COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The federal judges who found Ohio’s congressional map unconstitutional won’t delay their order for a new map to be drawn by June 14, so the state will ask the U.S. Su…
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Columbus zoo’s African lion, Tomo, dies at 15
POWELL, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio says Tomo, the zoo’s 15-year-old male African lion, has died. …
Ohio House approves 2-year $69 billion spending plan
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans would see state income taxes eliminated or cut by a healthy margin depending on their income under the latest version of the state budget, approved by the House Thursday …
Suit alleges disability-based discrimination in housing
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Justice Department is suing an Ohio-based builder and owner of apartment complexes and associates saying they failed to design and construct housing units and other facili…
Ohio House considers ending recognition of online university
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Just a year after the online Western Governors University launched its Ohio affiliate , state lawmakers are considering eliminating recognition that lets its students benefit fro…
Court sets execution date for Ohio man who killed bar owner
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has set an execution date nearly five years in the future for a man who killed a bar owner in 1997.…
Girl takes plea deal in robbery leading to boyfriend’s death
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A 17-year-old Ohio girl charged in a robbery that led police to fatally shoot her boyfriend has taken a plea deal that will keep her case in the juvenile system.…
Police: Guard shoots man who reportedly attacked him
CLEVELAND (AP) — Police say a security guard at a Cleveland fast-food restaurant pepper sprayed and then fatally shot a man after the man reportedly attacked him.…
Authorities: Man drowns in lake in Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a man who apparently didn’t know how to swim has drowned in a lake in Ohio.…
Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing police of excessive force
CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit accusing police in a Cleveland suburb of using excessive force.…