HAMILTON - Two people died and two teens were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a car crash near Third Street and Hensel Place, police said.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene of the 12:10 p.m. crash, but authorities did not immediately identify that person.

Three people were airlifted to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Amy Brockerman, 35, of Hamilton, died shortly after arriving there, a nursing supervisor said. Two 15-year-old girls were listed in serious condition Sunday evening.

Man shot twice in Roselawn

A man was shot twice Saturday night in Roselawn. The man, whose name was not released, was shot in the hand and in the foot at 7:10 p.m. in the 7800 block of Newbedford Avenue, a Cincinnati police dispatcher said. Four men approached him and one of them pulled a gun.

Police would not release further details Sunday. The man was treated at University Hospital and released.

State sues to shut down drum recycler

COLUMBUS - The state attorney general's office is trying to temporarily shut down a steel drum recycler in response to complaints from neighbors.

A lawsuit that Attorney General Betty Montgomery filed Friday against Columbus Steel Drum Co. and its parent company, Container Recyclers of Cincinnati, says "natural gas-like" or "burnt paint" smells could endanger people's health. The lawsuit in Franklin County Environmental Court seeks a temporary injunction to close the business in suburban Gahanna until it's cleaned up and a $25,000 fine for each day the company has violated state standards since January 2001.

Ed Paul, owner of Container Recyclers, said he was surprised by the lawsuit because company officials thought they had worked out a remedy in a meeting last week with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

The company has hired a consulting firm to help identify the origins of the odors, and has spent up to $150,000 on pollution control equipment since taking over Columbus Steel Drum two years ago, Mr. Paul said.

Columbus Steel Drum recycles up to 55-gallon steel drums - as many as 7,000 a day - that contained such things as food, ink, solvents and hazardous waste, Montgomery's office said.

Judge in fraud case has tough reputation

CLEVELAND - The federal judge scheduled to sentence former broker Frank Gruttadauria on fraud convictions Thursday has a tough reputation.

U.S. District Judge John Manos already has reminded prosecutors he has no obligation to follow their recommendation that Mr. Gruttadauria get 61/2 to 8 years in prison. Mr. Gruttadauria, 44, of suburban Gates Mills, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud and identity theft in a scam that swindled $268 million from investors.

Donald Krosin, a lawyer who knows Mr. Manos well, doesn't believe the judge will be lenient.

"He has a fundamental sense of justice, and that makes it interesting to see what he will do with Gruttadauria," Mr. Krosin said.

Mr. Manos, 79, is known for demanding punctuality, preparation and respect from prosecutors, lawyers and even defendants.

In a case this summer, he refused to let a convicted stalker read a 31-page speech before he was sentenced, instead telling him to sum up his thoughts quickly.

In 1981, The Wall Street Journal called Mr. Manos a "courtroom general" and questioned whether he was too tough as he presided over Mobil Corp.'s attempt to acquire Marathon Oil. He later ruled Mobil's $6.5 billion offer would violate antitrust laws.

Kentucky to use money for adoptions

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Cabinet for Families and Children will use a $796,000 federal bonus from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help more families adopt children.

This year's amount is the largest Kentucky has received in the four-year-old program that rewards states that have more children adopted from foster families than the previous year. The program is part of the national 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act.

Kentucky earned the money by increasing adoptions from 384 in 2000 to 542 last year. States get up to $4,000 per additional adopted child and $6,000 for each additional child with special needs, which increased in Kentucky from 93 to 112. The money also will help improve training for foster and adoptive parents.

Nationally, the program gave $17.5 million to 23 states and Puerto Rico. Ohio received $1.5 million this year.

Holiday closings

Closings because of the Veteran's Day holiday today:

Postal Service: No delivery
Library: Open
Banks: Closed )All in-store branches of U.S. Bank and Fifth Third Bank are open).
Trash collection
Cincinnati: One-day delay
Rumpke: Regular collection
CSI: Regular collection
Metro: Regular schedule
Parking meters: Coins required
Courts: Closed
Government offices
Federal: Closed
City and county: Closed
State: Closed
Stock markets: Open
Ohio E-check: Closed