Latest Ohio Headlines

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Former Ohio Insurance Agent and Investment Adviser Gets 5 Years for Fraud Scheme

Jun 26 2019 // Former Dayton, Ohio-area insurance agent and investment adviser has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of insurance fraud and conducting a “Ponzi” scheme targeting elderly...

Wagner Kelly Named EVP at Ohio’s Grange Insurance

Jun 21 2019 // Grange Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, has appointed Jill Wagner Kelly executive vice president, chief distribution and affiliate officer. As president of Grange affiliate, Integrity Insurance, headquartered in...

Ohio Farmers: It Will Take Years to Recover Losses After 2019 Deluge

Jun 21 2019 // Farmers who have been unable to plant their soybeans and corn because of this spring’s never-ending rains told Ohio’s governor that it will take years to recover their losses. They also said the impact will be...

Settlements with Ohio Hospital System Reach Nearly $4.5M in Painkiller Deaths Case

Jun 20 2019 // An Ohio hospital system has reached nearly $4.5 million in settlements so far over the deaths of patients who allegedly received excessive painkiller doses ordered by a doctor now charged with murder. At least 29...

Lawsuits Filed Over Legionnaires’ Outbreak at Ohio Hospital

Jun 17 2019 // Two people who say they contracted Legionnaires’ disease at a newly opened Ohio hospital have sued the facility and its health system. Martin and Rebecca Brown, from Orient, sued Mount Carmel Grove City in Franklin...

Ohio College: $44M Jury Award to Business Not ‘Final Outcome’

Jun 17 2019 // An Ohio college ordered to pay $44 million in damages to the owners of a market who said the school ruined their business by branding them as racists said the jury awards are “not the final outcome.” “We...

Agencies Conduct Preliminary Tornado Damage Assessment in 10 Ohio Counties

Jun 17 2019 // Federal and state emergency management teams on June 5 began assessing damage in areas in the 10 Ohio counties impacted by late-May tornadoes. The Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA) joined the Federal Emergency...

16 More Alumni Sue Ohio State Over Abuse by Team Doctor

Jun 14 2019 // Sixteen more Ohio State University alumni have sued the university over how school officials dealt with a team doctor who an investigation recently concluded had sexually abused at least 177 young men between 1979 and...

Ohio Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration, Assistance Due to Storm Damage

Jun 13 2019 // Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration and federal assistance for 10 counties impacted by tornadoes, severe storms, straight-line winds,...

Cleveland, Ohio, Shaken by Mag 4 Earthquake

Jun 12 2019 // Federal geologists say an earthquake of an estimated magnitude 4.0 hit Monday morning just northeast of Cleveland in Lake Erie, shaking up residents who flooded dispatch centers with calls. There were no immediate reports...

Federal Crews Begin Assessing Ohio Tornado Damage

Jun 6 2019 // Federal workers are in Ohio and have begun assessing the damage left behind by tornadoes that recently swept through 10 counties. Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed and many more were damaged during the...

Ohio Doctor Now Faces Murder Charges in Painkiller Overdose Deaths

Jun 6 2019 // A critical care doctor who is already accused of ordering painkiller overdoses for dozens of Ohio hospital patients has been charged with murder in 25 patient deaths, authorities said on June 5. A grand jury indicted...

Lawsuit: Maker of Ohio Amusement Ride Knew of Defect Before Crash

Jun 5 2019 // A lawsuit filed against the maker of an amusement ride that broke apart at the Ohio State Fair says the company knew years before about a defect that caused the deadly crash. The family of an 18-year-old who died at the...

State of Emergency Declared in Ohio; Insurers Asked to Allow Deferred Payments

May 30 2019 // Ohio Insurance Director Jillian Froment has issued a bulletin to all insurance companies and other entities transacting the business of insurance in the state to allow leeway to insurance consumers in counties covered by a...

1 Dead After Tornadoes Leave Trail of Destruction Across Indiana, Ohio

May 29 2019 // A swarm of apparent tornadoes so tightly packed that one crossed the path carved by another tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, smashing homes and blowing out windows. One person was killed and dozens were injured. The...

Attorneys Say Ohio State Must Reveal Who Knew About Abuse by Team Doctor

May 23 2019 // Administrators at Ohio State University should release the names of all coaches, trainers and personnel who knew of but failed to act on complaints about a now-dead team doctor who sexually abused male students for nearly...

Safe Auto in Ohio Files Registration Statement with SEC for IPO

May 20 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based Safe Auto Insurance Group Inc. announced it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common...

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May 20 2019 // National Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced that Baptiste Ossena, global product leader of Hull and Marine Liabilities (HML), is assuming additional responsibility as the North American regional head...

Ohio Launches Campaign Urging Safety Belt Use by Drivers

May 17 2019 // The Ohio State Highway Patrol has begun a campaign urging Ohio motorists to wear their safety belts. The patrol says troopers will be encouraging drivers to “buckle up” to save lives. A statement released by...

Proposed Ohio Bill Bars Towing Services from Hiring ‘Spotters’

May 17 2019 // A bill that would prohibit towing services from hiring “spotters” to report illegally parked vehicles is up for consideration in an Ohio House committee. A spotter as described in the bill is a person whose...