Area 2nd-highest in Ohio for tobacco use
Franklin and its surrounding counties have the second-highest rate of adult tobacco use in Ohio, so the state is giving local health and social-service agencies funds to reduce that rate, or at least try.
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MBK: OSU 82, Texas So. 64
Keita Bates-Diop, Jae’Sean Tate and Micah Potter scored 17 points apiece to help Ohio State hold off Texas Southern for an 82-64 win.
Thanksgiving travel expected to be at 12-year high
The travel volume this Thanksgiving holiday weekend will be the highest in 12 years, with over 2 million Ohioans joining the 51 million American who will travel by road, rail or air for the five-day period.
Kasich sets 2019 execution date for Campbell
Ohio’s governor has set a new execution date that’s a year and a half away for a condemned inmate whose poor veins spared him from death.
Cordray leaves D.C. post, probably for gubernatorial run
Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and an appointee of former President Barack Obama, has announced his resignation.
State calls off Campbell execution
The state called off the execution of Alva Campbell after several unsuccessful attempts to insert an IV.
2 dead in Worthington shooting
Worthington police are investigating that city’s first homicide in 12 years.
Panel hears supporters of teen driving safety bill
Supporters of a bill that would tighten restrictions on teenage drivers in Ohio were scheduled to testify before a House panel Wednesday morning.
Campbell execution scheduled today
Ohio is set to execute a sick inmate who will be provided a wedge-shaped pillow to help him breathe as he’s put to death.
OSU’s sorority house dog fight
A federal judge is deciding whether a dog trained to help an Ohio State University student during panic attacks can stay at her sorority house despite another student’s allergy.