12-year-old boy missing from Columbus home
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus police are asking for the public's help to find a 12-year-old boy who was last seen Friday evening.
Family alleges execution unconstitutional
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, AP Legal Affairs Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The prolonged execution of an Ohio inmate during which he repeatedly gasped and snorted amounted to cruel and unusual punishment which should not be allowed to happen again, the inmate's family said in a federal lawsuit.
At least 3 cats die in Mansfield shelter fire
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say at least three cats have died after a fire in the basement of an animal shelter in north-central Ohio.
10,000 Ohioans lose food stamps over work rules
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of poor Ohio residents have lost food stamp benefits for not fulfilling work requirements, and the number is expected to rise in the coming months.
Algae toxin a public water concern along Lake Erie
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Several water-treatment plant operators are raising concerns about harmful blue-green algae in western Lake Erie and the lack of protocols for keeping the algae's toxin out of the public water supply.
Ohio unemployment rate drops again, to 7.2 percent
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials say the state's unemployment rate dropped again in December.
Ohio attorney general: 8 indicted in drug bust
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say eight people have been indicted on charges in connection to a large-scale drug operation in central Ohio.
Ohio reaches $898 million in liquor sales for 2013
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state says total liquor sales in Ohio climbed to a record $898 million in 2013, up almost 6 percent from the previous year.