Tom Noe

Last week Lee Conklin and I traveled to the Hocking Correctional Facility in Nelsonville, OH to interview former Lucas County GOP head and Republican fundraiser, Tom Noe. Below is the package that aired last Wednesday. The interview lasted around 45 minutes, but the package covers most of the topics that were discussed, save the bit about former Toledo priest Gerald Robinson. His cell is about 30 feet down the hall, says Noe. Any questions, let me know.



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-Billau

Valentine's Day Super Saver

The following is Kristian Brown's Super Saving Sunday story from last weekend.



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-Billau

From The Death House...

Bill Hormann and I traveled to Lucasville, OH the first week of this month to cover the execution of Vernon Smith. Bill was a witness to the execution. In addition to our coverage January 7th, after the execution, Bill appeared on Conklin and Company to discuss what he was a witness to. I did not witness the execution, but I have uploaded the following photos and documents that were given to the media upon our arrival at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. I find the death house layout especially interesting (and creepy).

Leapin' Lizards er uh Amphibians

The Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus)to be precise. I was shooting tomorrow's "What a Zoo" segment with The Toledo Zoo's Tim Herman. Tim was showing me a slimy salamander that had laid some eggs that hatched recently. He noticed that one of the salamanders in the exhibit was shedding its skin. Tim told me he'd only seen this once before and that the salamanders usually did this at night. Here's some of the video I shot. I sped some of the video up to 400X after the previous clip played at real time speed.



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-Billau