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Muirfield Avoids Controversy; Will Install Temporary...
Muirfield Village Golf Club has decided to install a temporary fence for the President’s cup this fall instead of a permanent fence it was considering.
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Columbus Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening The President
A Columbus man accused of posting Twitter threats against president Barack Obama today entered a plea in federal court in Columbus. 36 year old Daniel Temple of Columbus pleaded guilty to one count threatening the president.
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Unemployment Ticks Down As Employers Add 7,600 Jobs
Ohio employers added some 7,600 jobs last month as 7,000 people left the state’s unemployment rolls.
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Conservatives Use Social Issues To Make Case For Pre-K...
Some conservative Ohio lawmakers and some faith leaders who generally support conservative causes want to put millions of additional dollars into more preschool for at-risk children.
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Ohio Reports Oil And Gas Production From Fracked Wells
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources today released new production figures for oil and gas wells in the state's Utica Shale. For 2012, ODNR tallied oil and natural gas production for 87 wells which used hydraulic fracturing techniques. Most of the wells are situated in eastern Ohio counties. 65 wells produced oil and gas.
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Ohio Has Official State Artifact, The Adena Pipe
A 2,000 year old pipe from the ancient Adena culture is now the state’s official artifact.
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Controversy Heats Up Over New Ohio Education Standards
Ohio is poised to implement new education standards during the next school year. Ohio joins 45 other states in adopting Common core standards in math and English.
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Portman Says He Warned IRS About Partisan Politics A...
Ohio’s junior U.S. Senator says he wrote a letter to the IRS a year ago urging them to keep politics out of their investigations.
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Earvin “Magic” Johnson Gives Advice To Entrepreneurs
Basketball legend turned entrepreneur Earvin "Magic" Johnson was in Columbus Wednesday to help tip off the 2013 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference.
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Democrats Propose Gun Confiscation During “Cooling Off”...
Some Statehouse Democrats say gun owners should have to give up their weapons during a "cooling off" period after they've been served with a restraining order.
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Police Identify Two People Killed In Clintonville...
Police say 24-year-old Emanuel Gatewood and 21-year-old Kourtney Hahn were shot to death by police outside a North High Street fire station.
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Some Neighbors Unsure If They Could Spot ‘Real’ Trouble
The story of three Cleveland women and a child held captive for years in the middle of an active neighborhood has many asking why no one knew. Some neighbors say police overlooked problems because it was a poor, troubled area. WOSU visited a couple Columbus neighborhoods to see how residents there watch for unusual activity.
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OH House Widens Pool Of 3rd-Grade Reading Teachers
The Ohio House has unanimously approved a bill making more teachers eligible to participate in meeting Ohio's new third-grade reading guarantee.
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Families In Ohio Cancer Cluster Suing Whirlpool
Families whose children have been among dozens sickened in an Ohio cancer cluster are hoping they have pinpointed a cause for the illnesses.
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Gunfire Rattles Clintonville
Columbus police continue to investigate this morning's dramatic shoot-out in Clintonville. A murder suspect and a woman were killed; two police officers were hurt. The shooting sprayed bullets around the normally quiet neighborhood.
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Smelly Flower Returns To OSU Greenhouse
Two years after its stinking debut, Ohio State’s first Titan Arum plant is back in bloom at the Biological Sciences Greenhouse Facility. The plant is better known as a Corpse Flower because of its offensive smell.
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IRS Flap Divides Some Ohio Conservatives
Tea Party activists are taking issue with the Ohio Republican Party using the IRS controversy as a fundraising tool.
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Suspect And Another Person Dead, Two Officers Injured In...
Two homicide suspects are reported dead and a police officer is hospitalized after a predawn shootout in North Columbus.
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Honda To Build Acura NSX In Marysville
The reincarnated Acura NSX is expcted to hit showrooms in 2015 and will be built at a former Honda facility near the existing Marysville Auto Plant.
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Senate President: Medicaid Expansion Could Happen In 2013
The Republican president of the Ohio Senate says state lawmakers are open to pursuing a Medicaid bill before the end of the year.
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Man Accused Of Shooting Up COTA Bus Turns Himself In
Police say Anthony Saunders III turned himself in last night and remains in the Franklin County Jail on a charge of felonious assault.
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Cleveland’s Casino: One Year Later
Ohio's first casino has boosted city and county coffers, but it's also increased construction and calls to the state's problem gambling line.
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No Support From Union; Fired Teacher Presses Forward
The Central Ohio Association of Catholic Educators declined to lend support to fired Bishop Watterson High School teacher Carla Hale in her bid to regain her physical education job.
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Obama: Targeting By IRS Is ‘Outrageous’
President Barack Obama said the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups is "outrageous" and anyone involved needs to be "held fully accountable."
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Ohio CEO Sentenced To 7 Days In Jail Could Now Get 10...
A former Ohio CEO sentenced to one week in prison for inflating stock prices and losing investors millions could now face a sentence of up to 10 years.
