Worthington Kilbourne student charged with bringing gun to school
An 18-year-old Worthington Kilbourne High School student has reportedly been charged with a felony after bringing a gun to school.
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Study: Time with parents has greatest impact on kids’ education
The amount of time children spend with parents appears to have more of an impact on their academic success than genetics, family income or the education level of the parent who devotes more of their time to their kids, according to a study from an Ohio State economics professor and researchers in Israel.
Bicyclist killed, riding without lights at night
A 70-year-old Westerville man died when he was struck while riding his bicycle after dark without lights in Blendon Township Sunday.
Groundhogs say spring will arrive early
As Columbus, and a large swath of the U.S., thaws out from a bitter polar vortex, Marion’s Buckeye Chuck and some of the country’s most famous prognosticating groundhogs predicted that spring will arrive early.
Deputy killed, another wounded in 12-hour Clermont Co. standoff
A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a 12-hour standoff at an apartment complex in southwest Ohio that left another deputy wounded and a suspect in custody, authorities said Sunday.
Cold threatens lives, homes, vehicles
Ohioans shivering through the coldest temperatures in years are being reminded to treat extreme cold as they would any other form of severe weather.
Relief (relatively speaking) is on its way
Wind chill readings plunged to more than 30-below, schools closed and mail service was halted Wednesday but forecasters predicted winter would relax its icy grip on central Ohio in time for the nation’s groundhogs to emerge from their burrows Saturday to predict when spring would arrive.
2 children die in Perry County mobile home fire
Authorities in Perry County say a mobile home fire has killed two children and injured several other people.
Gun-wielding woman shot by officer
A woman police say was waving a firearm during an apparent robbery at a Northeast Side restaurant early Saturday morning was taken to the hospital after being shot by a Columbus police officer.
Tips for safe hiking, ice fishing
Bitterly cold temperatures are again in the forecast for central Ohio, prompting the state to issue warnings about safe hiking and ice fishing.