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Breaking through the bubble
Tests confirm shootings link in Ohio
Ballistics tests confirmed Tuesday that two other incidents are linked to the weapon that killed an elderly woman on a highway near Columbus, Ohio Nov. 25.
Eleven shootings have occurred along Interstate 270 which circles Columbus, CNN reports. The weapon used in a shooting at a school Nov. 11 is also linked to the string of other incidents, which police believe are related to the same shooter.
The Nov. 25 shooting killed Gail Knisley, 62, with a single bullet as she was on her way to a doctor's appointment. Knisley has been the only casualty so far, CNN reports.
Steve Martin, chief deputy of the Franklin County, Ohio, sheriff's department said more than 225 leads have been called into police so far.
An investigation by state and federal agencies continues and police presence along Interstate 270 has been increased.
Search continues for missing student
The search continued Tuesday for 22-year-old Dru Sjodin, a North Dakota student who has been missing since Nov. 22. Alfonso Rodriguez, who police believe is connected to Sjodin's disappearance, was arrested in Crookston, Minn. Monday night and charged with kidnapping.
Rodriguez, 50, was released from prison in May after serving a 23-year sentence for rape, kidnapping and assault.
Sjodin was last seen leaving her job at Victoria's Secret in a Grand Forks shopping mall. Pictures of Sjodin's red Oldsmobile Cutlass and Rodriguez's maroon Mercury Sable were released Tuesday in the hopes of catalyzing leads in the case.
Grand Forks Police Chief John Packet said finding Sjodin was the number one goal in the investigation, CNN reports. Allan Sjodin, the missing woman's father, appealed to the public.
"What we want is everyone to continue what they're doing, just like these folks are saying. Check shelter belts, buildings, check everything. We want information. We have th strength. We will continue. Honey, we are gonna find you," he said.
According to a CNN report, State's Attorney Peter Welte said investigators can place Rodriguez not only in Grand Forks at the time Sjodin disappeared, but also in the parking lot of the shopping center where she worked. Sjodin's car never left the parking lot the night she disappeared, and friends called police after she failed to show up to her second job.
Woah, baby! 14-pounder born to a researcher in Nebraska
Virginia Wenjing You was born to Jirong Long at Creighton University Medical Center Nov. 27. The baby girl weighed 14 pounds, 3 ounces, the largest baby born at Creighton in its 130-year history, The Associated Press reports.
Long, five-feet, four-inches went from 130 to 192 pounds during her pregnancy. Her husband is five-feet, nine-inches and weighs 160 pounds, the AP reports; Long said the size of the baby was amazing considering her and her husband's sizes.
The baby is already wearing clothing designed for six-month-olds, the AP reports.
U.N. says yes to lingerie, no to drugs
Peasants in Colombia will start manufacturing racy lingerie, including bras and lacy panties, as part of a U.N.-backed program aimed to divert poor farmers away from growing drug crops and instead direct them toward clothing manufacturing.
The lingerie will be sold to the French supermarket chain Carrefour, Reuters reports. Officials say they hope the new industry will encourage families to participate in legal jobs instead of producing drug crops to make a living.
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