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• Ohio AG: Tests confirm Castro is father

  May 10, 2013 10:31 AM

  CLEVELAND - The Ohio attorney general says tests have confirmed that alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro is the father of a 6-year-old girl rescued from his house with three women this week. Attorney General Mike DeWine's office confirmed Castro's paternity in a news release Friday. DeWine says a sample of Castro's... more »

• Missing women found, brothers arrested

  May 6, 2013 11:00 PM

  CLEVELAND - Cleveland's police chief says he thinks three women who went missing separately a decade ago were tied up in the house where they were found and had been there since they disappeared. Police say three brothers have been arrested and one is from the home. They say the... more »

• Teacher says kids yelled as Ohio boy pulled gun

  April 30, 2013 9:06 AM

  CINCINNATI- A police report states that other students began yelling as a 17-year-old boy pulled out a handgun in class before shooting himself in the head. The Green Township police report was released Tuesday as students returned to La Salle High School the day after shooting. The boy remains hospitalized... more »

• Trial to begin in Ohio school football rape case

  March 13, 2013 10:45 AM

  STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - Television news trucks are lined up outside an eastern Ohio courthouse for the trial of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old West Virginia girl. The case set to be heard in juvenile court Wednesday has brought unprecedented attention to the small city of... more »

• Archdiocese says no bias against pregnant teacher

  February 25, 2013 7:33 PM

  CINCINNATI- An unmarried Catholic school teacher who claims she was fired because she was pregnant was not discriminated against according to the Cincinnati Archdiocese. The archdiocese filed its response to Kathleen Quinlan's lawsuit saying there is no factual basis for her claims and wants the lawsuit thrown out. Quinlan sued... more »

• Ohio woman claims she was fired for Obama vote

  February 20, 2013 8:51 AM

  DAYTON, Ohio- A southwest Ohio woman says she was fired three days after the November election because she voted for President Barack Obama. The woman has filed a lawsuit in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court seeking damages starting at $25,000 against Q-Mark Inc. and its president. The Dayton-based company is... more »

• Jesus portrait called students' right

  February 13, 2013 7:46 PM

  The small southern Ohio city of Jackson stuck to its guns about a portrait of Jesus that hangs on the wall of a public middle school. The school board says the portrait stays despite a federal lawsuit that says the picture is unconstitutional. It was a gift from students in... more »

• Jesus on the wall

  February 12, 2013 7:19 PM

  A school board in Ohio has to decide how to respond to a federal lawsuit about a portrait of Jesus hanging on the wall of a middle school since 1947. The portrait was donated by a student group to the Jackson County School District. The ACLU and Freedom From Religion... more »

• Beard-cutting ringleader gets 15 years

  February 8, 2013 7:36 PM

  An Amish leader in Ohio who was the ring-leader in hair and beard-cutting attacks got 15 years in federal prison. The attacks were retaliation against fellow Amish who defied or denounced Samuel Mullet's authoritarian style. Amish women grow their hair long and men grow beards once they marry and cutting... more »

• Ohio judge weighs whether to keep rape trial open

  January 25, 2013 2:43 AM

  STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - An Ohio judge plans to decide whether the trial of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl should be closed to the public. The girl and her parents, one defendant and state Attorney General Mike DeWine all want next month's trial closed, either... more »

• Police: Ohio kin spat spills human ashes from urn

  January 22, 2013 12:43 PM

  LORAIN, Ohio - An Ohio man has been accused of bashing his brother over the head with a cremation urn, breaking the urn and creating a cloud of human ashes. Police say officers responding to a domestic-violence report in Lorain on Friday saw Joel Perez threaten to kill his brother... more »

• Judge delays Ohio school shooting trial

  January 7, 2013 10:01 AM

  CHARDON, Ohio - A judge in Ohio has indefinitely delayed the murder trial of an 18-year-old charged in the shooting death of three high school classmates. Judge David Fuhry in Chardon, east of Cleveland, said Monday that he will hold a hearing in late January to discuss a new... more »

