By JOSH BOAK and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump once promised that coal and steel would be the beating heart of a revived U.S. economy — a nostalgic vision tha…
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AP Interview: Mass shootings haunt federal prosecutor
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The kind of crime that most worried the federal prosecutor for southern Ohio finally happened near the end of his tenure. And it’s one he thinks …
High school student’s newsletter helps connect immigrants
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…