COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters won’t see candidates labeled as Libertarians on their ballots this fall after the state organization declined to submit the thousands of signatures needed to form a minor political party in the key swing state. Ohio law requires groups seeking minor-party status to file a petition signed by a certain number of registered voters, roughly …

FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — A former state lawmaker who runs a small airport in northwestern Ohio is setting out to restore a plane that flew during the D-Day invasion. Rex Damschroder says he hopes to have the DC-3 ready for the 75th anniversary of D-Day in 2019. And he plans to fly the plane to France for the celebration. Damschroder …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio State University drum major instructor accused of raping a female student was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual battery and apologizing to the victim in court.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Texas restrictions on abortion clinics might bring renewed focus on an Ohio proposal regarding aborted fetal remains. A bill that would require Ohio hospitals and providers to cremate or bury such remains passed the Senate earlier this year and a similar proposal is pending in the House. Lawmakers are …

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The ringleader of a scheme that smuggled teens into the U.S. and kept them as virtual slaves while forcing them to work at an egg farm and live in run-down trailers was sentenced to just over 15 years in prison Monday. Aroldo Castillo-Serrano, a Guatemalan who is in the U.S. illegally, will be deported once he’s …

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say two people had to be rescued from a northwest Ohio river after a woman fell off a tube that was being pulled by a small boat and a man jumped in after her. The Blade in Toledo reports the Coast Guard says the woman fell during a sudden windstorm on the Maumee River Sunday …

LONDON, Ohio (AP) — More than two dozen investigators are focused on solving the slayings of eight relatives who were found shot in southern Ohio two months ago, officials overseeing the top-priority investigation said Tuesday. In terms of the manpower and resources devoted to the case, it’s shaping up to be the biggest in the history of the Ohio Bureau …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The owner of five tigers and other exotic animals seized from a northeast Ohio farm is asking a judge to find her exempt from the state law that tightened restrictions on keeping dangerous wild animals. Owner Cyndi Huntsman argues that Stump Hill Farm near Massillon was exempt from those permit requirements under the law’s wording when …

MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An 18-year-old Cincinnati woman has been crowned Miss Ohio. The Mansfield News Journal reports Alice Magoto wore her prom dress during the competition Saturday in Mansfield against 19 other women. She told reporters afterward that she was excited to represent Ohio in the Miss America contest. In addition to the Miss Ohio title, Magoto won a …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus police chief says security will be beefed up for this weekend’s Pride Festival, which is one of the largest in the Midwest. Chief Kim Jacobs said Monday that extra uniformed and undercover officers are being assigned to the event, including extra officers on bikes. The agency also is monitoring private events at clubs being …