• House re-elects Boehner speaker

  January 3, 2013 12:52 PM

  WASHINGTON - Despite grumbling in his own party, John Boehner has been easily re-elected to a two-year term as House speaker. The vote came a day after blistering attacks from lawmakers, including Republicans, over Boehner's decision to cancel a vote on aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy. In the end,... more »

• Ohio whips ULM 45-14 to win Independence Bowl

  December 28, 2012 4:40 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Tyler Tettleton threw for 331 yards and two touchdowns, Beau Blankenship ran for four scores, and Ohio cruised to a 45-14 victory over Louisiana-Monroe at the Independence Bowl on Friday. Chase Cochran caught three passes for 162 yards and a touchdown as the Bobcats (9-4) won their second... more »

• ULM playing in Independence Bowl today

  December 28, 2012 10:27 AM

  SHREVEPORT - The first of three more college bowls today is the Independence Bowl where Louisiana-Monroe plays Ohio in a matchup of 8-4 teams. Louisiana-Monroe is playing a postseason game for the first time since moving up to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1994. more »

• Ohio drug defendant asks judge for 1 more joint

  November 16, 2012 12:35 PM

  CINCINNATI - A judge's offer to allow an Ohio drug defendant the chance to stay out of prison if he'd give up marijuana might have just gone up in smoke. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Melba Marsh says she was astonished by the response from 19-year-old Damaine Mitchell on Wednesday.... more »

• Police: Grandmother behind Ohio murder-suicide

  November 13, 2012 12:50 PM

  TOLEDO, Ohio - Police say letters found after an Ohio murder-suicide that killed three children indicate it was orchestrated by their grandmother and uncle, who were found dead with the youngsters in the family garage amid a disagreement over who should care for them. Toledo police say the bodies of... more »

• 5 dead in garage no accident

  November 12, 2012 7:16 PM

  Police in Toledo, Ohio says the deaths of five people, including three children, do not appear to be accidental. They suspect carbon monoxide poisoning. A 56-year-old grandmother, her three grandchildren and a 32-year-old man were found dead in the garage of their home. The man is the uncle of one... more »

• Police: 5 deaths in Ohio apparently not accidental

  November 12, 2012 5:46 PM

  TOLEDO, Ohio - Police in Ohio say the deaths of five people, including three children, do not appear to be accidental. Toledo police spokesman Joe Heffernan said all of the bodies were found in a garage Monday afternoon. He said firefighters had to use equipment to break into the garage... more »

• Obama: New jobs growth part of 'real progress'; Romney calls it 'stagnation'

  November 2, 2012 12:22 PM

  HILLIARD, Ohio - President Barack Obama is hailing another month of job growth but declaring "we've got more work to do." Falling just four days before Tuesday's election, the government's latest employment snapshot shows U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October. It also shows hiring was stronger in August and... more »

• Obama blasts Romney ad on auto industry in Ohio

  November 2, 2012 10:22 AM

  HILLIARD, Ohio - President Barack Obama is accusing Republican rival Mitt Romney of running dishonest ads on the auto industry to scare voters in Ohio, saying: "This isn't a game. These are people's jobs." The Romney ads, which have been airing in Toledo, the home of a Jeep plant, suggest... more »

• Romney campaign challenges criticism by automakers

  October 31, 2012 12:31 PM

  TAMPA, Fla. - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is challenging criticism from U.S. automakers over campaign ads that claim General Motors and Chrysler are adding jobs in China at the expense of Ohio. Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said Wednesday, quote: "Their comments don't refute anything in our ad." Romney ads on... more »

• Biden calls Romney auto ad an 'outrageous lie'

  October 31, 2012 12:29 PM

  SARASOTA, Fla. - Vice President Joe Biden is calling advertising released by Republican Mitt Romney "an outrageous lie" for asserting that automakers General Motors and Chrysler are adding jobs in China at the expense of workers in Ohio. Biden says in Florida that Romney is "trying to scare the living... more »

• Campaigns invade other sides' turf

  October 31, 2012 10:37 AM

  MASON, Ohio - Some campaign workers in the battleground state of Ohio have a particularly challenging mission: find votes in opposition territory. President Barack Obama's campaign did well with that strategy in 2008, and won Ohio. The campaign has expanded such behind-the-lines efforts this year in places such as the... more »

