Congressman Tim Ryan, a Democrat from Ohio, announced in an op-ed today that he's changed his previously anti-abortion stance, writing, "Each and every American deserves the right to deal with these difficult situations in consultation with their families, close friends or religious advisers," and that pregnancy is "a… » 1/28/15 4:40pm Yesterday 4:40pm

Two people in a far-away land called "southwest Ohio" attempted to smuggle a heroin-laced Bible into the county jail. A seemingly brilliant criminal plan, yet their plan was foiled by a brave drug-sniffing dog. The heroic dog noticed that the Bible did not emanate its usual, sweet scent of holiness. Rather it reeked… » 1/17/15 11:00am 1/17/15 11:00am

Michael McVey, the superintendent of schools in Steubenville, Ohio, has agreed to resign from his job in exchange for not facing criminal charges related to the district's handling of a 2012 rape of a teenage girl by two football players. McVey was indicted in November 2013 on charges including evidence tampering and… » 1/13/15 11:30am 1/13/15 11:30am

The era of people crying Ebola is upon us. » 10/18/14 12:53pm 10/18/14 12:53pm

A mom in Ohio forked over her diamond ring in lieu of tuition for her son's summer school. » 9/17/14 10:30am 9/17/14 10:30am

Terry L. Smith Jr. of Columbus, Ohio has confessed to raping more than six women after one of his victims came forward last week. Smith met the women online and expected them not to go to the police, knowing that the shame that they felt would prevent them from taking action against him. » 8/21/14 9:30pm 8/21/14 9:30pm

Ohio's unnecessarily severe abortion restrictions have forced yet another clinic to close its doors permanently — leaving women in the Cincinnati area with only one abortion provider, which is also in danger of being shut down. And thus the pro-life mission to deprive women of control over their own bodies continues… » 8/21/14 3:00pm 8/21/14 3:00pm

A Columbus, Ohio 911 dispatcher is getting a flaccid slap on the wrist for telling a rape victim who dialed the emergency line immediately after being violently assaulted last weekend to "quit crying." » 6/13/14 1:20pm 6/13/14 1:20pm

A woman in Ohio is suing a hospital after her ex-boyfriend posted the results of an STD test to Facebook. » 6/08/14 11:52pm 6/08/14 11:52pm

Go ahead and grab a tissue, because this real-life version of the couple from The Notebook is almost certainly going to bring tears to your eyes: An Ohio couple who'd been married for seven decades recently died within a day of one another. » 4/21/14 10:20am 4/21/14 10:20am

Move over, baseball and apple pie: enacting draconian laws that severely infringe upon women's access to abortion — without technically infringing upon their constitutional rights — is on its way to becoming America's favorite past time. » 3/31/14 6:15pm 3/31/14 6:15pm

After city officials forced a family to remove a service animal used by their daughter, a family in Ohio has filed a lawsuit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. » 2/19/14 11:30pm 2/19/14 11:30pm

The day in which we all must sacrifice our young upon an altar to corporatocracy looms ever closer: Ohio State University is planning to name its new emergency department after Abercrombie & Fitch, a clothing company that peddles jean shorts and graphic tees about being horny and/or drunk and/or confused to teenagers. » 8/27/13 1:20pm 8/27/13 1:20pm

Ariel Castro — the Ohio man accused of kidnapping, imprisoning, and repeatedly raping Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight — is allegedly in talks regarding a plea deal that would rule out the death penalty. There's a chance he'll accept the deal during a Friday pre-trial hearing. » 7/26/13 12:00am 7/26/13 12:00am

A 35-year-old registered sex offender has been arrested after Ohio police found three bodies wrapped in plastic in the same 300-yard radius on Friday and Saturday. All three victims are believed to be black females who were killed in the last six to ten days. » 7/21/13 11:56am 7/21/13 11:56am

An Ohio man who loves summer, like, more than a friend, was charged with public indecency after several children witnessed him having sex with a pool toy this week. How does that even work? What is going on? » 7/10/13 5:45pm 7/10/13 5:45pm

In this powerful PSA, rape survivor Audrey Imes puts a face on the multitudes of women who will be severely impacted because of Ohio's ridiculous budget cuts to Planned Parenthood. » 7/10/13 10:50am 7/10/13 10:50am