By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Legislature approved a bill Tuesday that would allow the replacement of a 65-year-old oil pipeline in a key Great Lakes waterway, voting to create a state authority that would oversee the construction of a tunnel to encase ...

By DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A jury Tuesday called for a sentence of life in prison plus 419 years for the Hitler admirer who killed a woman when he rammed his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville two summers ...

By JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A woman accused of buying bomb-making supplies and plotting domestic terrorism attacks exchanged letters with the man convicted in the South Carolina church shooting and visited Columbine High School, federal authorities said. Prosecutors ...

MONROE, Mich. (AP) — Two Ohio brothers have been indicted in the drug-related death of a man in southeastern Michigan. Harry Wise and James Wise of Oregon, Ohio, are charged in Detroit federal court with conspiracy and drug distribution causing death. They're accused of supplying opioids ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — An appeal is planned of a court ruling that upheld Ohio's permanent requirements for convicts classified as sexual predators. A 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Tuesday unanimously reversed a lower-court decision in favor of a woman convicted in 2006 of sexual ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say a child who was in a car that crashed during a high speed pursuit in Ohio has died. State Highway Patrol Lt. Steven Herron says 4-year-old Rojer Lemus died Monday at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus. Lemus' brother, 3-year-old Caissen Cruz, remains ...

By RICHARD LARDNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors is fighting to retain a valuable tax credit for electric vehicles as the nation's largest automaker tries to deal with the political fallout triggered by its plans to shutter several U.S. factories and shed thousands of ...

POWELL, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium says a 6-year-old giraffe has died, four days after a cesarean section was unable to save her calf. A zoo release says the Masai giraffe, Cami, collapsed Saturday morning and was unable to rise. She died soon afterward. Initial bloodwork ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A 75-year-old murder convict who escaped custody 45 years ago has been put on the U.S. Marshals Service "15 Most Wanted" list. The service says that Lester Eubanks was placed on the list Friday. He was convicted of the 1965 shooting and bludgeoning of 14-year-old Mary ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans turned in 45,000 pounds of prescription drugs this fall during an effort to get rid of old and expiring medication. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration says Ohio had the fifth-highest amount among all states during the latest National Prescription Drug ...

By JULIE CARR SMYTH, AP Statehouse Correspondent COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Libertarian Party of Ohio contends it was unfairly excluded from a series of debates in Ohio's 2018 governor's race, and is scheduled Thursday to air its claims before state election regulators. The Ohio Elections ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Kroger Co. (KR) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $317 million. The Cincinnati-based company said it had profit of 39 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 48 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The ...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Congress members representing southwestern Ohio say Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton will get at least 400 new jobs as it adds a mission related to managing versions of the F-35 strike fighter. The Pentagon's decision to base the F-35 Hybrid Product Support ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of a man accused of killing a woman and injuring dozens at a white nationalist rally are expected to hear closing arguments in the case after testimony from final defense witnesses. James Alex Fields Jr. is charged with first-degree murder and ...

XENIA, Ohio (AP) — Police say two women have been fatally stabbed at a home in western Ohio and a man has been taken into custody for questioning. Xenia (ZEEN'-yuh) police say that there were four people in the home at the time of the stabbings around 10 p.m. Wednesday. Police said there ...

By ANGIE WANG, Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Attorneys for an Ohio zoo suing a conservatory for the return of a gorilla are asking a judge to rule in the zoo's favor without going to trial. The Cincinnati Zoo sued The Gorilla Foundation in October for the return of the silverback ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A former Cleveland-area judge and state lawmaker charged in the fatal stabbing of his ex-wife is scheduled in court on aggravated murder and other charges. Lance Mason's arraignment Tuesday is in Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County court, where he was a judge before he was ...

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man charged in the slayings of eight people from another family is set for arraignment in southern Ohio days after his wife and two adult sons pleaded not guilty in those killings. Forty-seven-year-old George "Billy" Wagner III will be arraigned Tuesday on 22 counts in ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A security guard at a Cleveland high school who's accused of sexually assaulting a student has been indicted on charges including rape and sexual battery. Court records show Derrick Dugger was indicted Friday and is accused of forcing a 15-year-old girl to perform oral sex. ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Abortion-rights supporters are staging a Statehouse protest as legislation effectively outlawing the procedure at the first detectable fetal heartbeat advances. The rally Tuesday coincides with Ohio Senate hearings on the so-called "heartbeat bill," which could stop ...