The Columbus Dispatch

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Finding prenatal care remains a challenge for many women, and the high infant-mortality and prematurity rates are widely considered unacceptable by medical and public-health leaders in Columbus. Full Story »

Hilliard and Reynoldsburg are suspending their programs for buying natural gas. Full Story »

Election proposal Highlights of the Ohio Senate's election-law bill: Full Story »

Mailing dates The Postal Service suggests these deadlines for making sure that holiday mail arrives on time. Full Story »

As the Obama administration moves to extend the financial-bailout program for another year and focus it on aid for small business, central Ohio banks are seeking to repay the money that they accepted late last year. Full Story »

In London and New York City, they're called iPod zombies -- the people who wear earbuds or headphones on the street. Full Story »

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has been one of the leading advocates of a federal insurance plan, may be willing to live without it. Full Story »

Heater safety Some safety precautions for the use of space heaters: Full Story »

A Licking County woman arrested this week for having sex with her 16-year-old foster child has been released from jail on $15,000 bond. Full Story »

H1N1 FLU CLINICS Public H1N1 clinics are scheduled in central Ohio. All information is subject to change. To check the full schedules, go to Dispatch.com/flu and follow the links for each health department. Unless noted otherwise, the clinics are for children Full Story »

Two suspects in the death of a 4-month-old Lancaster boy have lost a legal tug of war over his body. Full Story »

A Far West Side man will spend 14 years in prison for killing one man and attempting to murder another after a drug deal gone bad. Full Story »

Senate Republicans approved a variety of election-law changes yesterday, such as increasing the number of places where voters can cast absentee ballots and ending the one-week span when Ohioans could register and vote on the same day. Full Story »

PARMA, Ohio -- A man dressed in a Santa suit grabbed a 12-year-old Parma girl walking to school yesterday, police said. Full Story »

This week's expected single-digit temperatures can mean a double fire hazard as space heaters and Christmas decorations are plugged into already-overused outlets. Full Story »

If those Christmas cards with the adorable photo of your dogs are still waiting to be sent, remember that the Postal Service's holiday mailing deadlines are approaching. Full Story »

Joan Kurr heard the howling wind yesterday afternoon, then a tell-tale crack. Full Story »

A federal judge in Columbus wants lawyers to provide written opinions about whether the state can try a second time to execute a convicted killer. Full Story »

A Columbus doctor accused of having sex with a patient and providing her with substandard medical care is facing possible punishment by the Ohio Medical Board. Full Story »

Each year, the Capital Park Family Health Center deals with 3,000 patients speaking 30 languages in a building smaller than a tennis court. "We have a no-fish-for-lunch rule because it's so small," said Dr. Sue Leatherman, her desk chair backed up against the medical director's seat. Full Story »

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio -- Six times this school year, Olentangy schools have been locked down because of security threats inside and outside their buildings. But while many other area districts have had no lockdowns, Olentangy officials and parents are not sounding alarms about all these alarms. Full Story »

Central Ohio lawmakers hope to persuade the would-be developer of a Columbus casino to move to a site out of the Arena District, state Sen. David Goodman said yesterday. Full Story »

French pop band Phoenix had little chance of failure coming into its concert in the Newport Music Hall last night. The primary source material for its tour is the album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix , an intoxicating pop gem and one of the year's best releases. Full Story »

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has been one of the leading advocates of a federal health-insurance plan, now seems to be willing to live without it. Full Story »