Kasich, Trump lead Ohio GOP poll
Whatever Donald Trump is selling, Republican voters in Ohio aren’t buying it at the same rate as other states.
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1st West Nile death of the year
The state has announced the first death due to West Nile virus in Ohio in 2015, a 91-year-old Williams County man was hospitalized with encephalitis.
Ohio Chamber opposes pot ballot issue
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce says it’s strongly opposed to a marijuana legalization plan on the November ballot and will join a coalition seeking to get voters to defeat it.
Democratic panel backs redistricting issue
An internal panel has concluded the Ohio Democratic Party should endorse a redistricting proposal appearing on fall statewide ballots.
Mom confesses to killing sons because daughter was unloved
Authorities say a woman has confessed to killing her three young sons over the past several months because her husband ignored their daughter.
Cong. Louis Stokes (1925-2015)
A 15-term Ohio congressman who took on tough assignments looking into assassinations and scandals has died. Former Congressman Louis Stokes was 90.
2 groups study ballot issues
Now that official language has been drafted and the issues placed on the Nov. 3 ballot, two influential groups will discuss where they stand on proposed amendments to the Ohio constitution.
Redistricting, anti-monopoly, pro-pot ballot language
Voters will see three statewide issues on their ballots for the Nov. 3 general election legalizing marijuana, changing the way the state draws political boundaries and prohibiting the state’s constitution from being changed to allow the formation of monopolies.
Teen shot while riding bike on Northeast Side
Police are looking for whoever gunned down a 16-year-old boy while he was riding his bicycle late Tuesday night.
3rd suspect in pizza driver’s death arrested
Police have arrested a third suspect in the July 30 murder of a Papa John’s pizza delivery driver who was lured to a false Southeast Side address, robbed and shot to death.