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Ohio rape investigation grand jury resumes work

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:18:49 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An eastern Ohio grand jury examining whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players prepared to resume work Thursday after a three-week break.

Ohio elections chief wrapping up 2012 fraud probe

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:06:25 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's elections chief says he's wrapped up a review by county election boards across the swing state into allegations of voter fraud during the 2012 presidential election.

Indians feeling soggy after 11-7 loss to Tigers

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:41:30 -0400

CLEVELAND - The Indians ended a long day at the ballpark soggy and sleepy.

Cabrera, Tigers down Indians 11-7 on rainy night

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:11:29 -0400

CLEVELAND - Justin Verlander wasn't about to let a win slip away in the rain.

Ohio bill would extend Medicaid, add cost sharing

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:25:12 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Republican state lawmaker submitted a bill Wednesday to expand Medicaid to thousands more low-income Ohioans, with the hope that by adding changes such as copayments for some of the newly eligible that she could sway more of her GOP colleagues to back the idea.

Ohio injection well operator fights state action

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:13:19 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A northeast Ohio injection-well operator whose former senior officer faces federal charges of violating the Clean Water Act told a state regulatory panel Wednesday that the company can't be blamed for the acts of "a bad person."

Crackdown coming for Internet cafes in Ohio

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:51 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Storefront sweepstakes parlors appear on their way out in Ohio, after state lawmakers delivered a one-two punch Wednesday effectively banning the businesses statewide and blocking new startups until the ban takes hold.

Senate Democrats offer slew of Ohio budget changes

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:44:04 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Democrats in the Ohio Senate suggested Wednesday that budget writers take millions of dollars from a proposed income tax cut for higher wage earners and direct it to schools instead, as work intensified on the state's spending plan.

Man indicted in shooting of woman on Columbus bus

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:05 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A prosecutor says a man accused of firing a shot that struck a woman on a Columbus bus has been indicted on 12 counts of felonious assault.

Francona expects emotional return to Fenway Park

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:19:05 -0400

CLEVELAND - Indians manager Terry Francona is bracing for a lump in his throat and maybe a tear or two.

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:06 -0400

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.

Cleveland fair-housing advocate facing tax counts

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:05 -0400

CLEVELAND - A fair-housing advocate in Cleveland has been charged with tax fraud for allegedly trying to avoid taxes on $500,000 in income and keeping $80,000 in federal taxes withheld from employees.

Ohio House upholds GOP rep's win in disputed race

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:30 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Republican-controlled Ohio House has voted to uphold a GOP candidate's victory last year in a disputed race for state representative.

Dalton already working on the long pass

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:04 -0400

CINCINNATI - Andy Dalton saw A.J. Green lined up on the outside and let it fly, lofting the ball deep down the sideline.

Man indicted in 1984 slaying of Cleveland girl

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:44:54 -0400

CLEVELAND - A grand jury has returned a murder indictment against a Cleveland man in the 1984 killing of a 14-year-old girl.

Safety enhancements planned after Ohio park falls

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:40:11 -0400

LOGAN, Ohio - With a busy holiday weekend ahead, state officials are planning safety improvements in the popular Hockings Hills region of southeastern Ohio after three people died recently in falls from its high cliffs.

OH high court declines to hear bathtub case appeal

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:45 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court says it won't hear the latest appeal by a southwest Ohio man seeking his fourth trial in the 2008 bathtub drowning of his wife.

Ohio student moved from hospital after shooting

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:13:58 -0400

CINCINNATI - A 17-year-old high school student who shot himself in a classroom last month continues to make progress in recovery efforts, his family said Wednesday.

Cleveland kidnapping victims 'happy and safe'

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:44:14 -0400

CLEVELAND - The three women rescued after being held captive in a Cleveland house for about a decade want the community to know they are doing fine and appreciate offers of help.

UT may sell alcohol at football games

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:21 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - The University of Toledo may join a growing number of colleges selling alcohol at their football games.

Statehouse ceremony honors Ohio military dead

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:11:51 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sixteen fallen military members from Ohio have been honored in a ceremony on the grounds of the Statehouse.

Teen pleads not guilty in deaths of Ohio brothers

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:53:25 -0400

OTTAWA, Ohio - A 17-year-old boy charged with killing two teenage brothers in northwest Ohio has pleaded not guilty.

Highway patrol: 29 hurt in Ohio bus, car crash

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:41:06 -0400

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The State Highway Patrol says 29 people have been injured in a crash between a commercial bus and a car on Interstate 75 in northwest Ohio.

Suspect grabbed after southwest Ohio police chase

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:38:34 -0400

LOVELAND, Ohio - Police in the Cincinnati area say they apprehended an elusive suspect after a pursuit that reached 100 mph and ended in a crash.

Man sought in abduction attempt at Ohio school

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:13:03 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police in central Ohio are looking for a 20-year-old man who they say walked into a high school and tried to abduct his 14-year-old ex-girlfriend.