The latest independent poll on the presidential race in Ohio shows pretty much what all the other polls have shown. By wide margins, Ohio Democrats favor Hillary Clinton as their nominee and Ohio Republicans favor Rudy Guiliani. And when the two are matched head-to-head, it’s a virtual tie.

Some Ohio legislators are hoping that a new high-tech gizmo will help alert law-abiding Ohioans when a sex offender who’s been freed from prison comes near them. And lawmakers are also looking at other uses for this new invention.

The two Cleveland-area developers who want to construct Ohio’s only legal gambling casino in Wilmington have just encountered their first hurdle. They’re being told – if they want to put their full plan onto the ballot, it may take more than one ballot issue.

The Pickaway County sheriff’s office identified two men late Wednesday afternoon who died in an early morning crash near Rickenbacker Airport.