State Wire
Ohio House bill would end death penalty for killers with ‘serious mental illness’
COLUMBUS — A bill working its way through the state legislature seeks to prevent a death sentence for killers with a “serious mental illne...
May 19th, 2019 |
Hazing cases at Ohio universities rarely result in criminal charges
ATHENS — Fraternity brothers at Ohio University whipped their pledges with belts, pelted them with eggs and forced them to chug a large bottle o...
May 19th, 2019 |
Fire puts Ohio museums on alert
MASSILLON — Historical sites do their best to be prepared in case of an emergency.When area museum professionals learned a fire had broken out i...
May 18th, 2019 |
Land banks want state funds to raze commercial, industrial properties
COLUMBUS — City and county land banks across the state are pushing Ohio legislators to approve $50 million to demolish empty commercial and indu...
May 16th, 2019 |
Panel recommends adding 2 conditions for medical marijuana
CLEVELAND — A panel of physicians recommended that the State Medical Board of Ohio vote next month to include anxiety and autism spectrum disord...
May 9th, 2019 |
Lawmakers consider ending recognition of online university
COLUMBUS — Just a year after the online Western Governors University launched its Ohio affiliate, state lawmakers are considering eliminating re...
May 9th, 2019 |
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 de...
May 9th, 2019 |
GM plans to sell Lordstown factory
DETROIT — General Motors is negotiating the sale of its shuttered factory in Lordstown, Ohio, to a company that builds electric trucks.The compa...
May 9th, 2019 updated: May 9th, 2019. |
Lawmakers revise plan to rescue Ohio’s nuclear plants
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers have rolled out a revised proposal to financially rescue the state’s two nuclear power plants following...
May 4th, 2019 updated: May 4th, 2019. |
High carbon monoxide levels detected in home where 4 died
DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Extremely high levels of carbon monoxide were measured inside a home where four family members were found dead in central ...
May 3rd, 2019 |
