Cleveland Guardians: MLB team dropping Indians name

Cleveland's MLB club announced on Friday it would be changing its mascot to the Guardians.

Intoxicated mother allegedly shoots 5-year-old son in knees

An Ohio mother is in jail without bond after she allegedly shot her 5-year-old son in the knees while she was intoxicated, according to a police report.

Boy with autism rescued from Ohio woods after 11 hours missing

Ohio State Highway Patrol said its flight crew spotted a 12-year-old boy with autism in the woods with its helicopter 11 hours after he was reported missing.

Wrong patient gets kidney at Ohio hospital

An Ohio hospital has acknowledged that a patient received a new kidney meant for someone else.

Drake Bell of 'Drake and Josh' receives probation on child endangerment charge

Cuyahoga County Judge Timothy McCormick is allowing Drake Bell of "Drake and Josh," to serve probation and 200 hours of community service in California.

Andre Hill shooting: Columbus reaches $10M settlement for family of Black man killed by police

Andre Hill was fatally shot by a Columbus police officer on Dec. 22 as he emerged from a garage holding up a cellphone. Ohio’s capital city will pay a $10 million settlement to his family.

Ohio to award $1M each to 5 adults who received at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose

Governor Mike DeWine announced five adults will be randomly selected to win one million dollars if they’ve received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Ma’Kiyah Bryant shooting: Columbus, Ohio police ID officer involved in death of teen girl

The Interim Chief of the Columbus Police Department has identified the police officer who fatally shooting Ma’Kiyah Bryant, a 16-year-old girl who appeared to be attacking two other people with a knife Tuesday.

Escaped murderer in Ohio being sought in Los Angeles area; $50,000 reward offered

One of the most wanted fugitives in the United States is being sought in the Los Angeles area after escaping from an Ohio prison in 1973, authorities confirmed Saturday.  

Mom arrested for leaving children alone to go to work

An Ohio woman was arrested and faces two child endangerment charges for leaving her children alone to go to work to try to support them.

Ohio police officer charged with murder in shooting death of Andre Hill

A white Ohio police officer was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge in the latest fallout following the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man, the state's attorney general said.

Tamir Rice: DOJ won't charge officers involved in 2014 fatal shooting of 12-year-old

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened.