Memorial Day: sweltering heat and storms follow tornadoes and flooding

Sweltering heat, storms and possible twisters were expected to hit the southern plains and south-eastern states on Memorial Day, on the heels of deadly tornadoes and flooding.

Related: Are hurricanes getting stronger – and is the climate crisis to blame?

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Teen says he is long-missing boy who escaped from kidnappers

Fourteen-year-old identifies himself as Timmothy Pitzen, who was six when he disappeared in Illinois

A 14-year-old boy who said he escaped from two kidnappers in Ohio told authorities he is from Illinois, where he went missing nearly eight years ago when his mother apparently took her own life.

The boy identified himself as Timmothy Pitzen and said Wednesday morning that he had “just escaped from two kidnappers”, police in suburban Cincinnati’s Sharonville wrote in a short incident report.

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Opioid strong enough to sedate elephants on rise in Ohio, coroners warn

Carfentanil, described as ‘extremely potent’ and often undetectable, involved in multiple overdose deaths

Coroners in two of Ohio’s largest counties have issued drug abuse warnings following the reappearance of an opioid so powerful it’s sometimes used to sedate elephants.

Dr Anahi Ortiz is coroner in Franklin county in central Ohio. She said Friday that the county which calls Columbus home had at least three carfentanil-related overdose deaths in January.

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Stormy Daniels sues police for $2m over strip club arrest

Lawsuit claims officers were Trump supporters who tried to discredit Daniels with charges that were dropped within hours

Stormy Daniels has sued several Columbus police officers for $2m over her arrest at a strip club in July 2018, an incident that sparked criticism of the law used to arrest her and led to other lawsuits against the city.

Daniels’s federal defamation lawsuit alleges officers conspired to retaliate against the adult film actor because of her claims she had sex with Donald Trump before he became president.

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Several area students attended the recent McKinley dinner organized…

As they gathered to honor Ohio native William McKinley, the country's 25th president, Huron County Republicans received the opportunity to visit with several candidates running for office in next month's general election. Judge Gene Zmuda, currently on the Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge and candidate for the 6th District Court of Appeals, introduced the keynote speaker for the recently McKinley dinner Judge Craig Baldwin, a candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court.

At Ohio rally, Trump touts ‘historic week for America’

President Donald Trump took a victory lap in Ohio on Friday, touting a that began with the installation of his second Supreme Court justice and concluded with the release of an American detained in Turkey. Jocular and boastful, Trump barnstormed - in what was a barn on a rural fairgrounds - for Ohio's gubernatorial and congressional candidates, but, as he often does, spent much of the hour-plus speech touting his own track record.

NJ Senator Cory Booker Stumps in Akron for Cordray and Other Ohio Democrats

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker closed his half-hour speech in Akron on Saturday by taking a selfie with the Democratic gubernatorial ticket of Rich Cordray and Betty Sutton. One of the possible contenders in the 2020 presidential race was in Northeast Ohio over the weekend to drum up support for Rich Cordray in the race for governor.

Elizabeth Warren builds expansive Democratic campaign effort…

Hamza Abdelgany, a Warren campaign staff member on the Democratic Outreach Team, works at his laptop at the campaign headquarters. Hamza Abdelgany, a Warren campaign staff member on the Democratic Outreach Team, works at his laptop at the campaign headquarters.

Trump can’t stop making flattering comments about the Confederacy

Praising Robert E. Lee as a "great general" is just the latest example of the president waxing poetic about the Confederacy. LEWIS CENTER, OH - AUGUST 04: President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to show support for Ohio Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson on August 4, 2018 in Lewis Center, Ohio.

At Ohio rally, Trump touts ‘historic week for America’ Source: AP

President Donald Trump took a victory lap in Ohio on Friday, touting a "really historic week for America" that began with the installation of his second Supreme Court justice and concluded with the release of an American detained in Turkey. Jocular and boastful, Trump barnstormed - in what was a barn on a rural fairgrounds - for Ohio's gubernatorial and congressional candidates, but, as he often does, spent much of the hour-plus speech touting his own track record.

USDA To Invest $181 Million In Rural America Community Infrastructure

USDA TO INVEST $181 MILLION IN RURAL AMERICA COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE Oct. 9, 2018 Source: USDA news release Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $181 million in 88 projects that will build community infrastructure and facilities in 27 states. "Infrastructure is a foundation for quality of life and economic opportunity in small towns across our country," Hazlett said.

The final Ohio governor’s debate: Watch the debate along with pre-and post-debate analysis

It's crunch time in the Ohio governor's race on Monday as Republican Mike DeWine and Democrat Richard Cordray face off in the final gubernatorial debate in the run-up to the Nov. 6 election. The two candidates running to succeed term-limited Ohio GOP Gov. John Kasich will meet tonight at Cleveland State University.

Put-in-Bay mayor, 3 others indicted in public corruption probe

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney James VanEerten, and the Ohio Ethics Commission on Thursday announced that two village of Put-in-Bay officials have been indicted by an Ottawa County Grand Jury on public corruption charges stemming from a joint probe into public corruption allegations within the village. Kelly A. Niese, 49, of Put-in-Bay, former village of Put-in-Bay fiscal officer, was indicted on the following charges: Melinda McCann Myers, 52, of Put-in-Bay, the former president of Put-in-Bay Village Council, was recently charged with six counts of conflict of interest, misdemeanors of the first degree.

OH Gov Race: DeWine, Cordray Talk Civility, ECOT, Guns, and More in Second Debate

Ohio Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine and Democrat Richard Cordray faced off in their second - and very conventional - debate on Monday, which was quite a contrast compared to the combative political debates the country is embroiled in at the national level. The two men squared off on issues ranging from healthcare and guns to rape kits and algae blooms .

Steve Dettelbach unveils opioids plan, says Republicans have failed: Capitol Letter

An Ohio Statehouse north-side garden showcases a poppy quilt design to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Attacking addiction: Steve Dettelbach, the Democratic attorney general candidate, unveiled his plan to combat Ohio's opioid epidemic. He told cleveland.com's Laura Hancock he opposes Issue 1 but supports other ideas for criminal justice reform.