By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Coronavirus infections are ravaging South Dakota, where more than half of tests have come back positive for weeks. Yet Gov. Kristi Noem won’t require masks or ta…
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Top utility regulator resigns; FBI recently searched home
By MARK GILLISPIE and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top utility regulator, Samuel Randazzo, resigned Friday morning, a day after the state’s largest electr…
3rd arrested Cincinnati official insists he is innocent
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati City Council member — the third this year to be arrested on corruption allegations — insisted Friday that he is innocent. Democrat P.G. Si…
Bill to limit health orders passes, but DeWine promises veto
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine — after promising a veto — failed to convince lawmakers Thursday not to pass legislation that wo…
Ohio governor orders 3-week curfew to slow virus’ spread
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday announced a three-week 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. general curfew, with mult…
Ohio governor deflects questions on public utility official
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine at a news briefing to discuss the latest measures in the state’s effort to control the coronavirus …
Senator Portman joins COVID-19 vaccine study to set example
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A U.S. senator is participating in a COVID-19 vaccine study, hoping to encourage others to volunteer to take part in testing. Ohio Republican Rob Portm…
Pandemic pushes steep drop in foreign college students
By JOHN SEEWER and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Just two semesters short of earning a cybersecurity master’s degree in the U.S., Sai Naini is stuck in India, unsure what his fut…
Bridge linking Ohio, Kentucky slated to reopen in December
By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A damaged bridge linking Ohio and Kentucky is scheduled to reopen Dec. 23, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said in a virtual briefing Mon…
FirstEnergy Corp sets goal to become carbon free by 2050
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Amid intense scrutiny of the roles company officials played in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme to obtain a $1 billion bailout for two aging nu…