Compiled from staff and wire reports

Motorcyclist dies in collision with truck

LEBANON - A motorcycle driver was killed Friday when his bike crossed the center line on Bypass Ohio 48 north of Monroe Road and hit a cement truck, which was traveling in the southbound lane about 1:05 p.m.

The motorcycle driver, who is not being identified by police until relatives are told, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Warren County coroner. The truck driver was not injured.

Lebanon police are investigating.

County to auction surplus on Web site

Hamilton County's surplus desks, file cabinets and other castoffs will be put up for bid on an online auction starting Monday.

The eBay-like auction will help the county sell surplus more quickly and make it more easily available to the general public, county officials say.

Surplus items will be added to the auction once a week and be posted for 15 days.

The winning bidder has five days to pay for the item and 10 days to pick it up.

For more information, visit www.hamilton-co.org and click "online auction," or call 946-2255.

Man denies 338 charges in shootings

CLEVELAND - A man pleaded not guilty Friday to 338 charges from a deadly university shooting spree. The indictment includes what prosecutors think is the first use of Ohio's year-old terrorism law.

Biswanath Halder, 62, of Cleveland, was arraigned during a video conference from the Cuyahoga County jail. Common Pleas Judge Christopher Boyko ordered him to remain in custody without bond.

The indictment accuses Halder of terrorism "with purpose to intimidate or coerce a civilian population."

One person was killed and two injured in the shootings May 9 at Case Western Reserve University. Faculty members and others hid inside offices, classrooms and closets until SWAT team members and FBI agents got them out after about seven hours.

Cuyahoga County Assistant Prosecutor Rick Bell said the gunman inside the Weatherhead School of Management was "shooting at many different people and chasing people down the hallways."

Gov. Bob Taft signed a bill May 15, 2002, to strengthen Ohio's ability to prevent and respond to acts of terrorism.

Zoo to present need for levy renewal

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden will present its case for a levy renewal to the Hamilton County Tax Levy Review Committee on Monday.

The levy review committee will also get a report from consultant A.T. Hudson & Co. on the zoo's finances, and the public will be invited to comment on the proposed levy.

The committee is charged with recommending to the county commissioners whether to place proposed countywide levies on the ballot.

The meeting will be at 5 p.m. Monday at 138 E. Court St., downtown, in Room 603.