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	Newark man sentenced to 4 yrs. in toddler drug death A central Ohio man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his 2-year-old son's death from drinking liquid methadone.
	Ohio couple accused of running sex ring in W.Va.
	Autopsy: Ohio suspect died of natural causes Authorities say an Ohio man's death in a Connecticut jail cell this week was from natural causes.
	NTSB: Crashed plane received extensive maintenance The National Transportation Safety Board says a cargo plane had received extensive routine maintenance before it crashed in Ohio, killing all three Florida crew members.
	2 charged in death of Louisville toddler A Jefferson County grand jury has charged a woman and a man who lived with her with capital murder in the death of a toddler last month.
	Louisville police arrest 22 hurricane evacuees Police in Louisville have arrested nearly two dozen people who were evacuated from hurricane zones in Louisiana.
	Video shows fugitives in western Ky. school twice As authorities continue to search for two fugitives from a western Kentucky work farm, a principal says he has surveillance video of them inside his school.
	Jury awards widow more than $5 million A jury in Louisville has awarded the widow of a Frankfort man more than $5 million in his death following surgery to alleviate Parkinson's disease symptoms.
	Cable crew finds apparent human remains A television cable installation crew has found what appear to be cremated remains of five people in a creek near Louisville.
	Van strikes house, trapping couple upstairs A suburban Indianapolis couple is looking for a new home after a van plowed into their house and officials deemed it unsafe.