COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — One person was killed in a shooting Sunday outside a gun show at a former shopping mall in Ohio, police said. Sheriff’s office detectives have not identified a suspect in t…
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10-year-old fatally shot while she, relative play with gun
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A 10-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed while she and a young relative were playing with a gun inside a home, authorities said. The shooting in Springfiel…
AP-NORC poll: Majority plan to vote before Election Day
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A majority of President Donald Trump’s supporters plan to cast their ballot on Election Day, while about half of Joe Bide…
Ohio limit of 1 ballot drop box per county blocked, appealed
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge has temporarily blocked the Republican secretary of state’s order limiting counties in the critical presidential battleground t…
Ohio guidelines discourage traditional trick-or-treating
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Traditional trick-or-treating should be avoided this year and haunted houses and hayrides should be canceled, the Ohio Department of Health said Friday as it released a series of…
Infection rates soar in college towns as students return
By CASEY SMITH, IRENA HWANG and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Just two weeks after students started returning to Ball State University last month, the surrounding county had beco…
1 in 6 Ohio districts ask to add extra seating for sports
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — About one in six Ohio school districts asked the state for permission to add additional spectators for fall sporting events, exceeding th…
Coal giant Murray Energy out of bankruptcy under new name
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A major U.S. coal mining company has emerged from federal bankruptcy protection under a new name and ownership group. Murray Energy Holdings said…
ACLU report says reducing cash bail could save Ohio millions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio could save up to $264 million a year by reducing the use of cash jail to house defendants before their case is resolved, according to a report by the American Civil Libertie…
Ohio teen admits pushing log, striking and killing woman
LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — A teenager has admitted helping to push a log off a cliff that struck and killed a married mother of four who was taking photographs at an Ohio state park. Jaden Churchheus, 17, ple…