The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio earlier this week when it ruled that the Ohio Dangerous Wild Animals and Restricted Snakes Act is constitutional.

A group of seven owners of wild animals challenged the act by suing the Ohio Department of Agriculture, which regulates the possession of wild animals, and requesting injunctive relief.

In an opinion reversing a sentencing decision from the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, the 12th District Court of Appeals recently ruled that consecutive sentences were improperly ordered for a man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and obstructing justice.

Jeffrey Moore appealed his sentence from the common pleas court and argued that it failed to make the required findings before ordering him to serve consecutive prison terms.

Moore’s case stemmed from a theft and two deaths in July 2010.

NEW YORK (AP) — The email from the bank was unexpected. Laura Benson got an increase in her small business credit line.

The boost from Wells Fargo & Co. was a pleasant surprise. 

A previous request for an increase to meet expenses during a slow sales period for her online basket business, Jeanne Beatrice, was rejected. 

At the time, the bank said the St. Paul, Minn., company didn’t have enough of a payment history on the loan. Six months later the good news came.

UNCERTAIN, Texas (AP) — Deep beneath the surface of Texas’ only naturally formed lake there used to swim a massive, open-mouthed dinosaur-era fish with a long snout and prized caviar.

Now, decades after the paddlefish was almost completely wiped out, it’s coming back to Caddo Lake.