CINCINNATI (AP) — The 30-year veteran police officer who took over Cincinnati’s department last year doesn’t want to spend time studying for and taking an Ohio certification test. Chief James Craig is appealing to the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and has a July hearing. Craig graduated from police academies in Michigan and California and is […]
By JULIE CARR SMYTH AP Statehouse Correspondent COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Senate fast-tracked legislation on Tuesday aimed at shoring up four of Ohio’s five public pension funds, with both political parties supporting passage of the changes as early as next week. The idea is not expected to move so quickly in the Ohio House, where […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — A northeast Ohio chiropractor has been charged with defrauding Medicare and private insurers out of more than $1 million, including orders for unneeded medical equipment and free dinner offers if patients would assist the alleged scheme. Federal prosecutors in Cleveland announced the indictment Tuesday against 37-year-old John Heary, who most recently lived […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court is weighing whether to require juvenile offenders facing the possibility of detention to consult with an attorney before deciding to waive their right to a lawyer. Current court rules don’t require such a meeting. The proposal is pitting youth advocates against some judges who say the requirement […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Legislature is planning to honor the first responders, law enforcement officers and school officials involved in handling a deadly school shooting in northeast Ohio. The group of about 50 authorities and school leaders is visiting Columbus on Wednesday, a month after the shooting in Chardon. Both the House and Senate […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Experts from the U.S. and Canada say people in the Great Lakes region should not expect any large-scale engineering projects to control water levels in the foreseeable future. A five-year, $14.6 million study released Wednesday proposes changes in how water outflows from Lake Superior are regulated. That might have minor […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fire officials say a man has died after becoming trapped between two large rollers in an industrial machine. Columbus fire Battalion Chief Michael Fowler says 36-year-old Ivan Grover died following a Tuesday evening rescue from the machine at the Genpak LLC coating and laminates packaging company. He says rescue crews found […]
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — Police say images of 11 women have been found on the cell phone of a man charged with using it to secretly photograph them in tanning booths at a southwest Ohio salon. Court records show 19-year-old Zachary K. Thomas of Hamilton was arrested March 1 on a misdemeanor voyeurism charge. Hamilton police […]