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Judge rejects Ohio elections chief’s request

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by Ohio’s elections chief to hold off in enforcing his court’s order on disputed early voting days in…

Man held in murder of 3

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — A convicted felon accused of killing an Ohio woman and her two children over the weekend is being held on a $3 million bond. Erie County…

Crucial Ohio at the heart of campaign

MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — It’s all about Ohio — again. The economy has improved here, and so has President Barack Obama’s standing, putting pressure on Republican Mitt Romney in a…

Charge dismissed against man once on death row

CLEVELAND (AP) — A man who spent more than 21 years on death row is free after a judge dismissed the murder charge against him in the 1988 stabbing death…

Boards can’t set final hours of early voting

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state election chief on Tuesday barred counties from setting voting hours on disputed early-voting days, saying that establishing new times would confuse voters while a…

Ohio texting ban for drivers starts Friday

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — People who text or fiddle with other hand-held electronic devices while driving anywhere in Ohio will be breaking the law beginning Friday. That’s when Ohio’s statewide…

Amish beliefs at center of trial

CLEVELAND (AP) — A group of Amish men and women accused of hate crimes in hair-cutting attacks took action out of concern that members of their religion were straying from…

Ohio officer charged in pot smuggling scheme

CINCINNATI (AP) — A veteran of a small suburban Cincinnati police force has been indicted on federal charges of conspiring to smuggle marijuana across the country through methods that included…

Man gets life for killing, dismembering lover

URBANA, Ohio (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to stabbing, suffocating and dismembering his girlfriend has been sentenced to life in prison and must serve at least 42 years…

Five years later, Findlay and Ottawa wait for flooding fix

FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) — The scars from flooding that swamped this northwest Ohio town are still visible five years later. What’s more troubling for residents and local leaders is that…