Police continued to search for two suspects in the fatal shooting early Sunday of an Over-the- Rhine man.
Clint Gardner, 26, of the 1400 block of Walnut Street was pronounced dead at University Hospital at 3:09 a.m., a half-hour after the shooting.
Police released few details of the incident.
The shooting occurred in an apartment at 1335 Main St., a building amid a bustling business district.
Initially, police said one man entered the apartment and shot Mr. Gardner. They described him as wearing a beige corduroy suit and possibly going by the name Larry.
Police subsequently said they were looking for two men in their late 20s or early 30s.
It is unclear whether a resident of the apartment was involved. Anyone with information is asked to call the Cincinnati Police Division's homicide unit at 352-3542 or Crime Stoppers at 352-3040. Callers may remain anonymous.
Comments invited on Hyde Park project
The Cincinnati Park Board is holding a public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Knox Presbyterian Church, 3400 Michigan Ave., to discuss improvements to Hyde Park Square.
The purpose of the meeting is to coordinate improvements with the Hyde Park Neighborhood Business District Association and the city's Economic Development department. Park officials also want the community's input.
The upgrades would range from street beautification to fountain restoration as well as safety improvements and better accessibility for pedestrians.
Vandals spray-paint houses and vehicles
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department is investigating about 10 reports of graffiti early Sunday, including one which police think was ethnic intimidation.
Anti-Jewish sentiments were spray-painted on one family's home. The incidents, in which homes and vehicles were vandalized, remain under investigation.
Crime suspected in apartment fire
CLEARCREEK TOWNSHIP - A fire Saturday that caused $30,000 damage to an apartment structure at 7335 Eyler Drive has been deemed "suspicious" by fire officials. The two-story dwelling is home to two families. Neither family was home when the fire broke out at 5:03 p.m., the Clearcreek Fire District said Sunday.
The Franklin Fire Department assisted. The state fire marshal's office is investigating.
Grant helps IU boost knowledge about Asia
Indiana University's East Asian Studies Center is part of a five-member consortium that recently received a $2 million grant to conduct seminars on teaching about Asia.
The Freeman Foundation of Stowe, Vt., awarded the grant for seminars for middle and high school teachers who want to expand their teaching about East Asian history, culture, geography and contemporary society.
IU will share the grant with Columbia University, the University of Washington, the Social Science Education Consortium of Boulder, Colo., and the Five College Center for East Asian Studies of Northampton, Mass.
The grant will fund 25 seminars in 17 states in its first year. Seminars will be held in different states for up to 10 years, enlarging the network of teachers knowledgeable enough about Asia to serve as a resource to their peers.
Traffic stop finds man wanted in rape
A passenger in a vehicle stopped by police for a possible traffic violation was arrested on a felony rape warrant.
Curtis L. Goldston, 34, of the 300 block of Central Avenue was apprehended at 3 p.m. Saturday when the vehicle in which he was riding was stopped in the 11400 block of Galbraith Road by a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy.
Mr. Goldston was being held without bond in the Hamilton County Justice Center. He also was charged with a misdemeanor warrant for a probation violation.
Springdale businesses lose power for an hour
SPRINGDALE - About 500 customers in the Tri-County area, mostly businesses, were without power for more than an hour Sunday.
Power went out about 11:25 a.m. and was restored at 12:35 p.m., said Kathy Meinke, a Cinergy spokeswoman. The problem has not been determined. She said the cause may have been a squirrel that was electrocuted on a power line.
A Springdale police dispatcher said the power was out from Crescentville Road to Tri-County Parkway.
Officers were called in to direct traffic at Ohio 747 and Kemper Road.
Council widens use of staff training fund
Cincinnati City Council effectively boosted council members' office budgets by $5,000 apiece last week.
In a 5-4 vote, council passed a measure that allows the money allotted for training in council offices to be spent on "personnel or non-personnel" items.
James Tarbell, a Charterite, Minette Cooper, Dwight Tillery and Todd Portune, all Democrats, voted against the measure. Mayor Roxanne Qualls and Tyrone Yates, both Democrats, as well as Charles Winburn, Phil Heimlich and Jeanette Cissell, Republicans, voted for the measure.
Four months ago, council had decided it would spend the money, which totals $45,200, to pay for training council members' staffs.
College expands unit for science teachers
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College plans to expand its Science Educator Enrichment Program, thanks to a $77,870 federal grant and $75,380 from other sources.
The program trains teachers to help students apply science to everyday life. About 250 teachers from grades 4-10 and 20 curriculum directors and administrators are expected to participate in this year's program.
The sources of the $75,380 include nine local school districts, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Procter & Gamble, Fluor Daniel Fernald and Minorities in Mathematics, Science and Engineering.
