Rapid job growth continues
Ohio’s unemployment rate remained at a 17-year low as nearly all of the 10,000 people who joined the labor force in May found jobs.
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Ohioans OK with tariff, Dreamers
Voters in Ohio, a Rust Belt state which supported President Donald Trump in the 2016 election support the president’s plan to raise tariffs on imports from China, but that support begins to wane the closer the effects get to impacting individual pocketbooks.
Poll: DeWine, Cordray tight; Ohioans don’t favor Kasich White House run
A poll of Ohio voters indicates the race for governor between Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine and his Democratic predecessor, Richard Cordray, is too close to call while Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has a comfortable lead over his Republican challenger. The poll also shows Ohio voters are less than enthusiastic about the notion their governor might run for president in two years.
The wrong guy? Suspect says he was nowhere near scene of UA murder
A Columbus man charged in the stabbing death of a restaurant employee in Upper Arlington was to be released on his own recognizance Wednesday night after his defense attorney said video shows his client was not at the scene when the incident occurred.
Supreme Court bobblehead debate
The Ohio Supreme Court plans to hear arguments in a dispute over promotions including bobbleheads and other items offered by the Cincinnati Reds to ticket buyers.
UA sees first murder since 2010
Police in Upper Arlington are investigating the death of a 31-year-old Columbus man in the city’s first homicide in eight years, according to a police department spokesperson.
Cincinnati responder systems to be upgraded after trapped teen’s death
Authorities in Cincinnati say system upgrades are underway in the aftermath of the failed response to a 16-year-old student who died trapped in a minivan parked near his school.
Salmonella outbreak linked to melons
Health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon has sickened 60 people in Ohio and four other Midwestern states.
Drones to help develop high-tech roads
Drones will start criss-crossing the skies above U.S. Route 33 in Union County this summer as the state tries to find out if unmanned aircraft can play a role in developing driverless cars and trucks.
4 1/2-year prison term in Delaware County sheriff stalking case
A man convicted of harassing Delaware County Sheriff Russell Martin for nearly 20 years via letters, emails and websites has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison.