By DANAE KING The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With her feet planted in two worlds — that of a local immigrant community and of the journalism realm she has recently joined — Saideepika Ray…
Newspaper: AEP retains drilling rights under new Ohio park
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of acres in eastern Ohio the state is buying to promote recreation and conservation may be drilled for oil and natural gas, an Ohio newspaper reported. A draft purchase…
Few Ohioans opting for federally compliant ID so far
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Only a small percentage of Ohio’s licensed drivers and identification card holders have opted to get a new federally compliant ID needed in the future for boarding planes a…
Off-duty Ohio deputy shot and wounded in road rage incident
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An off-duty sheriff’s deputy has been shot and wounded in an apparent road rage incident in Columbus. Columbus police say 47-year-old Franklin County Deputy Jim Church was …
Schools can now apply for share of $10M in safety grants
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio schools can now apply for their share of $10 million in school safety grants for the 2019-20 school year. Public schools, chartered nonpublic schools and schools operated by…
State lawmakers hope to prevent crashes with rumble strips
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some Ohio lawmakers say they hope to prevent numerous vehicle crashes by gradually installing rumble strips down the center of some roads. Ohio Rep. Timothy E. Ginter, a Salem Re…
Talks resume in lawsuits over sex abuse by Ohio State doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawyers are resuming mediation toward a potential settlement in lawsuits against Ohio State by men who collectively allege two decades of sexual misconduct by a now-deceased team…
Ohio employees get access to anti-domestic violence training
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State government employees in Ohio are getting the chance to learn better ways for spotting and reporting domestic violence signs in the workplace. It’s through an enhanced…
Brother of man who fled hate crime sentence charged
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio man who authorities say helped his brother flee the country instead of reporting to prison for a federal hate crime conviction faces his own criminal charges. Thirty-year-old…
2 people die, 2 injured after touching downed power lines
ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s State Highway Patrol says two people have died and two have been seriously injured after touching power lines downed when a car crashed into a utility pole. The patrol…