EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — High water in the Great Lakes may spell trouble for the piping plover, an endangered bird that builds its nests on shorelines.…
Woman says nephew rescued his family before dying in fire
NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — A woman says her nephew died in a house fire in Ohio after rescuing his family from the burning home and going back to search for the family’s blind and deaf dog.…
Country club to appeal ruling it must sell to nonprofit
NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio country club plans to appeal an order that it sell its property to a nonprofit agency seeking to provide public access to ancient burial mounds.…
Police: Store employee fatally shoots man in altercation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say an employee at a smoke shop in Ohio fatally shot a man who witnesses said was starting fights with customers and workers in the store.…
Harvest of shark species to be cut to avoid overfishing
BOSTON (AP) — Federal regulators say there will be a reduction this year in the harvest of a species of shark that is subject to commercial fishing.…
A rising Lake Erie closes streets, ferry, leaves debris
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — Floodwaters spilling over western Lake Erie’s shoreline have swamped streets, shut down ferries and left behind dangerous debris during the past month. Now residents ar…
Plant contamination worries prompts closing of Ohio school
PIKETON, Ohio (AP) — The discovery of radioactive material in and around a southern Ohio middle school has led the school district to close the building for the remainder of the academic year to allow…
City, Ku Klux Klan group agree on rules for rally
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A Ku Klux Klan group and an Ohio city have agreed on rules for a rally planned this month.…
Beneath wholesome image, Doris Day was an actor of depth
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The very name “Doris Day,” cheerful as a sunrise on a studio lot, was an invention. …
Sentencing delayed for ex-Kentucky officer who abused minors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has delayed the sentencing of a former Kentucky police officer who admitted to sexually abusing minors in the departments now defunct youth program.…