Residents protest dog shooting by Ohio officer
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Animal-loving residents of a northern Ohio community are protesting the recent shooting death of a dog by a police officer.
How states fared on unemployment benefit claims
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Weekly applications for unemployment aid dropped last week, a sign that companies are laying off fewer workers and may start hiring more. Applications fell 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 344,000, the Labor Department said.
106-year-old Ohio woman to get high school diploma
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LUCAS, Ohio (AP) — A 106-year-old Ohio woman is finally going to get her high school diploma.
OSU police: Fugitive could be near campus
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University police say a man wanted by West Virginia and Massachusetts authorities could be in the campus area.
Ohio mom sentenced to 3 years in fatal fire
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman whose two young daughters died in a fire after she fell asleep while drinking has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Dry run is new Cincinnati casino's last big hurdle
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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
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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
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's latest ratings of public school performance show that schools made strong academic gains in eighth-grade math and science.