• Romney moves to reframe debate on abortion, autos

  October 30, 2012 5:09 PM

  KETTERING, Ohio - Republican Mitt Romney seems determined to soften his emphasis on abortion and ignore facts critical to the auto industry as he seeks support from key voting groups in the waning days of a close presidential race. That's the message in ads, his own remarks and most... more »

• Obama cancels more events, Romney changes tone

  October 30, 2012 11:40 AM

  KETTERING, Ohio - For a third day tomorrow, President Barack Obama will be off the campaign trail. Instead of holding campaign events in Ohio, he'll be at the White House to monitor recovery efforts from the storm that practically shut down New York City and left more than 30 people... more »

• Romney: Families face a choice

  October 25, 2012 1:30 PM

  CINCINNATI - Mitt Romney is talking today about choices facing American families -- telling a rally in Cincinnati that if President Barack Obama is re-elected, seniors on Medicare will struggle to find doctors, college students will face a huge loan burden, and parents will lose choices about where to educate... more »

• Season over for Browns LB Scott Fujita

  October 24, 2012 12:05 PM

  BEREA, Ohio - Browns starting linebacker Scott Fujita will be placed on injured reserve with a neck injury, ending his stormy season - and perhaps his football career. Fujita, one four players suspended by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for his role in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal, was inactive... more »

• Romney campaign predicts Ohio win; McCain not so sure

  October 16, 2012 5:22 PM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Although polls show President Barack Obama running strong in Ohio, Mitt Romney's campaign is predicting victory in the all-important state. No Republican has ever won the presidency without carrying Ohio. Romney political director Rich Beeson, in a memo written with the campaign's Ohio director, argues that several... more »

• Go vote, Obama tells students in key state of Ohio

  October 9, 2012 4:57 PM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Barack Obama is urging college students in Ohio to vote early, noting that the state's registration deadline is just hours away. Obama is telling young voters at a large rally at Ohio State University not to wait or delay their vote, directing them to buses that... more »

• Unions and new voters

  October 4, 2012 7:21 PM

  The AFL-CIO claims it registered more than 450,000 new voters from households with union members in the effort to reelect President Obama. Voters from union household traditionally favor Democrats and polls showed 59 percent backed the President in 2008, while 39 percent voted for John McCain. The new numbers include... more »

• Ohio woman dies after pet llama slips, strikes her

  September 28, 2012 1:02 PM

  DELAWARE, Ohio - An Ohio sheriff's department says a woman has been struck by a pet llama that was trying to greet her and has died. A report by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office says former coroner Florence Lenahan apparently had a heart attack as she was being taken to... more »

• Llama slips, hits woman who later died

  September 27, 2012 7:46 PM

  A woman in Ohio was struck by a pet llama that was trying to greet her and she died. Florence Lanahan apparently had a heart attack as she was taken to a hospital. The llama named Baby Doll slipped on wet grass while running to greet Lanahan and knocked her... more »

• New polls suggest Romney behind in Ohio, Florida

  September 25, 2012 3:13 PM

  DAYTON, Ohio - As Mitt Romney joins running mate Paul Ryan in Ohio for two days of campaigning, a new poll suggests the Republican ticket has some ground to make up. A Washington Post poll out today shows President Barack Obama leading Romney 52 to 44 percent among likely Ohio... more »

• Ryan: Obama weak on defense in battleground Ohio

  September 24, 2012 4:21 PM

  LIMA, Ohio - Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says President Barack Obama's attempt to cut military spending is putting Americans at risk overseas. Ryan on Monday kicked off three days of campaigning in battleground Ohio by the GOP presidential ticket. Ryan campaigned in the town of Lima (LY'-muh) that's... more »

• Tool believed used in killing of Ohio girl, 5

  August 15, 2012 12:52 PM

  CINCINNATI - A sheriff says investigators believe a man used a tool to beat his 5-year-old niece to death in southern Ohio. Highland County Sheriff Ron Ward says authorities have the tool they earlier described as a sickle or scythe. But a sheriff's detective says authorities aren't completely certain and... more »

