Columbus parks sub-standard?
The city of Columbus has expanded, renovated and modernized its park system over the past few years, but for the fifth year in a row, it has ranked low among the nation’s largest.
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Man shot on East Side street
Police have almost no clues to help them find whoever shot Jamaal Taylor to death in a vehicle on the East Side overnight.
Life sentence for assaulting children while girlfriend watched
A 55-year-old central Ohio man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for raping two girls as his girlfriend stood by and participated in some of the assaults.
HS grad rates in Ohio stagnant
As students in central Ohio and all over the nation spent part of Memorial Day weekend collecting their high school diplomas, a new report suggests progress in improving graduation rates in Ohio and nationwide has stalled, especially among poor and minority students.
Busy travel season brings seat belt reminders
Law enforcement, transportation and safety officials are using the first big travel weekend of the summer to remind motorists to fasten safety belts and make sure all of their passengers do the same.
IRS scam uses iTunes gift cards
A warning for Ohioans about a new IRS scam that has apparently not been as transparent to some as it sounds.
Cheaper gas fuels busy travel weekend
Thanks to an improving economy and the lowest gas prices in a decade, highways airports should be busy this Memorial Day holiday weekend.
State: 97% of missing kids returned last year
Nearly 19,000 children were reported missing in Ohio in 2015 and all but 589 were recovered and returned home safely.
Cutting red tape for gun buyers
Ohio is making it easier for people to buy guns.
Court restores voters’ “golden week”…for now
A spokesman for Ohio’s attorney general says the state will appeal a judge’s ruling that a law trimming early voting is unconstitutional.