Construction starts on $122M Ohio headquarters
Written by AMANDA LEE MYERS,Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Construction began Thursday on a consumer-data company's new $122 million headquarters in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, a development being touted for deepening the city's ongoing transformation from a declining Rust Belt dinosaur to a region pulsing with new development and revitalization.
40-car pileup closes I-70 west of Indianapolis
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BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police say a pileup with more than 40 vehicles has closed Interstate 70 in both directions west of Indianapolis
Kasich unveils plan to boost struggling schools
Written by DAN SEWELL,Associated Press JULIE CARR SMYTH,Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich unveiled a school-funding overhaul on Thursday that he said is aimed at helping students in poor districts compete while introducing changes meant to reward and highlight innovation.
Ohio governor gives insights on Medicaid expansion
Written by ANN SANNER,Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich dropped hints Thursday about whether he'll push to expand Medicaid under the federal health care law to cover more poor people in the state.
Trial set for September in Afghanistan massacre
Written by GENE JOHNSON,Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — A military judge has scheduled a Sept. 3 court martial for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the U.S. soldier accused of massacring 16 Afghan villagers during nighttime raids last year.
Ohio company contests citations after worker dies
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MIAMISBURG, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio roofing company is contesting two safety citations issued by federal workplace overseers who said a worker died from heat stroke complications.
Federal judge dismisses Ohio bullying lawsuit
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by the parents of a bullied Ohio teen who killed herself in 2008.
Ohio judge wants evaluation of teen in slaying
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio judge has ordered a mental evaluation of one of the teens charged in the fatal shooting of another boy during an after-school fight earlier this month.