By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officers conducting a routine pat-down of a man in a hospital emergency room found a gun in his waistband, spurring a struggle over the w…
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Admin who didn’t report OSU doc’s misconduct cedes license
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio State University student health director has surrendered his medical license after being accused of failing to report several com…
Fed survey: Economy rebounding, helped by stimulus, vaccines
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer A Federal Reserve survey has found that the economy was rebounding in late February through early April, helped by billions of dollars in a new round of stimul…
Judge, wife sentenced to 2-year terms in hit-run crash
MARION, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio county judge and his wife have both been sentenced to two-year prison terms on convictions of leaving the scene of a crash that injured a 19-year-old man last year. Jason W…
Endangered tiger cubs make first public appearances at zoo
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cubs from two subspecies of endangered tigers made their public debut on Wednesday at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Amur tiger cubs named Luka and Anya were born at the zoo in Decembe…
Panel: Officers should be disciplined for deadly car chase
CLEVELAND (AP) — A civilian police review board has recommended that two Cleveland officers and two supervisors be disciplined for their roles in a stolen car chase last year that ended when the vehic…
Viral disease claims life of young elephant at Toledo Zoo
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The Toledo zoo has announced the death of a young African elephant due to a species-specific viral disease. The zoo posted a video to social media Wednesday saying Lucas, who was t…
Ohio college vaccination effort hits hurdle with J&J pause
By KANTELE FRANKO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor and health officials remained optimistic about the state’s coronavirus vaccine distribution plan…
Ohio court hears arguments over ancient earthworks access
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A debate over public access to a set of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks is before the Ohio Supreme Court in a case pitting the s…
US court lifts hold on Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion law
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A divided federal appeals court lifted the hold Tuesday on an Ohio law that prohibits doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diag…