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Suspect seen fleeing Ohio shooting that wounded 10 sought, police say
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are seeking a suspect seen fleeing an early morning shooting in Ohio’s capital that sent 10 people to hospitals, one in critical condition. Columbus police said officers dispatched to the Short North Arts District north of the downtown area just...
Amid GOP infighting, judge strips Ohio House speaker of control over Republican caucus campaign fund
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A county judge stripped Republican Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens of his control over the GOP caucus’ campaign fund on Friday, escalating intraparty tensions in the chamber headed into November’s election. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Mark...
Ohio State hires Campbell's Justin Haire as baseball coach after Bill Mosiello's resignation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State has hired longtime Campbell University coach Justin Haire as its new baseball coach. Haire, who spent 17 years at the North Carolina school, including the last 10 as head coach, was named the Buckeyes' 13th baseball coach on Friday. He replaced Bill...
Norfolk Southern said ahead of the NTSB hearing that railroads will examine vent and burn decisions
Days before the National Transportation Safety Board is set to explain why first responders were wrong to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside after the East Palestine derailment, Norfolk Southern said Friday it plans to lead an industrywide effort to improve the way those...
Roller coaster strikes and critically injures man in restricted area of Ohio theme park
CINCINNATI (AP) — A man who apparently entered a restricted area to retrieve his lost keys at a theme park in Ohio was critically injured when he was struck by a steel roller coaster, police and park officials said. The 38-year-old man appeared to have entered a fenced area at...
FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly three decades after two young women were found with their throats slashed in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, federal authorities announced Thursday that they have identified a now-deceased serial rapist from Ohio as the person they believe was responsible for...
Witnesses say Ohio man demanded Jeep before he stabbed couple at a Nebraska interstate rest area
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Witnesses say they heard an Ohio man demand the keys to a Jeep that was being towed behind a Missouri couple's RV before he brutally stabbed them both and killed the man at an Interstate 80 rest area. James Thompson Jr., 22, was formally charged with...
NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says
The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men's and women's basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68 teams, according to a person familiar with the details. The proposals...
Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Stifling heat blanketed tens of millions across United States on Tuesday, forcing people and even zoo animals to find ways to cool down as summer arrives in what promises to be a sweltering week. Extreme heat alerts stretched from Iowa to Ohio and even into the...
What's a heat dome? Here's why so much of the US is broiling this week
FENTON, Mich. (AP) — With much of the Midwest and the Northeast broiling — or about to broil — in extreme summer heat this week, meteorologists are talking about heat waves and heat domes. Both mean it's really hot — and people will hear those terms a lot more as the world...
