19 Cincinnati) RIPLEY, OH (FOX19) - A Brown County man is behind bars after being arrested on child porn charges. John Van Tielen, 51, of Ripley, is facing five counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.
Brown County Man Arrested For Kiddie Porn (Local 12 Cincinnati) John Van Tielen nabbed in investigation that began in Georgia
OSU would not have hired killer had background check revealed his criminal past (The Columbus Dispatch) A background check on Nathaniel Brown, who killed his boss Tuesday, did not turn up his prison record, which would have prevented him from being hired at Ohio State.
Bill tackling teen-dating violence passes Ohio Senate (The Columbus Dispatch) Judge Kim A. Browne looks forward to the day when she can add protection orders to her tool belt of options to deal with the ever-expanding problem of dating-related violence among teenagers. "It's just a growing trend," said Browne, the lead Franklin County Juvenile Court judge. "These kids are getting involved with each other in an earlier time frame, and these things don't work out and they ...
Janitor's desperation turns deadly at OSU (The Columbus Dispatch) He'd lost his woman and his job, and his house appeared to be next. The little that custodian Nathaniel Brown shared with neighbors and co-workers in recent months indicated that he felt life bearing down on him. Early yesterday, Brown walked into the Ohio State University building where he'd worked since October and killed his supervisor, shot another boss and then turned the gun on himself.
Kasich: 'We can fix Ohio' (The Findlay Courier) OTTAWA -- Politicians should first work in the business world to better understand budgets, a Republican candidate for governor told the party faithful in Putnam County on Tuesday.
Nightclub owner files suit (Tribune Chronicle) WARREN - The owner of controversial (and now closed) Warren nightspot Benji Brown's is fighting police and prosecutors on two fronts. LaShawn Ziegler is on the defense in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, where he faces a nine-count indictment accusing him of insurance fraud and stealing an auto from Detroit. The trial is set to begin Monday.
Associated Press Ohio Afternoon Headlines - 3/9/2010 (WLIO NBC Lima) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State University says an employee shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself.
Brown: Food safety legislation needed (The News-Herald) Food-borne illnesses cost the nation about $152 billion in health-related expenses each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .