Man pleads guilty to ethnic intimidation
A man who followed another man home following a road-rage incident and was caught on video yelling racial slurs at the victim has been handed a six-month suspended sentence
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Day’s assistants earning $7.4M
New Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s 10 assistant coaches together will make more than $7.4 million this year.
Opioid prescriptions decline again
A state report indicates Ohio is making progress in stemming the tide of opioid addiction on one front – legally prescribed painkillers – while still struggling to fight the scourge of illegal drugs.
Internal probe finds politics not behind Daniels arrest
An internal investigation into the July arrest of adult film star Stormy Daniels at a Northeast Side club was improper but the officers involved were not motivated by politics.
DeWine proposes increase in children services funding
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has recommended a $74 million annual increase in state funding for family and children services as part of his proposed two-year budget.
Ohio’s execution method criticized
A veteran public defender from Columbus says Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine should delay all currently scheduled executions while the state comes up with a new lethal injection system.
Officer recovering after being shot
A Columbus police officer is in stable condition and three suspects who were taken into custody were released after police say someone ambushed the officer at a Northeast Side intersection late Thursday night.
Unemployment up in Ohio, down in U.S.
Experiencing a hiring slowdown that plagued the entire nation during the bitterly cold winter months, Ohio’s unemployment rate ticked upward to 4.7 percent in January after being steady at 4.6 percent for the previous nine months.
Area sees first pediatric flu death of season
A three-year-old Columbus boy is the first flu-associated pediatric death of the 2018-19 flu season in central Ohio, health officials reported Thursday.
County sees reduction in infant mortality
Each of the 136 children who died in Franklin County before reaching their first birthday last year represents a loss beyond measure to the family of that child but it is a hopeful sign to those working to reduce infant mortality in central Ohio that they may be witnessing a turning point in the fight