By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press A Republican lawmaker questioned during a meeting of the Ohio Senate Health Committee if “the colored population” is contracting coronavirus at di…
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Ohio State University soil professor gets World Food Prize
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A soil scientist whose research led to improved food production and a better understanding of how atmospheric carbon can be held in the soil to h…
Republicans: Bill would ‘weed out bad actors’ in Ohio police
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press Ohio would create a statewide disciplinary database for violent officers and require psychological testing for all new police under a measure prop…
Hands Off! Halls of fame adapt to coronavirus concerns
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer As part of a $22 million, court-to-dome renovation, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame replaced the static plaques honoring inductees with touch screens that…
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to reopen with new precautions
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is reopening, but fans better practice social distancing by staying at least “two Stratocasters apart” and bring their credit cards, officials ann…
Cristobal remnants bring thunderstorms, flooding to Midwest
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal were moving out of the Midwest and into Canada on Wednesday, with gusty winds and heavy rain leaving behind flooding in Indiana, Wisconsi…
Cedar Point, Kings Island theme parks opening in early July
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s two big amusement parks will open in early July, but initially to season pass holders only. Kings Island near Cincinnati will open on J…
Columbus Mayor Ginther lifts curfew as Floyd protests continue
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The mayor of Ohio’s capital city on Saturday rescinded his order for a continuing 10 p.m. curfew during ongoing prot…
Annie Glenn remembered as fighter who cared about others
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mourners praised Annie Glenn on Saturday as a dogged fighter for those with speech disorders, a source of support for her astronaut husband a…
‘Waking up’: Casinos, amusement parks to reopen June 19
FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press Casinos, amusement parks and racetracks will be allowed to open June 19, Gov. Mike DeWine announced during a briefing Friday as he responded to criti…