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- A second winter storm is expected to leave Ohio with up to a foot of snow - Ohio based Huntington Banks are expanding their hours and bringing in new hires. - There is a good chance Delonte West will be returning tonight as the Cavs host the New Jersey Nets - Akron and Summit County health deparments look to consolidate WKSU's Mike Olszewski reports.

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The city of Kent is moving ahead with plans to drastically change the look of its downtown area. WKSU's Mike Olszewski reports.

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The Akron school board has approved an ambitious plan to redesign two of its public schools. WKSU's Mike Olszewski reports.

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The grants are being made through the state of Ohio's Industry Energy Efficiency Awards WKSU's Tim Rudell reports.

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The Obama Administration is pledging more than 78 million dollars to fight the spread of Asian carp from the Mississippi River into the Great Lakes. Monday's announcement followed a meeting by EPA and other administration officials with Great Lakes governors, who fear the massive fish is about to leap through Chicago shipping channels into the Great Lakes. The fish can devour more than half its weight and has no predators here. The governors are concerned it will destroy the $7 billion ...

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In these days of ATMs and on-line banking, Huntington announced this weekend that it will open its Cleveland branches seven days a week, and extend weekday hours. It may be setting itself up for stronger competition in the market with PNC. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports.

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A shortfall in state income tax revenues is sparking a disturbing question - could Ohio be headed into yet another state budget mess? Ohio legislators as well as Governor Strickland thought all the holes in the budget were filled, but a new one has emerged. Revenues from the graduated income tax came in $139 million below estimates in January, creating a nearly $100 million shortfall in the state budget. John Kohlstrand from the tax department says there's no need to panic. WKSU's Bill Co ...

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Ohio's largest county may have more of that wild-west feel this weekend. The Ashtabula County sheriff's office was forced to lay-off 16 deputies this week, leaving one cruiser per shift available for calls. WKSU's Jeff St. Clair reports.

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- ODOT says new stimulus money for passenger train service is on the way - A third candidate for Cuyahoga County Executive is in the race - Akron City Council looks to breathe new life into the Soap Box Derby - NE Ohio plays big role in Super Bowl XLIV WKSU's Mike Olszewski reports.

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A 22-year old Mentor woman who wants to make history with a cross-Atlantic Ocean row has reached the half-way point of her journey. Katie Spotz left Senegal, Africa, around the first of the year and will arrive in Brazil in about six weeks. WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz catches up with Spotz through her close friend and fellow ocean rower Sam Williams. WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports.

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A Cleveland non-profit that helps people with low incomes has hit major financial problems of its own. WKSU's Mike Olszewski reports.

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Quicken Loans Arena has shut down its drinking fountains. WKSU's Mike Olszewski reports.

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The 3C personal train plan got a big boost with $400 million in federal stimulus dollars. The plan still needs to be approved by the lawmakers on the state controlling board, and it has plenty of critics. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler sat down with two lawmakers with different perspectives on the proposal to bring passenger rail back to Ohio. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports.

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Ohio legislators this week plan to look at more than 60 proposals for new state laws. The action will take place in House and Senate committees. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports.

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The 2010 campaigns haven't really started heating up yet, but Ohio is already quite the hot spot for high profile political figures right now. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports.

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Ohio has an estimated 850,000 small businesses, and the Obama administration is hoping they see a lot to like in a plan to expand small-business tax credits and lending. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports.

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Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is reinterpreting the state's deceptive sales practices law. That way, he can not only go after scam artists who have victimized individuals, but also go after scam artists who have victimized small businesses. Cordray has opened up his consumer protection website and toll-free hotline to businesses that have been scammed. A pilot project that began last year attracted 500 complaints. The A.G. says his office's efforts helped the companies recover $60,0 ...

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Franklin County Probate Judge Eric Brown wants to be the next Chief Justice on the Ohio Supreme Court. There aren't any Democrats on the Ohio Supreme Court right now. Brown says his life experience as a Northeast Ohio businessman, school board president, and a lawyer working for both a Democrat and a Republican attorney general would allow him to bring a different perspective to the state's highest court. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports.

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Franklin County Probate Judge Eric Brown wants to be the next Chief Justice on the Ohio Supreme Court. There aren't any Democrats on the Ohio Supreme Court right now. Brown says his life experience as a Northeast Ohio businessman, school board president, and a lawyer working for both a Democrat and a Republican attorney general would allow him to bring a different perspective to the state's highest court. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports.

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It's now official - Ohio voters will indeed decide the fate of a plan for the state to once again borrow hundreds of millions of dollars and funnel it to high-tech companies and university researcher, in hopes they'll create jobs. Legislators gave final approval to a compromise version of the plan Wednesday. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports.

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