In December, investigators spoke with Bartels and he admitted to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a ...

A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced in federal court here to 18 months in prison for starting dozens of arson fires in Wayne National ...

Jim Tressel, the former executive vice president of success at the University of Akron, was nominated to serve as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's new lieutenant governor Monday, officials announced.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has filled the Lieutenant Governor position vacated by Jon Husted with former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel.

James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on Monday.

Former Youngstown State University President and Ohio State University's former head football coach, Jim Tressel, is Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's choice to serve as Ohio's Lieutenant Governor. Tressel ...

James Bartels, a former fire department administrator, claimed he set the fires to "give the boys something to do." ...

James Bartels, 52, started 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, according to United States Attorney Kenneth Parker’s office.

Gov. Mike DeWine is nominating former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel, who also has worked as another university's president, as Ohio's next lieutenant governor.