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About 30 injured when woman drives into Lima square

LIMA, Ohio (AP) — A woman who suddenly drove her car into a crowded town square, injuring dozens, likely did so accidentally, authorities in northwest Ohio said Sunday. All indications…

June 18, 2012No CommentRead More

Inman sentenced to life in prison

LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — A jury on Thursday recommended a life sentence with no chance of parole for a man convicted of killing his estranged wife, who was found strangled…

June 15, 2012No CommentRead More

Ohio man sentenced in $17M Amish fraud case

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Amish man who managed investments for members of his religious community in 29 states was sentenced to more than six years in prison Wednesday for…

June 14, 2012No CommentRead More

Husband found guilty of murdering wife

LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — A man whose estranged wife was found strangled in a septic tank last year was convicted Tuesday of aggravated murder and other charges in her death.…

June 13, 2012No CommentRead More

Kasich issues condemned inmate two-week reprieve

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday issued a rare last-minute reprieve for a condemned killer, sparing Abdul Awkal for two weeks to allow a judge to…

June 6, 2012No CommentRead More

Death toll rises to four in crash

BRUNSWICK, Ohio (AP) — The death toll from a weekend car crash has risen to four students after an 18-year-old senior died Monday of injuries he suffered. A fifth student…

June 5, 2012No CommentRead More

Ohio third-grader organizes penny drive for family shelter

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Angelica Dowiak had an idea. The 9-year-old’s fundraising plan — sketched on a sheet of paper with a red marker and complete with an illustration of…

June 4, 2012No CommentRead More

Police say woman broke into house to clean it

ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — Police in suburban Cleveland say a woman who owns a cleaning service broke into a house and washed the dishes, took out the trash, and vacuumed…

June 1, 2012No CommentRead More

Ohioan clearing gun charged in Amish girl’s shooting death

MILLERSBURG, Ohio (AP) — An Amish man who fired a shot into the air as he cleared his rifle was charged Tuesday with reckless homicide in the shooting death of…

May 30, 2012No CommentRead More

Ohio justice says she’ll leave court

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton announced Tuesday that she plans to leave the court at year’s end, with two years left on her term.…

May 23, 2012No CommentRead More