Dry run is new Cincinnati casino's last big hurdle
Written by AMANDA LEE MYERS,Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — The last of Ohio's four voter-approved casinos will try to clear a final major hurdle Wednesday before being allowed to open to the public.
Ohio court spars with lawyers in school Bible case
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS,Associated Press JULIE CARR SMYTH,Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a heated hour of arguments, Ohio Supreme Court justices sparred with lawyers Wednesday over the extent to which a now-fired public school science teacher had the right to push his personal religious beliefs in class.
Ohio report cards released after delays from probe
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's latest ratings of public school performance show that schools made strong academic gains in eighth-grade math and science.
House panel plans vote on Ohio Turnpike bond deal
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio House panel is nearing a vote on Republican Gov. John Kasich's proposal to raise around $1.5 billion for state highway projects through Ohio Turnpike bonds.
Union bill sponsor joins Ohio public pension panel
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The sponsor of an Ohio measure aimed at curbing the collective bargaining rights of public workers has been named to a panel that oversees the health of the state's public pension funds.
Magazine calls Centerville doughnut shop one of the best
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CENTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — So who has the best doughnuts in Ohio?
Scientists seeks solutions to Lake Erie algae
Written by JOHN FLESHER,AP Environmental Writer
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Toxic algae blooms on Lake Erie may form more often unless farms and cities do a better job of controlling runoff of nutrients that feed them, a scientist said Tuesday as specialists developed proposals for confronting the threat.
Ohio town remembers 3 killed by teen 1 year ago
Written by THOMAS J. SHEERAN,Associated Press
CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — One day after the teen gunman at their northeast Ohio school pleaded guilty, students at Chardon High School marked the anniversary of the deaths of three classmates Wednesday with hugs and messages of support from the close-knit community.