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Schools, Local Governments Getting $113 Million From...
A month after Ohio employers learned they’d be getting $860 million back from the state’s worker compensation insurance fund, local school and governments heard today they’re in line for more than $100 million.
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Women, Cleveland Continue To Heal
The young women found inside a Cleveland home – Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight—have all returned home about a decade after they went missing.
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Lawmakers, ACLU Butt Heads Over Gun Crime Bill
Rep. State Sen. Jim Hughes and the ACLU of Ohio are at odds over the Violent Career Criminals Act. It would more than double the required sentence for using a gun during a crime if the offender has two or more violent felony convictions.
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Museum Documents African-American Struggles,...
The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio reopened several months ago after a two-year renovation project. Currently on display at the museum is the exhibition titled “How I Got Over.”
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Ohio Cycle Tour Takes Off From Statehouse
Thousands of cyclists are taking part this weekend in Ohio's celebrated cross-state bicycle tour, the Tour of the Scioto River Valley.
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Popular Central Ohio Dog Park Checked For Parvovirus
A popular Central Ohio dog park is expected to re-open Friday afternoon. Alum Creek Dog Park was temporarily closed while state officials checked for evidence of canine parvovirus.
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State Investigators: DNA Shows Castro Fathered Girl
State investigators says DNA testing confirms the man charged with kidnapping and raping three women he held captive for a decade is the father of a six-year-old girl found inside the home.
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Missing Teen Found In Hilltop Leads Police To Bodies Of...
Authorities say one of the three teens reported missing in Northwest Ohio yesterday has been found at a West Columbus gas station and pointed police to the bodies of the other two.
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First Lady Honors Columbus Museum Of Art
The Columbus Museum of Art has been recognized as one of the best in the country for its impact in the community it serves. The museum received the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
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Ohio Chief Justice Wants Nonpartisan Judge Primaries
Ohio's top judge says it's time to take partisanship out of judicial primaries as a way of reassuring the public that courts are unbiased.
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Food Truck Vendors Wary Of Pilot Program
Some food truck vendors in Columbus say a new pilot program meant to help the mobile vendors falls short and will do little to benefit the industry.
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Cleveland Kidnappings: Castro’s Bond Set At $2 M Per...
Ariel Castro, the 52-year-old former bus driver accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade, just stood silent and with his head bowed as Cleveland Municipal Court Lauren C. Moore set his bond at $2 million per case against him.
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Central Ohio Logistics Firms Post “Help Wanted” Signs
A business advocacy group in reports more 'help wanted' signs in Central Ohio. Jeff Zimmerman of the Columbus Region Logistics Council says current industry openings include warehouse, distribution, and sales positions.
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Medical Reforms Cut $26 Million In Spending In Ohio...
Authorities say Ohio prisons cut more than $26 million from inmate medical expenses last year.
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Ohio Gov Hasn’t Lost Hope On Medicaid Expansion
Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he hasn't given up hope that the Legislature will expand the Medicaid program under the federal health care law.
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Are We Laughing With Charles Ramsey?
Our reaction to overnight Web celebrities like Charles Ramsey, Antoine Dodson, Sweet Brown and Ted Williams deserves a longer look.
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Voters Mixed On Income Tax Hikes While School Levies Pass
There will not be an increase in the city income tax in Gahanna, while voters approved a tax hike in London on the city's fifth try.
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Central Ohio Planners Prepare For Climate Change
Central Ohio is preparing for the effects of long-term climate change. The regional planning agency is using available weather and geologic data in a bid to predict future water supply. But, the new climate model comes at a cost.
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Ohio Gambling Revenues Drop In April
Across the state gambling revenues are up over the beginning of the year but dropped in April.
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Local Banks Prepare For Possible Cyber Attack From...
A post claiming to be from the hacker collective group Anonymous threatened to shut down the Web sites of many of the nation’s top banks and several federal government agencies
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Cry For Help Led To Freedom For Missing Women In...
Neighbors heard a woman desperately shouting for help from inside a home. After a man helped her get out, authorities discovered that Amanda Berry and two other young women who had been missing for between 9 and 11 years had been inside the house. Three men have been arrested.
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Rift In Ohio GOP Continues To Grow
The rift among Republicans over the Ohio GOP's stance on major issues and its support of Gov. John Kasich is starting to look like a serious split. And some Republicans say they're ready to leave the party.
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Shortage Of Trades Workers Feared In Ohio
Experts predict Ohio soon could face a shortage of skilled trades workers. The reasons: electricians, plumbers and others are retiring, and fewer young people are choosing the skilled trades as a career. Educators and labor unions are trying to get younger workers to consider careers using their hands.
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Internet Sales Tax Could Bring Millions To Franklin...
The Marketplace Fairness Act could mean millions of dollars in additional revenue for Franklin County coffers.
