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Joe Exotic says he's at the end of his rope, and might not be around much longer if he doesn't get some immediate help from President Trump ... or Cardi B ... or Kim Kardashian.

TMZ's obtained a letter penned by the imprisoned 'Tiger King' star this week to his "Supporters, Fans, Loves Ones." He opens by saying the pandemic's over, so he's asking POTUS to grant him a miracle and free him ... but it's pretty bleak from there.

LAS VEGAS — Northeast Ohio native and UFC fighter Cody “No Love” Garbrandt represented his hometown well Saturday night during UFC 250 in Las Vegas.

The Uhrichsville native entered UFC 250’s co-main event on a three-fight losing skid, but you wouldn’t know that from the look of the fight Saturday.

Cedar Point, Kalahari Resorts, and Kings Island have filed suit against Dr. Amy Acton as director of the Ohio Department of Health.

They say the Ohio Department of Health does not have the authority to keep these facilities closed.

The lawsuits have been filed in Warren and Erie county.

The suit claims “unconstitutional conduct,” saying that Dr. Acton is obstructing the mental health of the public by overinflating the risk of harm to the public from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Governor Mike DeWine announced Thursday that the following entertainment venues may begin opening on June 10 if they are able to follow the Retail, Consumer, Service & Entertainment Guidelines and other applicable additional guidance:

A Canton police officer has resigned prior to being terminated after the police department became aware of a “highly inappropriate” social media post by the officer, according to a news release from chief Jack Angelo.

Three former Minneapolis police officers will be criminally charged Wednesday in connection with the death of George Floyd in their custody, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said.
In addition, Derek Chauvin, a fourth former officer who had already been charged with third-degree murder in the case, will now be charged with second-degree murder, the Minnesota Democrat wrote in a post on Twitter. 

New coronavirus cases in Ohio were the lowest they have been in more than a month.

The state reported 366 new cases, which is the lowest since April 27. It was also more than a hundred less than the 21-day average.

Joe Exotic isn't gonna sleep well tonight -- his nemesis, Carole Baskin, now has control of the Oklahoma zoo that used to be his, thanks to a judge's ruling.

The short story is Carole won a $1 million judgment against Joe and his mom many years ago, but she never got the dough. According to docs, obtained by TMZ, the judge said Joe's transfer of the zoo land to his mother and Jeff Lowe was fraudulent. So, now the judge is granting Carole control of the land to help satisfy that $1 mil judgment from the old trademark lawsuit.

KENT, Ohio — After moving to remote learning due to the COVID-19 crisis, Kent State University announced initial guidance for students, staff and faculty to return to campus.

University leadership has been consulting with local and national authorities and its own health experts to create the plan to return to campus in order to ensure the health and safety of everyone, the university said.

A semi truck that was caught on camera driving into a crowd of peaceful protesters near downtown Minneapolis Sunday is from a North Canton-based trucking company.

Thousands of people were marching on a closed Minneapolis freeway over the death of George Floyd ducked for their lives when the semi rolled into their midst.

State police said it appears to have been deliberate. No one was hit.