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Freeze! Police ice cream trucks seek to portray officers in a positive light
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The puns are plentiful as police departments around the country buy their own ice cream trucks and roll into neighborhoods to hand out frozen treats for free.
"Copsicle Patrol" is written on the one in Danbury, Connecticut. "Freeze! You have the right to remain frozen," says anothe ... (full story)
State must recalculate Medicaid payments to nursing homes
The Ohio Department of Medicaid must recalculate how much it pays nursing homes for care because it provided less funding for incentives to high-quality providers than required by state law, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
In a unanimous per curiam opinion , the Supreme Court ruled in favor of associations representing nu ... (full story)
Trump extends his reach into Congress in ways large and small
WASHINGTON (AP) — The invitation arrived in the final days of the summer recess, President Donald Trump's political team summoning House Republican staff to an early morning meeting about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the coming midterm elections.
"Attendance will be tracked by Team Trump — see you there!&q ... (full story)
5th District Court of Appeals upholds telecommunications fraud conviction
A Fifth District Court of Appeals panel affirmed the conviction of a man on telecommunications fraud and theft charges after he transferred more than $36,000 to his own bank account from the Newark business employing him.
The three-judge panel overruled John Abraham’s assertion that the evidence was insufficient to convict ... (full story)
5th District appellate panel upholds assault, robbery convictions
A central Ohio appellate panel overruled a Toledo man’s assertion that his felonious assault and robbery convictions stemming from an attack of a Polaris-area hotel housekeeper in 2023 were contrary to the evidence presented at trial.
The three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals determined there was suffici ... (full story)