A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said.
City officials say a stepped-up crackdown on violence in the Short North area will continue over the long Memorial Day holiday weekend as mayors and police officials around the U.S. roll out strategies in response to the traditional summer bump in violent crime.
Authorities say two inmates who escaped from a northwest Ohio prison earlier this week got out by hiding in a trash container, and four employees have been placed on leave as the search continues for one inmate still at large.
Big changes are reportedly coming to the Catholic Diocese of Columbus.
Of the more than 15,000 children who were reported missing in Ohio last year, 96% were recovered safely by year’s end, according to an annual report from the state attorney-general’s office.
Summer travel appears ready to continue its post-pandemic surge with Ohio experiencing the fourth busiest Memorial Day holiday weekend travel volume on record, according to estimates by the auto club AAA.
Authorities say one of the men who broke out of a state prison in Lima yesterday has been recaptured in Kentucky.
Franklin County authorities now have names to go with two unidentified bodies found in during the past three decades.
Junior Moreno scored the go-ahead goal in the 67th minute and FC Cincinnati held on to defeat the Crew 3-2 on Saturday night.
Two girls have been arrested on charges, including making terroristic threats, after a social media post that officials say contained a specific threat to Logan-Hocking Middle School prompted the district to cancel classes Tuesday.
