OH House widens pool of 3rd-grade reading teachers
Written by JULIE CARR SMYTH,AP Statehouse Correspondent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House is ready to approve proposed changes to a new state program that requires students to be proficient readers before leaving third grade.
Officer: Ohio captivity scene emotionally powerful
Written by THOMAS J. SHEERAN,Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Already overwhelmed after finding a long-missing woman at a Cleveland home, one of the first officers on the scene says the discovery of two other captive women was "like another bombshell."
Unpaid leave for 13K at Ohio base begins in July
Written by AP
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — About 13,000 civilian employees at Ohio's largest military installation will be forced to take 11 days of unpaid leave beginning in July.
State school board urged not to arm Ohio teachers
Written by JULIE CARR SMYTH,AP Statehouse Correspondent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Top state law enforcers urged members of Ohio's state school board on Tuesday not to support arming untrained teachers with guns in response to recent school shootings, including at a northeast Ohio high school and at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary.
Gov eyes mobility among elderly Ohioans
Written by ANN SANNER,Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich said Tuesday his administration plans to launch a program aimed at preventing falls among older Ohioans and their consequent injuries.
Stinky corpse flower blooms again at Ohio State
Written by KANTELE FRANKO,Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A large rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its awful smell has bloomed again at an Ohio State University greenhouse, and there's more excitement because another corpse flower there is expected to open soon, a spokeswoman said.
Murder trial hinging on dying man's blinks
Written by LISA CORNWELL,Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — A video showing a paralyzed shooting victim blinking his eyes is expected to be key in a murder trial as jurors consider whether the blinks were intentional responses to detectives' questions.
Ohio CEO sentenced to 7 days could get 10 years
Written by AMANDA LEE MYERS,Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — The former head of an Ohio computer sales company sentenced to one week in prison for inflating stock prices and losing investors millions could now face a sentence of up to 10 years — the result of a federal appeals court ruling that his first prison term was "drastically" light.