• Romney promises energy independence by 2021

  August 14, 2012 12:44 PM

  BEALLSVILLE, Ohio - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has promised voters in coal-rich eastern Ohio that America won't have to buy oil from Venezuela or the Middle East by the time his second term ends in 2021. Romney stopped Tuesday outside a coal mine in Beallsville, where he said the... more »

• Death ruled a homicide for woman shot in Ohio ICU

  August 7, 2012 12:44 PM

  AKRON, Ohio - A medical examiner in Ohio is confirming that a woman who was shot in a hospital's intensive care unit died of a gunshot wound to her head in what may have been a mercy killing. The victim's husband who is accused of shooting his wife appeared in... more »

• Autopsy for woman allegedly shot by husband in ICU

  August 6, 2012 12:34 PM

  AKRON, Ohio - A coroner's office has scheduled an autopsy for a northeast Ohio woman who was shot in her hospital bed, allegedly by her husband of 45 years. Capt. Dan Zampelli says an initial court appearance for 66-year-old John Wise likely wouldn't come until at least Tuesday. He says... more »

• Ohio man faces court in wife's hospital shooting

  August 6, 2012 8:34 AM

  AKRON, Ohio - A 66-year-old Ohio man is being arraigned on an attempted murder charge in the shooting of his wife in a hospital intensive care unit. Akron police say John Wise of Massillon will be arraigned today in the shooting of his 65-year-old wife, Barbara. Police say... more »

• "White Only" pool sign said to cause suffering

  August 3, 2012 7:38 PM

  The father of a black girl says his family suffered emotionally after his landlord in Ohio posted a "White Only" sign at their apartment complex pool. Michael Gunn was testifying before a state Civil Rights Commission judge in Cincinnati. He says he was outraged and had to move to safeguard... more »

• Parents accused of forcing kids into plastic boxes

  August 3, 2012 12:35 PM

  STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - A couple from eastern Ohio has been charged with forcing their children into plastic storage boxes as a form of punishment. A prosecutor told local media outlets that the couple used duct tape to seal their three children, ages 5, 7, and 8, inside the plastic storage... more »

• Obama pitches tax cuts as pocketbook issue in Ohio

  August 1, 2012 3:22 PM

  MANSFIELD, Ohio - President Barack Obama says Republican Mitt Romney's economic plan would give tax cuts to the richest people in America at the expense of popular tax breaks for most everyone else. On a campaign trip in Ohio, Obama said Wednesday that Romney's tax proposal would force many people... more »

• Police: Woman tried to break into Ohio jail

  July 31, 2012 12:38 PM

  HAMILTON, Ohio - Police in southwest Ohio are perplexed about why a woman tried to sneak into a county jail before telling authorities to arrest her. Deputies with the Butler County Sheriff's Office arrested 36-year-old Tiffany R. Hurd when she was caught trying to climb over a fence into Butler... more »

• Governor Jindal campaiging for Romney Play Video

  July 18, 2012 9:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal returned to Louisiana Wednesday night, after more campaigning for Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney. Jindal was in Ohio. "It is so important that we elect Mitt Romney, as our next president of the United States ... also important we take the Senate back,"... more »

• Jindal heads to Ohio to stump for Mitt Romney

  July 18, 2012 4:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal traveled to Ohio to campaign for Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, as speculation continues that the Louisiana governor is a possible vice presidential pick. Jindal's office said the governor headed Tuesday to Columbus for the presidential campaign event and to attend a fundraiser for... more »

• Romney pushes Obama attacks into Ohio

  July 18, 2012 6:43 AM

  PITTSBURGH - Mitt Romney plans to stay on the attack in the race for the White House, but growing pressure from across the political spectrum to release his personal tax returns threatens to stunt the Republican's momentum as he courts voters in key battlegrounds. The former Massachusetts governor takes... more »

• Obama campaign sues over Ohio early voting law

  July 17, 2012 3:42 PM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is suing Ohio's top elections official in a dispute over a state law that restricts early, in-person voting during the three days before Election Day. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Columbus follows a series of election law changes cleared... more »

• Investigators: Ohio teen suspected in drug ring

  July 16, 2012 12:36 PM

  LEBANON, Ohio - Sheriff's investigators in southwestern Ohio say a 17-year-old high school student is at the center of a high-grade marijuana distribution ring that was raking in as much as $20,000 a month. The Warren County Drug Task Force said Monday that the yearlong investigation culminated in seven people... more »