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Ex-Justice Touches JobsOhio In New Role
A former Ohio Supreme Court justice's new state job is raising ethical questions in the ongoing legal battle over Gov. John Kasich's nonprofit job-creation agency.
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Study: More Children Poisoned During Warm Weather
A new study from Children’s Hospital in Columbus says children are more likely to be poisoned by household chemicals during the warmer summer months.
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Coshocton Woman Dies After Dog Attack
Authorities say a Coshocton woman has died from injuries suffered last week when the family dog attacked her.
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President Obama Urges O.S.U Grads To Be Active Citizens
President Obama addressed the 2013 spring commencement graduating class at The Ohio State University a year after kicking off his re-election campaign on campus. The President challenged graduates to become active citizens to bring about change that will help the country overcome its problems.
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Obama To Address Graduating Students At Ohio State
President Barack Obama is returning to Ohio to give his first commencement address of 2013 at Ohio State University in Columbus.
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34 Search Warrants Served At Columbus City Schools
The search warrants that were carried out at nearly two dozen Columbus City Schools Thursday were unsealed Friday afternoon.
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Ohio County Court Has Spent $18,000 On Rape Case
Jefferson County has spent thousands of dollars so far on a high-profile teen rape case.
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Ohio Base Will Cut 40 Percent Of Budget
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is expected to enact furlough days due to federal budget cuts.
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Security Tight For Obama Visit To Ohio State
Ohio State University officials say security at Sunday's graduation ceremony at Ohio Stadium will be tighter than usual thanks to the commencement speaker - President Barack Obama.
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Students Say State Budget Provision Would Stifle College...
Some Ohio State University students say a provision added to the state budget is an attempt to snuff out the college vote.
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Ohio Teen Rape Case Grand Jury Enters Third Day
An eastern Ohio grand jury continues to investigate whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players.
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Proposal Would Give Cash Rebates To Ohio Employers
Ohio employers could see $1 billion in cash rebates this summer from the state insurance fund for injured workers.
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Report: Suicide Rate Up For Middle-Ages Ohioans
The number of middle-ages Ohioans committing suicide has risen significantly.
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Court: Reconsider Ohio Inmate’s DNA Test Request
The Ohio Supreme Court said a judge should reconsider an inmate's request for new DNA testing on a cigarette butt from the scene of a double murder that led to the prisoner's death sentence.
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Ohio Foreclosures Decline Again In 2012
The Ohio Supreme Court says the number of new mortgage foreclosures in the state was down in 2012 for the third consecutive year.
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State Investigators Remove Records From Columbus Schools
State Auditor Dave Yost's office says today it is executing sealed search warrants in its investigation of alleged manipulation of attendance figures and grade changes in Columbus City schools.
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A Journalistic Career Comes To A Close
For almost 40 years Bill Cohen has been reporting on state government from an office in the basement of the Ohio Statehouse.
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Fired Gay Teacher Disputes Bishop’s Claims She Violated...
The gay teacher fired last month from a Columbus Catholic high school appeared on All Sides with Ann Fisher Wednesday along with two lawyers to discuss her case.
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Ohio Senate Dems Propose Medicaid Expansion Bill
Democrats in the Ohio Senate have introduced a bill to expand the Medicaid program under the federal health care law after the idea was stripped from the state budget.
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Ohio Leaders Greet Right-To-Work Bills With Caution
Two bills stripping Ohio unions of the ability to compel membership and automatically collect dues face an uncertain fate at the Ohio Statehouse.
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Child Rapist Executed
An Ohio man convicted of killing a 6-month-old girl while raping her has been executed despite his arguments that he never meant to hurt her.
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Ohio State “Culture Change” Nearly Complete
The head of Ohio State University, president Gordon Gee, says the school has changed its academic culture this year by adopting a semester calendar.
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Ohio Pension Fund Board Won’t Seek Travel Funds
Two board members of an Ohio public employees pension fund are withdrawing their controversial efforts to seek reimbursement for a trip to Hawaii to attend a conference.
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Ohio GOP Lawmakers Pushing Right-To-Work Bills
Less than two years after Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected collective bargaining limits for government workers, Republicans in the Ohio House are preparing legislation that would prohibit requiring workers from joining or paying automatic dues to a union.
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Fired Gay Teacher Files Complaint With City Department
As expected, the Watterson teacher who says she was fired for being gay filed her complaint with a city office today.
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Ohio Court Rules Restraining Order Must Be Served
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that to sustain a conviction for a restraining-order violation, prosecutors must prove the defendant was served with the document before the alleged violation.
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Ohio Committee To Vote On Internet Cafe Moratorium
An Ohio Senate panel is poised to vote Tuesday evening on a bill that would immediately halt expansion of Internet cafes in the state.
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Rule Change Grounds Ohio Pension Plan Officials
An Ohio panel wants to ground those who oversee the state's pension plans. State officials were frustrated by two board members of the School Employees Retirement System insisting that they travel to Hawaii for a conference.
