The check is (almost) in the mail: Watch for scams
Economic impact payments will be issued in the coming weeks and authorities are warning that scam artists have already thought up ways to use this opportunity to defraud Ohioans.
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Woman charged in East Side shooting
A 42-year-old woman is facing a murder charges after police say she shot a man to death inside an East Side home early Thursday.
Officer turns gator wrangler
Columbus Police discovered a live alligator while responding to an alleged robbery involving a gun and an Xbox.
State adds to unemployment website’s capacity
The state agency responsible for unemployment compensation benefits has been struggling to deal with the volume of Ohioans trying to apply for benefits as a result of business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Girls wounded when shots fired at house
Columbus police were checking with neighbors for surveillance footage in their investigation into the shooting of two young girls while they were inside a South Side home Monday night.
Former vice officers indicted
Two former Columbus vice squad officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to violate others’ civil rights and conspiring to commit wire fraud.
DeWine: Schools to remain closed until May 1
Ohio schools, scheduled to reopen Friday, will remain closed for almost one more month as a precaution against spreading the coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday.
Judge strikes down coronavirus abortion ban
A federal judge in Ohio has found a statewide ban on elective surgeries is unconstitutional if it prevents abortions from being performed.
FDA lifts limits on Battelle sterilization system
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration relented in the face of pressure from Gov. Mike DeWine, central Ohio lawmakers and even President Donald Trump and has authorized Battelle to deploy technology to sterilize surgical masks without a daily limit, allowing the Columbus company to decontaminate tens of thousands of badly needed respirator masks each day.
DeWine blasts FDA limits on Battelle sterilizing technology
Calling the decision “reckless,” Gov. Mike DeWine Sunday expressed deep disappointment in a federal government agency’s decision to limit the use of technology developed at Battelle labs that DeWine said was capable of sterilizing tens of thousands of badly needed surgical masks a day.