Ohio AG seeks comprehensive review of foster care system
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine led a child safety summit in Cincinnati urging a statewide review of foster care focusing on child safety and the high number of youths aging out at 18. He highlighted recent tragedies, calls for regional forums, and a study into psychotropic drug use among foster children.
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Simpson jury ends deliberations without verdict
The Lorain Common Pleas Court jury in Neil Simpson's robbery trial deliberated Friday but did not reach a verdict. Jurors requested evidence and testimony and notified the judge they would not finish deliberations that day after a two week trial and prior related incidents in 2007.
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Sheriff notes filmmaker interest in Zanesville animal incident
Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said two British film companies contacted him about documentaries after the October incident in Zanesville. He told a St. Clairsville civic group he has faced hundreds of inquiries and has no regrets, emphasizing public safety as the priority.
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Ohio nursing homes cut thousands of jobs amid funding cuts
Ohio Health Care Association surveys show about 2,800 jobs eliminated since July 1 and Leading Age Ohio reports over 300 cuts in recent weeks. Federal Medicare reductions and Medicaid per-patient cuts, totaling up to 11 percent and 5.8 percent respectively, drive the losses while officials say home based care offers new opportunities.
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Ohio State raises Gee pay and grants performance bonus
Ohio State University trustees approved a base salary increase of about 2 percent raising Gordon Gee to about 834,530 and a 17.5 percent performance bonus of roughly 143,000 sourced from non public funds. The move comes amid scrutiny over football program suspensions and coaching changes tied to NCAA issues. Gee previously led OSU from 1990 to 1997 and returned in 2007.
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Tressel
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Cocaine seizures surge as Toledo troopers seize record heroin
Ohio Highway Patrol reports a 600 percent rise in cocaine seizures in ten months from 2010 to 2011. A Thursday bust yielded 17 pounds of heroin worth about 3 million dollars hidden in a cooler in a car stopped for tailgating.
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Ohio
Turnpike
Anne Ralston
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Blade
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