Man who murdered his pregnant wife three decades ago caused Ohio investigators to reopen the case

An Ohio man who murdered his pregnant wife three decades ago inadvertently caused investigators to reopen the case after he mentioned her alleged suicide ‘outta the blue.’ Scott Purk was found guilty of murder and tampering with evidence in the death of his first wife, Margaret, in November 2015. He was convicted of arson and … Read more

Coronavirus: 71 test positive after Ohio winery event

Seventy-one people have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending an event at a winery in northwestern Ohio as experts raise alarm about such gatherings fueling the rampant spread of the virus in rural Midwestern communities.   Kati Finn and six of her girlfriends were among the people who are believed to have contracted the virus at … Read more

Kanye West tries to get on presidential ballot in Ohio with 5,000 signatures needed by Wednesday

Kanye West has continued his road to presidency and has now made efforts to get on the ballot in Ohio – a key wing state that could decided who sits in the Oval Office after November.  His latest focus on the Buckeye state comes after a tumultuous month that included a bizarre first campaign rally … Read more

Ohio man, 37, dies from coronavirus after claiming pandemic was just ‘hype’ in a Facebook post

A 37-year-old Ohio man who claimed the coronavirus pandemic was just ‘hype’ and repeatedly refused to wear a face mask has died from COVID-19.  Richard Rose wrote on Facebook on July 1 that he was experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, and went to get tested.  The U.S. Army veteran, who served for nine years and did two … Read more

Workers remove historic 20-foot Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus, Ohio

A giant statue of Christopher Columbus has been taken down in Columbus, Ohio after city mayor Andrew Ginther claimed it was a symbol of ‘patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness’.  On Wednesday morning, workers spent three hours removing the monument, which has stood outside City Hall for 65 years and was a gift from the city of … Read more

Ohio sheriff’s office is trying to locate YouTube star Myka Stauffer’s autistic son

YouTube star Myka Stauffer and her husband are being investigated by authorities in Ohio after revealing last week that they had ‘rehomed’ their adopted autistic son Huxley by handing him over to another family.  The bombshell admission that he had been rehomed has sparked furious backlash online and has already cost Myka her partnership with … Read more

Donald Trump reveals plans to travel to Arizona and Ohio and wants to bring back campaign rallies

President Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed plans to travel the country in the next few weeks that could eventually lead to the return of his massive campaign rallies.  ‘I’d like to get out,’ Trump said bluntly at an event with business leaders at the White House. ‘This is the most beautiful house in the world, … Read more

Protesters swarm Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Utah and Wyoming to demonstrate lockdown orders

Protesters have continued to gather across the United States, ignoring social distancing rules, to demonstrate against lockdown orders they call ‘tyrannical’ and ‘worse than the virus’.  Crowds of people – many decked out in MAGA hats and with Donald Trump posters –  have met up in Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Utah and Wyoming this week with … Read more

Ohio Zoo makes history with the world’s FIRST cheetah cubs born through IVF

Animal magic! Ohio Zoo makes history with the world’s FIRST cheetah cubs born through IVF using a surrogate in a bid to help save the declining species Two cubs were born in on Feb. 19th through in vitro fertilization in Ohio The team inseminated a cheetah that is younger than than the biological mom Both … Read more