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.
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Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often after fiery Ohio derailment, regulators say
Regulators say Norfolk Southern has made improvements since February’s fiery derailment in East Palestine but still falls well short of being the “gold standard for safety” it is striving to be.
Suspect sought in NE Side shooting
Police have charged one suspect and are looking for another in connection with a deadly shooting in East Linden over the weekend.
Third man indicted in mail thefts
Authorities say they’ve arrested a third man suspected of being a member of a ring of thieves who stole keys to open U.S. Postal Service mailboxes and steal checks.
Fatal officer-involved shooting under investigation
The state is investigating a shooting involving a Columbus police officer who killed a suspect who was threatening them with a broken bottle on the South Side early Saturday.
Big Ten grabs Oregon, Washington as conferences raid Pac 12
The Big Ten announced Friday that Oregon and Washington would be joining the conference next August.
Suspects killed after truck hijacking, hostage standoff
An hours-long hostage standoff that began with a truck hijacking near London ended with a shootout that left two suspects dead.
Man indicted in toddler’s death in hit-skip
A Columbus man accused of hitting a 4-year-old boy with a stolen car and killing the child has been indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on multiple felony charges, according to a release from the office of Prosecuting Attorney G. Gary Tyack.
Helicopter crashes near Springfield, killing pilot and causing minor accidents, police say
Authorities say a helicopter hit power lines and crashed near I-70 west of Columbus Saturday, killing the pilot and causing a series of crashes.
Parents, leaders call for gun laws
Concerned parents and Democratic political leaders gathered on the step of the Ohio Statehouse yesterday to call on the Republican-controlled state legislature to enact what they call “common-sense” gun laws.