Veterans Day
The Veterans Day holiday is Friday, but the annual ceremony and parade are scheduled for Thursday.
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Deliberations in police shooting trial continue
Jurors are set to resume deliberations in the murder trial of a white former police officer who said he feared for his life before fatally shooting an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in Ohio last year.
Former veterans’ agency boss sentenced for theft
It is darkly ironic that, two days before Veterans Day, the former head of a county veterans’ resource center has been sent to jail for stealing money and an historic flag from the agency.
Comedian mayor acquitted
A veteran standup comedian accused of abusing his power as mayor of a small southwestern Ohio city has been acquitted of all counts.
Closing arguments in police shooting of motorist
Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday in the case of a white former police officer on trial for fatally shooting an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in Cincinnati.
Parking lot loses movie lawsuit
The Ohio Supreme Court says the city of Cleveland isn’t responsible for income lost by a downtown parking lot while crews filmed “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”
Columbus man charged with terrorism
The government says a 20-year-old Columbus man accused of trying to join the Islamic State group has been arrested while attempting to fly to Libya.
Chicken dance: New urban farm rules
Columbus health officials have tweaked draft regulations for farmyard animals that will lower the proposed permit fees and allow more room for chicks in yards where adult chickens are raised.
5th-graders can enter Missing Child poster contest
The Ohio Attorney General’s Missing Persons Unit recently began accepting entries for the 2017 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest, won last year by a fifth-grader from Dayton.
State’s new HS graduation requirements may flunk
Ohio’s new high-school graduation requirements likely will be lowered even before they take effect because of worries so many students can’t meet them.