All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 24 2023 // The U.S. workplace safety regulator said on Wednesday it was investigating a recent chemical solvent leak at an Ohio battery plant jointly owned by General Motors GM.N and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution...
Aug 23 2023 // LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, one seriously, authorities said.Trooper Tyler Ross of the Ohio State...
Aug 22 2023 // Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February, a judge ruled a former railroad employee could proceed with a lawsuit claiming he had been harassed for years by managers who said he...
Aug 21 2023 // Marsh McLennan Agency, Graham Co.Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, acquired Graham Company, a risk management consultancy and independent insurance and employee benefits broker. Founded in 1960, Graham Company...
Aug 18 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A proposal to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana in Ohio was cleared Wednesday to appear on statewide ballots this fall after the Republican-led state Legislature failed to act on it.The...
Aug 17 2023 // LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company behind a disastrous change to a Kentucky city`s school bus routes that resulted in more than a week of canceled classes had similar problems in two cities in neighboring Ohio last...
Aug 16 2023 // A federal workplace safety investigation into a Beford, Ohio foundry explosion that caused the death of a maintenance supervisor and injuries to 15 other employees found the operator, I. Schumann & Co. LLC, failed to...
Aug 15 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Three men who have worked as Republican political operatives agreed to pay more than $50,000 in restitution and penalties in Ohio for their roles in operating a phony charity that collected cash...
Aug 11 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Norfolk Southern made improvements after one of its trains derailed, caught fire and spilled toxic chemicals near an Ohio town, but the company is nowhere near the “gold standard for...
Aug 11 2023 // As Kristen King’s husband lay dying in their yard from three gunshots to his head, the 911 operator asked her: Did she know who killed him – or why?Sobbing, King identified the shooter as her neighbor in the small...
Aug 4 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio-based utility company says it`s being investigated by a state office focused on organized crime in connection with payments the company made to the state`s former House speaker and a top...
Aug 3 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio officials say a first-ever comprehensive study of the state`s largest rivers indicates great improvement in water quality over the past few decades.Gov. Mike DeWine and state environmental...
Aug 3 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings, but it`s not clear why the railroad didn`t make...
Aug 2 2023 // Progressive Insurance said it will consolidate its corporate headquarters in Northeast Ohio as more employees opt to work from home. Progressive will consolidate Campus One (on Wilson Mills Rd.) location to Campus Two (on...
Jul 31 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – A helicopter hit power lines and crashed near an interstate in Ohio over the weekend, killing the pilot and causing a series of crashes, authorities said.The Bell 206L-4 aircraft was flying near...
Jul 28 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The costs associated with Norfolk Southern`s fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to $803 million as the railroad works to clean up the mess and moves forward with all the related...
Jul 19 2023 // ALKEME recently acquired a pair of Midwestern agencies.ALKEME announced the acquisition of Wiggins Farha Insurance Group,a full-service insurance agency operating out of Wichita, Kansas. Wiggans Farha Insurance Group is an...
Jul 17 2023 // SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) – A Michigan woman struck in the head by a metal bracket that fell off a roller coaster at an Ohio amusement park has sued the park and its parent company, alleging their negligence caused the...
Jul 12 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew- size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February.The new rule was part of a $13.5 billion...
Jul 7 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that...