OHIO'S TOP NEWS AT A GLANCE

The top 10 stories in Ohio in 2005, as chosen by Associated Press member newspaper editors and broadcasters.
1. Gov. Bob Taft pleads guilty to ethics violations, becoming the first Ohio governor convicted of crime.
2. A Brook Park, Ohio-based Marines battalion loses 48 members in Iraq, including 16 from Columbus-based Lima Company.
3. Investigation of coin dealer Tom Noe's handling of state funds causes upheaval at Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
4. Highway shooter Charles McCoy Jr. pleads guilty to killing a woman during a monthslong spree that terrorized central Ohio drivers.
5. Gas and fuel prices soar.
6. NCAA levels charges of recruiting violations and illicit benefits against Ohio State's football and basketball teams.
7. January flooding along rivers in northern and southern Ohio caused an estimated $268.5 million in damage.
8. Eleven special-needs children removed from northern Ohio home where some of them slept in enclosures that resembled cages.
9. (tie) Protest of a planned neo-Nazi march in Toledo turns into an hours-long riot that damages businesses and vehicles and produces more than 100 arrests.
9. (tie) Election reform issues backed by Democrats fail at ballot.