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Ohio House Dems Call For Reporting Reforms For JobsOhio

Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:55:15 +0000

Democrats in the Ohio House are proposing a series of reforms they say will make Gov. John Kasich's private nonprofit job-creation office, JobsOhio, more accountable to the public.

Secretary of State Discounts Stories of Widespread Voter Fraud

Ohio Public Radio and Jo Ingles — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:32:15 +0000

Voter fraud is an issue that’s talked about a lot around election time but Ohio’s top elections official says it’s not a big problem in Ohio. Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles takes a look at the post 2012 presidential election report and has more on the story.

Teacher Requirements Relaxed For 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee

Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:27 +0000

State lawmakers have approved a bill making more teachers temporarily eligible to participate in meeting Ohio's new third-grade reading guarantee.

Licking County Crash Victims Identified

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:55:47 +0000

The State Highway Patrol has identified the man who was killed overnight in a chain-reaction crash involving three tractor-trailers and a pickup truck on eastbound Interstate 70 between state Routes 310 and 158 in Licking County.

Imprisoned Amish No Longer Must Take Classes

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:47:03 +0000

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons says the Amish imprisoned in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio will no longer be required to attend high-school equivalency classes while serving their sentences.

Second Cleveland Casino Planned

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:43:56 +0000

Cleveland Casino owner Dan Gilbert says he plans to build a second gambling establishment in that city.

Gawkers Showing Up At Castro Home

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:34:39 +0000

There is apparently no shortage of people who want to see the house where three once-missing Cleveland women were found alive.

OSU Students Witness Oklahoma Twister

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:39 +0000

Two Ohio State University metorology students are back from Oklahoma, where they got to chase some storms.

Astronomers ID Fireball Seen In Ohio

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:34 +0000

A bright light seen traveling across the sky over the weekend by dozens of witnesses in Ohio and several other states is what astronomers are calling a fragmenting meteoric fireball.

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Species Named

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:22 +0000

Cleveland Museum of Natural History curator Michael Ryan has named a new species of dinosaur he found in Canada.

CCS Board Backs Some Education Commission Recommendations

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:21:50 +0000

The Columbus school board is throwing its support behind some of the findings of Mayor Michael Coleman's education commission.

Pottery Thief Sentenced

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:42:14 +0000

A Columbus man who admitted stealing rare pottery from Ohio State University and selling it to an antiques dealer has been sentenced to eight months in jail.

Fatal Crash Closes Portion of I-70

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:13:47 +0000

One man was killed overnight in a chain-reaction crash involving three tractor-trailer trucks and a pickup truck on Interstate 70 in Licking County.

Existing Home Sales Increase

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:57:36 +0000

Sales of existing homes rose in April on the local, state, and national levels.

No Air Force Jets For Rickenbacker

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:56:04 +0000

The Pentagon says Central Ohio will not get a base for the U.S. Air Force's next generation of refueling aircraft.

Columbus Man Charged With Threatening POTUS

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:17 +0000

Federal charges have been filed against a Columbus man accused of threatening to kill President Obama.

New Fairfield County Interchange Planned

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:52:29 +0000

Major improvements are planned for U.S. Route 33 in Fairfield County.

Preventing Deaths In Hocking Hills

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:38 +0000

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is taking steps to prevent more deaths from falls in the Hocking Hills area.

Police Raid Marijuana Growing Operation

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:50 +0000

Hilliard police are looking for a person of interest in connection with a marijuana raid on Wednesday.

COTA Bus Shooter Indicted

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:25 +0000

The man charged with firing a shot that struck a woman on a COTA bus last month has been indicted on 12 counts of felonious assault.