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Construction crane causes major back-up on a Cincinnati highway; Columbus City Schools will eliminate nearly 300 jobs amid a budget shortfall; Governor DeWine issues an executive order regarding Medicaid fraud; state officials remind drivers to be safe on the roads during the upcoming holiday weekend.

Butler County ICE detainee suing, alleging assault; the Freudenberg NOK strike in Findlay is over; state lawmakers may force local governments to follow state law when it comes to tobacco; a new hotel could be built at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium.

Two Miami U. students in Oxford arrested after a drug trafficking investigation; Toledo police had to shoot a suspect in a residential neighborhood; despite a budget deficit, Columbus City Schools plan to spend millions of dollars on infrastructure projects; Cleveland's Asian Festival had to be shut down early due to huge crowds.

Two killed in Akron plane crash; former Wood County Fair Board president pleads guilty to sex charges involving a minor; former Columbus fire chief says he was sexually abused as a teen by former Ohio State University physician Richard Strauss; FBI in Cleveland is looking for victims of a Ponzi scheme.

National org demands apology from Columbus FOP president over racist remark; Cincinnati woman dead after being hit by a post office vehicle; Gov. DeWine announces efforts to prevent Medicaid fraud; there's a new state record for a large fish.

Wayne County sheriff and a deputy stabbed by a suspect; 10 juveniles and 1 adult in Columbus indicted on nearly 300 felony charges; Cleveland Metropolitan School District announces it will retain some teachers slated for layoffs; Toledo's police department wants more women to be cops.

Bucyrus police shoot and kill suspect in a barricade situation; Cincinnati's Xavier University to honor student who was killed in a shooting; group aiming to abolish property taxes in Ohio collects signatures as deadline looms to get the matter on November's ballot; state leaders are launching a new program to educate about the risks of using marijuana.

Governor DeWine announces interim state AG; hospital in Toledo hit with a bomb threat Sunday morning; central Ohio crackdown led to dozens of arrests; Cleveland's namesake naval ship is now docked in northeast Ohio in preparation for historic commission this weekend.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has resigned; a former sheriff's deputy in Columbus was convicted of reckless homicide; a Venezuelan man accused of posing as a high school student in northwest Ohio has been sentenced to prison; Governor DeWine announced a significant state investment in job training.

School Levies; Credit Card Betting; Middletown Arena; New Cleveland Women's Soccer Team; Cbus Apt Fire; Attorney Generel Dave Yost Announcement; Cincinnati Social Media Scam; Franklin County Homelessness; Akron Illegal Gambling Raid

Ohio holds primary election; wrong-way crash in Columbus killed an employee from the city attorney's office; Cleveland woman indicted on charges tied to an alleged unlicensed dental practice; faith leaders call for an end to Ohio's death penalty.

A dump truck with its bed raised took out an overhead sign, closing I-90 near Cleveland for hours yesterday; FBI shows jurors a reenactment in the murder re-trial of former Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Meade in Columbus; woman being held without bond after southwest Ohio car chase that crossed state lines; Columbus Zoo and Aquarium closed after 2nd threat in 3 days.

A small, private plane crashed into a residential yard in central Ohio's Lancaster; Parma City School District announced enhanced safety measures after a student's death last month; four Ohio zoos were targets of bomb and active shooter threats over the weekend; today is the 56th anniversary of the deadly shootings at Kent State University.

A state lawmaker wants to suspend Ohio's gas tax; northeast Ohio police officer is facing domestic violence charges; Sen. Bernie Moreno wants a federal investigation into the truck driver charged in connection to a crash that killed family of three; citing safety concerns, Lorain school officials re-schedule graduation.

Suspect killed, officer wounded in Columbus officer-involved shooting; the defendant in a northwest Ohio Ponzi scheme case has died by suicide; Tiffin business announces it is closing and eliminating about 175 jobs; Cleveland Browns set to break ground on new stadium this evening.

Bay Village principal placed on leave after allegations were made against him; more details are emerging after small town police claiming to be helping ICE visited Cincinnati schools this month; GOP candidate for governor fighting to get back in Primary race; new bill at the Statehouse would give state employees and elected officials access to and coverage for weight loss medications.

