Record road construction planned for Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State transportation officials say they are spending a record $2.5 billion on road construction projects this year.
Dayton racino could lead to 1,000 jobs for region
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Officials say the new Dayton racino expected to open in October could lead to around 1,000 jobs for the region.
39 arrested in latest drug sweep in Ohio county
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MARION, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in a central Ohio county say they've arrested more than three dozen people as part of an ongoing effort to cut into the trafficking of heroin, cocaine and prescription drugs.
Prosecutor: Report would end Ohio death penalty
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, AP Legal Affairs Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Many recommendations by a committee studying changes to Ohio's death penalty law would effectively end capital punishment in the state if put in place, a veteran prosecutor said Thursday as the panel prepared its final report after two years of work.
GE plans to put 1,400 jobs in Cincinnati area
Written by DAN SEWELL, Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — The General Electric Co. plans to build a new U.S. global operations center in the Cincinnati area, bringing an expected 1,400 jobs to southwest Ohio.
Chief urges civil online comments after stabbings
Written by KANTELE FRANKO, Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A small-town Ohio police chief with a forthright style and an outsize Facebook following has drawn a large online response with a post urging commenters to be respectful instead of political after stabbings at a Pittsburgh-area high school.
Ohio trooper indicted on porn-related charge
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — A state trooper in northern Ohio has been indicted on a charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.
Ohio House approves Kasich's midterm budget bill
Written by JULIE CARR SMYTH, AP Statehouse Correspondent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio representatives from both political parties criticized Republican Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday for saddling them with a midterm budget bill heavily loaded with disparate proposals they called unsuited to a non-budget year.