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Viral disease claims life of young elephant at Toledo Zoo
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The Toledo zoo has announced the death of a young African elephant due to a species-specific viral disease. The zoo posted a video to social media Wednesday saying Lucas, who was t…
Ohio college vaccination effort hits hurdle with J&J pause
By KANTELE FRANKO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor and health officials remained optimistic about the state’s coronavirus vaccine distribution plan…
Ohio court hears arguments over ancient earthworks access
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A debate over public access to a set of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks is before the Ohio Supreme Court in a case pitting the s…
US court lifts hold on Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion law
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A divided federal appeals court lifted the hold Tuesday on an Ohio law that prohibits doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diag…
House GOP spending plan includes 2% personal income tax cut
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans would receive a 2% personal income tax cut and the state would fund schools in a more equitable fashion under the latest version …
Ohio Senate candidate errs with claim about Kasich donation
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Seeking to distance herself from former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jane Timken erroneously claimed on conservati…
Dayton police chief, who responded to mass shooting, retires
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dayton police chief Richard Biehl, who led the department’s response to a mass shooting in the city’s entertainment district in 2019, is retiring. Biehl said in a state…
Man shot by police, hospital security in emergency room
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man died after he was shot by police and hospital security officers following an altercation in an Ohio hospital emergency room, authorities said Monday. The shooting at Mount …
Patrol investigates Ohio Statehouse break-in, vandalism
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man broke into the Ohio Statehouse overnight, used a fire extinguisher to spray chemicals on the historic building’s Rotunda floo…
Some GOP-led states target abortions done through medication
By DAVID CRARY and IRIS SAMUELS Associated Press About 40% of all abortions in the U.S. are now done through medication — rather than surgery — and that option has become all the more pivotal during t…
Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors’ emergency power
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press As governors loosen long-lasting coronavirus restrictions, state lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to significantly limit the power they could wield in fut…
Cincinnati to settle suit in death of student who called 911
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a 16-year-old student who died three years ago after being accidentally trapped in a van and calling…
