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Gaertner, Ohio Baseball Outscore Northern Iliinois, 5-4
By: Todd Ward
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The Ohio Bobcats' baseball team won the first game of its three-game series with Northern Illinois. It was a back-and-forth game right from the start with both teams scoring two runs in the third inning. NIU (14-21, 9-4 MAC) scored first on an RBI single by Jamison Wells, followed by an RBI double by Tommy… Read More
Boston Police: Bombing Suspect Is In Custody
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Boston Police say a 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead. Police announced via Twitter that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was in custody. His brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan, was killed Friday in a furious attempt to escape… Read More
Three Men Arrested For Heroin Possession
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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Portsmouth and Scioto County Police arrested three men yesterday on drug charges. Joshua M. Walls, 33; Aaron M. Knolton, 24; and Brandon L. Jackson, 32, were arrested after officials seized 130 grams of "suspected heroin" valued at $18,200. Officials also found $4,400, a firearm, digital scales, and other drug trafficking materials. The arrests were made… Read More
Former OU Professor Awakened By Boston Shootout
By: Megan Moseley, Taylor Mirfendereski
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A former Ohio University professor says he was awakened by the sound of police sirens and gun shots that led to the death of an MIT police officer and one of the two Boston bombing suspects early Friday morning. Casey Hayward lives on Mount Auburn Street in Watertown, Mass, just several blocks away from the… Read More
Governor Says Mass Transit Resuming In Boston
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UPDATE 6:20 PM: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says mass transit service is resuming in Boston even though one Boston Marathon bombing suspect is still on the lam. Authorities in Boston had suspended all mass transit and warned close to 1 million people in the entire city and some of its suburbs to stay indoors as… Read More
Protesting Arrested Students Tout Their Action on Facebook
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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Four students arrested for disrupting an Ohio University Trustees' meeting Friday are getting some interactive attention on their Facebook site. The students were arrested late Friday morning after about a dozen of them entered the Board of Trustee's meeting in Walter Hall to protest a planned increase in tuition. Holding a banner saying "Education is… Read More
Plane Overshoots Runway At Columbus International Airport
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A plane overshot the runway this morning at the Port Columbus International Airport, narrowly avoiding a potentially dangerous crash. The red-eye flight was headed to Columbus from Los Angeles when it encountered severe turbulence upon descent. The pilot attempted to turn the plane around at the end of the runway to avoid running off the… Read More
Students Arrested After Protesting During OU Trustees Meeting
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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By SARA BRUMFIELD Messenger staff journalist A handful of Ohio University students were arrested around 11:30 a.m. on Friday during the university's board of trustees meeting in Walter Hall. About a dozen students positioned themselves between the board and the audience to protest the approved 1.6 percent tuition increase for next year. The increase will… Read More
Columbus Plane Goes Off Runway
By: Associated Press, Megan Moseley
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A Columbus airport passenger plane overshot the runway this morning. The Delta flight from Los Angeles went off the end of a runway slightly after landing before dawn. Brooks Jerosz, former WOUB reporter and Ohio University alum, was on the plane when it happened. "It was a smooth landing but we were coming in fast… Read More
House Intelligence Democrat Tells of Boston Bomber Suspects’ Arms
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The senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects had collected pipe bombs, grenades and improvised explosive devices before they confronted police. Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger said that the brother who fled after a furious gunfight hurled some of the devices at police as he drove away in a stolen… Read More
Ohio Women’s Golf Adds Weekend Tournament
By: Todd Ward
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Ohio women’s golf has added one last competition before the 2013 Mid-American Conference Championships next weekend. The Bobcats will play on Saturday at the Angola Shootout at Glendarin Hills Golf Club in Angola, Ind. The two-round tournament will last one day with seven teams participating. The tournament will have a shotgun start beginning at 8:30… Read More
Walter Offutt Recognized On Academic All-MAC Team
