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  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:22 PM EST2012-02-22 22:22:23 GMT
    Undaunted by a day of ridicule from the leader of his own party, an Indiana lawmaker said Tuesday he's standing by his allegations that the Girl Scouts is a radical organization that promotes abortions and homosexuality.

  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:02 PM EST2012-02-22 22:02:48 GMT
    An Ohio woman who compared animal-welfare work to the liberation of World War II concentration camps has been charged with soliciting a hit man to fatally shoot or slit the throat of a random fur-wearer.

  • Authorities say a barn fire in southern Michigan has killed 38 horses and sent a farm worker to a hospital with burns.

  • Habitat for Humanity Detroit is launching a 3-year, multi-million dollar initiative to engage Detroit's corporate leaders in revitalizing the city.

  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 1:05 PM EST2012-02-22 18:05:39 GMT
    Honda is recalling nearly 46,000 Odyssey minivans because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly, and have on at least two occasions.

  • A rooster that spent a night marooned on a northeastern Indiana highway's median was rescued by workers at an animal shelter who feared the bird might wander into traffic and cause an accident.

  • A northeast Ohio city without an Internet cafe wants to limit the number of such game parlors and charge annual fees.

  • A former Jackson Community College student who received an involuntary mental assessment is expected to get a $40,000 settlement from Jackson County in the case.

  • An Ohio church is offering a drive thru Ash Wednesday blessing for parishioners who might be pressed for time.

  • An Ohio city has joined a list of several communities banning people from begging after authorities say the number of such incidents has soared.

  • Ohio's attorney general says only 13 of Ohio's 88 counties have used federal funds available for bringing back convicted sex offenders who flee the state without informing authorities.

  • Pit bulls in Ohio will no longer be labeled as "vicious" dogs under a bill that's been signed into law by Gov. John Kasich.

  • A suburban Detroit man who told police the devil told him to choke his young stepson faces sentencing on attempted murder and child abuse charges.

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:16 PM EST2012-02-21 23:16:04 GMT
    The Ohio Department of Transportation closed the 83-year-old Fort Steuben Bridge three years ago because of deteriorating conditions and its limited use. The bridge came down shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday as scheduled.

  • The police chief of a southeast Ohio town has been charged with felony permitting drug abuse.

  • A judge has sentenced an Ohio couple to 12 years in prison each following their conviction in the drowning of the woman's 3-year-old son and disappearance of his 2-year-old brother during a camping trip.

  • Ohio's first casino is emerging from a former department store, with kitchen equipment and carpet installed, lighting fixtures ready and the art deco surroundings awaiting slot machines and game tables.

  • Police say a man arrested after an unoccupied Columbus house was broken into is a suspect in 18 robberies that may have been committed to feed a heroin addiction.

  • Police are searching for an inmate who apparently escaped from a holding area at a southeast Ohio prison by scaling a wall.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 6:39 PM EST2012-02-20 23:39:07 GMT
    Michigan wanted to hold its primary before Super Tuesday. As a result, the state's 60 delegates will be cut to just 30 at the convention in August. Still, Michigan Republicans say it's worth it. Romney and Santorum have been to the state, and Gingrich signaled he will visit before the primary next Tuesday.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 6:30 PM EST2012-02-20 23:30:49 GMT
    An Indiana lawmaker won't support a resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts because he believes it is a "radicalized organization" that supports abortion and promotes homosexuality.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:37 PM EST2012-02-20 22:37:09 GMT
    Officers pulled over a car that didn't have a license plate light. Two passengers took off running. Police arrested the driver and found a safe in the car, which was stolen from the "Country Keg" restaurant. Arrest warrants have been issued for the two suspects who got away.

  • Ohio's transportation director says proposed delays for millions of dollars in road and bridge projects are not the result of differences in the use of federal gasoline taxes paid by residents.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 4:36 PM EST2012-02-20 21:36:55 GMT
    The leader of 1.3 million Roman Catholics in southeastern Michigan says the archdiocese will have 53 fewer parishes by year's end though a mixture of mergers and closures made necessary by population shifts and a shortage of priests.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 4:31 PM EST2012-02-20 21:31:05 GMT
    Police say the skeleton of a 14-year-old Ohio runaway who went missing in 1999 has been found after the home where she was last seen was demolished.

  • The system of evaluating progress in Ohio schools would change significantly under a plan the state will submit as it seeks a waiver to the federal No Child Left Behind requirements.

  • The leader of 1.3 million Roman Catholics in southeastern Michigan says he's releasing the results of a review of a proposal to merge or close dozens of parishes in the face of population shifts within the Archdiocese.

  • Two people escaped uninjured when a small plane crashed during a landing attempt at the Bowling Green airport.  The landing gear apparently malfunctioned and the plane skidded off the runway.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 3:11 PM EST2012-02-20 20:11:09 GMT
    Police in Dayton say a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter were killed in a hit-and-run crash.

  • Police in Dayton say a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter were killed in a hit-and-run crash.

  • Recycled Christmas trees are being repurposed as fish-attracting habitats in northeast Ohio lakes.

  • The system of evaluating progress in Ohio schools would change significantly under a plan the state will submit as it seeks a waiver to the federal No Child Left Behind requirements.

  • Authorities say two Japanese grenades from the World War II era caused a scare when they were found during an estate sale in a residential area of southwestern Ohio.

  • Authorities say a 9-month-old boy was killed when shots were fired into a Detroit home early Monday.

  • A Michigan man who hid needles in meat that was eaten by a neighbor's dog faces sentencing after pleading no contest to attempted animal killing or torture.

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  • PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is set to speak at a meeting of The Economic Club of Grand Rapids.

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 8:53 PM EST2012-02-20 01:53:19 GMT
    A wanted man kidnapped his estranged girlfriend at gunpoint along with her 1-year-old she was pushing in a stroller Sunday. All three were found shot to death hours later.

  • Officials in Uniopolis already have cut their budget in half and have laid off the only police officer in the village of 272 people.

  • State police say troopers arrested two armed American soldiers walking through an Upper Peninsula city who were bent on going AWOL.

  • Members of an Upper Peninsula Michigan National Guard unit have been honored after returning safely from Afghanistan.

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 4:20 PM EST2012-02-19 21:20:12 GMT
    Two men are being held on $2 million each, in connection with the killing of a Paulding County woman.

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 3:20 PM EST2012-02-19 20:20:50 GMT
    A Putnam County man who fell through the ice while trying to rescue his dog has died. The incident happened Tuesday morning around 10:00, outside of Pandora, Ohio.

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