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Pot Legalization Issue Cleared for Ohio Ballot This Fall
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio voters will have the chance to decide this fall whether marijuana should be legalized for medicinal and recreational use. The state’s elections chief said Wednesday… Read More
Report: Most Ohio Prison Killers Had Violent Crimes in Past
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A report on Ohio prison homicides in the past 15 years says most killers already were serving time for violent crimes, including several with some version… Read More
Former Delaware County Sheriff Candidate Faces Child Porn Charges
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DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a former central Ohio deputy who twice ran for sheriff has been charged with having child pornography on his computer. Federal prosecutors say 50-year-old… Read More
Ohio Judges Can’t Choose Marriage Type They Perform
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio judicial board has ruled that judges who perform weddings can’t refuse same-sex couples based on personal, moral or religious beliefs. The board also says… Read More
Judge Rules Against Ex-Coal CEO in Several Document Motions
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BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) – A judge has ruled against ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship in motions over documents in his criminal case. In Beckley federal court Monday, Judge Irene Berger… Read More
Ohio Board Proposal Limits When Police Deadly Force is OK
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Update 11:45 p.m. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A proposed statewide standard in Ohio would permit police to use deadly force only when officers are defending themselves or other people from… Read More
Sales Tax Holiday Popular with Ohio Back-To-School Shoppers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s first sales tax holiday appears to have been a hit with back-to-school shoppers. The numbers won’t be available and analyzed for economic impacts until later,… Read More
Election Rights Advocate Allege New Voter ID Violations
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Election rights advocates say recently passed Ohio voting laws create new hurdles for minority voters casting absentee and provisional ballots. The advocates argue the laws and… Read More
Senator Brown: VA Investigating Scheduling Irregularities in Ohio
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio senator’s office says the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating into delayed appointments for pulmonary care patients at a southwestern Ohio VA. Democratic… Read More
Some Adoptees Say Ohio is Redacting Info They’re Entitled To
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Some adoptees say the Ohio Department of Health is redacting information in newly unsealed documents that they believe they’re legally entitled to. Supporters of the statute… Read More
Traffic Stop Shooting Victim Memorialized in Roses on Campus
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CINCINNATI (AP) – Volunteers helped place nearly 6,000 roses on the University of Cincinnati campus to memorialize Samuel DuBose. DuBose was shot and killed by former university police officer Ray… Read More
More than $2M in Smoking Ban Violation Fines Unpaid in Ohio
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) – More than $2 million fines for violating Ohio’s indoor smoking ban remain unpaid even as violations of the ban have decreased. Ohio Department of Health records… Read More
Report: Failed Drug Tests Up Among Ohio Prison Inmates
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say the number of inmates in Ohio prisons testing positive for drugs has spiked from 2012 to 2014. The Correctional Institution Inspection Committee says… Read More
Gov. Kasich Wants Different Structure for Ohio School Board
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov. John Kasich says he’d like to change the structure of Ohio’s school board, which can hire and fire the state superintendent. The Republican presidential candidate… Read More
Cleveland Hospital: Ohio Woman Dies of Legionnaires’ Disease
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A spokeswoman for a Cleveland hospital says a 53-year-old woman has died from complications of community-acquired Legionnaires’ disease. Alicia Reale of the University Hospitals Case Medical Center… Read More
Southern Ohio Man Admits to Buying Native American Remains
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JACKSON, Ohio (AP) – A southern Ohio man admitted to purchasing the remains of eight Native Americans reportedly stolen from a Jackson County farm. The Columbus Dispatch reports 56-year-old Mark… Read More
Ohio Authorities Raid 6 Locations in Illegal Casino Probe
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say they raided six locations in several Ohio counties as part of an illegal casino investigation. Ohio’s Casino Control Commission said Wednesday it served search… Read More
Dewine: About 8K Rape Kits Tested for DNA Matches
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state’s forensic scientists have tested more than 8,000 rape kits submitted by law enforcement agencies around Ohio to check for possible DNA matches. Just over… Read More
Ohio Parole Board Urges No Clemency for Jailed GOP Donor
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s parole board is urging Gov. John Kasich to turn down a clemency request from a former coin dealer who raised money for Ohio Republicans before… Read More
Cincinnati City Council Suspends Off-Campus Patrols
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CINCINNATI (AP) – Cincinnati City Council has unanimously voted to formally suspend University of Cincinnati Police’s off-campus patrols. Councilman Christopher Smitherman tells The Cincinnati Enquirer that university police can still… Read More
Clerk Sues Kentucky Governor Over Gay Marriage Directive
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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky clerk sued for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples has filed a lawsuit against the governor, claiming he violated her religious freedom… Read More
Glitch Means Ohio Employers Missed Alerts on Worker Arrests
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A state official says Ohio’s system for notifying certain public and private employers about workers’ arrests missed at least 100 notifications because of a problem that… Read More
Kentucky Right to Work Case in Heads to Federal Court
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A federal judge will hear arguments on Tuesday about whether a Kentucky local government can stop employers from making workers join labor unions. At least 12… Read More
Drone Drops Drugs in Ohio Prison Yard, Spurring Inmate Fight
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MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) – Officials say a drone dropped a package of drugs into a northern Ohio prison yard while inmates were outside, sparking a fight. The package was dropped… Read More
Patriot Coal Issues Layoff Notices to Workers
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Patriot Coal Corp. has issued layoff notices to an unspecified number of workers. Patriot tells media outlets that the notices issued Monday, known as WARN, are in accordance with the… Read More
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