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Lawmaker wants air conditioning estimates as heat closes Ohio schools

Published on Sept. 5, 2018

COLUMBUS — An Ohio lawmaker has asked the state for the cost of adding air conditioning to all schools without it as a late summer heat wave has forced numerous schools to close or schedule early dismissals. Rep. Niraj Antani said in →

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Heat forces school closures, early dismissals across Ohio

Published on Sept. 4, 2018

COLUMBUS — The late summer heat wave has forced several schools in Ohio to close or schedule early dismissals. Columbus city schools announced schools would close about two hours early Tuesday because of “persistent high temperatures →

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13 people detained in ICE raid on Ohio meat plant indicted

Published on Aug. 30, 2018 | Updated 1:35 p. m.

CLEVELAND — Authorities say 13 people detained during a June immigration raid on an Ohio meatpacking plant have been indicted federally with using false documents while applying for a job. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Cleveland says 11 of →

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Ohio State trustee resigns, calls Urban Meyer's penalty too light

Published on Aug. 31, 2018 | Updated 12:15 p. m.

COLUMBUS — An Ohio State University trustee who thought football coach Urban Meyer deserved more than a three-game suspension and resigned from the board over it said Thursday that he was alone in advocating a stiffer penalty when trustees →

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Ohio State: 145 firsthand accounts of doctor sex misconduct

Published on Aug. 31, 2018 | Updated 12:13 p. m.

COLUMBUS — At least 145 people have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by a former Ohio State University team doctor accused of groping scores of male athletes and other students during his two decades there. They're among more →

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Highway Patrol: Guards, inmate, treated for possible drug exposure at Chillicothe prison (UPDATED)

Published on Aug. 29, 2018 | Updated 1:19 p. m.

CHILLICOTHE — Prison guards and nurses were among two dozen people treated for possible drug exposure inside an Ohio prison Wednesday, the state highway patrol said. The individuals, who included one inmate, started showing symptoms of an →

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Olmsted Falls man dies after being swept off northern Michigan pier

Published on Aug. 28, 2018

FRANKFORT, Mich. — A man who died after being swept off a Lake Michigan pier in northern Michigan has been identified as an Ohio resident. Frankfort police say he's John Jarman Jr. of Olmstead Falls, Ohio. Jarman's body was pulled from Lake →

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FBI alleges bribes, extortion by ex-Ohio House speaker Cliff Rosenberger (UPDATED)

Published on Aug. 27, 2018 | Updated 1:07 p. m.

COLUMBUS — Federal investigators seized records from former Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger's office earlier this year as part of a federal criminal investigation into potential bribes and kickbacks surrounding payday lending legislation, →

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Kasich orders all flags in Ohio lowered for John McCain

Published on Aug. 27, 2018 | Updated 10:47 a. m.

COLUMBUS — Ohio's governor has ordered all flags at public buildings and grounds in the state be flown at half-staff to honor the life and service of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain. Gov. John Kasich on Sunday evening ordered the flags →

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Historic landmark Cincinnati train terminal closing temporarily

Published on Aug. 27, 2018 | Updated 8:43 a. m.

CINCINNATI — The Union Terminal will be closed Oct. 22-Nov. 1 as restoration work on the national historic landmark nears completion in Cincinnati. The $224 million project began more than two years ago. The Art Deco style train terminal that →

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Ohio State football: Open records experts say Urban Meyer may have broken the law if he deleted old texts

Published on Aug. 27, 2018 | Updated 6:30 a. m.

COLUMBUS — Any attempt by Ohio State coach Urban Meyer to eliminate work-related text messages on his university-issued phone to hide information would be illegal, open records experts said following a two-week investigation into his handling →

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Trump complains to Ohio GOP that Dems are 'negative, nasty'

Published on Aug. 24, 2018 | Updated 10:34 p. m.

COLUMBUS — President Donald Trump sought to unite Ohio's fractious state Republican Party on Friday, bitterly complaining about “negative, nasty” Democrats and warning that the Democratic contender for governor would “destroy →

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Marc Lee Shannon: Sideman in the spotlight

Published on Aug. 23, 2018 | Updated 4:16 p. m.

The longtime guitarist for Michael Stanley & The Resonators talks about his second solo CD, “Walk This Road,” and backing up Stanley in the band that plays Rockin’ on the River in Lorain Saturday. →

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Urban Meyer suspended 3 games

Published on Aug. 22, 2018 | Updated 6:45 a. m.

COLUMBUS — Ohio State suspended coach Urban Meyer for three games on Wednesday night for mishandling repeated professional and behavioral problems of an assistant coach, with investigators finding Meyer protected his protege for years through →

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Lawmaker wants air conditioning estimates as heat closes Ohio schools

Heat forces school closures, early dismissals across Ohio

13 people detained in ICE raid on Ohio meat plant indicted

Ohio State trustee resigns, calls Urban Meyer's penalty too light

Ohio State: 145 firsthand accounts of doctor sex misconduct

Highway Patrol: Guards, inmate, treated for possible drug exposure at Chillicothe prison (UPDATED)

Olmsted Falls man dies after being swept off northern Michigan pier

FBI alleges bribes, extortion by ex-Ohio House speaker Cliff Rosenberger (UPDATED)

Kasich orders all flags in Ohio lowered for John McCain

Historic landmark Cincinnati train terminal closing temporarily

Ohio State football: Open records experts say Urban Meyer may have broken the law if he deleted old texts

Trump complains to Ohio GOP that Dems are 'negative, nasty'

Marc Lee Shannon: Sideman in the spotlight

Urban Meyer suspended 3 games

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