Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced increased efforts by the Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) to aid educators and law enforcement in preparing for and reacting to a potentially violent school incident.

The University of Toledo will be hosting a free movie night for the community in the Glass Bowl on Friday, Aug. 17. The movie selection will be determined by fan voting at the Facebook poll below. Fans may vote through noon on July 16. The winning movie will be announced on July 16.

A Toledo man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking heroin and cocaine and for firearms crimes.

A trial court could not block implementation of a 2015 state law deducting funding to local governments that use traffic cameras to collect fines without first declaring the law unconstitutional, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled recently.

The Board of Commissioners of the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection has awarded $141,440 to 22 victims of attorney theft at its most recent meeting. Eight former or suspended Ohio attorneys were found to have misappropriated client funds. Cases involving three deceased attorneys were also among the claims presented to the Board of Commissioners.

Sixteen University of Toledo student-athletes were named Distinguished Scholar-Athletes from the spring season by the Mid-American Conference. The awards were voted on by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions representing the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC team.

A Westerville lawmaker has introduced a bill meant to ease the worries mandated reporters of elder abuse may have over maintaining victim privacy.

Repealed in 2015, the Rural Industrial Park Loan Fund, which had not received appropriations for some four years at the time, would again fund loans for industrial park development in rural Ohio if the sponsors of House Bill 695 successfully champion the measure.

Six people were indicted in federal court for crimes related to child pornography or child exploitation.

Rev1 Ventures and the J.M. Smucker Co. have announced a collaboration to connect with emerging technologies and startups across several areas of the food industry, including ingredient and process technology, snacking, commodity and supply chain.

One of the most frequently asked questions we hear at Ohio’s 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage, is, “What happens to the 529 if my child receives a full ride?” We certainly hope your child does earn that amazing academic or athletic achievement; however, research shows that the odds do not seem to be in their favor.

The former Allen County Sheriff was indicted in federal court for asking for and taking bribes from drug dealers, people arrested in prostitution stings, suspected gamblers and others.

Facials, manicures and pedicures are all part of a spa treatment's alphabet. And such services are becoming more popular among men including in central Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced that his office was awarded a Best Brief Award from the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) during their recent award cycle for their brief in a prominent antitrust case.

The University of Toledo men's basketball program has finalized its 2018-19 non-conference schedule, Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk recently announced. The non-league slate consists of seven home dates, three road contests, and three neutral-site matchups.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and members of the Central Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission/High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force announced recently the arrests of six people following the seizure of approximately 75 pounds of cocaine.

The southwest Ohio lawmaker who devised the Ohio Price Transparency Law in 2015 has proposed a new version of the law, making health insurance companies responsible for estimates of health care costs rather than physicians - as originally enacted.

In a first-ever ceremony held at The Ohio State University, the Ohio Department of Education recently celebrated the members of the class of 2018 who are joining the U.S. military.

The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 26th, heard four oral arguments, including an issue brought by the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct which is recommending a one-year suspension with six months stayed for Cleveland attorney Richard A. Oviatt. According to the board’s report, the attorney “impugned the integrity of the judges from the Eighth District Court of Appeals by accusing them of incompetence, corruption, and criminal conduct.”

Toledo recently released its 2018-19 non-conference schedule, highlighted by a home game against 2018 NCAA Champion Notre Dame. The Rockets will entertain the Fighting Irish on Dec. 8 in Savage Arena.