John Kasich and Donald Trump join forces at Ted Cruz's expense ... and other top stories.

• John Kasich and Donald Trump join forces at Ted Cruz's expense ...

  John Kasich and Donald Trump block Ted Cruz in Michigan. And Julian Castro rallies Democrats in deep red Butler County. Read more in Ohio Politics Roundup. Strange bedfellows: "Ohio Gov. John Kasich got fewer votes than Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the state's presidential primary last month, but his Michigan delegation may have more influence at the national convention than Cruz's camp after forming an alliance with Donald Trump's campaign," the Detroit News' Chad Livengood reports. "Kasich's deleg..

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• Death penalty opponents heading to Columbus

  

  Convicted killer Jerome Campbell sits in a small office at Lebanon Correctional Institution in Lebanon, Ohio, during an interview Tuesday, July 1, 2003. Campbell said he is looking forward to winning a new trial and leaving prison permanently after Ohio Gov. Bob Taft granted him clemency last week. He is the first death row inmate in Ohio to receive clemency in 12 years.(Photo: AP Photo/David Kohl)Ohio's death penalty is on hold, but the delay won't prevent more than 100 local anti-capital punis..

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• Lawyer: Man accused of killing former Buckeye is 'not the aggressor'

  

  Related Coverage NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Former Buckeyes and New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot in the back and side, according to a warrant read in court Sunday night before a magistrate set a $1 million bond for the man accused of killing him. Police said Smith, 34, was killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car. They arrested Cardell Hayes, 28, on a charge of second-degree murder. Prosecutors have 60 days to decide whether to bring that charge against Hayes. Ca..

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• Top 10 things to do in Ohio City: Essential CLE visitors guide

  

  What are the 10 top things to do in Ohio City (besides eat)? We've got the answer, straight from the "Essential CLE" visitors guide, a new searchable database. Think of "Essential CLE" as your in-the-know online Cleveland concierge. We didn’t want a run-of-the-mill entertainment calendar, or a collection of simple listings. We built it as a guide capable of serving up smart, instant and trusted recommendations for the very best things to do in the region. The recommendations come from writ..

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• Estranged wife of man accused of shooting officer said he was ...

  

  The man charged with shooting and critically injuring one of the Columbus officers trying to arrest him early Sunday was becoming "increasingly detached from reality," his estranged wife told police last month. Jennifer Young reported to police in late March that she was concerned because Lincoln Rutledge, 44, had not been answering phone calls or texts so they could discuss moving his property out of Young's home on Fairlawn Drive. The couple had separated in August, she said. According to t..

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• Expelled student sues seminary over records

  A man who planned to graduate next month from a Roman Catholic seminary on the Far North Side has filed a lawsuit that says he was expelled for alleged homosexual activity without being given the opportunity to defend himself or review the disciplinary investigation that led to his dismissal. Jeremiah Guappone, 27, of South Euclid, filed the suit against the Pontifical College Josephinum in Franklin County Common Pleas Court in December, about two months after he was expelled. Guappone's care..

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• Wrestling | Ohio State's Kyle Snyder earns spot in Olympics

  

  IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ohio State's Kyle Snyder, the youngest wrestling world champion in U.S. history, qualified for his first Olympics at 97 kilograms on Sunday in the Olympic Team Trials. Snyder, 20, beat Jake Varner, the 2012 London Games gold medalist, 4-4, 4-0 and 6-1 in a best-of-three finals series. In September, Snyder, then 19, upset defending world champion Abdusalam Gadisov of Russia in the 213-pound weight class of the world championships. In March, he ended the 88-match winning streak ..

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• Remembering former Buckeye Will Smith

  

  Related Coverage COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Buckeye Nation is remembering former football standout Will Smith after he was shot and killed in New Orleans. Smith played for the buckeyes from 2000-2003 and was part of the 2002 Ohio State national championship team. Former OSU football teammate Jonathan Wells says, “He is going to be greatly missed man. He is going to be greatly missed.” Wells remembers Smith caught his attention the minute he stepped on the practice field. He explains, “We knew he was..

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