Ohio mom sentenced to 3 years in fatal fire
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman whose two young daughters died in a fire after she fell asleep while drinking has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Dry run is new Cincinnati casino's last big hurdle
Written by AMANDA LEE MYERS,Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — The last of Ohio's four voter-approved casinos will try to clear a final major hurdle Wednesday before being allowed to open to the public.
Ohio court spars with lawyers in school Bible case
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS,Associated Press JULIE CARR SMYTH,Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a heated hour of arguments, Ohio Supreme Court justices sparred with lawyers Wednesday over the extent to which a now-fired public school science teacher had the right to push his personal religious beliefs in class.
Ohio report cards released after delays from probe
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's latest ratings of public school performance show that schools made strong academic gains in eighth-grade math and science.
House panel plans vote on Ohio Turnpike bond deal
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio House panel is nearing a vote on Republican Gov. John Kasich's proposal to raise around $1.5 billion for state highway projects through Ohio Turnpike bonds.
Union bill sponsor joins Ohio public pension panel
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The sponsor of an Ohio measure aimed at curbing the collective bargaining rights of public workers has been named to a panel that oversees the health of the state's public pension funds.
Magazine calls Centerville doughnut shop one of the best
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CENTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — So who has the best doughnuts in Ohio?
Scientists seeks solutions to Lake Erie algae
Written by JOHN FLESHER,AP Environmental Writer
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Toxic algae blooms on Lake Erie may form more often unless farms and cities do a better job of controlling runoff of nutrients that feed them, a scientist said Tuesday as specialists developed proposals for confronting the threat.