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Police locate 2nd missing Ohio infant and a suspect is arrested
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Indianapolis have located the second of two missing infant brothers taken when their mother’s car was stolen in Columbus, Ohio, three days earlier, a… Read More
Joe Deters appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has named Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters as his appointment to the Ohio Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left behind… Read More
Ohio House, Senate pass bill that takes aim at fake emergencies, school shooting hoaxes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor that could increase penalties against people who call in a fake emergency in order to… Read More
House, Senate vote to expand record expungement eligibility
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A comprehensive bill to change several aspects of Ohio’s criminal justice system — which included an expansion to record expungement eligibility — passed the… Read More
George Wagner IV gets life in prison after conviction in Rhoden family murders
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. George… Read More
George Wagner IV to be sentenced in murders of 8 Rhoden family members
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted in the killings of eight people from another southern Ohio family faces the possibility of life in prison without parole when he’s sentenced…. Read More
Ohio lawmakers OK sweeping criminal justice law changes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A sweeping criminal justice bill passed early Thursday by the Ohio Legislature would let inmates earn more time off prison sentences, make it easier to keep… Read More
Republicans won House seats in blue New York. Those wins could help shape Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — When Republicans take control of the U.S. House next month, they’ll have voters in New York to thank for roughly a third of their national gains…. Read More
They ran a voter suppression scheme. Now an Ohio judge has sentenced them to register voters
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Two far-right operatives who told tens of thousands of people not to vote by mail in a robocall scheme will now have to spend 500 hours… Read More
A jury convicts George Wagner IV in the 2016 killings of 8 Rhoden family members
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A jury has convicted a man in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family. The jury deliberated for only a few hours Wednesday before… Read More
A defense attorney claims Wagner IV had no reason to help in killing Rhoden family members
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A defense attorney for an Ohio man accused of helping his family kill eight members of another family says he had no reason to take part…. Read More
A prosecutor argues the jury should find Wagner IV guilty in Rhoden Family slayings, even if he wasn’t the triggerman
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor says the first defendant to face trial in the slayings of eight people from an Ohio family should be convicted regardless of whether he… Read More
A West Virginia woman dies after stealing an ambulance from a hospital
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman died Thanksgiving Day after she stole an ambulance from a capital city hospital emergency room and crashed into the Kanawha River. Charleston… Read More
5 people were killed and 25 wounded in a shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs
Updated November 20, 2022 at 11:13 AM ET Follow live updates here. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (NPR) – A 22-year-old suspect has been taken into custody after five people were killed… Read More
Closing arguments slated in trial in 2016 slayings of 8
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for the Monday after Thanksgiving in the trial of a man charged in the 2016 slayings of eight current and prospective members… Read More
The public defender’s office says a proposed swatting bill can lead to a ‘coercive atmosphere’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state public defender’s office is opposing a bill that would increase penalties for people who call in a fake emergency to law enforcement… Read More
‘Great danger’: A couple is sentenced in submarine secrets case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Navy engineer and his wife have been given lengthy prison terms for a plot to sell secrets about nuclear submarines. Jonathan Toebbe received a sentence… Read More
How to protect your car from catalytic converter theft, and what to do if it happens
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — How can car owners protect themselves from the wave of catalytic converter theft that has swept the country? Claims for stolen catalytic converters doubled in the… Read More
Woman testifies that husband wanted 8 Rhoden family members killed
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who helped plan the 2016 slayings of eight members of another family says the massacre was her husband’s idea. Angela Wagner made the… Read More
Authorities are probing a report of scandal at a fishing tournament
CLEVELAND (AP) — Prosecutors in Cleveland are investigating an apparent cheating scandal during a lucrative walleye fishing tournament over the weekend on Lake Erie. A Twitter video shows Jason Fischer,… Read More
The Supreme Court leaves Don Blankenship’s conviction in place
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t review the conviction of former coal CEO Don Blankenship, who was convicted of conspiring to violate safety standards at West Virginia’s… Read More
The trial of a man accused in the 2016 Rhoden family slaying has been delayed
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — The first jury trial in the shooting deaths of eight members of a single Ohio family more than six years ago has been delayed for a… Read More
An ex-Ohio schools chief is charged with kidnapping 2 kids in W. Va.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say a former Ohio schools superintendent has been charged with luring two children into his vehicle with money. William Morrison of Huntington… Read More
An attack on a Vinton County High School freshman leaves family with questions for the district
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – A freshman at Vinton County High School was treated for a concussion and other minor injuries after an attack by a fellow student during lunch… Read More
New group aims to help Ohioans who have past criminal convictions on their record
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group that advocates on behalf of Ohioans who have criminal records is launching a new program in Cleveland. The Alliance for Safety and… Read More
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