Fostoria man charged with murder in Jeffrey Risner cold case after 20 years
Police have not said what tied Ray to the 2006 killing, which sat on the Ohio Attorney General's unsolved homicide list despite DNA evidence.
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Domestic violence noted as ‘most prevalent violent crime in Ohio’ as state boosts funding
Ohio recorded 134 domestic violence deaths in 2025, with nearly half the victims killed while trying to leave, as the state adds $5 million in grants.
Bob Latta voted against giving child sex abuse survivors a second chance to sue
In 2006, Latta helped defeat legislation that would have allowed survivors to pursue decades-old sexual abuse claims. Twenty years later, Ohio lawmakers are trying again.
Bettsville man sentenced to 10 years for rape, attempted rape involving two women
Tyler Hossler pleaded guilty to a fourth charge, avoiding a second trial, and must register as a Tier III sex offender for life.
High-profile sex abuse case brings test for new Ohio anti-grooming law
A Catholic Foundation executive accused of a six-month online relationship with a teen is among the first charged under Ohio's misdemeanor grooming law.
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Ramaswamy confirms campaign produced attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother, launches $4 million blitz
Ramaswamy's campaign confirmed producing the video featuring Amy Acton's mother, who stood by the man charged with raping her daughter at age 12. The campaign is spending millions to promote it despite newly reported court records and condemnation from prominent Republicans.
Gary Click calls Acton’s estranged mother ‘caring’ after she stood by man charged with raping her daughter
The former Fremont pastor, himself investigated last year over separate child sex abuse allegations that police closed without charges, defended the mother attacking Amy Acton’s childhood history. When confronted with the rape case against her husband, Click accused a journalist of a “bait and switch.”
Amy Acton’s mother defended husband accused of raping her daughter at 12. Now she’s in a pro-Ramaswamy attack ad.
Acton’s brother is speaking out after their estranged mother appeared in a political attack accusing his sister of lying about her childhood. He says their mother remained married to the man who sexually abused Acton even after both children were removed from their custody.
Husted responds to woman beaten by Trump supporters: ‘There are consequences’ for protesting
Ohio's Republican senator responded to the beating of a woman at a Trump rally held to support his campaign by warning about the consequences of political protest. Five weeks earlier, he declared that political violence "must never be tolerated."
Ramaswamy campaign puts convicted child sex offender in TV ad, removes him after reporters expose past
His sexual predator registry photo appears to show the same patriotic shirt Ramaswamy complimented at a county fair before the ad was produced.
‘Glad we got our boys out’: Gary Click abuse allegations alarm Sandusky County residents
Parents are expressing relief that their children no longer attend his former church, while others recall unease about the longtime Fremont pastor's behavior around children. The reaction has also revived scrutiny of Click's response to questions about sexual predators at a Republican candidates' forum.
Jon Husted promoted Gary Click as campaign chair after child sex abuse investigation went public
The Ohio senator's campaign identified Click as its Sandusky County chairman a month after police allegations became public, then touted his endorsement months later.
Gary Click quietly left his church. Six months later, police were investigating child sex abuse allegations
Click says he stepped down as Fremont Baptist Temple pastor in March 2025. By late September, Oregon child welfare officials had sent Fremont police an abuse referral naming him. The allegations became public in November, months before constituents learned he had left the pulpit.
Elizabeth Smart to speak in Tiffin at free Heidelberg event
A coalition including the sheriff's office, Mercy Health and Heidelberg University is backing the task force event, with RSVPs encouraged for planning.
Gary Click investigated by Fremont police over child sex abuse allegations
Gary Click was accused of sexually and physically abusing a child, questioned by police about his connection to the family, and later declared himself “ivory clean” when confronted about the investigation.
Husted said his role in passing FirstEnergy bailout was ‘none.’ His calendar is blacked out when it became law
FirstEnergy executives described Jon Husted as “highly engaged” and “fighting to the end” for House Bill 6, the utility-backed bailout at the center of Ohio’s $61 million bribery scandal. Every meeting shown on Husted’s official calendar is redacted on the day Gov. Mike DeWine signed it into law.
Ramaswamy campaigns with radio host whose ex-wife accused him of threats, confinement and violence
Jack Windsor's ex-wife accused him of threats, confinement and violence. Windsor later agreed to a domestic violence civil protection order. On Friday, he was onstage interviewing Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy.
Ramaswamy super PAC kept $100,000 from Epstein associate; running mate also took Wexner money
Ramaswamy repeatedly promised to expose Jeffrey Epstein's network and publish the "full Epstein client list." His running mate, Rob McColley, separately accepted $5,000 from Les Wexner, whom an FBI document named as an Epstein "co-conspirator."
National security leaders endorse Acton, blast Ramaswamy over FBI shutdown plan, public safety
A coalition of more than 1,600 former military, diplomatic and national security officials is backing Democrat Amy Acton for Ohio governor — while taking direct aim at Republican Vivek Ramaswamy over his proposal to shut down the FBI and what the group says are policies that would weaken public safety.
Seneca County jury convicts Hossler of rape, sexual battery, attempted rape
A fourth attempted rape count was severed from the case and remains unresolved, with a plea hearing and sentencing set for Oct. 20.
