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An Ohio electric company…under scrutiny for its role in what federal authorities say was a $60 million bribery and corruption scheme…says it will refund $26 million dollars to customers that it collected through a tainted nuclear bailout bill…repealed by the governor, yesterday. The millions in question were paid by customers …

A former Republican governor of Ohio and two former big-city mayors, who are Democrats, have come together to lead a new foundation that will provide policy and research help to a group of Ohio’s largest cities and suburbs. Former Gov. Bob Taft…former Columbus Mayor, Michael Coleman…and former Cleveland Mayor, Jane …

The Indiana Senate votes to approve a proposal…that would curb the governor’s authority under the state emergency powers law…following months of complaints from conservatives about Gov. Eric Holcomb’s coronavirus-related orders. The bill would establish a new process for the General Assembly to call itself into a 40-day emergency session…to consider …

Republican lawmakers remain resolute on their push for a big expansion of Indiana’s private school voucher program…in the face of pushback from public school leaders, across the state. The Republican-dominated state Senate has not yet unveiled any revisions to the voucher expansion plan, approved in February by the House. It’s …

Road rage leads to two people hospitalized in serious condition. Two vehicles…and the people in them…get into some sort of argument on Highway 24, near Napoleon. The pair pull off at the Wal-Mart in town, on Scott Street. One driver follows the other on foot after they park. The two …

A solo crash, west of Payne…kills two. The Ohio Highway Patrol says the fatal accident happened on Township Road 94, west of Township Road 21 in Harrison Township. Officials say Kathy Szumanski was westbound on 94 when the car suddenly goes off the right side of the roadway and overturns. …

A Maumee man is arrested after leading police on a multi-county chase through northwestern Ohio at speeds of more than 100 mph. Officers say 24-year-old Brandon Wierman drove away from a traffic stop in Delta. The police fan out…looking for him. Then in Wauseon…the police spots Wierman…they try to force …

DeKalb County deputies are investigating a crash that sends two drivers to the hospital in critical condition. Officials tell reporters Nathaniel Wopshall, 21, from Fremont, was driving at a high rate of speed, heading north on I-69, near mile marker 324, up by Auburn. They say that’s when he rear-ends …

Gov., DeWine unsuccessfully pushed for a last-minute compromise with fellow Republican lawmakers…over a bill, restricting the state’s ability to respond to public health emergencies, like the pandemic. Reporters say the governor was open to giving lawmakers some oversight over public health orders. At the same time, he wanted more involvement …

That $1 billion dollar bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants…tied to a bribery investigation at the Ohio Statehouse…is now one step closer to being eliminated. Lawmakers, in both the House and Senate, approve legislation that would repeal the bailout, sending it to Gov., DeWine, who is expected to sign it. …