Handcuffed inmate sheds medical boot, escapes from deputy at Ohio hospital

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A handcuffed county jail inmate wearing a medical boot ran away Tuesday from an officer who had driven him to a hospital for a doctor's appointment, authorities said. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office said Jason Lyle Conrad was being removed from a transport...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

Cleveland Plain Dealer. May 26, 2023. Editorial: Attempted legislative takeover of state universities is misguided and dangerous State Sen. Jerry Cirino of Kirtland, prime sponsor of Senate Bill 83 -- the so-called Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act -- says the...

Police: Fugitive's body found in Ohio River, days after recapture of fellow Ohio escapee

HENDERSON, KY (AP) — A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said. The discovery brought to a close a...

Saturday's Scores

Girls Softball OHSAA Softball Championships Division II Regional Final Steubenville 6, Chillicothe Unioto 4 Division III Regional Final Defiance Tinora 6, Johnstown 3 Lewistown...

4 employees placed on leave after Ohio prison escape via trash container; 1 inmate still sought

LIMA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say two inmates who escaped from an Ohio prison earlier this week got out by hiding in a trash container, and four employees have been placed on leave as the search continues for one inmate still at large. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and...

Friday's Scores

Girls Softball OHSAA Softball Championships Division I Regional Final Austintown Fitch 11, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 1 Lebanon 7, Fairfield 0 Pataskala Watkins Memorial 6, Marysville 0 ...

2 more Oath Keepers sentenced to prison terms for Jan. 6 Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Army veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow members of the Oath Keepers were sentenced Friday to prison terms, a day after the far-right extremist group's founder received a record-setting 18-years behind bars in the Jan. 6, 2021,...

Doctor's supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old's abortion

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters of an Indianapolis doctor voiced frustration Friday with the Indiana medical board’s decision that she violated patient privacy laws when she talked with a newspaper reporter about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim. The...

Indiana doctor reprimanded, fined $3,000 for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old's abortion

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio. The state Medical Licensing Board...

Indiana board reprimands doctor for violating privacy laws by talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old's abortion