Part of a freight train carrying ethanol derailed and caught fire in Ohio’s capital city early Wednesday, shooting flames skyward into the darkness and prompting the evacuation of a mile-wide area as firefighters and hazardous materials crews monitored the blaze. …
The Cincinnati Bengals are asking a federal judge to enforce an order that requires dozens of former players to move their workers comp claims from California to Ohio. At issue is a lawsuit that says players’ contracts require workers compensation …
The State Highway Patrol is marking National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month this May by reminding drivers to be extra careful with more motorcycles out and about as the weather gets warmer. The patrol says crashes involving motorcycles killed more than …
Authorities in Dayton, Ohio, certainly have gotten the attention of motorists who weren’t paying tickets generated from traffic cameras. The Dayton Daily News reports there has been a flood of complaints to City Hall about a crackdown that began last …
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is announcing plans to limit the prescribing of painkillers through the state’s hospital emergency rooms. Administration officials believe pain pills are being overprescribed by emergency room doctors and that the numbers need to be reduced. The …
A new report says Ohio leads the states in the number of property insurance claims made for the theft of metals such as copper pipes and wiring. The Dayton Daily News reports the National Insurance Crime Bureau says Ohio property …
Ohio has cable barriers along 300 miles of highways, and it’s considering adding more. The cables are cheaper and less damaging than guardrails and concrete barriers used to block cars from crossing over medians and into oncoming traffic. The Columbus …
Two competitive Ohio medical research institutions are teaming up at a new lab to study head and spinal injuries that occur in sports and combat. The Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University will jointly run the Cleveland Traumatic Neuromechanics …
A state plane used to search for marijuana fields and inspect Ohio airport runways has been grounded for 16 months amid safety concerns raised by two pilots. The Dayton Daily News reports the men complained that the cockpit of the …
Fewer Ohio teens are obtaining their driver’s licenses, in a trend related to economic and other factors. A Dayton Daily News analysis of Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles records finds the state saw a 9 percent drop in 16- and …