Ohio’s attorney general is charging that five major oil companies improperly got money from a state fund for cleaning up leaking underground petroleum storage tanks. Richard Cordray is asking for the money back. WKSU’s Bill Cohen reports. read more..

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Grocers Foundation here said Thursday it plans to sponsor a visit by Frances Strickland, wife of Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, to speak to students about Family Meal Night at two Ohio supermarkets later this month. read more..

Ohio State and Miami no longer need to pretend otherwise. Marshall and Florida A&M, they were merely warmup acts. read more..

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) - The driver of an Ohio school bus that crashed, killing a 6-year-old boy, has been charged with three misdemeanors. The charges filed Friday against 47-year-old Carol Oler include vehicular homicide. read more..

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — A truck driver who authorities said dumped a Tennessee woman’s body at a closed Ohio rest stop has pleaded guilty to abusing a corpse. read more..

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man charged along with his wife with plotting to help finance a Mideast terrorist group has been released on bond. read more..

COLUMBUS — Ohio State University will streamline the way it conducts background checks on job candidates said Larry Lewellen, Ohio State’s vice president for human resources. “That was a tragedy that hit us hard read more..

No. 2 Ohio State doesn’t know what to expect from Marshall. A new head coach and new assistants, some new players and new schemes have made it difficult to pin down precisely what the Thundering Herd may try to do when they visit Ohio Stadium on Thursday night to open the season. “You go through preseason camp and you try to cover the whole comprehensive realm of what you think you might… read more..

COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 2 Ohio State doesn’t know what to expect from Marshall.A new head coach and new assistants, some new players and new schemes have made it difficult to pin down precisely what the Thundering Herd may try to do when they visit Ohio Stadium on Thursday night to open the season. read more..

Ohio State is determined to ignore the national championship hype surrounding its team. The fact that the person calling for focus is Terrelle Pryor is evidence of just how dangerous these matured Buckeyes could be. In his third year as starting quarterback, Pryor and second-ranked Ohio State open the 2010 season Thursday night at home against Marshall. read more..

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A year-round, $5 billion youth sports industry is pushing some children too hard and pressuring families to spend big money traveling the country for games, specialized training and the pursuit of elusive college scholarships, The Columbus Dispatch reported Sunday. read more..

Ohio Attorney General Praises Ruling On Bank Of America Suits read more..

LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — The Department of Defense says an Ohio soldier based at Fort Campbell, Ky., died in Afghanistan when his unit was attacked by insurgents. read more..

Ohio Democrats talk about what they’ve accomplished in Congress as they campaign to keep their seats in a year that Republicans hope to take control of the U.S. House. read more..

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio Workers Compensation Council agreed Friday to pay $55,000 to settle religious discrimination charges that three former employees brought against the organization and its director. read more..

Ohio coach Frank Solich said on the MAC conference call Monday that he will play quarterbacks Phil Bates and Boo Jackson in the season opener Saturday against Wofford. Though he has told the players who will start, he said he did not want to make the announcement public because he wanted to keep his opponent guessing. Solich said both quarterbacks give his team a different look, making it harder … read more..

Republicans say Ohio voters are more receptive to their messages this election year. read more..

The Ohio Express Girls Basketball Club will hold tryouts Sept. 12 and 19 at 2805 Pinkerton Lane, Zanesville. read more..

COLUMBUS — Ohio gasoline prices have risen a nickel since last week as a rally on the stock market helped push oil prices higher. read more..

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newspaper reports nearly 5,800 Ohioans who’ve died are still registered to vote and that ballots may have been cast in the names of at least 16 after their deaths. read more..

The Ohio Express basketball organization will hold tryouts for their 2011 teams in September. read more..

Ohio Democrats talk about what they’ve accomplished in Congress as they campaign to keep their seats in a year that Republicans hope to take control of the U.S. House. read more..

LATHAM, Ohio (AP) - Authorities have found more than 40,000 pot plants in Ohio this month - almost as many as officials uncovered in the state in all of last year. read more..

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s graduation rate dipped in 2009 for the second straight year, even as both traditional and public charter schools showed overall improvements in student achievement. read more..

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Terrelle Pryor doesn’t read a lot. Sure, he keeps up with his classwork. But all those preseason magazines on the rack at the book store? He ignores them because off all the good things they’re saying about him and his Ohio State teammates. read more..

The Ohio Department of Development has launched a new tax-credit program to help finance business investments. The Ohio New Markets Tax Credit program will provide a 39 percent state tax credit over seven read more..

COLUMBUS, Ohio A look at the 2010 Ohio State football team, by the numbers:4,100,000Coach Jim Tressel’s estimated salary, in dollars, for the upcoming year, including benefits, cars, tickets and other perks. read more..

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State will pay Colorado $1.4 million to come to Ohio Stadium next season and play the Buckeyes. read more..

Ohio State will pay Colorado $1.4 million next season to come to Ohio Stadium and play. read more..

Ohio has been selected as one of the 10 winning states to be funded in round 2 of the Race to the Top program. read more..

Ohio’s top lawyer says a proposal by Republican governor hopeful John Kasich to privatize the Ohio development department would make it difficult to watchdog state grant money. read more..

Ohio State will pay Colorado $1.4 million next season to come to Ohio Stadium and play. Ohio State University - Colorado - Ohio Stadium - sport - United States read more..

Ohio State and Colorado announced Tuesday they have reached an agreement to play each other in 2011. read more..

COLUMBUS Ohio veterans of the Persian Gulf War and the continued fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and families of veterans killed in the fighting now may begin applying for the cash bonuses that voters approved for them last year, Gov. Ted Strickland said on Tuesday, Aug. 24.Applications are available at www.veteransbonus.ohio.gov or at any of Ohios 88 County … read more..

Ohio is a winner in the latest round of Race to the Top federal money to reform schools. read more..