There are new details about the shooting at a Costco in Strongsville over the weekend; NAACP lays out new demands after the arrest of a 15-year-old girl in Toledo; U.S. Supreme Court refuses to overturn the bribery conviction of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder; Ohio lawmakers want to address food insecurity on college campuses.

Ohio lawmakers react to shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner; 61-year-old man killed in a shooting at a northeast Ohio Costco; police are searching for suspect after a central Ohio domestic violence incident led to a shooting; FEMA is sending support to northwest Ohio after flooding.

Cincinnati city leaders have fired police chief Teresa Theetge; northwest Ohio teen accused of sending a bomb threat via text; Ohio lawmakers are considering legalizing assisted suicide; a total of 4 Ohio State Buckeyes were chosen in the first round of the NFL draft.

Northwest Ohio school bus driver accused of being intoxicated on the job; it has been 10 years since the Pike County massacre; Ohio's Supreme Court rules on submetering; republican Heather Hill is out of the governor's race.

ODOT worker killed in Clermont County; police are investigating after a body was found in the framework of a bridge on the Ohio Turnpike; OSU releases report on investigation into former president Ted Carter; Columbus is getting a professional women's soccer team.

Two northeast Ohio schools are closed after a student died by suicide at her high school yesterday; a Toledo police officer has been relieved of duty pending an investigation into domestic violence charges; Columbus City Council votes to approve a deal to bring professional women's soccer to the capital city; Ohio is already marking America's 250th birthday.

Central Ohio student arrested after bringing a loaded gun to school; two members of a southwest Ohio police department suspended after allegedly conducting unauthorized ICE checks at schools; AG Yost announced a series of Medicaid fraud indictments; there's a renewed push to bring more passenger rail to Ohio.

A father in northeast Ohio pleads guilty to raping his infant daughter; southwest Ohio police chief accused of visiting Cincinnati-area schools claiming to be there on behalf of ICE; Lucas County voters in northwest Ohio have a levy on their ballots for the Toledo Zoo; Pleasantville in central Ohio is without a police department.

Severe hail pummels northeast Ohio; Ohio State University announced a new round of settlements with 13 survivors of abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss; there's been a shake-up in a state senate race in northwest Ohio; Ohio Department of Health released a dashboard for kindergarten immunization information.

Fire at Cincinnati Planned Parenthood facility ruled targeted arson; president of Toledo City Council wants changes after video showed an officer slamming a 15-year-old girl to the ground; Ohio has a new tool to help curb school truancy; Cleveland is going to make US Navy history.

Bond set at $500K for truck driver who caused a deadly chain reaction crash on I-71 in Delaware County; Springfield's fire department is severely understaffed; ODOT announces construction of several new EV charging stations in the state; Cleveland church prepares to close its doors after nearly 150 years.

Chain reaction crash in Delaware County kills three people; NAACP calls for investigation after a video showed the arrest of a 15-year-old girl; Cincinnati police are returning to a curfew policy; Bowling Green State University announces major changes to its degree programs.

Artemis II returns; Franklin Train Derails; Gas Line Evacuation; Uber Arrest; Blue Jackets Loss; Rossford Econ Dev; Whitehall Recall; Door Kick Challenge

Investigation underway after human remains were found in southwest Ohio's Preble County; arrest made in connection to the shooting of an Uber driver in Cleveland; state lawmakers are introducing a pair of bills that would change sports betting; Toledo's mayor wants to add 300K to the Glass City's population.

Arrest made after a fatal fire in West Toledo; former northeast Ohio nanny pleaded guilty to sexually abusing 2 toddlers in her care and recording it for distribution; millions of dollars to be invested into a speculative industrial park in southeast Ohio; multiple Italian-American groups sue city of Columbus over removal of a Christopher Columbus statue.

Two southwest Ohio teens accused of robbing a man and leaving him for dead at the side of a road; early voting kicks off in Ohio; temporary restraining order blocks enforcement of Ohio's new marijuana and hemp law; Cleveland has a new holiday on the calendar.

House fire claims the life of a Columbus restaurant owner; National Weather Service confirms a second tornado in Defiance County in a week; a game of "Ding Dong Ditch" in southwest Ohio ended with gunfire; Ohio now has a Buc-ee's.

Southwest Ohio teacher facing criminal charges linked to allegations of inappropriately touching students; National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down in Defiance County; Cleveland Metropolitan School District prepares for layoffs; AG Yost wants to re-start executions in Ohio.

