FORT WRIGHT - Police were still searching Thursday for a man who stole a television Wednesday from the new Wal-Mart on Ky. 17.

Police said about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, store manager Ken Varda, 45, was injured when he tried to help a security guard catch a man who took two TV sets and put them in a car near the entrance.

As the thief and a female passenger drove away, Varda was dragged about 15 feet. He was treated Wednesday and released from University Hospital. The security guard, Brandon Vossmeyer, was not hurt.

Kreinest said the suspect got away with one television; the second was recovered.

Police said the thief is a heavy-set white man, with brown hair and blue eyes between the ages of 25 and 32, driving a late '80s to early '90s white Acura Legend with a sunroof, black molding and damage to the driver's side headlight.

Anyone with information can contact police at (859) 331-2191 or call Crime Stoppers at (513) 352-3040.

Tribe OKs buying land in Monroe for casino

MONROE - The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma has approved a purchase agreement for 150 acres along Interstate 75 for a casino and resort.

Terry Casey, a consultant for the tribe, and developer Lenny Robinson said the deal was approved Wednesday night.

They would not disclose a purchase price, though Casey said it would be "millions of dollars."

The tribe last week announced plans for a casino, hotel and restaurants straddling Butler and Warren counties in the 800-acre Corridor 75 Commercial Park southeast of Ohio 63.

On Nov. 9, a design concept for the site by Great West Companies of Seattle will be delivered to City Council, said Robinson, a Corridor 75 owner.

By the end of the year, the tribe will present state leaders with a package of five to seven Ohio casinos, including one near Botkins, along I-75 between Dayton and Lima, said Casey, a consultant for National Capital I.

State law must be changed to allow full-service gaming. Gov. Bob Taft adamantly opposes casino gambling.

The issue also has been rejected twice by Ohio voters since 1990. Without a change, the tribe still could offer Class II gaming, including bingo machines, pull-tabs and card games, Casey said.

Developers said the entire complex could add 8,000 to 10,000jobs to the city.

Milford zoning vote for project delayed

MILFORD - Planning commissioners are taking their time considering their vote on a proposed zoning change.

The change would pave the way for a shopping center to move into the River's Edge at Milford retail development just inside the Interstate 275 loop.

At a meeting Wednesday night, commissioners postponed a vote.

If the zoning change - sought by Cincinnati United Contractors - is approved, the development would have a half-dozen lots for banks, restaurants and smaller retail operations surrounding a major retail anchor.