By DAVID EGGERT and KATHLEEN FOODY and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Members of anti-government paramilitary groups implicated in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s govern…
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What you need to know about Ohio drop box restrictions
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — How many drop boxes can each Ohio county set up for collecting absentee ballots cast in the November presidential election, and where can the…
Landlords are getting squeezed between tenants and lenders
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to sympathetic figures, landlords aren’t exactly at the top of the list. But they, too, have fallen on hard times, demon…
Small plane crashes in Ohio; 2 escape with minor injuries
NEW CARLISLE, Ohio (AP) — A small plane crashed and caught fire at an airport in western Ohio on Tuesday, but two people aboard the aircraft escaped with only minor injuries, authorities said. The sma…
Amid COVID, many businesses in precarious spot as 2020 ends
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The final three months of the year, usually a boom time for many small businesses thanks to holiday shopping and celebrations, looks precarious…
Man charged with murder in college student’s shooting death
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The man charged in the shooting death of an Ohio State University student from New Jersey is due to make his initial court appearance on Tuesday. Kintie Mitchell Jr., 18, of Colu…
Federal judges rule in GOP’s favor on Ohio ballot boxes
CINCINNATI (AP) — With early voting already underway in Ohio, a pingpong game in the courts over a one-per-county limit on the number of ballot drop boxes in the presidential battleground state turned…
Plot puts focus on governors’ safety amid threats, protests
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor has put a focus on the security of governors who have faced protests and threats over their handling of the coronavirus pandemi…
13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police
By DAVID EGGERT and ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in announcing charges i…
Governor warns against large groups, defends more NFL fans
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine pleaded Thursday with Ohioans to avoid crowded gatherings, citing the “absolutely heartbreaking” case of a wedding he sa…