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Advocates Of Medicaid Expansion Say Ballot Issue Possible
Some advocates want to expand the current Medicaid system so that thousands of low income Ohioans can get medical care. They want that expansion as part of the state budget but that doesn’t look likely.
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Custodians, Security Officers Picket For Better Wages,...
Despite the city’s unemployment rate being the lowest in the state, Columbus custodians and security officers say they remain at near poverty levels. WOSU attended a picket Monday afternoon where workers called for better benefits.
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Ohio AG Backs Tougher Prison Terms For Gun Crimes
Ohioans who repeatedly use guns to commit crimes would face tougher penalties under a proposed new law backed by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and fellow Republicans.
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Gay Catholic School Teacher To File Complaint With City...
The lawyer for a gay teacher fighting to get her job back at Bishop Watterson High School after her mother's obituary appeared in a newspaper with the name of her partner says Carla Hale will file a complaint with the City of Columbus under its anti-discrimination law.
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Columbus Police And Fire Unions Contest New GPS Devices
City of Columbus police and fire unions contest new GPS tracking techonolgy being put into marked cars. The two unions, which represent about 3,000 employees, have asked city officials to re-open labor contract talks.
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Columbus Man Killed, Woman Injured In Falls At Hocking...
A state spokesman says a Columbus man was killed and a woman seriously injured in separate falls at southern Ohio's Hocking Hills State Park.
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Ohio Sees Record High Overdose Deaths In 2011
The state says Ohio hit another record for the number of people dying from drug overdose deaths, with more than 1,700 such overdose fatalities in 2011.
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Matthew Borges Elected Chair Of Ohio Republican Party
The GOP State Central Committee voted 48-7 Friday to elect 40-year-old Matthew Borges over Portage County businessman and tea party leader Tom Zawistowski.
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Education Commission Approves Proposal In Unanimous Vote
A city education commission is scheduled to vote today on proposals they say will improve Columbus City Schools. The proposals include a controversial change to the district's auditor position.
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Four People Shot In Oberlin, Suspect In Custody
Police say the victims said they were shot after coming out of an apartment to confront another man who had made derogatory remarks.
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Oil Companies Pulling Out As Tax Debate Rages On
Four large oil and natural gas companies are selling off thousands of acres in Eastern Ohio, but that's not stopping the debate over increasing Ohio's severance tax on drillers.
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Ohio AG: search warrants issued in rape case
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says search warrants have been executed at the high school attended by two football players who raped a 16-year-old girl.
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Aspiring Ohio GOP Chair Using Own Funds To Pay Taxes
A contender for Ohio Republican Party chairman says his disagreement with the government over what taxes he owed led him to rack up years of back debt, not a lack of money.
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Cardinal Health Signs New CVS Agreement
Dublin-based Cardinal Health says it has signed a new agreement with the CVS chain of pharmacies and distribution centers.
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House Signs Off On “Health Navigators”
A bill to require training and certification for a new group of professionals who will be available to guide consumers through the new health insurance market is on its way to Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
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Medicaid Expansion Plan In Ohio Takes Another Hit
Gov. John Kasich's plan to expand health care coverage for low-income Ohioans has been dealt another blow.
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Cleveland Democrat Enters 2014 Ohio Governor Race
The top Democratic official in Cuyahoga County has officially entered the campaign to challenge Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) in next year's election.
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Columbus Education Commission Proposes Changes But No...
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman’s Columbus Education Commission has released proposals it said could help improve the struggling Columbus City Schools.
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Gay Teacher’s Job Dispute Heads To City Hall, Possibly...
Fired Watterson High School teacher, Carla Hale, says she'll continue to fight her dismissal. The Catholic Diocese of Columbus says Hale was fired, not for being gay, but for "the spousal relationship publicized in the newspaper which is against church teaching."
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Ex-Lawmaker Appointed Ohio’s Next Higher Ed Leader
John Carey, a former state lawmaker has been appointed as the next chancellor overseeing higher education in Ohio.
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Leader: Ohio Senate Wants To Outlaw Internet Cafes
The leader of the Ohio Senate says the Republican-controlled chamber is ready to move forward with a bill essentially outlawing Internet cafes.
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Ohio County To Review Writing In Teen’s 2006 Hanging
Almost seven years after a black teenager died in a hanging at an Ohio church camp, Logan County authorities have granted a family lawyer's request to review a coroner's ruling of suicide.
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Sheriff’s Office To Hire 40 Deputies; Sheriff Says More...
Franklin County Commissioners, Monday, approved using nearly $1.4 million from the sheriff's contingency fund for 40 new deputies. Sheriff Zach Scott is pushing for even more hires.
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Columbus Police Shoot Knife-Yielding Man On West Side
The shooting happened Monday night at an apartment complex on Stimmel Road after officers were dispatched to break up a fight at an apartment complex.
