Published November 16, 2010

Good morning! A mild Tuesday with rain in the forecast this afternoon. Here’s what’s news:

Is Massachusetts healthy? Depends what you mean. A lot of kids are obese, and Mass. is the most violent state in the Northeast, according to a biannual checkup on health in the state. (WBUR)

Polls are open in the special election for Boston’s 6th council district. Matt O’Malley, Jim Hennigan compete to fill the seat left vacant by John Tobin. (West Roxbury Patch)

A New York company will pay $6 million in the 2003 Buzzards Bay oil spill. At the time, it was the Bay State’s BP. (Globe)

Four Loko sales may be restricted in Mass. But not banned outright. (Globe)

Boston Medical Center designated grieving space for families of murder victims. That hospital has seen a lot of murders this year. (Globe)

Megabus plans to offer 9-hour rides from Boston to D.C. “The four-year-old company will add service from Boston to Baltimore and Washington on Dec. 15 — the only bus line to offer direct trips.” (Globe)

A woman says she begged her Boston cabbie to stop as cops chased him. Osei Kwame, 51, pleaded not guilty to kidnapping charges and had his hackney license suspended indefinitely. (Herald)