• Crews examine rails in Ohio train crash investigation

  July 12, 2012 7:18 AM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Investigators say a train that partly derailed and exploded in Columbus, Ohio, was traveling below the speed limit before the crash, and its operators noticed no problems with the track as they approached the curve where it happened. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what... more »

• Ohio freight train derails, causing fiery blast

  July 11, 2012 7:22 AM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A freight train derailment and explosion in Columbus, Ohio, has authorities evacuating a mile-wide area of the city as they try to contain the blaze and determine what's burning. Norfolk Southern says it appears about 11 cars of a southbound train derailed around 2 a.m. today near... more »

• Ohio restaurant owner dies hours after Obama visit

  July 6, 2012 4:33 PM

  AKRON, Ohio - An Ohio restaurant owner who hosted President Barack Obama for breakfast became ill and died hours later. The Summit County medical examiner's office in Akron says 70-year-old Josephine "Ann" Harris of Copley Township died Friday of natural causes. No autopsy was planned. Forensic investigator Jason Grom says... more »

• Jindal sent to Ohio, Pennsylvania to rebut Obama

  July 5, 2012 9:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - To offer a rebuttal to President Barack Obama, Republicans are dispatching Gov. Bobby Jindal to some of the same towns Obama is touring in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Jindal is a potential vice presidential nominee for Republican Mitt Romney. Obama is departing Thursday on a two-day bus tour... more »

• Ohio candy thief targets mostly peanut butter cups

  June 20, 2012 12:26 PM

  LORAIN, Ohio - Police in northern Ohio are trying to identify a candy thief who has stolen hundreds of dollars in peanut butter cups from a gas station store. Employees reported that a young man usually comes in after midnight, snatches Reese's peanut butter cups and exits the store before... more »

• Police: Ohio boy reports dad stabbed, killed mom

  June 13, 2012 12:31 PM

  GROVE CITY, Ohio - Police say a central Ohio man killed his ex-wife outside an apartment when she arrived to pick up their children, and their 13-year-old son called an emergency dispatcher to report the stabbing. In a recording of the Sunday morning 911 call, the boy says his father... more »

• Ohio school withholds diploma because of cheering

  June 6, 2012 12:45 PM

  CINCINNATI - A suburban Cincinnati high school is withholding a graduate's diploma and requiring community service as punishment for what it describes as overly boisterous cheering by his family during his graduation ceremony. Mount Healthy City Schools Superintendent Lori Handler tells WCPO-TV families agree to avoid ceremony disruptions. She says... more »

• No taco, take this!

  May 30, 2012 7:53 PM

  A Taco Bell customer, angry that he didn't get what he ordered, drove his pickup into the restaurant's glass entrance. Police in Huber Heights, Ohio say Michael Smith ordered at the drive-up window and later realized he was missing a taco. They say Smith returned to the restaurant, had angry... more »

• $1M bond for Ohio woman charged in odd stabbing

  May 21, 2012 12:25 PM

  CLEVELAND - A judge has set $1 million bond for a Cleveland woman charged with murder in a bizarre stabbing. Police say 29-year-old Kimberly Black stabbed her best friend, who then tried to drive away, striking and killing Black's 2-year-old daughter. Black stared at the floor with her hands behind... more »

• Ohio couple sentenced in case of locked-in girl

  May 18, 2012 12:39 PM

  DAYTON, Ohio - An Ohio couple who authorities say kept a 9-year-old girl barricaded in a bathroom for several years was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison. The girl's grandmother, Rivae Hart, and her husband, Brian Hart, had pleaded guilty to several charges last month. Fifty-year-old Rivae Hart pleaded... more »

• Ohio dad accused of caging daughter pleads guilty

  April 26, 2012 12:24 PM

  CINCINNATI - An Ohio man accused of duct-taping his 12-year-old daughter, putting her in a dog cage and threatening to electrify it has pleaded guilty to attempted unlawful restraint. A court official in Cincinnati says 41-year-old James Tapke of Springfield Township was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading... more »

