The state executed Frederick Treesh Wednesday, the man sentenced to die for killing Henry Dupree in Eastlake on Aug. 27. Treesh received a dose of pentobarbital and was pronounced dead at 10:37 a.m. by the warden of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. In addition to Dupree’s death, police say Treesh was involved in a fatal shooting in Michigan three days before.

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The results of a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were released online Wednesday. The study found the states with the strictest gun-control laws have the fewest gun-related deaths. On average, those states had a 42 percent lower gun death rate than the states with the least number of restrictive gun laws. The results of the study were analyzed between 2007 and 2010 and based on both homicides and suicides.

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Syrian opposition fighters detained 21 United Nations peacekeepers Wednesday near Golan Heights. The U.N. Security Council has demanded their “immediate and unconditional release.” A week before the capture, a member of the peacekeeping force, known as UNDOF, was said to be missing. A video posted online by activists showed a group of armed rebels standing around three U.N. vehicles with UNDOF written on them.

Transportation Security Administration announced Tuesday that airline passengers will be able to carry pocketknives through security and onboard airplanes. The pocketknives must have blades less than 2.36 inches long and less than half an inch wide. Souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment will also be permitted starting next month. The reason for the change, according to the agency, is so the TSA agents can focus on more serious threats.

A lion killed a worker Wednesday at Cat Haven, a wild animal sanctuary in Central California, authorities said. The person was attacked and killed after getting into a cage with the animal. The spokesman for the local fire department believes the lion was put down because police on the scene fired shots and said the animal had be secured.

All information is from The Associated Press.

Maura Zurick is the city editor and nation and world editor for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact Maura Zurick at [email protected].