WKSU News: Federal judge allows Youngstown City Schools takeover to proceed

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Federal judge allows Youngstown City Schools takeover to proceed Top headlines: Jury deliberating in Kenan Ivery trial; Police arrest teen after threantening note found by WKSU's AMANDA RABINOWITZ and CORY YORK	Morning Edition Host Amanda Rabinowitz

Morning headlines for Wednesday, October 14, 2015:

Federal judge allows Youngstown City Schools takeover to proceed

First public meeting with Cleveland Community Police Commission

Jury deliberating in Kenan Ivery trial

Police arrest teen after threatening note found

Judge issues injunction allowing abortion clinics to remain open

Ohio, WV and PA cooperating rather than competing in shale drilling investments

Area law enforcement agencies collaborate strategies for growing cyberattack threats

Federal judge allows Youngstown City Schools takeover to proceed
A judge has ruled a takeover of the Youngstown City Schools by an appointed chief executive officer can proceed. In denying a preliminary injunction Tuesday, Judge Jenifer French delivered a blow to representatives of the academically-distressed district who sought to block implementation of the law this month. The takeover plan was kept secret from the public until it was pushed through both chambers of the state Legislature on a single day. Youngstown school officials say they’ll appeal the decision.

First public meeting of Cleveland Community Police Commission
A newly formed organization in Cleveland that is supposed to play a vital role in reforming the city's troubled police department will be holding its first meeting. The Community Police Commission is a key component of a consent decree with the Department of Justice to reform the police department after a DOJ investigation found that officers too often use excessive force and violate people's civil rights. The panel will meet at 5:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Community Church on Cleveland's near west side.

Jury deliberating in Kenan Ivery trial
The jury is deliberating in the case of n man accused of killing an off-duty Akron police officer at a bar. Closing arguments were held Tuesday in Kenan Ivery’s case. He faces the death penalty if found guilty of aggravated murder in the death of Justin Winebrenner last November. Prosecutors say Ivery returned to Papa Don’s Pub seeking revenge after having been kicked out for rude behavior. A defense attorney says Ivery went back to the bar to retrieve food and that the gun he was carrying began firing "randomly" when he was knocked to the ground.

Police arrest teen after threatening note found
Police say they have arrested 15-year-old girl who threatened to bring a gun to her Summit County high school and kill several classmates. The Beacon Journal reports the note contained six Copley High School students' names along with the girl who police say wrote it. She's been suspended and charged with menacing and inducing a panic.

Judge issues injunction allowing abortion clinics to remain open
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that allows the last two abortion clinics in southwest Ohio to remain open. The Ohio Department of Health informed Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio and Women's Med Group in September that variances for their Cincinnati and Dayton clinics had been denied. The variances would have granted state permission to operate without a required transfer agreement with a nearby hospital in cases of emergency. In Tuesday's decision, the judge wrote the abortion clinics had “likelihood of success” moving forward with its lawsuit.

Ohio, WV and PA cooperating rather than competing for shale drilling investments
Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania have agreed to cooperate in attracting shale gas development and jobs to their region over the next three years rather than compete with each other. The states signed an agreement Tuesday during the Tri-State Shale Summit in Morgantown, West Virginia. They say they've agreed to coordinate marketing efforts, workforce development, investment strategies and academic research as they capitalize on Utica and Marcellus shale development "in an environmentally sound manner."

Area law enforcement agencies collaborate strategies for growing cyberattack threats
Cleveland area law enforcement agencies, businesses and institutions are forming a consortium to share information and to develop strategies for preventing and responding to the growing threat of cyberattacks. Officials are holding a conference in Cleveland today that will feature discussions about cyber preparations for the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland and the federal government's efforts to combat cyberterrorism. It will also include a simulated cyberattack on Cleveland's critical business and government sectors.