Columbus attorney hired to defend city teen

A hearing on a motion to transfer the case of a 16-year-old Columbus boy accused of wounding five teens in a drive-by shooting to juvenile court has been set.

• Tax levy limits fall in line with budget needs
• Hillary takes shot at unifying party
• City/area digest

No Jackpot Winner

DES MOINES, Iowa - None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were:

• Kansas Lottery results
• Nebraska 2by2 Lottery results
• Nebraska Pick 3

Obama set to woo nation with historic speech

DENVER - Barack Obama stands before delegates and the nation Thursday _ the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech _ to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the first black man to claim such a prize.

• Obama makes unscripted appearance at the DNC
• 9 killed in bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan
• Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears

Mary Fritz

CLARKS -- Mary LuElla Fritz, 76, died at her home near Clarks, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, with her family at her side.

• Marvin Jedlicka
• Mary LaBenz
• Janet Waak