• Infant in Freezer

  April 24, 2012 7:25 PM

  Charges against a couple in Ohio were upgraded to murder on Tuesday after they were accused of putting a newborn in a freezer. The original charge was child-endangering. Kenisha Pruitt and Antonio Cervantes of Toledo have a bond of $1 million. An autopsy didn't reveal the cause of death or... more »

• Grandson kills grandmom and granddad

  April 24, 2012 5:18 PM

  CLEVELAND - A man has been arrested as a suspect in the slayings of his grandparents at their northeast Ohio home. Cleveland police said Tuesday that the 29-year-old man is suspected in the deaths of 75-year-old Jim King and his 72-year-old wife, Wava King. The Cuyahoga County medical examiner's... more »

• Ohio pups abandoned in suitcase now in high demand

  April 13, 2012 12:29 PM

  TOLEDO, Ohio - Six bulldog-mix puppies that were stuffed into a suitcase and discovered next to a trash bin in Ohio aren't going to have trouble finding a new home. An animal shelter in Toledo says they've received hundreds of calls from people who want to adopt the 4-week-old pups.... more »

• Suitcase Dogs Abandoned

  April 11, 2012 7:46 PM

  A man who tried to dump six puppies by zipping them into a suitcase and leaving it outside a business in Ohio is charged with abandonment. Authorities caught him because he left the luggage tag with his contact information attached. Passers-by found the bag and released the puppies while they... more »

• Michigan man indicted on Ohio corpse abuse charge

  March 29, 2012 12:27 PM

  TOLEDO, Ohio - A Michigan man has been indicted in Ohio on an abuse of a corpse charge following accusations that he fondled a dead woman's body when he worked at a funeral home. Lawrence Clement of Temperance, Mich., was indicted Tuesday in Lucas County. The 57-year-old has been fired... more »

• Ohio man not jailed for stopping Facebook apology

  March 19, 2012 11:21 AM

  CINCINNATI- An Ohio man who made comments about his estranged wife on his Facebook page and was threatened with jail unless he posted daily apologies for a month won't be locked up even though he stopped making amends early. A domestic relations judge told Mark Byron in Cincinnati on Monday... more »

• Man stabs 4 near school in Ohio office building

  March 14, 2012 3:07 PM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police say a man who stabbed four people near a technical school in a downtown Ohio office building before being shot by an officer had three knives. Columbus police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner says the suspect confronted one victim in the admissions office of Miami-Jacobs Career College... more »

• Classes resume at Ohio high school after shooting

  March 2, 2012 5:20 AM

  CHARDON, Ohio - Students mourning the deaths of three teens in a shooting at an Ohio high school are set to return to class today, a day after charges were filed in juvenile court against the 17-year-old suspect. T.J. Lane is accused of opening fire at the 1,100-student Chardon High... more »

• Teen charged as juvenile in Ohio school shooting

  March 1, 2012 3:13 PM

  CHARDON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio 17-year-old has been charged with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder in a school shooting that killed three fellow students and wounded two. The charges were announced Thursday afternoon against T.J. Lane. The boy is accused of opening fire Monday in the cafeteria... more »

• Deadline looms for charges in Ohio school shooting

  March 1, 2012 4:49 AM

  CHARDON, Ohio - Prosecutors are nearing the deadline to file charges against the 17-year-old suspect in the fatal Ohio high school shootings. They have until today to file charges against T.J. Lane. The thin, quiet teen is accused of opening fire on a group of students sitting at a cafeteria... more »

• Dad accused of Rape and Pimping his Kids

  February 29, 2012 7:38 PM

  A father who adopted a girl and two boys and who was in process of adopting another boy is accused of raping three of the kids in Troy, Ohio. He's also accused of allowing other men to have sex with one of them. He's held on $800,000 bond and is... more »

• Official: Ohio suspect says he stole uncle's gun

  February 29, 2012 1:18 PM

  CHARDON, Ohio - An official says the teenage suspect in the deadly Ohio school shooting told authorities he stole the gun he used from his uncle. A law enforcement official familiar with the case says the weapon was bought legally in August 2010 from a gun shop in Mentor, Ohio.... more »

