Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsPrahalis, Hill lead No. 9 Ohio State past Indiana

26 January 2012, 7:27 pm

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Samantha Prahalis had 18 points and nine assists to help No. 9 Ohio State beat Indiana 73-55 Thursday night.... Read More »

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsLongtime Ohio State administrator Koehl dead at 61

26 January 2012, 1:59 pm

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - D.C. Koehl (KALE), in his 39th year working in the sports information office at Ohio State, died Thursday from complications from a fall he had in late November. He was 61.... Read More »

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsMass. man gets 20 years in Ohio Brinks burglary

26 January 2012, 10:44 am

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A Massachusetts man who prosecutors said was the ringleader behind a Brinks burglary in Ohio has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.... Read More »

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsBill sidelined to name official football for Ohio

26 January 2012, 4:44 am

ADA, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Senate has called foul on a bill that would proclaimed Ohio-made Wilson footballs the state's official football. A Wilson factory in Ada in northwest Ohio supplies NFL footballs, including those that have been used in every Super Bowl.... Read More »

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsJudge tosses Ohio police levy over ballot error

26 January 2012, 3:29 am

CANTON, Ohio (AP) - An error on the ballot has led a northeast Ohio judge to throw out a tax increase voters approved to raise money for police.... Read More »

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsW.Va group licensed for slots-like devices in Ohio

25 January 2012, 12:44 pm

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A West Virginia gaming company says it has received a license to operate slots-like gambling machines at Scioto Downs horse racetrack in Ohio.... Read More »

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsEx-Ohio death row inmate says not guilty to threat

25 January 2012, 9:14 am

OTTAWA, Ohio (AP) - A Scotsman released from an American prison after spending two decades on Ohio's death row has pleaded not guilty to threatening a judge who prosecuted his original case.... Read More »

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather Sports29-year-old bald eagle dies at Ohio zoo

25 January 2012, 8:59 am

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A female bald eagle that contributed to the recovery of the iconic species has died at an Ohio zoo. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said Wednesday that 29-year-old Barbara died Monday after being found unresponsive with an irregular heartbeat. Tests showed an enlarged heart.... Read More »

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsAEP's rates rise following agreement with Ohio

25 January 2012, 4:29 am

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - American Electric Power's residential rates in Ohio have gone up by as much as 5% following last month's approval of a rate agreement with state regulators.... Read More »

Ohio Sen. Brown responds to State of the Union

24 January 2012, 9:15 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement tonight following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Tonight’s State of the Union address gave manufacturing the attention it deserves,” Brown said. “Manufacturing is the backbone...... Read More »