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Student Recovering After Six-Story Fall
Michael Fuchs is recovering from injuries sustained in the apparent fall from the Marycrest Complex residence hall at the University of Dayton on Saturday.
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State GOP Leaders Want Borges’ Tax Issues Resolved By...
Elected officials who signed a letter endorsing Matthew Borges as the next chairman of the Ohio Republican Party have asked him to resolve and explain the tax liens he's accrued before Friday's election.
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Ohio Officials Concerned By GOP Leader’s Tax Liens
Elected officials want to know why Matthew Borges did not notify them of back taxes before they endorsed him for the state's next GOP chair.
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Ohio Army National Guard Brigade Heads To Middle East
About 200 soldiers based in Ohio will be heading to Kuwait after they train at Fort Hood in Texas. About half of the members of the brigade are being deployed for the first time.
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Central Ohio Home Sales Up; Becoming A Sellers’ Market
Central Ohio home sales are up in the first quarter, and the pendulum is swinging toward a sellers' market.
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ODOT Worker Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash
An Ohio Department of Transportation worker was killed on I-71 NB this morning in Delaware.
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State To Stop West Nile Testing
The Ohio Department of Health will no longer test mosquitoes for West Nile virus.
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Man Shot By Police After Refusing To Drop Shotgun
Columbus Police say a man is in stable condition after being shot by officers last night.
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New High School Requires College-Prep Classes And Jobs
Lower-income high school students who want to prepare for college and gain valuable job skills can apply to a new school set to open in Columbus this fall. It’s called Cristo Rey Columbus and it will be the 26th one of its kind in the country. The school combines a religious education with work experience to help fight poverty.
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The Search For Answers In Boston: Why? How? Anyone Else?
With the capture Friday night of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old surviving suspect in the bombings at the Boston Marathon, the story moves into a new phase — one of trying to answer critical questions. In particular, are there more bombs and are other people involved?
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‘The Hunt Is Over:’ Police Apprehend Marathon Bombing...
After a massive Boston-area manhunt for the suspect in the marathon bombings, police closed in on a boat in a Watertown backyard where the 19-year-old was hiding. The dramatic resolution came shortly after police announced they did not believe the suspect was in the area.
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‘The Hunt Is Over:’ Police Apprehend Marathon Bombing...
After a massive Boston-area manhunt for the suspect in the marathon bombings, police closed in on a boat in a Watertown backyard where the 19-year-old was hiding. The dramatic resolution came shortly after police announced they did not believe the suspect was in the area.
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Boy Scouts Proposes To Allow Gay Youth
The Boy Scouts of America proposed Friday afternoon to allow gay youth membership into the organization, but decided to maintain its current ban adult gay Scout leaders.
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Unemployment Rate Edges Up As Employers Shed 20,000 Jobs
The Ohio workforce decreased by more than 20,000 jobs in March and about 1,000 people joined the ranks of the unemployed.
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State Rep. To Challenge Portman After Gun Bill Vote
Democratic State Rep. Bob Hagan was so infuriated by U.S. Senator Rob Portman's vote against this week's failed gun bill that he's running against Portman in 2016.
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Scotts Fertilizer Officials Say Their Chemicals Are Safer
Neighbors of the huge Scotts fertilizer plant in Marysville likely paid close attention to reports of the deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion.
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Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman Supports Fired Watterson...
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman today voiced his support for fired Watterson High School teacher Carla Hale. The 57-year old physical education teacher says she was fired from the Catholic high school school because she is in a same sex relationship.
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Ohio House Vote Nears On Sex-Ed Restriction
A pro-abstinence sex education amendment inserted into Ohio's state budget appears headed to a floor vote Thursday in the Ohio House.
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Boston Marathon Explosions: Thursday’s Developments
Clues are still being sifted — most notably, perhaps, from video that shows a man setting down a bag and leaving the scene. No arrests have been made. Thursday morning, President Obama is at an interfaith service in Boston where the victims will be remembered.
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Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast Killed Several, Injured...
As the day dawned, officials said an estimated 5 to 15 people were killed and more than 160 were wounded. It was feared those numbers might go higher. The cause of the fire that led to the explosion at a plant near Waco is under investigation.
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OSU Oval “Walk Zone” Official; Only Pedestrians Allowed
The Oval at Ohio State University is now designated as a “walk zone.” That means only pedestrians can cross the Oval; riding bicycles or skateboards is prohibited. The new rule took effect Wednesday.
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Kasich Gets Second-Straight Positive Approval Rating
A new independent poll says a majority of Ohio voters approve of Gov. John Kasich's job performance. it also says Kasich holds a commanding lead over Democrats likely to challenge him in 2014.
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Watterson Teacher Wants Job Back: “That’s All I’m Hoping...
City officials say the Columbus Diocese could have violated a Columbus ordinance that protects employees from discrimination when it fired a gay teacher for her sexuality. WOSU reports city law does not exempt religious employers from discriminatory practices.
