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Ohio tries to erase vehicle registration delay

COLUMBUS -- Ohio is spending $18,000 in overtime to erase a backlog in the processing of mail-in vehicle registrations.

Wife of Ohio Army soldier describes Fort Hood shooting

Wife of Ohio Army soldier describes Fort Hood shooting

MASON, Ohio -- The wife of an Army soldier says she listened in horror as her husband's cell phone picked up the screams and gunfire from the deadly shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.

Ohio man who killed family, self had money woes

Ohio man who killed family, self had money woes

PATASKALA, Ohio -- Police say an Ohio man sent a letter to a business associate saying his family would soon be dead and then fatally shot his wife, son and himself.

Ohio: Ft. Hood tragedy sends flags to half-staff through Tuesday

Ohio: Ft. Hood tragedy sends flags to half-staff through Tuesday

COLUMBUS -- Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has ordered all state flags at public buildings and grounds to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in honor of the victims of the Fort Hood tragedy.

State relaxes flu face mask recommendation

CLEVELAND -- State health officials have agreed to ease their recommendation that health care workers wear snug-fitting respirator masks when dealing with swine flu.

Ousted Dayton mayor says voters chose change

DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin says she thinks she lost a bid for a third term because voters simply chose change.

Northeast Ohio mayor gets no votes because of ballot mix-up

LIMAVILLE -- Elections officials say poll workers made a mistake and provided the wrong ballot to all 42 people who voted Tuesday in a small town in northeast Ohio.

Family of chimp victim at Cleveland Clinic seeks to sue Connecticut

Family of chimp victim at Cleveland Clinic seeks to sue Connecticut

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee is seeking to sue the state of Connecticut for $150 million.

Breathalyzer-costumed man tested for alcohol

OXFORD -- A 20-year-old man in a breathalyzer costume found himself blowing into one after southwest Ohio police stopped him for allegedly driving the wrong way with no headlights on a one-way street Halloween night.

Cedar Fair: Parks saw fewer visitors, revenue down

Cedar Fair: Parks saw fewer visitors, revenue down

SANDUSKY, Ohio -- Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., owner of Cedar Point here and Geauga Lake Wildwater Kingdom in Aurora, says it will not make any cash distribution in 2010 to the owners who hold unit shares in the company as a result of lower revenues at its parks.

Ohio casinos could take big hit on Indiana casinos

INDIANAPOLIS -- A new report says Indiana could lose $100 million in gambling taxes in the first year after four Ohio casinos authorized in a Tuesday referendum open.

Streetcar advocates win, critics lose elections

BOISE, ID -- A U.S. streetcar revival fared well on election night Tuesday, with pro-trolley mayoral candidates in Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C. winning and a critic of a proposal in Boise going down to defeat.

Issue 3: Voters approve casinos, Voinovich 'disappointed'

Issue 3: Voters approve casinos, Voinovich 'disappointed'

COLUMBUS --  Ohio voters hit hard by the economic downturn have approved casinos on the fifth try by gambling supporters in the past two decades.

Woman in wrong-embryo case hopes to see child soon

NEW YORK -- An Ohio woman who was implanted with the wrong embryo says she hopes to visit soon with the baby boy she delivered and turned over to his biological parents.

Ohio voters approve new library taxes

Ohio voters approve new library taxes

COLUMBUS -- Voters in a number of Ohio communities have come to the aid of public libraries that have been cutting hours and staff due to state budget cuts.

Issue 1: Ohio voters approve bonuses for veterans

Issue 1: Ohio voters approve bonuses for veterans

COLUMBUS -- Ohio voters have opened their wallets to veterans, easily approving bonuses of up to $1,000 for those who served in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan or Iraq.

Northeast Ohio election results

Issue 2: Ohio voters approve livestock care board

Issue 2: Ohio voters approve livestock care board

COLUMBUS -- Ohio voters have delivered a victory to large farm operators, approving a new industry-dominated board to oversee livestock care.

Northeast Ohio election results

Officer flips cruiser during Ohio police chase

Officer flips cruiser during Ohio police chase

CINCINNATI -- Police say a Cincinnati officer was taken to the hospital after his cruiser flipped over onto its roof during a chase on an interstate highway.

Ohio: Kent man says he was arrested during fire rescue

Ohio: Kent man says he was arrested during fire rescue

KENT, Ohio -- A Kent man complains that police used a stun gun on him and then arrested him while he tried to rescue family members from a house fire.

Ohio school supt. pleads guilty in theft case

CLYDE -- A former schools chief accused of stealing nearly $300,000 from his northwest Ohio district has pleaded guilty to 10 felonies.

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