Man, woman found dead in vehicle on NE Side
A man and woman are dead as a result of a murder-suicide inside a vehicle on the Northeast Side Thursday night.
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Marijuana legalization question will be on Ohio’s fall ballot
A proposal to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana in Ohio was cleared Wednesday to appear on statewide ballots this fall after the Republican-led state Legislature failed to act on it.
Court sends Columbus gun law challenge back to local court
The city of Columbus suffered a setback in its legal battle with the state over gun control legislation.
Man convicted in multiple armed robberies
A Columbus man has been found guilty in federal court of robbing a half dozen businesses, including the same Clintonville restaurant twice, in a little over a month in 2020.
Man dies in SE Side shooting
Police have not released any information on a motive or a suspect in a deadly shooting at a Southeast Side apartment complex Tuesday night.
Buckeyes No. 3 in preseason AP Top 25
Ohio State is ranked third in The Associated Press preseason Top 25, right behind defending champion Georgia and the Buckeye’ archival, Michigan.
Study: Post-pandemic chronic absenteeism up in Ohio schools
Students in Ohio and elsewhere have been absent at alarmingly high rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures.
Ohio Supreme Court denies challenge to abortion amendment
The Ohio Supreme Court has denied a challenge to a measure on the November ballot to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, clearing the way for the proposal to go before voters.
Phony charity ordered to pay more to food bank helping East Palestine victims
he leaders of a phony charity that collected money for victims of the East Palestine train derailment and never delivered will have to fork over thousands more dollars after investigators found some additional funds that had been raised under false pretenses.
OSU AD Smith to retire in 2024
The 67-year-old Smith, who has spent the past 18 years at Ohio State leading one of the largest and most successful athletic programs in the country, announced he would step down in July 2024.