• Gun found, Ohio shooting spark conversation about safety in BR schools

  February 28, 2012 10:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Parents in East Baton Rouge Parish are asking questions about security in schools a day after a gun was found in a local middle school, and three teens were killed at a high school in Ohio. Currently, East Baton Rouge has metal detection wands in every school.... more »

• Third student in Ohio school shooting dies

  February 28, 2012 11:56 AM

  CLEVELAND- Officials say a third student wounded in a school shooting in Ohio has died. A juvenile court hearing is set this afternoon for the teenager accused of shooting five students, three of them fatally, at a suburban Cleveland high school. Authorities still don't know what might have... more »

• Second student dies in Ohio school shooting

  February 28, 2012 7:05 AM

  CHARDON, Ohio - Authorities say a second student has died following a high school shooting in suburban Cleveland. An official in the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office says he received word early this morning that 17-year-old Russell King Jr. has been declared brain dead. King was one of five wounded... more »

• One student dead in shooting at high school near Cleveland

  February 27, 2012 11:09 AM

  CHARDON, Ohio- The police chief in a city outside Cleveland says one student has died in a shooting at a high school. Chardon Police Chief Timothy McKenna says one student died Monday. He says a gunman is in custody but hasn't been charged yet. The suspect's name isn't being released... more »

• Feds: Ohioan agansit fur planned murder-for-hire

  February 22, 2012 12:22 PM

  CLEVELAND (AP) - Federal authorities say an Ohio woman who describes herself as an animal-welfare activist has been charged with soliciting murder in a plot to kill someone wearing fur. Court records show 27-year-old Cleveland Heights resident Meredith Lowell appeared Tuesday in federal court in Cleveland and was ordered held... more »

• Ohio teen sentenced in rape of child at McDonald's

  February 21, 2012 12:43 PM

  CINCINNATI - A 13-year-old boy who admitted raping a 5-year-old girl at a McDonald's play area in southwest Ohio has been sentenced to an inpatient treatment facility for at least six months. The Hamilton County Juvenile Court administrator says the boy must successfully complete treatment before his release from the... more »

• Ohio couple get 8 years in son's cancer death

  February 17, 2012 12:39 PM

  CLEVELAND - A judge has handed down eight-year prison terms for the parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who died from Hodgkin lymphoma after suffering for months from undiagnosed swollen glands. The Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge handed down the maximum sentences Thursday for 37-year-old Monica Hussing and 40-year-old William... more »

• Dozens of pets rescued from Ohio fire find home

  February 10, 2012 12:33 PM

  MOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio - Several dozen animals rescued from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb have found temporary shelter with one Ohio family. WCPO-TV reports that a family in Colerain Township has offered to take in almost three dozen of the more than 70 pets rescued from the burning... more »

• Cops: Ohioan stuck son in dryer, then turned it on

  February 9, 2012 12:20 PM

  CAMBRIDGE, Ohio - Police say an Ohio man who stuck his 3-year-old son in a clothes dryer as punishment and then turned it on is facing child endangerment charges. The Zanesville Times reports that 40-year-old Jamial Bayly is scheduled for a video arraignment Thursday in Cambridge Municipal Court. Guernsey County... more »

• Wright brothers Ohio bike shop may be demolished

  February 8, 2012 12:40 PM

  DAYTON, Ohio - An Ohio building constructed around the first Wright brothers' bicycle shop has been declared a public nuisance and may eventually be demolished, despite a resident's effort to preserve the site. A city planner tells the Dayton Daily News three walls of the bike shop stand inside the... more »

• Wright brothers' Ohio bike shop may be demolished

  February 8, 2012 8:55 AM

  DAYTON, Ohio - An Ohio building constructed around the first Wright brothers' bicycle shop has been declared a public nuisance and may eventually be demolished, despite a resident's effort to preserve the site. A city planner tells the Dayton Daily News three walls of the bike shop stand inside the... more »

• After traffic stop, Ohio woman gives birth in car

  February 1, 2012 10:56 AM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman's speeding got her a warning from an Ohio state trooper but wasn't enough to keep her grandchild from being born in her car. Donna Richmond got pulled over on Tuesday morning as she was trying to rush her daughter to a Columbus hospital. She tells... more »

