Ohio debates ways to carry out future executions
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS,AP Legal Affairs Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A low-key announcement that the state's prisons agency wants a law to protect pharmacies that might mix execution drugs underscores a high-profile problem: The state has enough of its current lethal drug to execute four inmates but has nine executions scheduled after that, including one announced Friday.
Ohio prosecutor probes Kasich school critic
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio prosecutor is investigating a school superintendent for possible misuse of public resources for political campaigning.
Mom accused in teen fight defends actions
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A mother accused of helping her 15-year-old daughter beat another teenage girl at a Cincinnati high school is refuting a police department's version of the fight and says that they're the ones who were attacked.
American Electric Power profit beats in 4Q
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — American Electric Power said Friday that fourth-quarter net income shrank on some special costs for the utility, but its adjusted results beat market expectations.
Newspaper: Ohio overpays millions to jobless
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Out-of-work Ohioans collected almost $2.3 billion in state and federal unemployment compensation last year, though thousands of claims were over paid.
Hamilton woman accused of shooting ex-husband in face
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio woman is accused of shooting her ex-husband in the face at their home on Valentine's Day.
APNewsBreak: Ohio to let feds run health exchange
Written by ANN SANNER,Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials on Thursday confirmed the state's intentions not to run its own health insurance exchange but, instead, have the federal government operate the new online marketplace under President Barack Obama's health care law.
Ohio wants doctors to assist with executions
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS,AP Legal Affairs Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Doctors and other medical professionals should be allowed to help put condemned inmates to death to promote "a humane execution" and state law should be changed to protect them from professional sanctions if they offer such assistance, the lawyer for Ohio's prisons agency said Thursday.