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Caleb Flynn listens to court proceedings inside the Miami County Court of Common Pleas on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Troy, Ohio. (AP Photo, Pool)

Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn is sentenced to life in prison for wife’s murder

October 5, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on “American Idol” was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday after a jury convicted him of...

In this photo provided by Pastor Marcus L. Martin, a group of people he believes were those who died in a recent drowning accident, are shown fishing along the Scioto river in Powell, Ohio, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Pastor Marcus L. Martin via AP)

A boater’s photo may be ‘the last picture’ of group that drowned in an Ohio river

July 22, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Marcus L. Martin felt trepidation Sunday when he saw five adults wading thigh- and waist-deep in Ohio's Scioto River. The Baptist pastor knew the area where they were standing to...

This image taken from video taken provided by WCPO shows first responders outside of Riverfront Live on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (WCPO via AP)

FBI joins Cincinnati police search for suspect after 9 wounded in nightclub shooting

March 2, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

Federal authorities joined local police Monday in the search for a suspect in a weekend nightclub shooting in Cincinnati that wounded nine people.

This image taken from video shows Michael David McKee walking into the courtroom on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Rockford, Ill. (WIFR News/Pool Photo via AP)

Illinois surgeon pleads not guilty to the killings of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in Ohio

January 23, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

An Illinois doctor indicted on murder charges in the December shooting deaths of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in their Columbus home pleaded not guilty to the killings in an Ohio...

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