Ohio House passes $7.1B transportation budget plan
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House has passed a proposed two-year state transportation budget that outlines $7.1 billion for state agencies that build highways, fund infrastructure projects and protect public safety.
Ohio patrol trooper hit by car still critical
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FRANKLIN, Ohio (AP) — The rookie Ohio State Highway Patrol hit by a car that lost control on a snowy interstate highway this week remains in critical but stable condition.
Woman told Ohio cops septic tank death accidental
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LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — A southeast Ohio woman told authorities in a taped confession that her son accidentally strangled his estranged wife with a plastic zip tie before his parents helped him dump the body in a church septic tank.
Court rules against board in closed meetings
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A county magistrate has ruled that the Columbus Board of Education can't legally close their meetings to the public simply by having an attorney in the room and claiming attorney-client privilege.
Doolittle Raider WWII vet Tom Griffin dies at 96
Written by DAN SEWELL,Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Maj. Thomas C. "Tom" Griffin, a B-25 bomber navigator in the audacious Doolittle's Raid attack on mainland Japan during World War II, has died.
Ohio health officials say rape kits contaminated
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Ohio Department of Health has asked hospitals to stop using sexual assault evidence kits from a longtime provider because they could be contaminated with DNA from someone involved in assembling them.
Ohio gov sees Medicaid ally in food bank backers
Written by ANN SANNER,Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich implored supporters of the state's food banks on Thursday to help him convince his fellow Republicans in the Legislature to extend Medicaid coverage to thousands of Ohio residents.
Ohio AG's office asks for help with cold case
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — As part of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine efforts to highlight the state's unsolved murders, his office is asking for help with a 1991 Akron case of a young woman who was sexually assaulted, stabbed and set on fire.