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In this still image, taken from video by the Office of the Ohio Governor, Abbigail Bugenske, 22, from Cincinnati, the first winner of Ohio's first $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize, is interviewed during a news conference, Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Office of Ohio Governor via AP)
'A whirlwind': 1st Ohio vaccine lottery winners speak out

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins May. 27, 2021 10:43 AM EDT

Recent University of Akron graduate Sulochana Shrestha, right, poses for a photo taken by her sister, Sushma, on campus, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Akron, Ohio. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced a weekly $1 million prize and full-ride college scholarships to entice more Ohioans to get the COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Ohio announces 1st $1 million Vax-a-Million lottery winner

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins May. 26, 2021 01:41 PM EDT

In this Monday, May 17, 2021, photo, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly tours a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for students aged 12 through 15 set up in a gym at Topeka High School in Topeka, Kan. The Democratic governor is under increasing pressure to end an extra $300 a week in benefits for unemployed workers, with critics of the aid arguing that businesses are having problems hiring enough workers because of it. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
US jobless claims fall again as some states end federal aid

By Christopher Rugaber May. 20, 2021 08:36 AM EDT

International official: Bosnian Serbs seek to split country

By Edith M. Lederer May. 04, 2021 08:58 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top international official in Bosnia warned Tuesday that ethnic Serb leaders are making a concerted effort to split the country, or...

FILE—In this Aug. 4, 2019 file photo, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley speaks during a news conference regarding a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. Whaley announced Monday April 19, 2021, she will try to unseat Ohio's Republican governor after her effort to work with him on gun reforms in the aftermath of a mass shooting in her city stalled. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she's running for Ohio governor

By Dan Sewell Apr. 19, 2021 08:58 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Apr. 12, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 11, 2021. Editorial: Shame on Ohio General Assembly members who prevaricate when asked to lead by example and...

Dayton Air Show back this year, but only tailgate-style

Mar. 31, 2021 02:44 PM EDT
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Dayton Air Show will go forward in July — but with reduced attendance and in drive-in style — after the coronavirus pandemic forced the...

Tanice Cisneros walks by an anti-gun sign on the way to leave flowers for her friend, Rikki Olds on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Olds was a King Soopers employee that was killed at the Boulder King Soopers on Monday. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
Mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnage

By Michael R. Sisak Mar. 25, 2021 12:18 AM EDT

Utah State head coach Craig Smith reacts to a basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado State in the semifinal round of the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 12, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
Colorado State seeded No. 1 in 16-team NIT

By John Kekis Mar. 14, 2021 09:41 PM EDT

In this March 8, 2021, photo, sitting on her porch, in Mankato, Minn., Jaci Lageson explains why she supports compromises President Joe Biden made with conservative Democrats to win passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Biden carried Blue Earth County, Minnesota, where Republican Donald Trump won in part due to heavy support for the Democrat in Lageson's precinct in this small, Midwestern city. (AP Photo/Tom Beaumont)
Democrats finding support for Biden in small-city America

By Thomas Beaumont Mar. 13, 2021 07:41 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, center, calls to order the 55th Electoral College at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio on Thursday, Feb.25, 2021, became the first state to challenge the U.S. Census Bureau's decision to push back the release of 2020 census figures so more time can be spent on fixing any inaccuracies in the data. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
Ohio is first state to sue Census Bureau over delay in data

By Mike Schneider Feb. 25, 2021 03:04 PM EST

FILE—In this file photo from Dec. 19, 2019, Dayton mayor Nan Whaley gives an interview in her office in Dayton, Ohio. Whaley says she won't seek a third term, raising expectations the Democrat will seek higher office just days after she criticized Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. (AP Photo/Daniel Sewell, File)
From city halls, the plea for COVID-19 aid is bipartisan

By Bill Barrow Feb. 17, 2021 02:23 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2021, file photo, Dayton's Mustapha Amzil, right, passes the ball as Saint Louis' Javonte Perkins (3) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in St. Louis. Amzil is among a small group of freshmen seizing an opportunity to play as midyear enrollees after the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to athletes in winter sports like basketball. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Midyear enrollees seize chance to play with free eligibility

By Aaron Beard Feb. 11, 2021 02:41 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2014 file photo, Republican Sen. Steve Huffman speaks during a rally at Darke County GOP headquarters in Greenville, Ohio. Huffman, who questioned whether “the colored population” was contracting coronavirus at disproportionate rates because of their hygiene, is drawing new criticism from Black lawmakers on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 after his appointment to lead the state Senate Health Committee (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)
Legislator who questioned Black hygiene to lead health panel

By Farnoush Amiri Jan. 22, 2021 10:22 AM EST

Miriam Looker, 95, displays one of the 1,700 masks she’s made since the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic using her quilting skills, on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Marysville, Ohio. The only break Looker has taken from her 10-mask-a-day-routine came in November when came down with COVID-19 herself, which she said left her exhausted and needing a lot of naps. Looker is no stranger to using material to help save lives: during World War II she tested parachutes at Wright Field—now Wright Patterson Air Force Base—in Dayton. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)
95-year-old interrupts mask making by surviving COVID-19

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jan. 02, 2021 09:08 AM EST

FILE - Kansas guard Marcus Garrett (0) shoots over Kansas State guard Cartier Diarra (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Manhattan, Kan., in this Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, file photo. Garrett averaged 9.2 points last season. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
Iowa's Garza heads list of notable seniors in 2020-21 season

By Steve Megargee Nov. 18, 2020 04:14 AM EST

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, the national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis is shown. The NCAA announced Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, it plans to hold the entire 2021 men’s college basketball tournament in one geographic location to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 and is in talks with Indianapolis to be the host city. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
March Madness in one place? NCAA looking at Indianapolis

By John Marshall Nov. 16, 2020 11:48 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2015, file photo, Ohio state Rep. Nickie Antonio, a Democrat from Lakewood in suburban Cleveland, demonstrates tamper-resistant pain pills during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio. Antonio is a sponsor of legislation banning the death penalty that has the support of some Senate Republicans. She said Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, that a death penalty ban is the compassionate, pragmatic and economically prudent thing to do. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)
Opponents of death penalty call for ban in lame duck session

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Nov. 13, 2020 01:40 PM EST

Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at Orange High School in Pepper Pike, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
AP News Guide: Presidential, US House races top Ohio ballot

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2020 07:29 AM EST

Envelopes containing ballots are shown at a San Francisco Department of Elections at a voting center in San Francisco, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
6 key questions going into the 2020 presidential election

By Bill Barrow Nov. 02, 2020 01:25 AM EST