COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Objections by family members did not directly influence a coroner’s decision to shield full autopsy reports of eight relatives who were shot in their homes, the coroner said in a deposition filed Tuesday in the state Supreme Court. Relatives of those victims raised concerns about the release of details of how their loved ones died, Pike …

FINDLAY — Republican State Central Committee member Cheryl Buckland of Findlay has announced her intent to run for the 83rd Ohio House district, which includes Hancock, Hardin and a portion of Logan County. Incumbent State Rep. Robert Cole Sprague is not seeking re-election in 2018 to run for the state treasurer’s job that year. Buckland’s political approach will tap on …

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A man driving a van with a woman and three children inside led police on a high-speed chase in Ohio before he was stopped, reached down to light a cigarette and was fatally shot by an officer, according to a police dispatch log. The Tuesday chase began in Strongsville, about 20 miles south of downtown Cleveland, …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy who stopped at convenience store for coffee on his way to work stopped an armed robbery. Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil says Terry Harper was at the United Dairy Farmers in suburban Cheviot at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday when a masked man came in and tried to rob the cashier. He says Harper …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State officials say a record number of concealed carry licenses for handguns were issued last year. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday that nearly 118,000 new permits were issued in 2016 along with 41,000 renewals. The total of 159,000 permits is the highest number since the state began issuing concealed carry licenses in 2004. The …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio State University student has died after falling from a parking garage. Police say Madison Paul fell from the top floor of a campus garage around 2 p.m. on Monday. Officials say Paul was taken to Wexner Medical Center where she later succumbed to her injuries. Paul’s age was not immediately available. Ohio …

MARION, Ohio (AP) — Health officials say a 9-year-old boy from Marion is the fifth child to die after suffering flu-related illness in Ohio this month. Relatives say his family initially thought the third-grader was suffering breathing problems related to his asthma. He was rushed to a Columbus hospital, where he died. Ohio previously reported four flu-related child deaths in …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court said Wednesday it will hear an open records dispute involving autopsy reports in the unsolved slayings of eight family members. At issue are lawsuits filed by Ohio newspapers seeking the full, unredacted copies of the reports on victims of the April 22 massacre in southern Ohio. The court gave both sides three …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio lawmaker said she was stunned to learn that thousands of elementary students are suspended for disobedience or disruptions each school year and plans to introduce legislation that would ban such punishment except in cases where a student threatens to harm. State Sen. Peggy Lehner, a Kettering Republican who leads the education committee, said a …

WEST LIBERTY, Ohio (AP) — A 16-year-old boy who was shot at his school last month says a positive attitude has helped him cope as he continues a remarkable recovery from critical wounds. Logan Cole discussed his recovery in an interview this week with radio station WBLL in Bellefontaine, The Springfield News-Sun reported. He was hospitalized and required surgery after …