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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party; government watchdog blames lax management

Monday, May 13, 2013  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced on Monday that a comparison of Ariel Castro's DNA to the nationwide pool of DNA profiles returned no matches.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The murder and rape of a Toledo teen, 13 years ago, remains a cold case but state officials hope a renewed focus on the crime will help bring in new leads.

Friday, April 12, 2013  On Friday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that a Lucas County Common Pleas Court jury had returned a guilty verdict in the case of a former nurse's aide accused of abusing a patient.

Monday, April 01, 2013  On Monday, Ohio's Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that his office had filed a lawsuit against Barnes Construction Companies, Inc. and its owners Christopher and Christina Barnes. The lawsuit charges the Maumee roofing business with performing shoddy work and failing to deliver services to consumers.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Construction on Bowling Green's new Bureau of Criminal Investigation laboratory is expected to begin this summer.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  On Wednesday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued a report indicating that more than 78,000 concealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio in 2012, the largest number since licenses were first issued in 2004.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Ohio lawmakers and state Attorney General Mike DeWine are promoting legislation to stop the financial exploitation of older Ohioans.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Police agencies across Ohio have sent more than 2,300 untested rape kits to a state crime lab for testing that could potentially help solve hundreds of sexual assault cases, some dating back decades.

Friday, February 08, 2013  On Friday, numerous local law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at a Tiffin smoke shop and seized a large quantity of synthetic drugs.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking for the public's help to find a sex offender wanted on a warrant for failing to verify his address.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he'll back further legislation this session bolstering the state's legal crackdown on human trafficking.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  One of the New Year's most popular resolutions could cost consumers more than they bargained for, according to an alert put out by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.

Friday, December 28, 2012  On Friday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that more than 1,000 cold cases had been uploaded into the Attorney General's Ohio Unsolved Homicides Database.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  On Thursday, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed Senate Bill 70 which will require all convicted arson offenders to register with the state in an arson registry.