Off-duty Cleveland officer killed in carjacking, multiple arrests made

Someone approached Officer Shane Bartek, 25, at an apartment building on Cleveland’s west side around 6 p.m. Friday, police said. There was a struggle, and the officer was shot twice, police said.

FBI: Dayton mass shooter in 2019 attack fantasized about killings for years

The FBI says a Dayton, Ohio, mass shooter fantasized about mass shootings and murder-suicide for at least 10 years before his 2019 attack left nine dead.

Financial literacy course now required for Ohio high school students

Ohio high school students will be required to pass at least one half-credit course in financial literacy in order to graduate, according to a new law.

'I'm a paraplegic': Bodycam video shows Dayton officers drag man from car

Bodycam footage showing Dayton police officers dragging a paraplegic man out of his car has prompted an investigation into his arrest.

George Floyd mural in Toledo collapses, cause disputed

Witnesses told Toledo fire officials lightning destroyed a mural of George Floyd. But a city inspector is telling a different story.

'It was the perfect storm': Ohio murder suspect escaped from Pinellas jail for 10 minutes before recapture

The Ohio man accused of murdering his 9-week-old son fled to Florida before he was caught in Polk County. He was housed in Pinellas County Jail and escaped Thursday -- for about 10 minutes, later telling deputies he planned to "take an Uber to Panama."

Ma'Khia Bryant: Family attorney calls for federal investigation into teen's police shooting death

There should be a federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant by a Columbus police officer, along with a probe into the handling of Bryant’s foster care placement, a lawyer representing the teen's family said Wednesday.

Mom arrested for leaving children alone to go to work

An Ohio woman was arrested and faces two child endangerment charges for leaving her children alone to go to work to try to support them.

Argument over mask leads to woman’s arrest, use of stun gun at Ohio football game

Police used a stun gun and arrested an Ohio woman after she resisted arrest, officials said. The woman had refused to put on a mask at a middle school football game.

Ohio officer rescues puppy trapped in hot vehicle

A police officer in Miami Township, Ohio, smashed a car window to rescue an unresponsive puppy lying on the floor of the vehicle on August 16.

Freak hammock accident kills Ohio sisters, 14 and 12

A 14-year-old Ohio girl and her younger sister were crushed to death by falling bricks as they were lying in a backyard hammock, according to reports.