Associated Press

Homeland Security in Ohio has teamed up with the state Department of Education to post informational resources on line for school administrators in the wake of the Connecticut school shootings.

Ohio Fire Marshall Larry Flowers says the use of candles, heating sources and makeshift cooking methods when winter storms interrupt electric service can significantly increase fire risks.

Ohio ranked tenth among all states in producing Peace Corps volunteers this year with a total of 291 volunteers.

Ohio State's 2013 spring game will be played on the road. Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati will host the April 13 scrimmage because of renovations at Ohio Stadium.

Ohio is moving to make sure health insurance plans will cover treatment and services for children with autism.

A funeral service is scheduled Saturday for a former Columbus and Athens resident killed while serving as a sheriff's deputy in Missouri.

Fairfield County Sheriff's deputies have charged a Lancaster High School student with inducing panic after an alleged "hit list" was found in an office where student suspensions are served.

A federal appeals court panel has ruled that a northeastern Ohio nursing home was liable for the death of one of its residents after giving her diabetes medication she didn't need.

A judge has handed down a 15-year prison term to a former Ohio high school basketball coach who pleaded guilty to videotaping boys showering in the locker room over an eight-year period.

Ohio's attorney general and the state's top public schools official are outlining the progress of school safety initiatives.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is announcing expanded efforts to train Ohio's law enforcement officers in firearms and car-chase safety.

At least three Ohio schools are on alert after apparent threats in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting.

Ohio's governor has ordered flags lowered at state buildings and grounds in honor of the lives lost in a school shooting in Connecticut.

Ohio has reached an agreement with the federal government on a plan aimed at better coordinating medical care for some of the state's sickest and most expensive patients.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says a beetle that threatens walnut trees has been found in Southwest Ohio.

The 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals says Cleveland's curfew ordinance, which banned people without a permit from Public Square between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., violated the First Amendment rights of Occupy Cleveland protesters.

A death row inmate trying to delay his execution because of his extreme weight is appealing a judge's ruling denying his claim.

Authorities investigating a Cleveland car chase that ended with a barrage of fatal police gunfire and two deaths are seeking help from businesses along the chase route who may have recorded security camera video.

The U.S. Small Business Administration will be offering counseling help to small businesses in Columbus and 22 other cities affected by the National Hockey League lockout.

An animal owner has told a federal judge that Ohio's new regulations on exotic animals would wipe out most of her business.