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Proposed School Amendment Galvanizes Opponents In...
A possible take-over of the Columbus City Schools has galvanized opposition. A group called the Ohio Organizing Collaborative says it will lobby, protest, and possibly litigate to keep a school board elected by district voters.
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Boston Marathon Explosions: Wednesday’s Developments
The investigation continues. The FBI and other agencies are appealing to the public for help. It's possible the key clue may be in a photo or video taken by a spectator.
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Gun Background Checks Fail In US Senate; Rob Portman...
US Senator Rob Portman was among those who helped the senate reject a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control.
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Amendment Could Clear Way For Takeover Of Columbus...
As the legislature continues to hammer out the next two-year state budget, an amendment to the House version could open the door for at least a partial mayoral takeover of Columbus City Schools.
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Columbus Race Organizers Rethink Safety Procedures After...
The bombings at Monday’s Boston Marathon have organizers of Columbus’ largest racing events re-thinking safety precautions.
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State, Local Police Partner In New Crackdown On Child...
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is working with local police to increase enforcement of child pornography laws.
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Former Marine Gets 20 Years For Arson At Ohio Mosque
A former Marine from Indiana has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting he started a fire inside a northwest Ohio mosque because he wanted revenge for the killings of American soldiers overseas.
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Woman In Critical Condition After COTA Bus Sprayed With...
Police say a woman is in critical condition after being shot in the head while aboard a COTA bus near downtown.
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Ohio House Budget Restricts Sex Health Instruction
A powerful Ohio House panel has adopted a state budget amendment restricting what's taught in health-education classes around Ohio.
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ODOT: Slow Down In Construction Zones
The Ohio Department of Transportation this year has rolled out a new device to signal drivers to slow down in construction zones.
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Cincinnati Marathon Reviewing Security Procedures
Organizers of Cincinnati's upcoming Flying Pig Marathon plan are reviewing security measures in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon explosions.
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New Push To Ban Red-Light Cameras
There's a new push to ban the cameras that issue tickets to Ohio speeders and red-light runners.
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Two Explosions Rock Boston Marathon Finish Line; At...
The explosions happened near the finish line of the marathon about four hours after it started. Boston Police Department said two are dead and dozens are injured.
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Clintonville Man Discusses Scene At Boston Marathon
Ron Freeland, 47, of Clintonville, ran his third Boston Marathon Monday. Freeland joined WOSU’s Marilyn Smith to talk about the scene.
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Prosecutor: Ohio Rape Case Pursued Over Dad’s Wish
A newspaper says authorities investigated the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two Ohio high school football players even after the victim's father asked them to drop the case.
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Former OSU Student Stabbed To Death, Boyfriend Faces...
A 26-year-old man faces murder charges in the early morning stabbing of his girlfriend near Ohio State University.
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Former Congressman Charlie Wilson Dead At 70
The Ohio Democratic Party says former Congressman Charlie Wilson, who represented southeastern Ohio in Washington for two terms after winning a write-in campaign, has died. He was 70.
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Teen Mother Dies After Saving Baby From Burning Building
A teenage mother who was called a hero for rescuing her five-week-old daughter from a burning building has died.
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Ohio Business Leaders Keep Tabs On Proposed Immigration...
A U.S. Senate immigration bill could be introduced later this week. The proposal is expected to allow a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants while also mandating that employers check legal status of their employees.
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Losses From Ohio Storms Higher Than Initial Estimate
Updated data indicates insured losses from storms in late June and early July totaled $845 million in Ohio.
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Ohio Program Aims To Cut Down On Lake Erie’s Algae
Ohio's natural resources department says more than 35,000 acres of farmland have been put into a program that's designed to reduce the amount of fertilizer that ends up in Lake Erie.
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JobsOhio: Foes’ Infighting Shows Lawsuit Flawed
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's job-creation agency is taking advantage of infighting among opponent lawyers to call the legal basis of their constitutional challenge into question.
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Fight Choreographer Brings “West Side Story” Violence To...
Tonight and tomorrow night gang violence explodes across the stage at Dublin Coffman High School. Students are presenting the classic musical drama West Side Story. One of the show’s directors is himself a former actor who turned to teaching others how to fight on stage.
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Ohio Native And Comic Jonathan Winters Dies
Comedian Jonathan Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, has died at age 87.
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Ohio Wesleyan Celebrates “42″
Ohio native and Ohio Wesleyan alum Branch Rickey made history when he signed Jackie Robinson and broke the color barrier in baseball. The university is holding a series of events to mark the release of the new feature film '42'.
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Report: Borges Owes $500K In Back Taxes
A report says the leading candidate to be the Ohio Republican Party's next chairman owes more than $500,000 in state and federal taxes.
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Commentary – New GOP Chair Faces Purification Problem
Ohio Republicans will pick a new party chairman later this month. . The new chairman will try to unify a party divided over taxes, the expansion of Medicaid and gay marriage But as WOSU Commentator Bill Hershey suggests, if history’s a guide, the new GOP chair won’t stop the squabbling.
