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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers tells employers to watch their mailboxes as it prepares to send out dividend checks totaling around $1.5 billion. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation says strong investment returns, fewer injury claims and agency cost savings are behind the payouts. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and BWC […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The county that includes Columbus is urging residents to immediately stop using e-cigarette and vaping products as authorities investigate an outbreak of lung injuries associated with their use. Franklin County Public Health officials say 17 of the 530 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control were in Ohio, including three […]

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Federal investigators say a cargo plane that crashed in Ohio and killed two Texas pilots clipped several trees as it was attempting to land. The National Transportation Safety Board says in a preliminary report released Friday that no problems were reported during the flight. The plane went down on Sept. 11 […]

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A pair of auto plants in Ohio plan on stopping production beginning next week because of the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors. GM said Friday that DMAX near Dayton will halt making diesel engines for GM’s heavy-duty pickup trucks, putting about 500 workers on temporary layoff. Union officials say […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Ohio Republican Party is paying a $100,000 civil penalty to the Federal Election Commission for improperly funding a 2014 voter turnout database built by the company of an ally of then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik). Cleveland.com reports an agreement announced last week cites the party for using almost $490,000 in non-federal […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly from July to August. State officials on Friday said the unemployment rate was 4.1% in August, compared with 4% the previous month. Ohio’s unemployment rate stood at 4.6% in August 2018. The national rate was 3.7% in August, unchanged from July, and down from […]

BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) — Court records show the man charged with fatally shooting an Ohio deputy in February will enter a plea next week. Twenty-four-year-old Wade Edward Winn is accused of shooting through a wall at sheriff’s deputies, killing Deputy Bill Brewer and wounding another deputy during a standoff at an apartment in the county […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Ohio Republican Party is paying a $100,000 civil penalty to the Federal Election Commission for improperly funding a 2014 voter turnout database through a company tied to an ally of then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik). Cleveland.com reports an agreement announced last week cites the party for using almost $490,000 in non-federal […]

BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) — Court records show the man charged with fatally shooting an Ohio deputy in February will enter a plea next week. Twenty-four-year-old Wade Edward Winn is accused of shooting through a wall at sheriff’s deputies, killing Deputy Bill Brewer and wounding another deputy during a standoff at an apartment in the county […]

COSHOCTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a driver who led law enforcement on a multi-county, high-speed chase in Ohio has been charged with felonious assault. Court records show 47-year-old Stephen Wolfe was charged Wednesday in Licking County. The Coshocton Tribune reports court documents say Wolfe fled a state trooper who tried to stop him Monday […]