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Activists demand tougher federal review of Columbus police
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The announcement that the U.S. Justice Department will provide technical assistance to Columbus pol…
Ohio redistricting panel OKs 4-year plan along party lines
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The powerful new redistricting panel in Ohio failed on Wednesday to reach the bipartisan consensus necessary to pass a 10-year map of state l…
Ohio to receive 855 Afghan refugees through federal program
By The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nearly 900 Afghan refugees will be arriving in Ohio and placed within eight local resettlement agencies as part of the first group of nearly 37,000 arriva…
Appalachian Commission distributes $46 million for projects
MATEWAN, W.Va. (AP) — The Appalachian Regional Commission is granting more than $46 million for 57 economic projects in 10 states to promote workforce training and entrepreneurship and improve broadba…
Ex-student pleads guilty in Ohio fraternity hazing case
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — One of the eight men charged in the fraternity hazing death of a Bowling Green State University sophomore pleaded guilty on Thursday in Ohio. Niall Sweeney, 21, of Erie, Pen…
Court: Cincinnati billboard tax violates First Amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A tax levied by the city of Cincinnati on billboard companies in an effort to close a budget shortfall is an unconstitutional of First Amendment rights to free speech, the Ohio S…
Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic
By LAUREN WEBER and ANNA MARIA BARRY-JESTER KHN (Kaiser Health News) Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking a…
Records: Ohio prison guards disciplined before inmate death
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three of the Ohio prison guards involved in the February death of inmate Michael McDaniel were previously disciplined for ex…
11th-hour negotiations under way on new Ohio legislative map
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The powerful new redistricting panel tasked with drawing Ohio’s new legislative districts remained at an impasse late Wednesday, with R…
Woman’s release from prison comes amid focus on sentencing
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Early prison release for a woman following an outcry over disparate sentences has come amid a renewed push for a statewide sentencing dat…
Nonprofit exec, council president to vie for Cleveland mayor
CLEVELAND (AP) — A nonprofit executive and the City Council president will face off in November to determine who will succeed Cleveland’s longtime mayor. According to unofficial results, Justin …
Steel coil falls off truck, crashes into SUV, killing driver
ST. CLAIR, Ohio (AP) — A driver was killed Wednesday when a large steel coil fell from a semi-tractor trailer and struck an SUV on a southwestern Ohio highway. The accident on US Route 127 in St. Clai…
