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Former Wrestlers Say Ohio State Ignored Doctor’s Abuse
Four former student-athletes on the Ohio State University wrestling team claim the school did not protect athletes from a team doctor accused of sexually abusing potentially hundreds of students over two decades.
Read moreCourt Revives E-School Fight Against $80M Deduction
A shuttered online charter school fighting Ohio’s clawback of $80 million persuaded a state appeals court to remand its challenge of an administrative decision from the state school board that led to the loss in funding.
Read moreEx-USA Diving Coach Accused of Sexual Assault, Coercion
A former member of the Ohio State University Diving Club claims in a class action that a former coach used his position to sexually abuse her and says neither the college nor USA Diving did enough to protect female athletes from such abuse.
Read moreTraveler Slams Seizure of Dogs by Ohio Authorities
A California man who was traveling through Ohio with his two adult dogs and 10 puppies claims in court that authorities seized the dogs, one of which is his registered service animal, because he did not have local dog tags.
Read moreStormy Daniels Arrested at Ohio Strip Club
Stormy Daniels, the porn actress suing to nullify a confidentiality agreement over an alleged affair with President Donald Trump, was arrested Wednesday night in Columbus, Ohio, according to her attorney.
Read moreEthics Review Sought as Ex-Coaches at Ohio St. Defend Jordan
A watchdog group and a former special counsel to President Barack Obama are seeking an ethics review of U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan even as former colleagues back his statements that he didn’t know about sexual abuse of wrestlers while coaching at Ohio State University.
Read moreClinging to Its Ticketing Cameras, Toledo Sues Ohio
Just over a week after its first effort foundered at the Ohio Supreme Court, the city of Toledo brought a constitutional complaint to revive its program of issuing traffic tickets with unmanned cameras.
Read morePoll: Voters in 3 States Will ‘Send Message’ to Trump in Midterms
A plurality of voters in Florida, Ohio and Arizona say they intend to “send a message” that more Democrats are needed to keep President Donald Trump in check, according to an NBC News/Marist Poll released this week.
Read moreChallenge to Ohio Maps Renewed After High-Court Punt
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio said Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to sidestep two partisan-redistricting cases helped clarify its legal claims in an amended gerrymandering lawsuit against state officials.
Read moreGun Advocates Sue Cincinnati and Columbus
Ohio gun advocates sued Cincinnati and Columbus this week, claiming city laws banning “trigger activators” — bump stocks — on guns are unconstitutional.
Read moreParole Board Recommends Death for Ohio Stabber
Ohio’s parole board decided Friday not to grant clemency to a death-row inmate after considering the testimony of a juror who said he voted to put the man to death based on misleading information about his fraught childhood and drug addiction.
Read moreCourt Hears Team’s Challenge to Tax on Bobbleheads
Major League Baseball’s Cincinnati Reds asked the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday to reverse a finding that sports teams must pay sales taxes on collectible bobblehead toys and other giveaways to fans on game days.
Read moreSupreme Court Upholds Ohio Voter-Purge Process
Challengers said the process blocked more than 7,500 qualified Ohioans from voting in the 2016 election, but the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that the state’s method of pruning its voter rolls comports with federal law.
Read moreOhio Furniture Store Accused of Reneging on Freebies
Two lawsuits filed in state court claim an Ohio furniture store refused to honor its advertised promotion after promising free furniture if 69 percent of Ohio voters turned out for the 2016 presidential election.
Read moreFarming Co-op Can Give Insurance Rebates After Merger
The U.S. Department of Agriculture improperly rescinded an Ohio farming cooperative’s ability to offer insurance rebates to its members after a merger that doubled its membership, the Sixth Circuit ruled Monday.
Read moreACLU Claims Ohio Election Maps Favor Republicans
Backed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, 16 Democratic voters sued Governor John Kasich and other Republican lawmakers on Wednesday, claiming the GOP manipulated the congressional map to such a degree that it no longer reflects the political will of Ohioans.
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