By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fans of the late astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn are working to bring a statue of his likeness to the Ohio Statehouse to mark major future…
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Ohio governments working to craft unusual opioid bargain
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor, attorney general and dozens of local governments are nearing agreement on divvying up proceeds of a potentially huge s…
Conservative group seeks end to death penalty in Ohio
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newly formed conservative group is seeking an end to the death penalty in Ohio at a time when executions have ground to a halt in the s…
Unable to find buyer, West Virginia hospital plans to close
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — A northern West Virginia medical center is shutting down, the latest in a string of hospital closings in the state. In a letter Tuesday, Fairmont Regional Medical Center CEO Bob…
Firefighters find dismembered body burning near train tracks
CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities responding to a brush fire found a dismembered body burning near train tracks in Cleveland early Wednesday morning, city police said. Homicide investigators went to the sc…
Slow start for medical board’s review of old, closed cases
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A review of whether the State Medical Board of Ohio properly closed about 2,000 complaints alleging sexual misconduct or impropriety by doctors…
Voting begins Wednesday in Ohio in 2020 presidential primary
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Early voting in Ohio’s March 17 presidential primary begins Wednesday, presenting the state’s Democrats with their first chance to weigh in on who they want to enter …
Photo exhibit, Oscar-winning film explore Ohio manufacturing
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Oscar-winning documentary about a glass factory and a photo exhibition about the closing of a General Motors plant are drawing attention to Ohio’s manufacturing legacy a…
Ohio man charged with mass shooting threat to Illinois town
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has been charged with making an online threat to carry out a mass shooting in Illinois that set off a panic and caused schools in one village to cancel outdoor recess a…
Boy’s shooting death now being probed as homicide
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say the death of a 12-year-old boy found shot at an Ohio home is now being investigated as a homicide. Columbus police said they were called to the home a few miles west o…