Wrongful convictions

An effort to legalize marijuana use and sales in Ohio has cleared another hurdle on the path to getting the proposal submitted to the Legislature; The Sandusky City School District has announced middle and high school students are staying home for remote learning this week due to four staffers testing positive for COVID-19; the family of a COVID-19 patient in Cincinnati is among a handful nationwide to have won court orders to use a livestock medicine to treat their loved ones; and more stories.

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, Feb. 17:School district cancels events amid threat;Dan Gilbert back to work;Ohio bill would require flashing…

It would be easier for people wrongly convicted in Ohio to get compensation for the time they spent in prison, according to a provision in the budget…

A Cleveland man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit went free today thanks to new forensic evidence.Family, friends and attorneys…