Amid the data center boom, local governments across Ohio are temporarily banning the facilities.
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Domestic violence-related homicides have increased steadily over the past 10 years in Ohio. Stark County is hoping a new justice center will help curb the rising problem.
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The ban on ranked choice voting in Ohio has both a Republican and a Democratic sponsor, but the vote in both chambers has split largely along party lines.
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Ohio has not gone through with an execution since July 2018, closing in on eight years, and extending the entirety of Gov. Mike DeWine’s tenure.
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The director of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation said typically, less than half of registered Black voters cast ballots in midterms.
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If passed, the city's public health department would be required to oversee an alternative crisis response team, that would respond to certain emergencies instead of police officers. This could include mental health, welfare checks and calls about substance abuse.
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Dominion Middle School was placed on lockdown Wednesday after a student tip alerting the district and police that a student brought a gun to school.
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Sylvia Sherman was the property manager of Colonial Village Apartments before the community was shut down by Columbus officials in late 2023 for unsafe conditions.
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Ideastream Public Media's sports commentator Terry Pluto talks about why this week's annual showcase in Indianapolis matters less for NFL scouting and more for belief.
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Acts from the late 20th century mingle with a slew of international performers on this year's list.
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President Trump hit familiar notes on immigration and culture in his speech Tuesday night, but he largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about.
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University officials say they are considering all the facts, and they have a process to consider the requests to remove Wexner’s name from the medical center, the arts center, and the football complex.
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