• Amish Plead Not Guilty in Shaving Attacks

  January 11, 2012 7:41 PM

  Members of a breakaway Amish group in Ohio pleaded not guilty to beard and hair cutting attacks on fellow Amish in a feud over leadership. The 12 entered their pleas in federal court in Cleveland. The judge refused to release the accused ring-leader and his sons on bail. Cutting beards... more »

• No More Pie

  January 4, 2012 7:43 PM

  A Secret Santa in Ohio told a man not to expect any more pecan pies, which have arrived mysteriously at the house of Wllie Welch for the past 35 years. Welch says the last pie came with a note that said, "It has been a great ride. My wings are... more »

• Trial set for La. inmates charged in Miss. killing

  December 23, 2011 4:43 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Two men charged with kidnapping and killing an Ohio businessman in Mississippi after escaping from a Louisiana prison are scheduled for trial in November. Ricky Wedgeworth and Darian "Drake" Pierce could face the death penalty if convicted of kidnapping resulting in death. They were indicted... more »

• Ohio authorities send 200-pound third-grader to foster care

  November 27, 2011 1:22 PM

  CLEVELAND, OH- An Ohio third-grader who weighs more than 200 pounds has been taken from his family and placed into foster care after county social workers said his mother wasn't doing enough to control his weight. Reports say the Cleveland 8-year-old is considered severely obese and at risk for... more »

• Craigslist Jobseeker Killed

  November 25, 2011 7:33 PM

  Another body was found as the investigation continues in the murders of men who sought work in rural Ohio by answering an ad on Craigslist. Noble County Sheriff Steve Hannum says the body was of a white male found in a shallow grave without identification. He and the FBI agents... more »

• Craigslist Job Seeker Killed, another Wounded

  November 18, 2011 7:37 PM

  A 16-year-old is charged with attempted-murder and another man for murder in Ohio after two men who answered job postings on Craigslist were shot. A woman in Fulda says a man showed up at her home covered in blood after he was shot and told her he hid in the... more »

• Ohioan: Craigslist jobseeker hid after being shot

  November 18, 2011 12:57 PM

  CALDWELL, Ohio - An Ohio woman says a man showed up at her home covered in blood after being shot and told her he hid in the woods until dark and then went to her farmhouse because it was the first well-lighted house he saw. Rose Schockling has a... more »

• Police say Ohio dad beat girl over alphabet lesson

  November 11, 2011 11:22 AM

  AKRON, Ohio - Police in Ohio have accused a man of beating his 5-year-old daughter because she was having trouble with her alphabet homework. Akron police say the kindergartner was struggling to recognize the letter D on Tuesday when 39-year-old Christopher D. Curry became angry. According to police,... more »

• Election Nose Bite

  November 9, 2011 7:50 PM

  A poll worker in Ohio accused of trying to bite off the nose of a voter during an argument surrendered to authorities. James Williams is in jail awaiting the filing of charges in Cleveland. Police say Williams tried to bite the nose of a voter who helped a campaign volunteer... more »

• 5-year-old backs car into Ohio street, calls 911

  October 26, 2011 12:39 PM

  MANSFIELD, Ohio - Authorities say a 5-year-old looking for her mother in Ohio backed a car out of the driveway, then called 911 for help. Mansfield police say Ameleah Kegley backed the car out Monday evening after returning from school to an empty house. According to the Mansfield... more »

• Ohio dentist offers to buy back Halloween candy

  October 23, 2011 3:53 PM

  MANSFIELD, Ohio- An Ohio dentist is offering to buy kids' trick-or-treating booty this Halloween, and he's even throwing in a toothbrush to sweeten the deal. The Mansfield News Journal reports that dentist Craig Callen and his associates are offering kids $1 per pound of candy they bring in, with... more »

• Court gets Amish Beard Cutting case

  October 19, 2011 7:34 PM

  Five members of an Amish community in Millersburg, Ohio will go to trial for forcefully cutting the beard of an Amish bishop. They are charged with kidnapping and burglary for cutting the man's beard in a dispute over church discipline. The men were freed on bond last week and Wednesday... more »