Kantele Franko
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Columbus, OH, United States
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Jury convicts man in killings of 8 from another Ohio family
Jurors convicted a man Wednesday in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family after weighing his denials and other testimony against the word of witnesses including his brother and mother, who previously pleaded guilty for their roles. George Wagner IV, 31, was found guilty of all 22 counts he faced in southern Ohio’s […] → Read More
Court revives lawsuits against Ohio State over sex abuse
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court ruling Wednesday revives unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss. A dist… → Read More
Court revives lawsuits against Ohio State over sex abuse
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court ruling Wednesday revives unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss. A district judge in Columbus had dismissed most of the unsettled cases, acknowledging that hundreds of young men were abused but agreeing with the university’s argument that […] → Read More
College students return to campus without access to abortion
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Before Abby Roth headed off to her first year at the... → Read More
College students return to campus without access to abortion
Before Abby Roth headed off to her first year at the University of Texas at Austin, she had a plan to ensure her college years don't include a pregnancy or a child she isn't prepared to have. She would take birth control pills and use condoms with her boyfriend — and if she were to become pregnant, she would travel out of state for an abortion. → Read More
Despite ample school security plan, Texas shooter found gaps
Robb Elementary School had measures in place to prevent this kind of violence. A fence lined the school property. Teachers were ordered to keep classroom doors closed and locked. Students faced regular lockdown and evacuation drills. → Read More
Despite ample school security plan, Texas shooter found gaps
Robb Elementary School had measures in place to prevent this kind of violence. A fence lined the school property. Teachers were ordered to keep classr... → Read More
Judge won’t dismiss 25 murder counts against Ohio doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge Friday refused to dismiss the 25-count murder indictment against an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive painkiller... → Read More
Judge won’t dismiss 25 murder counts against Ohio doctor
A judge won't dismiss the 25-count murder indictment against a doctor accused of ordering excessive painkillers for hospital patients in central Ohio's Mount Carmel Health System → Read More
Judge won’t dismiss 25 murder counts against doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge Friday refused to dismiss the 25-count murder indictment against an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive painkillers fo → Read More
Judge weighs whether to dismiss Ohio doc's 25 murder charges
A judge is weighing arguments about whether to dismiss the 25-count murder case against a central Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive painkillers for hospital patients → Read More
Judge weighs whether to dismiss Ohio doc’s 25 murder charges
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge is weighing arguments about whether to dismiss the 25-count murder case against an Ohio doctor accused of ordering exces... → Read More
Men abused by team doc seek different response by Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some of the men who say they’re survivors of decades-old sexual misconduct by an Ohio State team doctor pleaded again Thursday f... → Read More
More lawsuits over sex abuse by Ohio State doc are dismissed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed more of the unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University failed to stop sex... → Read More
Ohio State sex abuse survivors plan appeals, defend motives
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After a judge recently dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State over decades-old sexual abuse by a lo... → Read More
Suits dismissed against Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits over Ohio State’s failure to stop decades-old sexual abuse by → Read More
Suits against Ohio State over sex abuse by doc are dismissed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits over Ohio State’s failure to stop decades-old sexual abuse by n... → Read More
Woman is 2nd to admit role in death of 8 members of a family
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman pleaded guilty Friday to helping plan the killings of eight members of a family, becoming the second member of her... → Read More
Woman admits role in deaths of 8 family members
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio woman pleaded guilty Friday to helping plan the killings of eight members of a family, becoming the second member of her own → Read More
Time, misinfo complicate teaching 9/11 to kids born after it
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nagla Bedir didn’t discuss Sept. 11 with her New Jersey high school students last year. Mid-pandemic, with remote learning, it w... → Read More