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Man charged in stabbing of 93 year old

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:07:01 GMT

Cincinnati police have arrested a man in the killing of a 93-year-old woman stabbed while walking outside her senior-living complex.

Consumer group questions phone deal

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:15:42 GMT

Ohio's state government consumer advocate wants to make sure customers aren't hurt if Frontier Telephone buys Verizon landline assets in Ohio as part of a 14-state deal.

Casino bill could kill church games

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:21:55 GMT

Ohio officials say passage of a casino issue on the state's fall ballot could threaten casino nights held by churches and charities.

Elderly man beaten & robbed

Megan Stembol — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:24:00 GMT

The Van Wert Police Department is looking for a man who they say beat and robbed an elderly man early Thursday morning. The victim suffered minor injuries in the incident.

Tasered man catches fire

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:29:47 GMT

Police in Ohio say officers using a new Taser stun gun briefly set a homeless man on fire while trying to subdue him.

Ohio sees record liquor sales

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:25:03 GMT

Ohioans are keeping their liquor cabinets well stocked, as sales of the hard stuff rose to a record $729.9 million in the fiscal year that ended in June.

Gov candidate open to Gitmo proposal

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:42:18 GMT

A Republican lawmaker who is running for Michigan governor says the state should continue talks with the federal government about housing Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Ohio executes triggerman in 1995 scheme

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:48:27 GMT

Ohio on Tuesday executed a murder-for-hire triggerman for killing the mother of his intended target, who lay severely wounded nearby as his mother died.

Ohio could see near record corn crop

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:26:13 GMT

The government's latest estimate looks for a near-record corn harvest from Ohio farmers, despite harsh spring weather that got this year's crop in the ground late.

GM to boost output due to clunkers

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:52:01 GMT

Higher sales from the government's Cash for Clunkers program have prompted General Motors Co. to boost production at several of its factories, according to company and union officials.

Demjanjuk lawyer asks case to be closed

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:01:07 GMT

John Demjanjuk's attorney asked Munich's state court on Friday to close the case against his client, arguing that Israel has already tried him on accusations of being a guard at the Nazi's Sobibor death camp.

Omarosa is entering a seminary

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:52:31 GMT

This may come as a surprise to anyone who has seen her villainous ways on reality TV: Omarosa is entering an Ohio seminary to study for the ministry.

Prison assessed for Gitmo transfers

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:14:38 GMT

Representatives of four federal agencies have visited a maximum security prison in rural Michigan to assess its suitability to house Guantanamo Bay inmates.

Regulators OK Blue Cross rate increase

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:10:47 GMT

State regulators have approved an average 22 percent rate increase for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan health insurance policies covering about 200,000 people.

3 arrested near house where body found

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:05:28 GMT

Police say three men have been arrested near a burned-out house on Detroit's northeast side where a man's body was found.

Linwood celebrates pickle in 3-day fest

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:01:59 GMT

Festival-goers can pick up pecks of pickles in Bay County this weekend.

2-year-old 'watched her daddy die'

Ken Kolker — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:09:10 GMT

Brian Michael had planned to run an errand Sunday evening - to buy paint for his daughter's bedroom. But he was killed after the Chevrolet he was driving was hit by a falling tree branch.

Neighbors twitter to fight crime

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:12:36 GMT

Cruise down the tree-lined streets of the Old Oaks neighborhood on a summer evening and know this: Someone is watching you.

New casino opens in Michigan

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:00:14 GMT

The FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek opened to the public Wednesday morning after three days of simulated operations.

Ohio State fair parking scam

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:58:02 GMT

Vehicle owners complain they're getting conned into parking in the wrong place for the Ohio State Fair and are then facing big towing costs.

Boy drowns at indoor water park

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:07:16 GMT

A 3-year-old boy has drowned at a northern Ohio indoor water park that calls itself the nation's largest.

Police in Parker-Broderick case charged

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:36:20 GMT

Two Ohio police chiefs accused of snooping on the surrogate mother for actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have been charged with several felonies

Schools use stimulus money for deficit

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:32:51 GMT

Cleveland public schools will use $7 million in federal economic-development stimulus money to cut a $14 million budget deficit in half.

UP judge arrested for drunken driving

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:29:23 GMT

Authorities say an Upper Peninsula judge has been arrested for suspected drunken driving after police clocked him speeding more than 100 miles an hour.

OH man claims assault by boxer Pavlik

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:21:40 GMT

An Ohio man claims WBC middleweight boxing champion Kelly Pavlik and his trainer assaulted him at a bar in Pavlik's hometown of Youngstown.

Man faces 24 charges in MI sex assaults

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:56:58 GMT

A 39-year-old man who was released on parole in September has been charged in connection with a series of sexual assaults in Detroit.

440 investors defrauded in $50M scheme

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:46:38 GMT

The Securities and Exchange Commission says about 440 investors were defrauded of $50 million in a Ponzi scheme run in the Detroit area.

2 rob Celina gas station at gunpoint

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:30:34 GMT

Two men in hooded sweatshirts armed with guns robbed a Shell gas station early Monday morning in Celina. Police are asking for help in finding suspects.

Ohioans face budget impacts

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:40:59 GMT

Ohio's next operating budget is now law.

150 dogs found dead in freezers

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:16:42 GMT

Police say about 150 dead dogs were found packed in freezers in the basement of a Michigan home where more than 110 live dogs, mostly Chihuahuas, were rescued this week.