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SWAT officer kills man during hostage situation
A man was shot and killed by SWAT officers on Tuesday after a domestic dispute at a Columbus home turned into a hourlong hostage situation, police said. Officers responding to a domestic violence call on the city's west side around 3 p.m. discovered 28-year-old Kevin Scott Boozer yelling outside of ...
Remains of 10 Ohio veterans found are buried
Veterans and civilians stood side by side to honor 10 Ohio veterans whose remains were buried Tuesday with full military honors, several months after they were found in a funeral home basement. Six veterans conducted a rifle salute, taps was played and the name of each of the men and ...
Ukrainian Orthodox Church head Constantine dies
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America says its leader has died. The church says in a statement that 75-year-old Metropolitan Constantine died on Monday morning after a serious illness. He was a life-long resident of Pittsburgh and had led the church since 1993. His secular name was Theodore Buggan. Funeral ...
Exotic animal regulations head to Ohio governor
Legislation that would tighten regulations on owning exotic animals in Ohio was headed Tuesday to the governor for his expected signature, months after authorities were forced to shoot dozens of lions, tigers and other dangerous wildlife released from a farm last fall. The measure would ban new ownership of exotic ...
Ohio panel on gambling bill compromise postponed
Compromise continues to elude state lawmakers on a wide-ranging regulatory bill affecting Ohio casinos, racetrack slots and other forms of gambling. The negotiating committee has set its next meeting for Wednesday after two postponements in a week. The panel seeks to iron out differences between House and Senate versions of ...
OH docs can't reveal drilling chemicals to public
Doctors given new access to the proprietary chemical recipes that oil and gas drillers use to crack into Ohio shale would be prohibited from sharing the information with the public under an energy proposal moving through the Ohio House. Environmentalists liken the restriction to a gag order on medical professionals. ...
FBI confirms probe of Ohio campaign contributions
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed its involvement in an investigation of questionable campaign contributions to two Ohio officeholders, freshman U.S. Rep. James Renacci and state treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel. Andrew Hayden, the FBI's supervisory resident agent in Canton, said Tuesday the bureau has questioned employees ...
Ohio lawmakers OK proposed Lake Erie water rules
Ohio's governor says new rules on how much water farms and factories in Ohio can draw from Lake Erie will help bring jobs to the state. But environmental groups are worried the rules don't go far enough to protect the lake. Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sihk) plans to put the rules ...
Ad aimed at women takes on Obama's economic record
TITLE: Basketball LENGTH: 60 seconds (A 30-second version also is airing.) AIRING: Network affiliates in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, considered swing states. KEY IMAGES: This ad from Crossroads GPS, a group with ties to Republican political strategist Karl Rove, uses actors ...
Ohio deputies investigating 6-month-old's homicide
Authorities in northeast Ohio are investigating the death of a 6-month-old who suffered a blow to the head. The Summit County medical examiner's office ruled Tuesday that the death of Kylie Dawson of Wooster was a homicide. She was taken to the hospital in Wooster last Thursday with head trauma ...
Court: W. Pa. man can appeal DEP ruling
An environmental court has ruled that a western Pennsylvania man can appeal a state finding that his private water well was not contaminated by nearby Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (http://bit.ly/KJ06X9 ) reports Tuesday that Loren Kiskadden can pursue a claim that a Department of Environmental Protection ...
Man accused of more than a dozen stabbings in three states found guilty of murder in Michigan
Man accused of more than a dozen stabbings in three states found guilty of murder in Michigan.
Ohio livestock prices
The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Monday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service: Barrows and gilts on a carcass basis: 93 cents higher. BASE MARKET On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean) 71.00-83.50, weighted average 79.76. Actual pricing with lean premiums added: ...
3-year-old Ohio boy dies after falling from car
Authorities say a 3-year-old boy died when he pushed a handle and tumbled out the back door of a car and then fell under its back wheels while his mother was driving. Deputy Steve Fickenworth of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office says the 23-year-old Columbus woman was turning at an ...
AP-USDA-Eastern Cornbelt Hog Report
LM—HG209 Des Moines, Iowa Tue, May 22, 2012 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (As of 9:30 AM) CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE BARROWS & GILTS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Estimated Actual ...
Ohio family's stolen swine statue is returned
A life-size swine statue is back at home after disappearing in the city once dubbed "Porkopolis." The Cincinnati Enquirer (http://cin.ci/Ljel3f) reports that Maggie Gieseke and her family have kept the heavy, 2-foot-tall statue for a decade in their front yard in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood. Sometimes they dress it ...
Giant Eagle issues recall for bagged lettuce
The Giant Eagle supermarket chain is recalling bags of garden salad because of possible contamination. The Pittsburgh-based chain says various bags of Farmer's Market salad with best before dates between May 12 and May 22 are included. The recall was announced on May 18 by River Ranch Fresh Foods of ...
Ohio law ends labeling of pit bulls as 'vicious'
Pit bulls will no longer be labeled as "vicious" dogs under a new Ohio law. The measure that took effect Tuesday changes current law that defines a vicious dog as one that has seriously hurt or killed a person, killed another dog or is among those commonly known as pit ...
Bond reduced for Ben-Gals cheerleader
A judge has reduced the bond for a Ben-Gals cheerleader facing a sex abuse charge involving a student when she was a high school teacher in northern Kentucky. Sarah Jones, who is 26, also faces a charge of using electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual or ...
Ohio starts highway rest area advertising program
Ohio officials want to help fund highway rest area maintenance and other transportation projects by allowing advertising and sponsorships at state rest stops and welcome centers. The Ohio Department of Transportation says it spends up to $50 million annually to maintain the state's 101 rest areas, including paying for utilities ...
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