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Unequal Outcomes: Most ICE Detainees Held In Rural Areas Where Deportation Risks Soar
NPR’s analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show 52% of detainees in the last year were held in rural areas, where legal representation is limited and deportation is more likely.
West Virginia Boy Dies From Gunshot Wound
NITRO, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities say a 3-year-old West Virginia boy has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Nitro Police Chief Bobby Eggleton told news outlets that the child accidentally… Read More
Coroner: Gunman Had Drugs in System During Firefight
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Dayton shooter who killed nine people had cocaine on him and in his system during the mass shooting that police stopped in what they described as… Read More
Professor Sees Flaw In Argument That Energy Bill Is A “Tax Increase”
A debate is brewing over whether a group can put the state’s new nuclear bailout bill before voters next year as referendum. The dispute questions if the increased rate on electric bills should… Read More
Ohio Committee Rejects Medical Marijuana for Anxiety, Autism
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A State Medical Board of Ohio committee has decided not to recommend adding anxiety and autism spectrum disorder to the state’s list of qualifying conditions for… Read More
Autism Center to Open at Murray State University
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) – Murray State University says its Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders is set to formally open next week. A statement from the Kentucky school says there will… Read More
Most Kids On Medicaid Who Are Prescribed ADHD Drugs Don’t Get Proper Follow-Up
An inspector general report from the Department of Health and Human Services found that 100,000 kids who were newly prescribed ADHD medication didn’t see a care provider for months afterward.
The Brother Brothers II Gladden House Sessions 2019
The Brother Brothers, Adam and David Moss, crafted heartfelt and sterling soundscapes at the Gladden House Saturday morning by wedding simple acoustic guitar and enchanting fiddle melodies and exquisite vocal… Read More
Kentucky Reports Rise in Visitor Trips to Bluegrass State
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky tourism officials say more people visited the state in 2018 and spent more money. Officials say visitor trips to and within the state topped 71.6… Read More
West Virginia Girl Found in Mexico, Mother Facing Charges
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Federal officials say a missing West Virginia girl has been found in Mexico and her mother is facing charges. The U.S. Marshals Service on Wednesday announced… Read More
Man Who Fell 15 Feet in Ohio Says Dog Saved Him
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) — A man in Ohio is crediting his dog for saving him after the man suffered a bad fall. WSAZ-TV reports Jimmy Hale fell off a flood wall… Read More
Ohio Gunman’s Parents Apologize for ‘Insensitive’ Obituary
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The parents of the Dayton gunman are apologizing for the wording in his obituary that didn’t mention the shooting that left nine dead, including his sister…. Read More
Court: Secret Ballots for Public Business Violate State Law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled governmental bodies can’t conduct public business through secret ballots. The court sided Wednesday with the operator of the community newspaper… Read More
DeWine Slates 6-day Trade Mission to Japan for September
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine plans a trade mission to Japan next month. The Republican governor announced the six-day trip Wednesday. It will revolve around the Midwest… Read More
Even shy people can become great connectors, says marketing guru Bob Shaff
When Bob Shaff walks through a room of strangers, you can observe that he’s a master networker. Bob interacts with person after person, asking gentle questions and helping each to… Read More