All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jul 7 2023 // 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 company and the...
Jul 6 2023 // Harter joins Iroquois in OhioAndy Harter joined Iroquois Mid-Atlantic, headquartered in Midlothian, Va., as regional manager, servicing agents in Ohio. Harter most recently served as a marketing rep for Grange Insurance...
Jul 3 2023 // Risk Strategies and Premier Financial Corporation announced that Risk Strategies has acquired Ohio-based First Insurance Group from Premier Financial Corp., (Nasdaq: PFC), a community banking and financial services holding...
Jul 3 2023 // An Ohio couple was indicted with conspiring to set fire to rental properties in order to collect insurance money, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio announced.Lonnie White, 46, and Lisa Ogletree,...
Jul 3 2023 // The eight police officers who shot Jayland Walker last summer used excessive force when they fired 94 bullets at him during a foot chase and participated in a “culture of violence and racism” within...
Jul 3 2023 // Acrisure, TEn Insurance Services Ltd., Eleven NetworkAcrisure, a financial technology and insurance company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has acquired the UK-based insurance broker network TEn Insurance Services...