SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — A man who entered a restricted area at Ohio’s Cedar Point amusement park to look for a lost cellphone has been struck by a roller coaster and killed. Police say James A. Young had just finished riding the Raptor on Thursday and jumped over a fence to retrieve something he dropped during the 57 mph ride. …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Winning another national championship has made Urban Meyer a butter man. The Ohio State University football coach and Buckeyes mascot Brutus are being honored with butter sculptures at this year’s Ohio State Fair, which opened today in Columbus. The life-size sculptures are joining the traditional butter cow and calf in a 46-degree cooler in the American …

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say 37 people have been indicted in northeast Ohio for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday that the 37 are charged in a 261-count indictment returned by a grand jury in Mahoning County. The indictment came after an investigation by a multi-agency drug …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s John Kasich, a blunt governor who embraces conservative ideals but disdains the political sport of bashing Hillary Rodham Clinton, is to become the 16th notable Republican to enter the 2016 presidential race. The second-term governor and former congressman declares his candidacy Tuesday at Ohio State University, where as a freshman political science major in 1970, …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The reputation of Ohio State University’s fired band director was not harmed by the university or anyone acting on its behalf, the school said in a court filing asking a judge to dismiss the director’s $1 million defamation lawsuit. The university denied it escalated negative publicity about former band leader Jonathan Waters through press releases and …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House is expected to soon consider a fast-moving proposal that some say could block an effort to legalize marijuana if both issues are approved by Ohio voters.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio teen couple accused in a three-state, six-day crime spree that authorities say ended because the pair couldn’t swim across the wide Ohio River have been charged in Pennsylvania as adults, authorities said Wednesday.

FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) — Police in northern Ohio say an officer has shot and killed a man during a traffic stop. Findlay Police Chief Greg Horne says the officer fired at the 30-year-old man during a struggle after he tried to get back in the car. The chief says a gun was found inside the car. The traffic stop happened …

MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — The original electric chair from the Columbus Penitentiary has made its way to the Ohio State Reformatory. The execution device dubbed “Old Sparky” arrived June 1 and is on permanent loan to the prison-turned-museum from the Ohio Historical Society, the News Journal reports. “We’re getting 89 more pieces (to the chair),” said Paul Smith, executive director …

BELLEFONTAINE — Five-year-old Michael G. Barton died early Wednesday after medical efforts failed to save him from recently sustained head injuries. Doctors at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus checked for brain activity with a test at 11 p.m. following medical protocol to wait 12 hours between tests. There was no activity and by 12:44 a.m. Michael was declared dead. The …