SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. John Kasich urged Ohioans on Tuesday to set aside their political divisions and the “age-old fear of change” to help move the state and nation forward. In his penultimate State of the State address, the Republican governor and former presidential contender said modern Ohioans should look to the great innovators of the state’s history …

NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The second of the three inmates who escaped from a community-based corrections facility in southeast Ohio has been captured. An official at SEPTA Correctional Facility in Nelsonville says 25-year-old Justin Stanley was caught Monday in Newark. Authorities say Stanley and 30-year-old David Skeens escaped from the 112-bed prison in Nelsonville early Saturday while 29-year-old Troy Byrd …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Two men, one hospitalized in critical condition with gunshot wounds, have been arrested in connection with a nightclub gunbattle that killed one person and injured 16 others, police said on Thursday. The men face murder charges, with more charges against them expected, police Chief Eliot Isaac said. At least three guns were inside the club, and more …

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A serial killer known as the “Angel of Death” after he admitted killing three dozen hospital patients in Ohio and Kentucky during the 1970s and ‘80s was beaten in his cell and is in critical condition, state authorities said Wednesday. Donald Harvey, who is serving multiple life sentences, was hospitalized, said JoEllen Smith, spokeswoman for Ohio’s …

OREGON, Ohio (AP) — Court records show a man arrested in a crash in Ohio that killed three members of family has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide. The records show 26-year-old Alejandro Ramirez-Jaramillo pleaded not guilty Monday in Municipal Court in Oregon, east of Toledo. His hometown couldn’t immediately be confirmed Monday. The State Highway …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state has agreed to pay about $1.45 million each to two men declared wrongfully imprisoned for more than 16 years in a woman’s slaying, the Court of Claims announced Thursday. The court said in a statement that it approved a settlement between the state and Robert Gondor and Randy Resh this month. The men were …

FINDLAY — The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two people found dead Monday evening at 605 Palm Drive, Liberty Township. Ashley M. Sayarath, 19, of that address, was found with two gunshot wounds and pronounced deceased at the scene. David Sayarath, 30, of Bluffton and cousin of Ashley, was found deceased at the scene with one gunshot wound. …

COLUMBUS — Courtney Fulton, of Kenton, was selected to serve as CFAES Student Council representative for Agricultural Education Society (AES) at The Ohio State University. Fulton is the daughter of Jason and Shelly Fulton and a graduate of Kenton High School. In addition to AES, she is a member of Real Life, Campus Crusade for Christ and is a resident …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state estimates that 750,000 Ohioans would lose coverage if its expansion of Medicaid is phased out under the Republican plan backed by President Donald Trump to replace Obamacare. The plan would eliminate federal funding incentives that provided for expansion under the Affordable Care Act. A phase-out of Ohio’s expansion would reduce Ohio Medicaid spending by …

DELTA, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a man shot and killed the mother of his 10-month-old son   and abducted the boy before being caught in Indiana. Delta Police Chief Nathan Hartsock says authorities tracked James Ramey’s cellphone to Fulton   County, Indiana, where he was found with the boy Tuesday. The child wasn’t hurt. Police say Ramey will be …