Doctors keep collection of strange items swallowed by kids
In Columbus at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Dr. Charles Elmaraghy and colleagues collect swallowed objects from children in a jar. Items range from beads and coins to a tiny Polly Pocket shoe, a 2-inch stick, and even a carat diamond earring. Batteries pose the gravest danger.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles Elmaraghy
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Elmaraghy
Linda Payne
Payne
Charles Elmaraghy MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Ohio board blocks lawyers from aiding marijuana ventures
The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct ruled that attorneys cannot assist in forming or operating medical marijuana related businesses in Ohio because marijuana remains a federal crime. The decision questions whether a law protecting professionals from employer discipline applies to lawyers in this field.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
Board of Professional Conduct
John Kasich
Dan Ramos
House
Ramos
Lorain
Professional Conduct Board
Stephen Huffman
Tipp City
Mother in Ohio sentenced after toddler found dead in overheated room
Megan Giltz of Toledo was given a two year prison term for endangering a child and obstructing official business. The 2 year old, Robert, died after a room reached over 100 degrees due to high thermostat. Autopsy cited dehydration and heart problems as significant factors.
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Ohio
Toledo
Lucas
Blade
Giltz
Peter Rost
Associated Press
Rost
Van crash kills teen, injures water polo team
In Richfield Township near Napoleon Ohio a van carrying Worthington Kilbourne High School girls water polo players was struck by a semitrailer. The van driver 45 year old Vicki Fisher and four players were injured. two of the injured are Fisher’s daughters. A passenger not on the team Courtney Fisher, 19, died at the scene. The semitrailer driver Dillin Chiow was uninjured. The crash prompted school crisis response efforts and counseling for students and families.
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Napoleon
Ohio
Vicki Fisher
Henry County Sheriff’s Office
Worthington Kilbourne High School
Columbus
Courtney Fisher
Richfield
Betsey Fisher
Melanie Fisher
Samantha Fink
Sydney Zullich
Toledo
Sheriff's Office
Dillin Chiow
Michael Bodenbender
Wcmh-Tv
Worthington City
Judge tosses suit against Ohio State's fired band director
A federal judge dismissed Jonathan Waters's civil-rights lawsuit against Ohio State University, ending his bid for reinstatement and damages after he was fired in July 2014 for alleged involvement in a "sexualized culture" within the marching band. The judge found Waters engaged in more serious conduct than a cheerleading coach and rejected claims of reverse gender bias or scapegoating related to a separate Title IX inquiry. Waters indicated he would review options with his lawyers while OSU maintained Waters was an at-will employee.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Jonathan Waters
Waters
James Graham
Ohio State
Graham
Lenee Buchman
Buchman
University
Man found guilty in central Ohio bus crash deaths
In Columbus, 63-year-old Terrance Trent was found guilty on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault for a 2014 crash that killed 21-year-old Stephanie Fidelkorn and 58-year-old William Lewis and injured the bus driver and a passenger. Trent claimed panic after his girlfriend struck him as he drove.
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Columbus
Ohio
Terrance Trent
Stephanie Fidelkorn
William Lewis
Trent
Ohio must accept Planned Parenthood grant application
A federal judge ruled that Ohio’s health department must consider a Planned Parenthood grant application. The law blocking funds to groups that perform abortions was to take effect in May but is paused by a temporary restraining order. The order expires Friday, and the department must review the application under the judge’s directive.
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Ohio
Planned Parenthood
Cincinnati
Health Department
U.S
Michael Barrett
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