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Wife Of Kentucky Lawmaker Who Killed Himself Plans To Run For His Seat
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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State Rep. Dan Johnson’s death came days after a news outlet published allegations he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl. His widow decried “high-tech lynchings based on lies and half-truths.”

All 5 of West Virginia’s Ski Resorts to Open
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – All five of West Virginia’s ski resorts will be open this weekend in one of the earliest starts to the state’s winter sports season. The West Virginia Ski Areas Association tells news outlets that this week’s cold temperatures and natural snowfall have helped resorts’ snow-making efforts, allowing one of their best… Read More

Top Tunes ’17: Emily Votaw
Who can believe it? Another year has come and gone, leaving but memories of records beloved past! This is an installment in an ongoing holiday season series for WOUB, in which some of the area’s favorite music nerds share what moved them, musically, in the year 2017. Emily Votaw is WOUB’s arts and culture writer and… Read More

Ohio Elections Chief Seeks To Update Voting Equipment
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s elections chief wants counties to modernize their voting machines before the 2020 presidential election, and he’s urging the governor and state lawmakers to foot much of the bill. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted tells The Associated Press he sent a letter to state legislative leaders Thursday seeking $118 million… Read More

News Photographer Sues Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy Who Shot Him
By: Associated Press
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NEW CARLISLE, Ohio (AP) – A federal lawsuit says an Ohio county sheriff’s office has withheld information and retaliated against a weekly newspaper after a deputy shot a news photographer setting up to take a photo of a traffic stop. The lawsuit filed Thursday by Andrew Grimm and KBA News Inc. against deputy Jacob Shaw,… Read More

WV Governor Promises Guard Help Against Huntington Crime
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice says he’ll send the West Virginia National Guard to help deal with crime in Huntington. Governor Justice tells WSAZ-TV the Guard could provide aerial surveillance and “boots on the ground” to supplement city police. He says the violence in the city “has got to be stopped.” Huntington City… Read More

Kasich Looking for Applicants for Supreme Court Seat
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov. John Kasich is accepting applications from people interested in consideration for an open Ohio Supreme Court seat. Kasich is taking the names of applicants through Dec. 29. The governor is filling a seat to be left vacant on Jan. 26 by retiring Justice William O’Neill. O’Neill, a Democrat, is running… Read More

Newspaper Attorney Criticizes Ruling In Pike County Slaying Case
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An attorney representing newspapers that sued for unredacted autopsy reports of a southern Ohio massacre is criticizing a court ruling shielding those reports. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Thursday that the Pike County coroner does not have to release the reports with complete information on the eight people shot… Read More