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Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley sent his budget proposal Thursday to City Council members for their consideration.

A barber in Cambridge, Ohio, started collecting hair from his salon and glued it all together into a ball. Believe It or Not, the Ripley's organization now has it and it's on tour this summer.

Cuyahoga County Council Tuesday introduced a proposal to change the sheriff from an appointed position back to an elected one. Eight of 11 council members must support the change in order to send it to voters in November. Republican Councilman Mike Gallagher long supported having the county executive appoint the sheriff. But now he wants voters to have that right, just as they did before county government changed from three commissioners to an executive nine years ago. Gallagher says it’s the only way to fix a department that’s in disarray.

The old Kroger Bakery factory will get a new life, if the Columbus Landmarks Foundation gets its way.The Cleveland Avenue complex, near I-670, shut down…

This year brought the toughest competition yet for the Tiny Desk Contest – and for WOSU to choose our local favorite. That's both a consequence of both…

The city of Cleveland’s plan for community- and problem-oriented policing requires all officers to engage in some type of community policing. In fact, an average of 20 percent of each officer’s time will go toward it. Commander Johnny Johnson from the Cleveland Division of Police said community- and problem-oriented policing includes activities like walking or biking on a beat, but can also be done while responding to calls for service, for example at traffic accidents.

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and livestock account for a lot of the gas produced in agriculture. In Kenya, climate scientists are experimenting with different types of feed to reduce the amount cows burp.

Ohio high school students who want to take college courses on the state’s dime will have some additional restrictions to consider starting with the summer term. Friday is the deadline for students at Ohio private schools or homeschoolers to apply for the state’s College Credit Plus program. Public school students faced an April 1 application deadline. The program allows high school students to work on college degrees before they receive their diploma. Starting this summer, though, students’ course choices will be slightly more restricted.

Snow, wind, flooding and fire warnings are covering areas from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, and at least three have been killed in weather-related accidents.

A Cleveland dance teacher previously associated with Cuyahoga Community College and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District has been charged with sexual battery against a student. Terence Greene is accused of performing a sex act on the student in a dressing room at the Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA) in 2008, according to an affidavit from the Cleveland Municipal Court. Greene then told the student not to tell anyone about the incident and “keep it between them,” the affidavit said.