DeWine to announce plan for high school sports
Governor Mike DeWine is ready to announce his plan for fall high school sports during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Teen handling gun shoots, kills 2-year-old nephew
Columbus police in Ohio have charged a 14-year-old in the shooting death of his 2-year-old nephew.
Football parents call on Big Ten to reverse decision
A group of Ohio State football players’ parents joined parents of players at Iowa in calling for the Big Ten to overturn its decision not to play this fall.
Nearly 1M students going to school — at least part-time
Governor Mike DeWine says nearly 600,000 schoolchildren in 325 Ohio districts will return to school this fall for in-person classes.
Ohio accepts plan for $300 in federal unemployment aid
Gov. Mike DeWine has accepted a White House proposal for Ohio unemployment claimants to receive $300 in weekly unemployment compensation assistance with no state money involved.
MAC scraps fall sports
The Mid-American Conference has become the first league at college football’s highest level to cancel its fall season, surrendering to the pandemic that is threatening to halt the entire sport.
Sales tax holiday
Even though the reopening of schools in Ohio is still a patchwork of in-person learning, online instruction and combinations of both, parents can still save money on back-to-school clothes and materials this weekend during the state’s annual sales tax holiday weekend.
4 plead not guilty in bribery scheme
Four Ohio lobbyists and political operatives have pleaded not guilty to charges they conspired as part of what one defendant called an “unholy alliance” aimed at bailing out two aging Ohio nuclear power plants.
New unemployment claims decline while COVID-19 cases rise
The state reported that 25,952 initial jobless claims were filed during the week that ended on August 1, 7% fewer than the week before.
Baby killed in multi-vehicle crash
A 16-month-old was killed and a 4-year-old injured when they were thrown from a car that struck three other vehicles during a traffic crash on the Southeast Side Wednesday afternoon.