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Donald Mullins had asked the court to delay his sentence so he could get an operation before leaping off the balcony.

The state is giving out five $1 million prizes and full-ride scholarships to public universities to those who get inoculated against the virus.

Blake Wolfe, from Ohio, has completed an estimated 2,184 days of school since he began kindergarten in 2009.

Beginning May 26, the state is set to award $1 million each week to adult Ohio residents who have received at least one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.

"We need to be on the side of truth, we need to be on the side of substance," the Ohio congressman said.

Nine states are using federal funds to pay for vaccine incentives from lottery entries to complimentary drinks to gift cards

Ohioans 18 and older who have received at least one dose of a vaccine will be entered into a state lottery to win a million dollars.

The CDC says no vaccine is 100 percent effective at preventing illness in vaccinated people.

According to a police report, the heroic dog knocked the man to the ground and "got him pretty good."

Eleven-year-old Rylee Abbuhl's mother has said for years that the child suffers from a terminal illness. Now, Rylee's father and authorities are saying it's all a lie.

According to WEWS-TV in Cleveland, officers with the Akron Police Department responded to a home near the 700 block of Clay Street at around 8:50 p.m. local time on Sunday following reports of a shooting involving a child.

GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz reportedly made the comments while addressing Republicans during Saturday's Ohio Political Summit.

Gina DeJesus was kidnapped in 2002, aged 13, and held prisoner with Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry by Ariel Castro for more than a decade.

Police were dispatched to a local Walmart after receiving calls that a fight had broken out between two women, which ended in one being hit in the face with a 10-pound log of pre-packaged meat.

"It's past time for Congress to recognize that continued cannabis prohibition is neither tenable nor the will of the American electorate," GOP Congressman Dave Joyce said.

"We're trying to get more people vaccinated, we think we will get more people vaccinated," the governor said. "That is fighting COVID. It is the best weapon we have today to stay on offense."

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, said Wednesday that the free lottery would give away $5 million over five weeks and would be open to only Ohio adults who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

"He was obviously pursuing a romantic relationship with her," Dayton, Ohio, police said.

The Republican lawmaker insisted that he was not distracted despite driving during the virtual meeting.

The calls were made from the foster home where the 16-year-old lived before she was shot by police on April 20.

The GOP rep said those who supposedly denied security fencing wanted a "perfect situation" for violence that the media and left could blame on pro-police rally attendees.

In a video of the incident, which quickly went viral on social media, a man can be seen shouting at the delivery driver in the parking lot of a Stow apartment complex.

"It appears that the officer responded as he was trained to do," said the Florida congresswoman and former Orlando police chief.

Viewers online are in shock after a photo featuring a block full of property damage from a massive college party went viral.

Heather Belanger said she received a call from her daughter's school threatening to contact child services because of issues with the child's attendance for online classes.

Police said the 16-year-old Black girl was swinging a knife at a woman when a Columbus officer shot her dead.

A proposal to rename an Ohio state park for former President Donald Trump is not supported by Ohio's Department of Natural Resources as the agency defended the park's current name, Mosquito Creek Lake.

During a mock DUI crash, intended to educate students about the dangers of drunk driving on prom night, an intoxicated driver sped through the scene, nearly hitting several participants.

Fifteen-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant became the sixth minor fatally shot by the Columbus Division of Police since 2016.

Black teenager Ma'Khia Bryant was shot dead after she lunged at another female while holding a knife, according to authorities.