Study: Half-Way Houses Not Helpful For Low-Risk Offenders
A new report finds that Ohio inmates at low risk of committing more crimes do worse when put in halfway houses after release from prison.
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NW Ohio burg cheers for hometown gal
ELLISTON - Plenty of fans and supporters came to a northwestern Ohio church to cheer for a local star on Thursday night.
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Proposed bill would allow guns in bars, restaurants
New legislation introduced in the Statehouse this week would allow concealed carry licensees to pack heat in restaurants and bars.
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Ohioans get to vote on new statue for U.S. Capitol
Ohio residents have their chance to say who should represent the state in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.
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Ohio Rep. John Boccieri switches to 'yes' on health care
WASHINGTON -- Democratic Rep. John Boccieri of Ohio is switching his vote to 'yes' on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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Ohio Supreme Court rules sex offenders can request that notification process be blocked
Ohio's worst sexual predators, those in the Tier III category, by law have their addresses reported to the community by police each time they move.
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Ohio Unemployment Rate Up Slightly In February
Ohio's unemployment rate rose to 10.9 percent in February, up from 10.8 percent in January, according to data released Friday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
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The wheels on the bus go buy, buy, buy: Could school bus ads be the answer to budget woes?
School districts have imposed all sorts of drastic cuts to save money during the down economy, canceling field trips and making parents pay for everything from tissues to sports transportation.
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EPA to study 'fracking' gas drilling method
The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it will study potential human health and water quality threats from an oil and natural gas drilling technique that injects massive amounts of water, sand and chemicals underground.
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Kings Island may reopen without troubled coaster
An Ohio amusement park says a popular but troubled wooden roller coaster is likely to remain closed, at least at the start of the upcoming season.
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Strickland Signs Dating Violence Protection Bill
A mother says she hopes a new Ohio law will protect other teens from the fate met by her daughter, killed by an ex-boyfriend who had hurt the girl before.
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Ohio congressman outraged by ad with daughters
Four-year-old Boy Up for Sale on Craigslist First 'American Idol' finalist booted; Ohioan remains Michael Jackson's estate inks record-breaking deal St.
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Top transportation official defends rail project
COLUMBUS -- A plan to restore passenger train service in Ohio is economically sound and has such strong ridership potential that an early estimate of 478,000 probably is low, the state's top transportation official said Wednesday in defending the project to a key Republican skeptic.
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Judge in Ohio orders reporter's arrest in leak
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 10:40 a.m. Read more: National , Crime , Newspaper Reporter Arrested , Leaked Psychiatric Evaluation , Gabriel Baird , Shield Law CLEVELAND a ' A judge has ordered a newspaper reporter arrested over a leaked psychiatric evaluation on a Cleveland man accused of killing 11 women.
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Bill would allow guns in restaurants
A bill introduced in the Ohio Senate would permit people licensed to carry concealed handguns to take the weapons into restaurants that serve alcohol.
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