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Two people indicted on similar charges in unrelated killings

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YOUNGSTOWN — Kayla Dawson, 26, and Issac Chatman, 29, were indicted Thursday on similar charges involving two people who were killed even though their cases are apparently unrelated. Dawson was indicted on voluntary manslaughter and a firearm specification and felonious assault with a firearm specification in the April 28 shooting death of Kyree Hornbuckle, 25, at Oakwood Avenue and South Maryland Avenue on the West Side. If Dawson is convicted, she could get about 20 years in prison. Chatman was indicted on voluntary manslaughter with a firearm specification in the June 7 ...

Judge clears officers in Brookfield shooting death

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Staff report A federal judge in a civil lawsuit late last month cleared a Brookfield police officer, a Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office deputy, Vienna police officer and an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper of all liability in the March 21, 2023, shooting death of Fred H. Wild in Brookfield. Law enforcement officers from several jurisdictions fired the shots that killed Wild, 50, of Girard, a fugitive with several warrants, as he drove a pickup truck with a snowplow attachment toward them while trying to escape a Brookfield cabin along state Route 7. As is customary in ...

Kellogg says it’s removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of year

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The Associated Press WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year. The change comes a year ahead of schedule. Kellogg said last August that it would remove synthetic dyes from its cereals by the end of 2027. But the company said Thursday it has identified fruit- and vegetable-based juices that will give cereals like Froot Loops and Apple Jacks their distinctive colors. The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company said it has also invested in equipment that will allow it to transition to natural colors. The company said it is ...

Rubber ducks splashdown in Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) — A deluge of 90,000 rubber ducks poured out of a truck and into the Chicago River on Thursday, then bobbed along a stretch of the skyscraper-lined river in the annual Chicago Ducky Derby that raises thousands of dollars for charity. The truck dumped the ducks from one side of ...

Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a referral to the Justice Department for potential investigation over ...

Last week’s unemployment claims near 47K

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Staff report Ohioans filed 46,684 unemployment claims for the week of July 26-Aug. 1, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported. A total of 4,417 initial unemployment claims were filed last week, which was 638 fewer than the previous week. Ohioans filed 42,267 continued unemployment claims last week, which was 1,028 more than the previous week. Ohio’s unemployment rate in June was 3.6%. The national unemployment rate in June was 4.2%. Ohio’s labor force participation rate in June was 61.6%. The national labor force participation rate in June was 61.5%.