Cincinnati Zoo's Fiona the hippo gets a sibling
The new calf weighs at least twice as much as Fiona did and is already walking.
Indianapolis doctor who performed abortion prepares defamation suit against state's attorney general
An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio took the first step Tuesday toward suing Indiana’s attorney general for defamation.
Doctor's lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl's cross-state abortion
The doctor reported a June 30 medication abortion for a 10-year-old girl to the state health department on July 2, within the three-day requirement set in state law for a girl younger than 16.
Ohio police officer shot in head after responding to domestic violence call: police chief
The other officer, a female sergeant, shot and killed the suspect, according to the police chief.
Feces-filled letters sent to all of Ohio's Republican state senators
The U.S. Postal Service's law enforcement arm is investigating the matter as a federal crime. It wouldn't comment about the ongoing investigation, including whether the waste was human or animal.
Dramatic photos show tree burning from inside after lightning strike in Ohio
Photos of the tree in a rural Ohio town showed glowing, red-hot flames spiraling up the trunk, while the outer branches appeared green and seemingly unaffected.
10-year-old rape victim in Ohio reportedly denied abortion, travels to Indiana for procedure
The young girl could not get an abortion in Ohio because the state now bans the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy.
Video: Boy’s father attacks murder suspect in Ohio courtroom
Authorities believe the suspect threw his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son over a bridge into the Ohio River in December 2020. The boy’s body still hasn’t been found.
Ohio teen with spinal cancer earns title of honorary Marine: 'Amazing young man'
Sam Short, 16, diagnosed with spinal cancer in 2018, wanted to become a Marine at Parris Island.
Injured Ohio woman pulls herself up 100-foot ravine after being trapped in crashed car for 9 hours
“I was thinking to myself, ‘Man, I’m just going to be down here forever. If I don’t get my hand unstuck, I’m going to be down here until I die,’” Lexi LaPorte, 21, said as she sat trapped inside her wrecked car.
Ohio GOP law hopes to arm school teachers with guns following mass shootings
The Republican-backed measure aims to undo the effect of a 2021 state Supreme Court ruling that said under current law armed school workers would need hundreds of hours of training.
2 Ohio men charged with attempting to kidnap, traffic woman, county prosecutor says
The victim was waiting inside of a public transit station in Cleveland, Ohio, when one of the suspects started assaulting her before dragging her out to a nearby parking lot.
Artist with diabetes walks 470 miles from Ohio to Tennessee to inspire others
Krista Sheneman says she wanted to test the limits of what was possible
Dr. William Husel found not guilty in 14 Ohio patient deaths
A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive amounts of painkillers that led to multiple patient deaths at a Columbus-area hospital following a weekslong trial.
Man pees on snack rack at Detroit gas station, moons clerk after credit card declines
A man was captured on camera peeing inside a Detroit gas station after his credit card declined.
Deshaun Watson denies sexual assault allegations at Browns introductory news conference
For the first time, Deshaun Watson answers questions regarding the sexual misconduct allegations against him during his Cleveland Browns introductory news conference.
Ohio law allowing cameras in nursing home rooms to prevent abuse goes into effect
A son’s decade-long advocacy for a law to allow cameras in Ohio nursing home rooms has finally come to fruition after his own elderly mother suffered abuse and neglect.
'Always be cautious': Fentanyl, cocaine pills disguised as Tylenol seized by Ohio police
Police in Lorain, Ohio, shared a photo of a seized fentanyl pill pressed with what appears to look like the word “Tylenol.”
Mother in custody after abandoned, autistic 5-year-old son found
Heather Adkins, 32, is in custody in Georgetown, Kentucky, on a local warrant and a warrant issued by Colerain Township police in connection with her son's abandonment.
Ohio family sues doctors after DNA test reveals father, daughter unrelated
When a couple’s daughter did an Ancestry.com DNA test in 2020 ahead of her trip to Europe, she learned that the father she was raised by was not her biological father.