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State patrol: Prison inmates planned possible escape, riot

Published on Feb. 20, 2019

COLUMBUS — The State Highway Patrol says inmates at an Ohio maximum security prison were plotting "a possible escape attempt and possible riot" when the plan was interrupted. The patrol is investigating the Feb. 12 incident in which →

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Ohio governor to announce proposed gas tax increase

Published on Feb. 20, 2019

COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine will announce Thursday his proposed recommendation for increasing the state gas tax to address a chronic shortfall in spending on road renovations, the governor said at an annual forum sponsored by The Associated →

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Convicted sex offender gets life in killing of 13-year-old while he was high on meth

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 1:30 p. m.

ASHTABULA — Prosecutors say a convicted sex offender who admitted killing a 13-year-old Ohio girl while high on methamphetamine has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Ashtabula County Prosecutor Nick Iarocci says the plea spares →

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Attorney General Dave Yost tells AP forum Ohio not asked to join border wall suit (UPDATED)

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 12:53 p. m.

COLUMBUS — Ohio's four statewide elected officials, leaders of the House and Senate and Gov. Mike DeWine were among officials who gathered Tuesday at an annual legislative forum sponsored by The Associated Press. In a morning session, GOP →

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Boil advisory in Dayton area affects 100,000

Published on Feb. 14, 2019

Leaky pipes lead to widespread water warnings. →

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Toledo newspaper cutting print editions on Mondays, Tuesdays

Published on Feb. 13, 2019

TOLEDO — The Blade newspaper in Toledo says it will stop publishing its print editions on Mondays and Tuesdays. The newspaper says the changes will begin on Feb. 25 and that it will continue digital distribution of news on those days without →

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Voters purged from rolls will have new chance at registering

Published on Feb. 12, 2019 | Updated 7:23 a. m.

CLEVELAND — Secretary of State Frank LaRose says he is reaching out to Ohioans who were recently purged from Ohio's voting rolls. A spokesperson for LaRose said Monday that he will reach out to an estimated 267,000 Ohioans who were removed in →

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Ohio abortion 'heartbeat bill' returns to Legislature (UPDATED)

Published on Feb. 11, 2019 | Updated 6:14 a. m.

COLUMBUS — Republican lawmakers in Ohio proposed again on Monday one of the most restrictive abortion measures in the nation, and this time around, they have the governor's support. New Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has indicated he would sign →

National News

Season-long tribute planned to pioneering 1869 Red Stockings

Published on Feb. 11, 2019 | Updated 6:44 a. m.

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds are fashionably celebrating the 150th anniversary of the professional baseball-pioneering Red Stockings team. Joey Votto and crew will play games in 15 sets of throwback uniforms, including a navy blue and a →

Cops and Courts

Police: Man revived after overdose steals, crashes cruiser

Published on Feb. 8, 2019

COLUMBUS — Police in Ohio's capital city say a man stole a police cruiser just minutes after officers revived him from an overdose. Columbus police on Friday were searching for the 25-year-old man who crashed the cruiser and then ran away. →

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Train leaves East Cleveland RTA stop with baby -- but not dad -- on board

Published on Feb. 7, 2019 | Updated 6:25 a. m.

CLEVELAND — A surveillance video released by a transit authority in Cleveland shows a man stepping off a train to smoke a cigarette and then frantically chasing after it when it leaves the station with his baby on board. The Greater Cleveland →

Cops and Courts

Hearing set for man charged in fatal shooting of Clermont County sheriff's deputy

Published on Feb. 4, 2019

Court records show a man accused of fatally shooting a sheriff's deputy and wounding another deputy during a 12-hour standoff in Ohio is set for a court hearing. Clermont County Municipal Court records show 23-year-old Wade Edward Winn is scheduled →

Elections

Eyeing 2020, Sherrod Brown tests pro-worker theme in Iowa towns

Published on Feb. 1, 2019 | Updated 7:36 a. m.

CRESCO, Iowa — Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio sounded an awful lot at home Thursday in rural Howard County, Iowa, on his first stop in the politically influential state Friday. “We chose here because we grew up in communities →

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Sen. Sherrod Brown brings blue-collar message to Brunswick (VIDEO)

Published on Jan. 30, 2019 | Updated 9:19 a. m.

BRUNSWICK –– Keeping to his working man persona, Sen. Sherrod Brown used a Brunswick company Wednesday as the stage for the first stop of his multistate “The Dignity of Work” tour. Up next, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and →

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State patrol: Prison inmates planned possible escape, riot

Ohio governor to announce proposed gas tax increase

Convicted sex offender gets life in killing of 13-year-old while he was high on meth

Attorney General Dave Yost tells AP forum Ohio not asked to join border wall suit (UPDATED)

Boil advisory in Dayton area affects 100,000

Toledo newspaper cutting print editions on Mondays, Tuesdays

Voters purged from rolls will have new chance at registering

Ohio abortion 'heartbeat bill' returns to Legislature (UPDATED)

Season-long tribute planned to pioneering 1869 Red Stockings

Police: Man revived after overdose steals, crashes cruiser

Train leaves East Cleveland RTA stop with baby -- but not dad -- on board

Hearing set for man charged in fatal shooting of Clermont County sheriff's deputy

Eyeing 2020, Sherrod Brown tests pro-worker theme in Iowa towns

Sen. Sherrod Brown brings blue-collar message to Brunswick (VIDEO)

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