UPDATE: A Ohio charter school treasurer is accused of embezzling $472,000 in taxpayer dollars.
Sketching impressive contributions to society in intensely personal terms, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to more than a dozen political and cultural greats Tuesday, including rocker Bob Dylan, astronaut John Glenn and novelist Toni Morrison.
Ohio officials are preparing to impose new rules on owners of exotic animals without knowing exactly how many lions, leopards, bears and other creatures live in the state.
Senator Sherrod Brown has proposed a new bill to help veterans file for disability benefits.
The state's highest court has dismissed a legal challenge to a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow gay marriage in the state.
The Ohio Senate has passed the last in a package of bills aimed at shoring up the state's five public pension funds.
Startup costs related to Ohio's upcoming regulations for exotic animals are among new spending items in a wide-ranging midterm budget bill headed Wednesday to Gov. John Kasich for his expected signature.
Officers are forced to fire rounds at suspects two nights in a row in one South Side neighborhood. NBC4's Mike Bowersock went to the city for its plan to stop the violence.
Heath officials and state legislators are looking for solutions after a patient's escape from a nursing home caused a citywide manhunt.
A city police chief is chosen to replace Sheriff Walter Davis III who resigned following allegations that he misused funds.
A legislative committee that's considering new regulations on exotic animal ownership in Ohio is scheduled to make tweaks to the proposal and possibly vote on it late Wednesday afternoon.
A statewide texting-while-driving ban that could be tricky to enforce cleared the Ohio Legislature on Tuesday and was headed to the governor's desk for his expected signature.
A new proposal requiring Ohio welfare recipients to pass a drug test before receiving assistance is under consideration in the state Senate.
Republican lawmakers have dropped their lawsuit against Ohio's elections chief over the handling of provisional ballots after a federal judge threatened them with contempt of court.
In a swing state like Ohio, where a few thousand votes one way or another can make all the difference, stirring up the gay marriage issue is a bit of a gamble. The president’s decision to announce his personal support for gay marriage this week has political strategists buzzing about the possibilities.
The city of Columbus and Nationwide Insurance are partnering to bring in a large conference in 2013.
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman has informed the NBA that Ohio's largest city wants to become home to a professional basketball team now that the city and surrounding county have bought Nationwide Arena.
The U.S. Senate campaign in Ohio pitting state treasurer Josh Mandel against incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown, has all the markings of a nasty affair. Outside conservative groups and superpacs have already funded more than $5 million worth of ads attacking Sherrod Brown’s record. The Brown campaign is now airing its first television ad attacking Mandel’s hiring practices as Ohio Treasurer.
The levy controversy in Westerville just won't go away.
The City of Columbus has identified 128 rundown properties that will be among the first to fall in an effort to cleanup area neighborhoods.
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