(ONN) – Two former Ohio State football players were arraigned in Columbus on Thursday morning on charges of rape and kidnapping.

Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint, both 21, pleaded not guilty to allegations that they raped a 19-year old woman, who told police that the incident started consensually with one of the men before she decided not to continue.

Afterwards, the victim says Riep and Wint told her to say the sex was consensual on video.

Bond was set at $100,000 for Riep and $75,000 for Wint.

The two were dismissed from the football team on Wednesday coach Ryan Day.

Their cases will now go before a grand jury, which will weigh the evidence.

People in the Findlay area are shoveling and snowblowing about 3 to 4 inches of snow that fell Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

We could get a little more accumulation during the day Thursday, and then on Thursday night skies will become partly cloudy with a low around 12, and colder with the wind chill.

Friday is looking to be partly sunny with a high of 22. The low Friday night will be near single digits.

It’ll be warmer on Saturday, when we can expect partly sunny skies and a high of 35.

The snow caused most schools to cancel classes on Thursday and Hancock County was placed under a Level One Road Alert.

Debate is underway on an expansion of Ohio’s medical marijuana program.

The State Medical Board of Ohio is considering three new conditions that would be added to those eligible for treatment with cannabis.

Anxiety, autism spectrum disorder and the chronic illness cachexia could be added to 21 other conditions this summer.

Being a Browns or Bengals fan didn’t make the cut however.

The State Medical Board of Ohio has ruled that Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals fans can’t legally use medical marijuana to treat the suffering caused by their teams.

Cleveland.com reports that a man from Cincinnati submitted a half-serious application to the medical board to allow medical marijuana for fans of Ohio’s two NFL teams.

A development firm has plans to construct a large logistics park in North Baltimore.

Logistics Park Ohio would be located just across from the CSX Intermodal Terminals on State Route 18, Deshler Road.

“We’re very excited about the potential for this project,” said Wade Gottschalk, director of the Wood County Economic Development Commission.

“It’s a result of a lot of work and time put in over the years since the CSX Intermodal facility went in.”

He says NorthPoint Development’s vision is to put in multiple warehouse/distribution buildings that would utilize the CSX Intermodal facility.

He says the Wood County Commissioners approved a Community Reinvestment Area Program for NorthPoint Development across from CSX.

“We’re excited to see job growth and investment and I know the local school district is very excited as well,” Gottschalk added.

NorthPoint Development officials have said the project could bring thousands of jobs to the area.

(ONN) – A new Ohio bill seeks to restrict gender-identity medical treatments for transgender youth by penalizing the doctors who prescribe them.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Republican Reps. Ron Hood of Ashville and Bill Dean of Xenia plan to introduce the Protect Vulnerable Children Act.

Under the bill, physicians could be charged with a third-degree felony for attempting therapeutic or surgical procedures intended to alter the gender of someone under the age of 18.

Parents could also file civil lawsuits against physicians for providing treatment.

A similar bill has been introduced in Kentucky and several other states.

The Hancock County treasurer is reminding taxpayers that real estate taxes for the first half of 2019 are due Friday, February 14th.

Treasurer J. Steve Welton says payments may be made at the Hancock County Treasurer’s Office from 8:30 to 4:30.

For those paying by check, there is a drop box inside the entrance to the courthouse.

Taxes may also be paid at several lending institutions.

Mailed payments must be postmarked by the due date to be accepted without penalty.

Welton points out that the Ohio Revised Code states that the taxpayer is responsible for any taxes due and failure to receive a tax bill does not avoid penalty and interest charges.

Dozens of new jobs are on the way to Seneca County as part of a factory expansion.

Church and Dwight executives say they’ll pump $38 million into their Arm and Hammer baking soda plant in Old Fort.

Plans call for expanded production capabilities and a new warehouse.

The company expects to add 60 jobs to its current 240-person workforce by the end of this year.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office used a drone and a K9 to locate a parole violator in some woods just east of Findlay.

The sheriff’s office says it was assisting parole officers in apprehending Jacob Kelley when he ran from 7840 County Road 248 in Marion Township at around 10:30 Tuesday morning.

The sheriff’s office says as they were pulling into the driveway, Kelley fled west across a field into a woods.

He then continued west across another open field and into a second woods.

Deputies, highway patrol troopers and Findlay police officers secured the perimeter.

The sheriff’s office sent up a drone and soon located Kelley in the woods.

K9 Sonny then tracked Kelley in the woods and he surrendered and was taken into custody.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is looking to melt some hearts with valentines featuring their four-legged troopers.

They’ve created cards showing all of their K9 units, with messages like “I Woof You”, “Be Mine Fur-Ever,” “You are PAW-some!” and others.

You can download them for free here. 

Forecasters say the Findlay area could get several inches of snow from an upcoming blast of winter weather.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that goes from Wednesday at 4 pm to Thursday at 10 am.

Findlay could get 2 to 5 inches of snow from Wednesday night through Thursday morning.

The snow could be heavy at times.

There could also be some rain and freezing rain mixed in, but very little ice accumulation is expected.

Drivers should expect hazardous road conditions Wednesday night and Thursday morning.