Teen charged in man’s murder during online swap
A teenager charged with the murder of a man he met on the pretense of an online exchange was in jail on another charge and is a suspect in other crimes, according to Columbus police.
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Area’s unemployment leads state
Unemployment in central Ohio last month dropped by 7 percent to its lowest level since November.
Proposal to overhaul school funding
State lawmakers proposing an overhaul of how Ohio funds schools say their bipartisan plan would more fairly split local and state shares of that funding and factor in the cost of educating a child and a community’s ability to help pay for it.
Man arrested in girlfriend’s stabbing death
Police have arrested a man for stabbing his girlfriend to death in a North Side apartment Sunday.
High demand, tight supply drive gas prices upward
Gas prices in Columbus are higher again, mirroring a jump in prices at the pump nationwide.
Man shoots girlfriend, kills self as police arrive
Columbus police say a man who shot his girlfriend during a domestic dispute took his own life when police arrived on the scene at a Northeast Side apartment complex Monday afternoon.
DeWine proposes raising smoking age to 21
Gov. Mike DeWine is proposing raising the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 as part of his two-year state budget.
FC Cincinnati 2, Revolution 0
Kekuta Manneh and Kenny Saief each scored as FC Cincinnati beat the New England Revolution 2-0.
Lancaster soldier killed in Afghanistan
Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff on all public buildings and grounds in Fairfield County and at the Statehouse in honor of a Lancaster soldier killed in Afghanistan.
State halts Planned Parenthood funding
The Ohio Department of Health says it’s ending grants and contracts that send money to Planned Parenthood after a divided federal appeals court upheld a state anti-abortion law that blocks public money for the group.