Ohio elections chief appeals in minor parties suit
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's elections chief has appealed a federal judge's decision to block newly imposed limits on ballot access for minor parties.
Ohio report takes aim at human trafficking
Written by AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — A new report shows there were about 3,000 advertisements for sex services in the Cincinnati area alone over a three-month period.
Expert: Inmate risks suffocation-like syndrome
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, AP Legal Affairs Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio inmate facing execution next week from an untried method is at substantial risk of a medical phenomenon known as air hunger, which will cause him to experience terror as he strains to catch his breath, an anesthesiologist testified Friday at a federal court hearing.
Ohio grand jury to get Guardsman's explosives case
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LONDON, Ohio (AP) — The case against an Indiana National Guardsman who was stopped in central Ohio with dozens of bombs and four guns in his vehicle will go to a county grand jury, a judge ruled Friday.
Sexual assaults addressed at Ohio's youth prisons
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The head of Ohio's juvenile prison system tells a federal panel in Washington that the state has reacted aggressively to reports of high rates of sexual assault in the facilities.
Low temps cause dozens of burst pipes at Wright-Patt
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Officials at Ohio's largest military base say sub-zero temperatures this week caused water pipes to burst in about three dozen buildings there.
Chinese biz to put plant at former Ohio GM site
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MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio and local development officials say they have an agreement with a Chinese auto parts producer to operate a plant near Dayton that could bring up to 800 jobs.
Ohio killer, rapist is assisting FBI analysts
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A sex offender who pleaded guilty to killing two women more than 15 years ago and raping children is opening up to members of an elite FBI unit that studies serial killers and rapists.