COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s privatized job-creation office reports its new leader was paid $274,000 last year before benefits and bonuses, substantially less than his predecessor and also below…
Some states make it harder for college students to vote
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt University student Will Newell wishes it was easier for college students like him to cast ballots in Tennessee, one of 14 states holdi…
Child psychologist indicted on child pornography charges
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio child psychologist who once wrote a weekly parenting column has been indicted on 145 counts related to downloading child pornography, authorities said Thursday. Gregory Ram…
Generic drugmakers sold most opioids during overdose crisis
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and LARRY FENN Associated Press Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals doled out lavish perks for top U.S. employees who hit or beat sales goals for prescription opioids and other drugs: six-…
Encouraging work
Students from Bellefontaine Middle School work recently to color and complete their door for the annual Doors of EnCOURAGEment fundraiser. Local schools are heavily involved in the annual display and …
Do guns and drinks mix at home? Court hearing man’s case
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Having a few too many at home shouldn’t make handling one’s own firearm illegal, according to an Ohio man challenging his arr…
Magistrate fired after denying protection order to woman
MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A county magistrate in Ohio has been fired after she denied a protection order for a woman who was killed less than a week later. Sharon May, a Richland County domestic relation…
46 malnourished dogs turned over to Humane Society
ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of malnourished dogs have been turned over to the Ashland County Humane Society in Ohio. Forty-six mixed breed dogs ranging in age from puppies to five-years-old were volun…
Environmentalists: Lake Erie won’t recover without new rules
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Political leaders and environmentalists who have spent years pushing Ohio to adopt a pollution diet to combat toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie say th…
Police: 1 dead in police shooting in Ohio capital city
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A homicide suspect was killed Thursday after a police shooting in Ohio’s capital city, according to city police. The fatal shooting happened around 5 p.m. at a motel on the…