CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request for an early end to probation by a former Ohio wildlife officer convicted of helping a South Carolina hunter illegally obtain an Ohio deer license at a discount that saved him about $105.

Defendant Allan Wright also was convicted of seizing the antlers of two deer taken illegally and giving the antlers to a friend instead of securing them as crime evidence.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A judge has scheduled a change of plea hearing for an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer charged with illegally possessing an arsenal of weapons.

An FBI affidavit filed in December says at least seven high-capacity ammunition magazines were found inside Richard Schmidt's sports memorabilia store in Bowling Green.

Schmidt has been charged with illegally possessing 18 firearms, body armor and more than 40,000 rounds of ammunition.

CLEVELAND (AP) — A national Republican Party leader is meeting with black community leaders in Cleveland as part of an effort to expand the party with groups that have been voting Democrat.

GOP National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (ryns PREE'-bus) said he would have a "listening session" with community leaders Friday at St. John AME Church. Priebus plans such sessions around the country to address perceptions that the party isn't inclusive enough.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The man who has led the state attorney general's efforts to crack down on prescription painkiller abuse has been chosen as the new executive director for the State Medical Board of Ohio.

Aaron Haslam is a former Adams County prosecutor. The 34-year-old begins his new job with the medical board July 1.

The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/13Gilnb ) reports Haslam replaces Richard Whitehouse, who was ousted from the role last fall and said he wasn't told why he was dismissed.