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Jury acquits former Ohio officer of using excessive force
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A federal court jury has acquitted a former northern Ohio police officer of charges related to allegations of using of excessive force and writing a false report about the i…
Ohio asks US Supreme Court to stop redrawing of Congress map
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio attorney general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the redrawing of a new congressional district map until the court can rule late next month on other stat…
Warren bringing opioids message to hard-hit W.Va., Ohio
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Warren is set to visit a state that hasn’t been friendly to Democrats lately to pitch her plan to combat the opioid addiction crisis by boosting taxes on the w…
Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images
WASHINGTON (AP) — The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic verses, talk of retr…
Panel recommends adding 2 new conditions for medical pot
CLEVELAND (AP) — A panel of physicians recommended that the State Medical Board of Ohio vote next month to include anxiety and autism spectrum disorder as qualifying conditions for medical marijuana u…
Judges won’t delay order for new Ohio congressional map
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…
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.…