Lawsuit filed against central Ohio billionaire Les Wexner based on his connection to Jeffrey Epstein; NWS officials confirm an EF-0 tornado touched down in northeast Ohio on Tuesday; parts of I-75 in downtown Cincinnati will close for two weekends this month; officials for Columbus City Schools have voted on an artificial intelligence policy.

Akron PD says an argument over parking may have led to the fatal shooting of a woman and her 12-year-old son; a man was fatally shot by police outside of a Columbus Moose lodge; debate is growing over whether Ohio should merge its public colleges and universities; the deadline to register to vote in the May primary election is almost here.

HB 6 trial ends with a hung jury; body pulled from the Grand River in Painesville identified; two federal labor complaints have been filed against a factory in Toledo; Indecent Exposure Modernization Act passes Ohio House; Ohio Democrats introduce a package of bills they say will ease the burden of the affordability crisis.

National Weather Service confirms 7 tornadoes touched down in Ohio on Thursday; three airmen who died in Iraq earlier this month now back in Ohio; city of Cincinnati is facing a major budget deficit; congressional candidate arrested at a Central Ohio No Kings protest.

Cleveland mother of children found in suitcases pleaded not guilty to charges, including aggravated murder; high school principal in the Columbus area heading back to court for probation violations; Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is actively serving in the US military; another possible meteor spotted in the sky over northwest Ohio.

The US Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Ohio State University's College of Medicine; family of Copley-Fairlawn student who was left on a school bus says the boy told a different story than the district; Venezuelan man who posed as a high school student near Toledo faces new charges; new state funding will help with traffic flow at the Cleveland Browns' new stadium.

Batavia village council member charged with assault; northeast Ohio school bus driver fired after leaving a sleeping student on the bus at the end of a route; cybersecurity incident stole about $200K from a central Ohio township; Ohio has a new law regarding mail-in ballots.

ICE agents deployed at Cleveland Hopkins airport amid a TSA worker shortage; another meteor was spotted over Ohio; Ohio's Supreme Court hearing case involving transgender kids and gender affirming medication; new study says it is not easy to afford living in Ohio.

Severe weather with high winds and damaging hail ripped through parts of Ohio over the weekend; an embattled school leader in northeast Ohio is off the job; record heat recorded in Cincinnati; election season is underway.

Central Ohio woman found guilty of swatting; the recent promotion of a Toledo police officer has caused some controversy; Portsmouth will be home to a historically large power plant; Ohio's intoxicating hemp ban has taken effect.

Jury deliberations are underway in the House Bill 6 trial; six hospitalized after a fire and explosion at a Holmes County manufacturing facility; National Space Intelligence Center expanding in southwest Ohio; intoxicating hemp products will be banned in Ohio tomorrow.

NASA provides details about the meteor that exploded over the Cleveland area yesterday; three Ohio service members killed in Iraq honored today in a dignified transfer of remains; nearly half of Ohio's renters are paying more than they can afford for housing; state leaders working to increase election integrity ahead of the May primary.

Worker killed at Cincinnati-area auto plant; man hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting in northwest Ohio's Seneca County; Columbus on track to be the state's most populous city; traffic plans approved for the site of the Cleveland Browns' new stadium.

Three Ohio servicemembers among those killed in Iraq refueling incident; eastern Ohio mother sentenced to a behavioral health center for the death of her 4-year-old son; Cincinnati police foiled a large street takeover attempt over the weekend; owners of Ohio property that sustained damage in the recent storms may be eligible for a tax break.

Police in southwest Ohio have released new info in the case of a teen who has been missing for a month; victim identified in a deadly road rage shooting in Akron; the selection of the new OSU president is drawing some criticism; ODNR issues a burn ban.

Ohio State University Board of Trustees set to announce new university leader tomorrow; arrests made for the assault of a Toledo-area Amazon worker; Ohio breweries sue the state over ban on THC drinks; could there soon be another Buc-ee's in Ohio?

Gov. DeWine delivers final State of the State address; new details emerge regarding OSU president's abrupt resignation; southwest Ohio sees high gas prices; a judge temporarily stopped the state's effort to use unclaimed funds to pay for new Cleveland Browns stadium.