PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's transportation department plans to fill-in an abandoned mine that runs under a busy highway along the western side of Lake Erie.

The state says the $20 million project near Port Clinton will prevent the old tunnel from the possibility of a collapse.

The gypsum mine was abandoned in the 1970s.

It sits near the Port Clinton airport under State Route 2, a busy highway that takes summer tourists to the Lake Erie islands and Cedar Point amusement park.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Two Ohioans accused of forcing teens into prostitution are facing human trafficking charges.

Federal authorities said Friday an Elyria man and Avon Lake woman have been charged in U.S. District Court in Cleveland with two counts of sex trafficking. One count involves a minor.

The two were arrested April 9 in Elyria. The woman told investigators she worked for the man, arranging sex meetings and posting online ads.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor says an Ohio man accused of shooting a high-powered laser at a police helicopter has been charged.

The Franklin County prosecutor says a grand jury on Friday indicted 27-year-old Michael Rademacher of Columbus on one count of interfering with the operation of an aircraft with a laser and one count of possessing criminal tools.

Investigators say Columbus police officers were on helicopter patrol circling a targeted address March 21 when a laser beam came through the helicopter's windshield.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The FBI says the rescue of three women held in captivity over a decade in Cleveland has generated new tips in separate cases involving a 14-year-old girl and 18-year-old woman who disappeared years ago in the same area.

FBI spokeswoman Vicki Anderson said Friday that the rescue of the three women Monday had generated possible leads among the numerous public inquiries about Christina Adkins and Ashley Summers. FBI teams are checking the tips.