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Charlie Kirk killed after shooting at university event; Ohio politicians react

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September 10, 2025

Charlie Kirk killed after shooting at university event; Ohio politicians react

Government officials are speaking out after political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an appearance at a Utah college campus.

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Kirk, the conservative youth movement founder, was shot at Utah Valley University and has since died, according to the AP.

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The gunshot was fired from a campus building around 200 yards from where Kirk was speaking, News Center 7 previously reported.

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President Donald Trump announced Kirk’s death on his Truth Social account.

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!” Trump wrote.

Several politicians from Ohio have posted their condolences on social media following the shooting.

Vice President JD Vance posted Trump’s statement.

He commented, “Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.”

Former President Joe Biden released a statement on Wednesday evening.

“There is no place in our country for this kind of violence. It must end now. Jill and I are praying for Charlie Kirk’s family and loved ones,” Biden wrote.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine posted his thoughts on the social media platform X shortly after Kirk’s death was announced.

“Fran and I are shocked and saddened by the shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah today. Political violence is completely unacceptable anywhere and at any time. We are praying Charlie and his family,” DeWine wrote.

U.S. Senators Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Jon Husted (R-OH) also posted their thoughts on X.

“Pray for Charlie,” Moreno wrote.

“Tina and I are praying for Charlie Kirk and his family,” Husted wrote.

Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) said this shooting is “absolutely horrible.”

“We do not harm people we disagree with. This violence has no place in America. I am praying for him and his family,” Landsman said.

News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.

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Ohio Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Midday winning numbers for May 30, 2026

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6 hours ago

May 31, 2026

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The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.

Here’s a look at May 30, 2026, results for each game:

Powerball

Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.

01-27-35-44-52, Powerball: 12, Power Play: 2

Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.

Pick 3

Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.

Midday: 1-0-6

Evening: 8-4-1

Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.

Pick 4

Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.

Midday: 8-4-4-8

Evening: 8-4-2-0

Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.

Pick 5

Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.

Midday: 7-0-6-0-4

Evening: 3-0-1-8-1

Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.

Rolling Cash 5

Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 7:05 p.m.

06-23-27-28-29

Check Rolling Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.

Classic Lotto

Drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at approximately 7:05 p.m.

05-11-35-37-41-46, Kicker: 9-7-8-4-0-1

Check Classic Lotto payouts and previous drawings here.

Millionaire for Life

Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 11:15 p.m.

05-14-22-28-30, Bonus: 01

Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.

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Ohio woman broke into ex’s home while he was sleeping, started shooting: police

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16 hours ago

May 30, 2026

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Ohio woman broke into ex’s home while he was sleeping, started shooting: police

STRYKER, Ohio (WKRC) – An Ohio woman allegedly broke into her ex-husband’s home while he was sleeping and threatened to kill him before opening fire.

According to a criminal complaint obtained by Law&Crime, 31-year-old Amanda Heller broke into a man’s home on April 26. The man was identified as Heller’s ex-husband by local outlet WTOL.

After the victim woke up, Heller allegedly threatened to kill him before taking out a handgun and firing twice.

No injuries were reported in connection to the shooting, Law&Crime reported. Nobody else was in the home at the time of the incident, authorities reported.

Heller was arrested and charged with felonious assault, attempted aggravated murder, aggravated burglary, domestic violence, and improperly discharging a weapon at or into a habitation or school.

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Ohio voters literally can’t believe our eyes. Danger of AI ads not overblown | Letters

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May 30, 2026

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Ohio voters literally can’t believe our eyes. Danger of AI ads not overblown | Letters

Letters to the Editor
| Columbus Dispatch

We can’t believe our eyes

Re “AI political ads bring fears over ’26 election,” May 27: I fully support House Bill 185. It probably doesn’t go far enough. This is a prime example of “don’t believe everything you see on the Internet.”

I am being inundated with emails and text messages from organizations and people I do not know. I block them as spam, but it doesn’t seem to do any good. About the only way to combat this is to attend a live debate between candidates, but most people do not have the time to do that.

I use AI every day with caution. We need better ways of identifying AI-created falsehoods.

Edwin Heller, Dublin

Tell voters what’s real

Re “AI political ads bring fears over ’26 election,” May 27: I don’t think AI should be used in political ads, but there is no way to stop it.What we can and should do is require campaigns to certify that their ad did or did not use AI to generate or edit content that:

Makes a real person appear to say or do something they didn’t say or do.
Alters footage of a real event or place.
Generates a realistic-looking scene that didn’t actually occur.

We grade movie content. Why not political advertising? The public needs a way to help distinguish truth from fiction.

Richard Wires, Columbus

Ban political ads, already

Re “AI political ads bring fears over ’26 election,” May 27: Political ads should be banned. Those using – AI-generated or not. I don’t trust anything I read online anymore, and especially political ads.

People read/see those ads, don’t research the information in them, and vote according to, oftentimes, the misinformation in those ads. The huge amounts of money being spent on ads is sinful!

Lyn Miller, Smithville

Food cuts hurt hungry families

While President Donald Trump and Republicans continually find new ways to enrich their billionaire funders and friends, they’ve made the largest cuts to SNAP in history, making it more difficult for over 40 million Americans, including 16 million children and 8 million seniors, to access healthy foods and forcing them to rely on the cheapest foods (usually the most ultra-processed}.

They’re especially hurting American children and setting them up for worse health outcomes than previous generations by making it harder for them to access healthy foods.

They’ve cut funding to support farm-to-school programs and food banks, passed the largest cut to food assistance in history, and are pushing to end the decades-old practice of putting fluoride in water to reduce tooth decay. Most appalling, they’ve even allowed food companies to use cancer-causing chemicals in snack foods targeted to children.

Meanwhile, they’ve allowed food companies to take advantage of inflation to raise prices to increase their profits. A Kroger executive suggested that inflation is good for business when he testified the chain has hiked the milk and eggs prices beyond the costs from inflation.

This is one more reason that we must do all we can to get Republicans out of office.

Russ Smith, Strongsville

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