The Mid-American Conference announced Friday the 2012-13 Academic All-MAC team for men’s basketball. Ohio’s Walter Offutt was among the five to be recognized by the conference. Offutt completed his senior year at Ohio University, averaging 10.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. The senior was the vocal leader for the Bobcats and excelled on and… Read More
Uncle Urges Bombing Suspect to Turn Himself In
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The uncle of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect is urging his nephew to turn himself in. Ruslan Tsarni of Montgomery Village, Md., said Friday that 19-year-old Dzhozkar Tsarnaev should turn himself in to police and ask for forgiveness. Officials say Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a 26-year-old who had been known to the FBI as Suspect No. 1,… Read More
Ohio University Graduate Reacts To Watertown Lockdown
By: Associated Press, Megan Moseley
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An Ohio University alumna is currently under lockdown at her Watertown residence. Elisha Bender has been stationed at her house since the Boston's police commissioner told all of Boston to stay in their homes as the search for the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings continues. Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis made the announcement Friday… Read More
Murdered MIT Officer Identified – Classes There Cancelled
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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MIT has identified the police officer killed in the line of duty on Thursday evening as Patrol Officer Sean A. Collier, 26, of Somerville, Mass. Collier had served as a member of the MIT Police since Jan. 9, 2012, following service as a civilian employee with the Somerville Police Department. He was single and a… Read More
Video Prepares Ohio Districts for School Shootings
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The Ohio Attorney General's Office is sending a training video to every school district in the state about how to prepare and respond to a school shooting situation. The office said the video – called "School Shootings: How to be Aware, Prepare, and be a First Responder in a Crisis" was being mailed to districts… Read More
Movie Review: “Room 237”
By: Scott Pfeiffer
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Stanley Kubrick's The Shining has inspired debate among film buffs since its release in 1980.
Now a new documentary called Room 237 is spotlighting several theories about the hidden meanings behind the horror classic.
Wait Wait.. Don’t Tell Me Live Movie Theater Event
Ever wonder what Carl Kasell looks like when he does his impersonations of newsmakers? Now's your chance to find out. NPR's Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! is coming to the big screen – right here in Athens with host Peter Sagal, and panelists Mo Rocca, Tom Bodett & Paula Poundstone as well as special guests you… Read More
Podcast: Ohio Baseball Prepares For Northern Illinois, Morehead State
By: Eric Singer
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The Bobcats lost the series against Akron last weekend, a series that they could have easily won had it not been mental errors in late games. Ohio lost two games in the 10th inning Friday and Saturday, but was able to come back strong on Sunday. Connor Sitz was the bright spot for coach Rob… Read More
Husband Charged After Woman In Wheelchair Hospitalized
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Huntington police say a woman who uses a wheelchair has been hospitalized with fractured ribs and her husband is facing felony charges. Police filed a criminal complaint in Cabell County Magistrate Court charging Kerry Scott Maynard, 50, of Huntington with abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult. The complaint says the couple's two sons returned… Read More
Marshall Board Awards Contract For Indoor Facility
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Marshall University's Board of Governors has approved a $16.4 million contract for construction of an indoor athletic facility. The contract was awarded Thursday to J&H Erectors of Portsmouth, Ohio. Marshall says construction is expected to begin within the next two months. The facility will include a 120-yard turf field, a 300-meter track, a Hall of… Read More
Morning Update For April 19
A man will have to go through a new murder trial in Vinton County. The Ohio University Board of Trustees is expected to give final approval to five major capital improvement projects on the Athens campus today. Details in your morning update.
Elderly Woman Thrown From Car During Hit-And-Run Accident
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Police are searching for the driver of a car that hit an elderly woman and took off. The Huntington Police Department says the driver tried to merge into the elderly woman's lane and clipped the front of her car. That knocked the woman out of her car and onto the sidewalk and into some landscaping…. Read More
Authorities Release Name Of Wounded Boston Transit Officer
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UPDATE 8:59 a.m. Authorities have identified the transit police officer severely wounded in a shootout with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. MBTA Police Chief Paul MacMillan says the wounded officer is 33-year-old Richard Donohue. He is a three-year veteran of the department. Gov. Deval Patrick says Donohue is in surgery at Mount Auburn Hospital in… Read More