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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy Seeks Re-election
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy says she will seek re-election next year. In a statement shared by the Ohio Republican Party, the 57-year-old Kennedy noted she has worked in the justice system for over three decades, including as a police officer and magistrate in Butler County. She was elected to the state’s… Read More
Abortion Bill Suggests Doctors Reimplant Ectopic Pregnancies
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio proposal aimed at outlawing abortions would present some doctors with the choice between facing potential criminal prosecution or attempting a procedure considered medically impossible: the reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy. A doctor who terminates a pregnancy could face murder charges under the Republican-sponsored bill unless it is done to save a… Read More
W. Va. Trial Delayed After Suspect Asks for Test of Accusers’ DNA
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – The murder trial of a West Virginia man has been delayed after he requested his accusers’ DNA be compared to DNA found at the scene of the crime. 42-year-old Ronald Amory Witherel’s trial set to start Tuesday has been rescheduled for February. Witherel is accused of killing David Ralph in 2017…. Read More
Kasich Collects $40K for Talk at Miami University
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Miami University paid former Gov. John Kasich $40,000 for a recent speech on civility. Kasich spoke Nov. 13 on the public university’s Hamilton campus. A contract negotiated by his talent agency assured the two-time Republican presidential candidate a five-star hotel room, cool water on stage, and an armed security guard. His… Read More
Ohio Court Will Hear Case Over Bullying, Teacher Liability
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over whether educators were reckless in not preventing an injury to a student even though they’d been notified she was being bullied by a fellow kindergartner. The court will consider whether teachers and principals can be sued when a student is… Read More
Cuyahoga County Dedicates Fund to Hold Opioid Settlement Cash
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CLEVELAND (AP) – One of the Ohio counties that struck a major settlement last month with the three biggest U.S. drug distributors and a major drugmaker has set up a special account for the money. The Cuyahoga County Council in Cleveland approved creation of the Opioid Mitigation Fund this week. Councilman Jack Schron proposed the… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court Accepts Case Over City’s Gun Restrictions
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A divided state Supreme Court has accepted an appeal by Ohio’s capital city fighting to keep its ban on bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly. Columbus, which banned the devices last year, is challenging an appeals court ruling allowing gun rights activist Gary Witt to challenge the ban…. Read More
Ohio Selects Rape Kit Tracking System Created by Idaho
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Ohio plans to use a system developed in Idaho that lets sexual assault survivors anonymously track the processing and testing of rape kits collected as evidence. The Plain Dealer reports legislators last year approved use of a tracking system. The law also requires use by medical facilities, law enforcement, and labs once… Read More
FirstEnergy Solutions To Rename Amid Filing For Bankruptcy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio-based coal and nuclear power generating agency says it will change its name once it restructures amid filing bankruptcy. Cleveland.com reports FirstEnergy Solutions announced Monday that it will rename the company to Energy Harbor. The company was founded in 1997 as a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. and runs nuclear power… Read More
Kentucky Governor Pardons Man in Child Sexual Abuse Case
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has pardoned a man serving life in prison for sexually abusing his 6-year-old stepdaughter. News outlets report Bevin issued the pardon Friday, saying that Paul Donel Hurt was wrongly convicted of first-degree sexual abuse and sodomy in Louisville in 2001. Hurt’s accuser recanted her testimony at a… Read More
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