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Some schools, colleges in Ohio closing until Friday

Published on Jan. 30, 2019 | Updated 6:52 a. m.

TOLEDO — Schools and universities across Ohio are canceling classes, some for the next two days because of the bitter cold. The University of Toledo and Case Western Reserve University are among those telling students to stay home until →

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Columbus-area high schoolers get face time with extremists in class

Published on Jan. 28, 2019 | Updated 9:44 a. m.

Teachers at Thomas Worthington High School invite members of America's most extreme political groups —including the National Socialist Movement, the Weather Underground and the Revolutionary Communists — into their classroom for a class that’s been nicknamed ‘poli-rad’ each semester. They teach students to engage respectfully with those of differing beliefs and to ask questions. →

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Kentucky boys school shuts down amid fallout over Washington videos

Published on Jan. 22, 2019

COVINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky boys' school shut down its campus on Tuesday as a precaution and a small protest was held outside their diocese as fallout continued over an encounter between white teenagers, Native American marchers and a black →

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Jesse Jackson meeting with GM workers about racist threats

Published on Jan. 22, 2019

TOLEDO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be meeting with auto workers suing General Motors after racist graffiti and nooses were discovered at their plant in Ohio. Jackson will be in Toledo on Tuesday to talk with the workers who say they're →

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Plane crashes into front yard of Wayne County home; 2 dead (UPDATED)

Published on Jan. 21, 2019 | Updated 6:14 a. m.

APPLE CREEK — Authorities say two pilots are dead after a plane crashed into the snow-covered front yard of a rural Ohio home shortly after taking off from a private airfield nearby. The State Highway Patrol says initial reports indicate the →

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Half ton of fun: Cincinnati Zoo's Fiona turning 2

Published on Jan. 21, 2019

CINCINNATI — Now a half ton of fun, the Cincinnati Zoo's famed prematurely born hippo will soon turn 2 years old. The zoo says a variety of activities will celebrate Fiona's latest milestone. The hippo was born Jan. 24, 2017, at a dangerously →

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Ohio governor, GM CEO discuss future of Lordstown plant

Published on Jan. 18, 2019

COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has urged the head of General Motors to keep the automaker's Lordstown plant open or allow it to be sold quickly. The new Republican governor met with GM CEO Mary Barra at the Detroit Auto Show on Thursday. A →

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Attorney: New racist threats at GM plant where nooses found

Published on Jan. 17, 2019 | Updated 6:18 a. m.

Nazi symbols and "whites only" were written in the plant's restrooms and white workers would call black employees racist names, the lawsuit said. →

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GOP's John Kasich lands regular role as CNN commentator

Published on Jan. 15, 2019

COLUMBUS — Former Gov. John Kasich says he's joined CNN as a political commentator. The Ohio Republican is a frequent critic of President Donald Trump and a potential 2020 presidential contender. Kasich announced in a tweet on Tuesday he →

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New GOP Gov. Mike DeWine urges optimism for Ohio at inauguration

Published on Jan. 15, 2019

COLUMBUS — New Republican Gov. Mike DeWine touted optimism as he began his four-year term Monday, vowing to hear others' ideas and perspectives and to lead with resolve to create a better future for Ohio's children, a priority reflected in →

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MIke DeWine starts first day as governor with 6 orders (VIDEO)

Published on Jan. 14, 2019 | Updated Jan. 15, 2019 10:59 a. m.

Watch the official DeWine inauguration here live at noon. →

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Mike DeWine sworn in as governor at home before public inauguration today (VIDEO)

Published on Jan. 14, 2019 | Updated 11:54 a. m.

Watch the official inauguration of Mike DeWine here, beginning at noon. →

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Kasich packs final Cabinet confab with firsthand accounts

Published on Jan. 11, 2019 | Updated 10:37 a. m.

COLUMBUS — It was classic John Kasich. At a wide-ranging final meeting with top advisers, the outspoken governor of Ohio reveled in big accomplishments, lamented defeats, recounted challenges, ribbed staff, castigated fellow Republicans and →

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Mike DeWine files motion to toss redistricting lawsuit

Published on Jan. 11, 2019 | Updated 10:09 a. m.

CLEVELAND — Ohio Gov.-elect Mike DeWine in his current role as the state's attorney general has filed a motion seeking dismissal of a lawsuit attempting to force Ohio to redraw its 16 congressional districts in time for the 2020 election. The →

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Some schools, colleges in Ohio closing until Friday

Columbus-area high schoolers get face time with extremists in class

Kentucky boys school shuts down amid fallout over Washington videos

Jesse Jackson meeting with GM workers about racist threats

Plane crashes into front yard of Wayne County home; 2 dead (UPDATED)

Half ton of fun: Cincinnati Zoo's Fiona turning 2

Ohio governor, GM CEO discuss future of Lordstown plant

Attorney: New racist threats at GM plant where nooses found

GOP's John Kasich lands regular role as CNN commentator

New GOP Gov. Mike DeWine urges optimism for Ohio at inauguration

MIke DeWine starts first day as governor with 6 orders (VIDEO)

Mike DeWine sworn in as governor at home before public inauguration today (VIDEO)

Kasich packs final Cabinet confab with firsthand accounts

Mike DeWine files motion to toss redistricting lawsuit

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