Tue. 11:44 a.m.: 2 contractors critically wounded in Kansas school shooting

July 3, 2018

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Authorities are investigating a shooting that critically wounded two contract workers outside a suburban Kansas City elementary school. KMBC-TV reports that Overland Park police spokesman Officer John Lacy says the shooting happened today at Sunrise Point Elementary School in the Blue Valley school district. District spokeswoman Becky Miller said no students were on campus. Overland Park Police said in a tweet that no school employees were involved. The Kansas City Star reports that the shooter fled and tried to carjack someone at a car wash. Police say ...

Sun. 8:30 p.m. : LeBron agrees to 4-year, $154 million contract with Lakers

July 1, 2018

CLEVELAND — LeBron James is signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time to join one of the NBA's most iconic franchises. James' agency made the announcement Sunday in a release, saying he has agreed to a four-year, $154 million contract. The game's best all-around player and biggest star will now lead a young Lakers team that has been overmatched in recent years while rebuilding but will instantly rise with James. Los Angeles also provides James with a larger platform for his business interests and social activism. This is the third ...

Wed, 2:53 p.m.: Justice Kennedy retiring

June 27, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, giving President Donald Trump a golden chance to cement conservative control of the high court. The 81-year-old Kennedy said in a statement he is stepping down after more than 30 years on the court. A Republican appointee, he has held the key vote on such high-profile issues as abortion, affirmative action, gay rights, guns, campaign finance and voting rights. Kennedy said he had informed his colleagues and Trump of his plans, and that his retirement will take effect at the end of ...

Tue. 10:05 a.m.: Board of Elections prepares for TJX referendum vote

June 26, 2018

WARREN — The Trumbull County Board of Elections this morning unanimously voted to start planning for an Aug. 21 special election in Lordstown over the proposed TJX HomeGoods distribution center. Absentee and military ballots need to go out by July 7. However, the decision is contingent on opponents of the zone change to collect enough valid signatures — at least 124 — to force the referendum vote. Lordstown Village Council on Thursday voted 3-2 to change zoning on seven parcels totaling 290 acres to allow TJX to build the center. Opponents of the change have until July 21 to ...

Mon. 9:12 p.m.: The Latest: Trump, Kim shake hands to begin historic summit

June 11, 2018

SINGAPORE (AP) — With a handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un kicked off a momentous summit 9:05 a.m. Tuesday (9:05 p.m. Monday Ohio time), creating an indelible image of two unorthodox leaders as they began a conversation that could determine historic peace or raise the specter of a growing nuclear threat. In the first meeting of a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader, Trump and Kim converged at a luxury resort on Singapore's Sentosa Island, clasping hands as they stood on a red carpet in front of a backdrop of alternating U.S. and North Korean ...

Mon. 10:15 p.m.: Arrest made in fatal shooting in Niles

June 11, 2018

Robin Luke Caviness Jr., 38, of Howland, was arrested this evening in connection with the early morning shooting death of Clayton L. Bender, 23, of Warren, outside of Madden's Bar & Grill in Niles, according to U.S. Marshals. Caviness was charged with murder, with more charges expected, marshals said. A firearm also was recovered. Police say that shortly before 2 a.m., Caviness fired a half dozen shots into a black Cadillac in a parking lot outside the bar, fatally wounding Bender, who was in the back seat. Police say Caviness and three other people took off in a black pickup ...