Graduation 2 years later at Bluffton, Ohio

October 6th, 2009 Ohio man gets 2 years in case of baby bit by ratsWAVERLY, Ohio — An 18-year-old Ohio man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in an infant's loss of two toes to rat bites inside a filthy mobile home. Todd Trent pleaded guilty Monday to child endangering and was sentenced by Pike County Common Pleas Judge Randy Deering.

September 11th, 2009 Governor: Handle runaway convert case in OhioCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland believes the case of a Muslim girl who ran away to Florida after converting to Christianity should by handled by Ohio authorities.

September 10th, 2009 Ohio Rep. Charlie Wilson: I'm not the hecklerWASHINGTON — An Ohio congressman named Charlie Wilson wants people to know he's not Joe Wilson, the lawmaker who heckled President Barack Obama. The Ohio Democrat says people have phoned confusing him with the South Carolina Republican who yelled "You lie" while the president was addressing Congress on Wednesday night.

August 8th, 2009 Ohio man who killed lawn walker commits suicideLEBANON, Ohio —An Ohio man convicted of killing his 15-year-old neighbor because he walked on the man's well-kept lawn has committed suicide in prison. Ohio prison officials say 69-year-old Charles Martin killed himself Friday at the Lebanon Correctional Institution in southwest Ohio.

July 29th, 2009 Ormet notice says will cut up to 982 Ohio jobsHANNIBAL, Ohio — An aluminum-maker has notified workers that it intends to eliminate up to 982 jobs at its southeast Ohio plant this fall. Ormet Corp. sent a notification late Monday to union workers, the Monroe County commissioners and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

July 11th, 2009 Dillinger's Ohio crime spree left out of new movieTOLEDO, Ohio — Before becoming Public Enemy No. 1, gangster John Dillinger pulled off his first bank robbery in a sleepy Ohio town.

July 3rd, 2009 NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduationNEW YORK — A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started. One of the NYPD's newest officers made his first arrest Thursday just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden.

June 30th, 2009 Former Ohio broker gets 16 years in prisonAKRON, Ohio — A former securities broker in Ohio has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for a fraud scheme that prosecutors say cost investors $2 million. David Willan was owner and president of Akron-based Evergreen Investment Corp.

June 16th, 2009 Ohio woman who was 3 when mom killed won't testifyTOLEDO, Ohio — The case against an Ohio man accused of strangling his wife and stuffing her body into a car trunk nearly 18 years ago is going to the jury. Prosecutors in Toledo rested their case Tuesday without calling the defendant's former stepdaughter to testify.

June 11th, 2009 Ohio man on trial in killing of wife 17 years agoTOLEDO, Ohio — A prosecutor in northern Ohio says a man accused of killing his wife and stuffing her body in a car trunk 17 years ago knew his marriage was coming to an end at the time the woman disappeared. Thomas Zich is accused of strangling Mary Jane Zich and faces life in prison if convicted.

June 5th, 2009 OH high school's graduation canceled over cheatingCENTERBURG, Ohio — An Ohio school district that canceled its graduation ceremony after a senior cheating scandal says it's investigating whether underclassmen also cheated. John Morgan, principal of Centerburg High School northeast of Columbus, says he learned Friday that students in other grades may also have received copies of tests in advance.

June 5th, 2009 Ohio district catches cheaters, cancels graduationCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio school district says it uncovered a cheating scheme so pervasive that it had to cancel graduation ceremonies for its 60 seniors — but will still mail their diplomas. A senior at Centerburg High School accessed teachers' computers, found tests, printed them and distributed them to classmates, administrators said.

June 2nd, 2009 Ohio troopers balk at contract weight limitsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio state troopers in contract negotiations with the state are fighting a rule that allows the dismissal of those who consistently exceed weight limits. Department of Public Safety records show that no Ohio troopers or sergeants have been fired over weight in recent years, but six were removed from duty in 2003.

May 4th, 2009 Survivor of Ohio baseball team bus crash graduatesBLUFFTON, Ohio — Two years ago, Tim Berta was fighting to survive head injuries that left him in a coma following a bus crash that killed five Bluffton University baseball players. A year later, he was learning to walk and read again.

April 22nd, 2009 Graduation rate breakdown by cityA breakdown of the 2005 graduation rates in the 50 largest cities, along with the percentage point changes in this rate between 1995 and 2005. Source: Editorial Projects in Education Research Center based on Education Department data