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Flood Waters Return To Findlay
Some streets in the flood-prone city are under water as the Blanchard River continues to rise.
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Medicaid Expansion Backers Rally At Ohio Capitol
An estimated 2,500 demonstrators have assembled at the Ohio Statehouse to urge state lawmakers to extend Medicaid coverage under the federal health care law.
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Columbus Attorney Charged With Sex Crime
Columbus police have arrested an attorney on a sex charge after a woman reported she was fondled during a meeting at the attorney's office.
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Medicaid Supporters Descending On Statehouse
Thousands of demonstrators are headed to the Statehouse to ask lawmakers to extend Medicaid coverage under the federal health care law.
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Board Vote Likely to Keep Commission Recommendations Off...
For months, Mayor Coleman and the Columbus school board have been at loggerheads about whether to hire a new superintendent while the mayor's education commission finishes its work. The school board was scheduled to begin interviewing candidates this week. Instead, the board voted to suspend its search.
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Parole Board Rejects Clemency Request From Mansfield Man
The Ohio Parole Board has recommended against mercy for a condemned killer who says he intended to rape his girlfriend's 6-month-old daughter but not to kill her.
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Board Reverses Course, Follows Mayor’s Recommendations
In a sharp about-face, the Columbus School Board last night voted to put off hiring a permanent superintendent. The board has also named Mayor Michael Coleman as co-chair of the search committee.
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Muirfield Village Residents Fight Golf Club Fence Plan
In Muirfield, a good fence makes for a good fight. Neighbors are mobilizing to stop the Muirfield Village Golf Club from building a fence to surround the course.
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GOP-Led House Drops Medicaid Plan From Ohio Budget
Gov. John Kasich's plan to expand Medicaid under the federal health law won't be included in the Ohio House version of the state's two-year budget.
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Clintonville-Area ‘Urban Arboretum’ Would Reforest...
Some of the last vestiges of wildlife within the confines of Columbus can be found in the city’s ravines which start at Iuka Avenue and dot the landscape to near Morse Road. Now groups of interested people are planning a so-called urban arboretum that would connect the ravines by reforesting the neighborhoods around them.
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Ohio Proposal Would Bolster Human Trafficking Law
An Ohio lawmaker is pursuing changes to a new state law that she says will help reduce the demand behind human trafficking.
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Life At Ohio State Remains Routine Despite Violent...
Ohio State University Police have ramped up their presence on campus after another online threat surfaced Sunday night. WOSU reports students are going about daily routines with little worry.
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Task Force Issues Recommendations On Child Welfare System
A new report says Ohio should reduce the number of times a child enters and exits the foster care system and give foster parents more input into court proceedings involving the children in their care.
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OSU Seeing More Out-Of-State Applicants
Ohio State University says the number of applications from out-of-state students has topped those from in-state students for the first time.
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Columbus Police Search For Missing Girl
Police are searching for a girl who was last seen at a West Columbus park on Sunday.
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OSU Issues Second Safety Alert In Four Days
Ohio State University is beefing up security again today after receiving the second online threat in four days.
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Honda, Ohio Help Each Other To Better Times
Honda is moving its North American headquarters from California to Marysville. That's just the latest bit of good news for the Buckeye State and Honda, whose fortunes have been closely tied for decades now.
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Maya Lin Refurbishing Sculpture On Ohio State Campus
Artist and architectural designer Maya Lin is working to restore an outdoor sculpture at Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts that she looks back on as a career breakthrough.
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Ohioans Must Register By Monday April 8th To Vote In...
Monday April 8th is the deadline for Ohioans to register to vote for the May 7th primary election.
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OSU Forward Deshaun Thomas To Go Pro
The Ohio State Athletic Department says Deshaun Thomas, a junior forward on the men's basketball team, plans to go pro.
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Ohio Governor To Meet With Murder Victim’s Family
Ohio governor John Kasich has agreed to a rare meeting with the family of a murder victim whose condemned killer the governor spared from execution.
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Convicted Amish Fight For Release
Attorneys for a group of Amish men and women found guilty of hate crimes in eastern Ohio are arguing that the group's conviction, sentencing and imprisonment in separate facilities across the country violates their constitutional rights and amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
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Job Growth Slows Sharply, But Unemployment Rate Dips
Just 88,000 jobs were added to private and public payrolls in March. The jobless rate still edged down to 7.6 percent — but only because nearly half a million fewer people were in the labor force.
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OSU To Offer Free Legal Aid To Veterans
Ohio State University will use a $250,000 donation to launch a program offering free legal services to military veterans.
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Report: Ohio Prisons Ripe For Another Lucasville
The leader of the labor group that represents most of Ohio’s prison employees says conditions are ripe for another riot like the one that was waged in Lucasville two decades ago.
