Mortgage assistance program returns
Due to continuing worries about unemployment and under-employment, a recession recovery program is making a return.
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Clowns no laughing matter to some schools
Creepy clowns caused a few tense hours for parents students at one central Ohio high school and a suburban Cincinnati school district closed schools Friday after a woman reported being grabbed around the neck by a male dressed as a clown who she said made a threat against students.
Husted wants law on federal intervention in elections
Ohio’s top elections official is sending a letter to Congressional leaders, urging them to clarify how and when the federal government can take control of how states run elections in the event of an emergency.
Minimum wage workers get raise in 2017
The state minimum wage will increase by 5 cents next year to adjust for inflation.
State debuts crisis text line
Ohio has launched a system allowing people in stressful situations to text counselors for help, day or night.
Man killed in East Side shooting
Police say a 21-year-old East Side man was shot to death during a violent argument early Friday morning.
Insane? Clown posse reported in Ohio
Police say they’ve received reports similar to those in several other states of individuals dressed as clowns lurking and chasing people in Ohio communities.
Teacher’s sentence for showing movie upheld
An appeals court has upheld the felony conviction of a former substitute teacher who was sentenced to three months in jail for showing a movie including graphic sex and violence to a high school class.
Jesse Owens’ family makes belated White House visit
Relatives of Jesse Owens and the 17 other African-Americans who competed at the 1936 Olympics will be welcomed to the White House to meet President Barack Obama on Thursday — an honor Owens and others didn’t receive after they returned home from Berlin 80 years ago.
2 plead guilty to live-streaming shooting threat
Two men accused of live-streaming a threat to shoot up their Columbus neighborhood if their video feed scored enough viewers have pleaded guilty to inducing panic.