TOM DODGE | DISPATCH Attorney General Jim Petro, right, calls for the removal of Franklin County Common Pleas Judge John A. Connor at a rally at the Rhodes Tower. GOP puts judge's ouster on fast track Ohio lawmakers vowed yesterday to swiftly start the process that could remove a Franklin County judge who sentenced an admitted child molester to probation. However, others warned that the unprecedented effort to oust a sitting judge could endanger the independence of the courts. » Probation not all that rare for sex offenders » Selva case timeline » The Hot Issue: Should a sex offender always be sentenced to prison instead of treatment?

Today's Top Stories

• CAPITOL HILL TESTIMONY: Taft asks Congress for Great Lakes aid
• Tavern owner admits his guilt
  Police have probed man in connection to killings, arson
• Slain officer honored as hero
  U.S. Medal of Valor presented to Hurst's widow
• Marathon says safety is key reason for pipeline clearing
  Path-widening project has led to complaints from North Siders
• Pipeline map
• Ann Fisher commentary: No excuse for no sidewalks
• Probation not all that rare for sex offenders

Central Ohio news

• Woman indicted in crash that killed her daughter
• DELAY IN MURDER TRIAL: Letter from jail inmate threatened judge, court
• Third youth, 12, charged in ramming of library building
• SUBURBAN BRIEFS
• 10-DAY WINDOW: $100,000 reward set for info on '91 slaying
• Fatal shooting occurs near Whitehall High School
• Worthington's fees for animal control might be going up
  Suburb's rates have been same for 33 years
• Lawyer disbarred after many complaints
  Grandview Heights man didn't perform duties, ex-clients say
• Columbus residents can file anonymous service complaints online
• Group home where teen suspect lived could lose license
  State investigation shows 43 code violations
• Dublin man denies he was flying before crash
  NTSB says he was; accident last July in S.C. killed two

State and local government

• House panel questions true effect of predatory-lending bill
• UPPER ARLINGTON: New board member takes issue with gay publications in library

Election

• Petro sues to stop fundraising group
  Organizer broke gambling rules, state says
• Rules for the games
• Petro says he'd cut cost of tuition by 30 percent
  Republican's plan would use money saved in restructure of state government
• CAMPAIGN BRIEFS

Around Ohio

• PARTNERSHIP AT CIRCLEVILLE HOSPITAL: Nurses combine class, clinical work
• County wants to be home to a community college
• State adds investment charges
  MDL Capital Management accused of fraud in $216 million loss to workers' comp fund
• Disabled often turned away when trying to rent, study finds
• Dad pleads guilty in infant's death
• Case president quits under pressure
  Faculty unhappy about financial problems
• Virtual-reality training system heading to Wright-Patterson
• Retired priest accused of sexual abuse
• Ruling lets city take woman's home
  Cincinnati property would be cleared to make way for roadway project

Community news

• Corrections
• Bank robbery
• Vital statistics
• Daily almanac

Other stories

• Selva case timeline (March 17)

Of continuing interest

• Pipeline from Mexico
  A look at the human pipeline that runs between Columbus and El Paxtle
• Docs Rate Docs
  Who do doctors go to when they're sick?
• The Alrosa Villa Shootings
  Complete coverage from The Dispatch and WBNS-10TV
• I-270 shootings
  Complete coverage from The Columbus Dispatch, WBNS-10TV and ONN: Ohio News Network
• Prison Medicine
  Health care in Ohio's 33 prisons is plagued with serious, deadly problems
• Campaign 2004
  An archive of Dispatch, WBNS-TV and ONN articles from the 2004 election

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