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Activists’ Report Links Budget Struggles To Tax Havens
A left-leaning research group says the state could ease the budget-crafting process by closing tax loopholes that costs the state hundreds of millions of dollars every year.
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Poor Ohioans Jailed For Non-Payment Of Court Fines
The Ohio ACLU said some Ohioans are being wrongfully jailed because they’re too poor to pay court-imposed fines. WOSU reports seven courts received letters Thursday detailing the allegations.
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ACLU: Ohio Courts Illegally Jailing The Poor
The American Civil Liberties Union says several small courts in Ohio are illegally and unconstitutionally jailing people because they're too poor to pay court-imposed debts.
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer Reduces 7 Day A Week Home...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer announces it will reduce its daily newspaper home delivery to 3 days a week, instead of 7.
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Columbus City Schools Cited In New Financial Audit
State Auditor David Yost says the Columbus City Schools failed to account for $28,000 in receipts at five district schools.The financial audit is independent of an investigation into alleged manipulation of attendance and other data. But, one of the findings in the financial audit links directly to that ongoing inquiry.
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Ohio Man Sentenced To Death For Craigslist Plot
A self-styled street preacher who teamed up with a high school student in a deadly plot to lure men with bogus Craigslist job offers has been sentenced to death.
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Push For Increased Monitoring Of Radioactive Waste In...
The natural gas drilling technique known as fracking has been vilified for the millions of gallons of fresh water it uses, and the amount of waste water it produces. But drilling also generates leftover dirt, rocks, and mud that gets trucked off to landfills.
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Blue Jackets Make Big Splash At NHL Trade Deadline
The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired all-star right winger Marian Gaborik prior to this afternoon's NHL trade deadline in an attempt to make the playoffs. They also parted with former rookie of the year goalie Steve Mason.
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OSU Police Issue Crime Alert
Ohio State University police have issued a crime alert today based on a threat posted to a fantasy game website.
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Jackson High Schools Removes Jesus Painting To Avoid...
A southern Ohio school district has agreed to take down a painting of Jesus amid a legal challenge claiming that it's an unconstitutional endorsement of Christianity.
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Will New 70 MPH Interstate Speeds Cause More Crashes?
The speed limit on rural stretches of Ohio interstates will increase July 1st to 70 miles per hour. Governor John Kasich signed the bill into law earlier this week. But higher speeds have reignited debate over safety concerns.
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Federal Judge Releases Columbus Man Accused Of Tweet...
A Columbus man accused of posting Twitter threats against President Barack Obama has been released from federal custody while he awaits trial. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Deavers Tuesday ruled that the government failed to present "clear and convincing" evidence to hold 36 year old Daniel Temple.
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Ohio Nonprofit’s Video Targets Kasich Drilling Tax
A conservative nonprofit has launched an online video series opposing Republican Gov. John Kasich's proposed tax hike on oil and gas production.
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AEP Faces Possible Fine From Public Utilities Commission
American Electric Power faces possible fines from the Public Utilities Commission. For the second consecutive year the Columbus-based utility had too many power outages that lasted too long. AEP Spokeswoman Vikki Michalski says downed trees are the major source of power disruptions.
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US Air Force Museum To Close Some Galleries
The national Air Force museum in southwest Ohio will close some galleries starting next month due to federal budget cuts.
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Ohio Income Growth Outpaces Most Of The Nation
Ohio's per-capita income rose at one of the fastest rates in the nation last year.
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“Thank Dog” Boot Camp Gives Participants Unique Partners
The benefits of exercise are well-documented, but it can still be hard to stick to your workout plan. One Ohio woman thinks she's found a solution that involves some furry companions.
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OSU Joins Fight To Keep Air Traffic Control Towers Open
Ohio State University is joining other airports across the country in trying to block the closure of air-traffic control towers because of automatic cuts in federal spending.
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Columbus Anti-Violence Advocates Want Action After Six...
Columbus anti-violence advocates are pushing for community involvement with local youth after six teenagers were shot during the weekend.
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Ohio Senate President Calls Remark ‘Inartful’
Senate President Keith Faber tells the Lima News he sees the long-term funding of the federal-state program as troublesome at best.
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Ohio Gov Signs Speed Limit Increases Into Law
The speed limit on most of Ohio's interstate highways will rise to 70 mph beginning July 1 under a new law signed by Gov. John Kasich.
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Disgraced Lawmaker Bashes Boehner In New Book
Republican former Congressman Bob Ney admits to taking illegal gifts, including a golf trip to Scotland, from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, but he says John Boener and other House Republicans went back on several promises.
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Son Shoots, Kills Dad After Easter Service
Witnesses say the 25-year-old man accused of walking into a Northeast Ohio church and fatally shooting his father after an Easter service was yelling about God and Allah after the killing.
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Six Columbus Teens Wounded In Weekend Shootings
Nine people, including six teenagers, were injured in at least five weekend shooting around Columbus.
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