Ohio man who claimed to be missing Illinois boy sentenced to 2 years

A federal judge Tuesday sentenced an apologetic Ohio man to two years behind bars and one year of probation for falsely claiming to be a long-missing Illinois child.

Search for 2 Ohio girls finds one safe in California, the other dead in Nevada

Ohio police say their search for two 15-year-old runaway girls has ended with one’s safe return after being found in California and the other’s tragic death in Nevada.

Rare, Mandarin duck spotted in Ohio park

The photographer said that he has been interested in photography for a while, but just picked up wildlife photography about five years ago.

Some Ohio hospitals running out of ventilators, Cleveland Clinic says

A top Cleveland Clinic official says some Ohio hospitals are running out of ventilators due to the worsening COVID-19 outbreak and a sharp increase in hospitalizations.

Woman runs for sheriff, makes history after beating former boss who fired her

A newly elected Ohio sheriff will be the first openly gay person to head her department after a primary win over her former boss, who she claims fired her over her sexual orientation. 

Single foster dad adopts five siblings so they can all stay together

Robert Carter grew up in foster care and was separated from his siblings for years. So when he learned the three brothers he was fostering had two sisters, he decided to adopt all five so they could stay together.

College student from suburban Chicago dies of coronavirus after leaving campus, returning home

Michael Lang, 18, was a native of La Grange, Illinois. He went away for his freshman year of college, and returned home on Sept. 13 to take classes remotely instead. On Thursday, he died of coronavirus related complications "following a lengthy hospitalization," the University of Dayton said.

Boat parades, road rallies buoy Trump and his supporters

Boat, truck and car parades organized by President Donald Trump’s grassroots supporters have become one of the more visible images of the campaign.

Ohio sheriff offers to help celebrities who want to leave US if Trump wins

Sheriff Richard "Rick" Jones of Butler County, Ohio says he's ready to offer a helping hand, and even some of his own money, to "celebrities... movie stars... and sports figures" who have said they will leave the United States if President Donald Trump wins re-election.

Windstorm caused $7.5 billion damage in Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota and Indiana

The August 10th storm generated winds of 140 mph. Four people were killed, homes and crops were destroyed, and half a million people were left without power. It lasted for 14 hours.

Ohio man charged with looting, burglary: police

A 54-year-old Toledo, Ohio man faces felony burglary and looting charges, according to Chicago police.

Nearly 50,000 Ohio voters received incorrect ballots, officials say

Elections officials say the error happened Saturday afternoon when someone changed a setting on a machine that places absentee ballots into envelopes.

Here are some of the voting-related lawsuits happening across the US

The cases concern the fundamentals of the American balloting process, including how ballots are cast and counted, during an election made unique by a pandemic and by a president who refuses to commit to accepting the results.

Presidential debate: Trump, Biden spar over Supreme Court, health care, COVID-19

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed over COVID-19 and the economy, the Supreme Court and more during the first presidential debate.