PIKETON, Ohio (AP) — A private company will test schools and homes near a former uranium enrichment plant in Ohio for radiological contaminants after trace amounts of enriched uranium were found at a …
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Group misses deadline to get nuclear plant bailout on ballot
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A group trying to overturn the financial rescue for Ohio’s two nuclear power plants says it doesn’t have enough signatures needed for a statewide vote. Ohioans Against …
Police: Man says he took ambulance to escape torture
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a man accused of stealing an ambulance from a fire department told them he escaped in it after being held against his will and tortured for days at a nearby res…
Judge issues insanity ruling against man accused of arson
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man accused of starting a fire that killed his mother and injured his brother has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. A judge in Dayton made the decision Monday, r…
$260 million deal averts 1st federal trial on opioid crisis
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The nation’s three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker agreed to an 11th-hour, $260 million settlement Monda…
Cleveland’s homicide unit down to 13 as killings continue
CLEVELAND (AP) — The number of police officers investigating homicides in Cleveland is down to 13, nearly half the amount promised by the police chief earlier this year, a media outlet reported. Cleve…
US attorney for southern Ohio stepping down
DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The top federal prosecutor for southern Ohio has resigned effective Nov. 1, his office announced Monday. U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman of Cincinnati is …
Man kills woman, self, days after police began hunt for him
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a man with a history of domestic violence killed a woman and then fatally shot himself while their two children slept inside a house. Authorities in the Toledo s…
1st federal opioid crisis trial to focus on distribution
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The case is about the conduct of a group of companies in two Ohio counties, but far more than that is riding on the first fede…
State gets $43M in grants aimed at boosting child literacy
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Efforts to improve child literacy in Ohio are getting a boost from a federal grant worth $42 million over five years. The state Department of Education says the funding will help…