TERRY KINNEY

Associated Press Writer
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Ohio governor backs plan for livestock standards

Ohio should have a state board to set guidelines for livestock care, Gov. Ted Strickland said Monday, adding to the debate between farm interests and the nation's biggest animal welfare organization.

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Announcement of atomic plant set

The site of a former uranium enrichment plant tucked away in the hills of southern Ohio has the necessary infrastructure for a nuclear power plant — abundant water, a power grid and bipartisan political backing.

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Humane Society: Give Ohio farm animals some space

The Ohio farm lobby and the Humane Society of the United States are girding for a fight over the confinement of farm animals, following the Humane Society's legislative successes in other states.

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Man arrested in Mexico in Cincinnati-area slayings

Authorities in Mexico have arrested a man in the slayings of four Mexican construction workers who had been beaten and methodically stabbed in the heart at the Ohio apartment they shared, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

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Long shot Hold Me Back wins Lane's End Stakes

Hold Me Back roared to the lead in the stretch and won the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes on Saturday at Turfway Park.

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Bittle Road, West Side Bernie in Lane's End Stakes

Bittel Road and West Side Bernie are the early favorites for the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes, an important race leading to the Kentucky Derby.

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Ford to reopen Cleveland engine plant

The first Ford Motor Co. plant to make a new line of fuel-efficient engines will help the company deliver the kind of fuel economy that customers demand, officials said Friday.

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Cincinnati closes the book on 2001 race riots

The Cincinnati Police Department has made significant progress in changing practices and building community relationships since race riots stunned the city in 2001, a court-appointed monitor said in his final report released Tuesday.

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Mandates driving surge to the river for hydropower

Many decades ago, cost-conscious Henry Ford turned to hydroelectric plants to power his car factories like the one by the Great Miami River, near this Cincinnati suburb. That assembly plant is long gone, but the power plant and the technology behind it isn't.

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Cincinnati fire kills 3 children; parents escape

Three children, all under the age of 10, were killed when a fire swept through their house early Monday, fire officials said.

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Fans of Delta Queen riverboat bid farewell in Ohio

Filled with memories of a slower-paced, more gracious era, steamboat aficionados flocked to the Ohio River for what could be the Delta Queen riverboat's final visit to its former home port.

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Ohio elections chief appeals court's voter ruling

Ohio's elections chief has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over whether the state is required to do more to help counties verify voter eligibility.

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Appeals court sides with Ohio secretary of state

A federal appeals court sided with Ohio's top elections official Friday in her running battle with Republicans over how to verify the eligibility of newly registered voters.

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Ohio executes man who argued he was too fat to die

Ohio executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer Tuesday who argued his obesity made death by lethal injection inhumane.

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Cincinnati wants to lead green roof movement in US

Officials want to see more green roofs on building tops in Cincinnati.

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Zanjero wins Kentucky Cup Classic

Zanjero used a determined stretch run to pull away from the two favorites and stay clear of two long shots Saturday in the $350,000 Kentucky Cup.

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Ohio company owner gets 25 years in fraud case

A business owner convicted of defrauding customers seeking male sexual enhancement products and a variety of herbal supplements was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison.

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15 minor league players, 2 managers suspended

Fifteen minor league players and two managers were suspended and fined Friday for their part in a 10-minute, bench-clearing brawl that sent one fan to the hospital.

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Assault charge against WR Chris Henry dropped

Prosecutors dropped an assault charge against former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry on Monday, clearing the way for him to apply for reinstatement by the National Football League.

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Cincinnati NAACP rises again to host convention

The NAACP's Cincinnati chapter sagged to a low point a few years ago, its membership the smallest it had been in decades. Some outside the chapter even questioned its relevancy — this in a city recently torn by racially tinged rioting.

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Kroger expands ground beef recall to 20 states

First it was the tomatoes. Now it's the beef.

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Bengals WR Henry Out of Jail

Former Bengal Chris Henry was released from jail Friday, spending an extra night there because no one was available to provide a court-ordered monitoring device.

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Bengals Cut Receiver Henry After Arrest

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry lost his job while in jail awaiting arraignment on assault charges on Thursday.

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Bengals Cut Receiver Henry After Arrest

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry lost his job while in jail awaiting arraignment on assault charges on Thursday.

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Bengals Release Chris Henry After Arrest

The Cincinnati Bengals have released wide receiver Chris Henry, after his fifth arrest since 2005.

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