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Ohio man receives two years in prison for making bomb threat - Major improvements in store for Columbus -

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Poll finds support for Ohio governor and legislature - A look at issues facing Ohio lawmakers this week - Another big buy for Dublin-based Cardinal Health - Cavs try to bounce back tonight

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Ohio soldier dies in Iraq - OU president faces confidence vote - Lawmakers tackle school bullies

No better dramatic introduction to the challenges of Alzheimer's.

By John DeSando, WCBE's It's Movie Time

"It is the disease that robs the mind of the victim and breaks the hearts of the family."

Jerome, H. Stone, National Alzheimer's Disease Assn.

Columbus, OH – The Ohio legislature is considering a bill that would bring the state into compliance with the new federal Adam Walsh law. But advocates for Ohio's youngest criminals warn lawmakers to be careful not to label some kids as sex offenders for life. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Noe reportedly transferred to Georgia prison - State following Columbus lead on construction material theft law - Arson awareness week - Mail rate increase applies to mailboxes that won't be emptied until Monday

Columbus, OH – Cirque Du Soleil returns to Columbus with Corteo, which runs through June 10th at the Ohio Expo Center under the trademark blue and yellow big top. The Quebec-based company began in 1984 blending cultures and music with artistic and acrobatic disciplines. Artistic director Alison Crawford tells Mike Foley that Corteo explains the story of a clown who imagines his own funeral.

Columbus, OH – 88 years ago, America was both proud and afraid of democracy. Just out of an unprecedented world war and still reeling from a global influenza pandemic, there was labor unrest, race riots, bombs being delivered in the mail, controversial domestic spying programs and attempts to limit free speech. Ohio native Ann Hagedorn has woven together some of the big themes and personal stories of America in 1919 in a new book called "Savage Peace - Hope and Fear in America." Hagedorn tells Alison Holm that 1919 really set the stage for the rest of the century.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Skybus startup date set for later this month - Faulty cable knocks out power in two Columbus neighborhoods - Wolf killed at Cleveland zoo

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Columbus police shoot and kill robbery suspect - Ohio Senate passes tougher measure on repeat drunk drivers - North Central Ohio charities fight to save land

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Columbus police shoot and kill robbery suspect - Ohio Senate passes tougher measure on repeat drunk drivers - North Central Ohio charities fight to save land

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Columbus police shoot and kill robbery suspect - Ohio Senate passes tougher measure on repeat drunk drivers - North Central Ohio charities fight to save land

Films reviewed: Black Book, 28 Weeks Later, Lucky You

By hosts John DeSando and Clay Lowe with guest critic, Kristin Dreyer Kramer

It's Movie Time has won numerous national awards including Silver Microphone and Communicator honors.

Drs. Lowe and DeSando were moderator and panelist respectively on TV 25's World Film Classics. Both have been professors, Lowe at Ohio State University and DeSando at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Strip clubs measure stalls in Ohio House - Police heliport purchase nears for the City of Columbus - Buckeye elected to College Football Hall of Fame

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Former state official sentenced for taking bribes - Man wanted for crimes in Ohio arrested in Kentucky - Education policy analyst speaks in Columbus - Incentives to be healthy at OSU

Columbus, OH – Click on the mp3 link to hear from national education policy analyst Kati Haycock.

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Columbus, OH – For months, it's appeared likely that Ohio legislators would pass a new law slapping statewide limits on x-rated video stores and topless bars. After all, state representatives had passed a similar proposal overwhelmingly the past 2 sessions.....and a citizens group was adding even more pressure with a petition drive. NOW, though, the momentum has shifted. Critics of the measure have garnered a lot of recent publicity by having dancers protest the bill....and Wednesday, they put BACKERS of the measure on the defensive in a legislative committee hearing.

Columbus, OH – Several hundred supporters of school vouchers and Ohio CHARTER schools rallied at the statehouse in Columbus Wednesday. And it appears they're going to get what they want in the new two-year state budget.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Columbus police investigate east-side shooting - Ohio legislators consider a bill to comply with the federal Adam Walsh law - April sales not so good - New, longer-lasting turf for the Horseshoe