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EVENING NEWS HEADLINES - SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

NEW LOCAL NEWS

1. TOLEDO WOMAN AT DNC

The local autoworker who introduced President Obama on his Labor Day visit to Toledo, spoke tonight at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. Kenyetta Jones reportedly impressed the president so much with her speaking skills on Monday, he invited her to say a few words tonight. Jones was laid off from GM for 13 months. She credits the president's bailout of the auto industry with getting her job back. "President Obama saved our community. He saved working America. He's my hero," she said tonight.

2. VETERANS JOB FAIR

Manufacturing company Isofoton is hosting a job fair for veterans in Napoleon tomorrow. The company recently began operating the plant and is looking for veterans and current members of the military to hire. The company is looking to fill between 120 and 130 positions with a goal of having half or more of the jobs going to veterans. The job fair is from 9am to 4pm at the Henry County office complex on Oakwood Avenue in Napoleon.

NEW STATE NEWS

3. CLINTON CAMPAIGNS

(AP) - Former President Bill Clinton plans to campaign for President Barack Obama in Ohio and Florida next week, seeking to bring the momentum of his convention speech to the nation's two largest battleground states. Obama's campaign says details on Clinton's itinerary of campaign events are still being finalized.

4. ART MODELL DIES

(AP) - Art Modell's death has rekindled memories - mostly bad ones - for Browns fans. Modell, who died today at the age of 87, remains reviled in the football-mad city. Modell moved Cleveland's beloved NFL franchise to Baltimore in 1995. The Browns have no plans to honor Modell with a moment of silence before Sunday's season opener against Philadelphia.

NEW NATIONAL NEWS

5. STOCKS RALLY

(AP) - One Wall Street strategist describes the scene in the financial markets today as "a sea of green," adding: "It's pretty fun." Stocks rallied to their highest levels since the beginning of the Great Recession on positive employment news and a concrete plan from the European Central Bank to support the region's debt-plagued countries through bond purchases. The Dow surged nearly 245 points, while the S&P 500 rose 29 and the Nasdaq gained 67.

6. PETERSON GUILTY

(AP) - Once crass and swaggering, former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson sat silently and without reaction today when he was convicted of murdering a previous wife who vanished in 2007. Outside the court, a crowd shouted "Loser, Loser, Loser." Relatives of Kathleen Savio gasped and cried. Illinois has no death penalty, and Peterson now faces a maximum 60-year prison term when sentenced in November.