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16 Amish plead not guilty in hair attacks

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen men and women pleaded not guilty Thursday in beard- and hair-cutting attacks against fellow Amish in Ohio. The 10 men and six women and their attorneys…

Sixteen defendants due in court in Ohio Amish attacks

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen Amish men and women face arraignment Thursday in federal court on charges involved in beard- and hair-cutting attacks against fellow Amish in Ohio. An updated indictment…

Ohio leaders stick to new evaluation for schools

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s administration isn’t backing down from a plan to implement a tougher school evaluation system, despite pressure from teachers and education groups that…

Boy brings BB gun to fend off bullies

ELMWOOD PLACE, Ohio (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old Ohio boy told them he brought a BB gun to school to intimidate students who bullied him because he wears ankle…

Ohio House Dems want to use budget surplus to offset cuts to schools, police

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio House Democrats said Monday they will introduce an amendment to the governor’s sweeping mid-biennium review that will use surplus taxpayer money to offset budget cuts…

Casino to hire 600 dealers

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — One of the state’s voter-approved casinos in Columbus says it’s prepared to hire more than 600 full- and part-time dealers. The general manager of Hollywood Casino…

Kasich won’t spare condemned killer

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday refused to spare a condemned inmate scheduled to die next week for killing a teenager during a 1985 farmhouse robbery,…

Owners group takes aim at Ohio exotics animal regulations bill

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Months before Ohio authorities were forced to kill dozens of dangerous wild creatures let loose from their cages last fall, an animal owners group had been…

Police say pets died in phony Ohio vet’s care

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A woman posed as a veterinarian at an animal clinic, treating dogs and cats for nearly two years, including some that apparently died in her care,…

Experts: Casino likely to attract troubled gamblers to Cleveland

CLEVELAND (AP) — Casino gambling is coming to one of America’s poorest cities, and with the glitz and new jobs it’ll bring to Cleveland, the games of chance are also…