Water problems originate upstream
Nitrates that contaminated Columbus’ drinking water this week likely washed into the Scioto River from farms more than 60 miles away during severe rainstorms more than a week ago, city officials said Tuesday.
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Pot supporters say they have enough signatures
Backers of an effort to legalize marijuana in Ohio for medicinal and recreational use say they have more than enough signatures to qualify for the 2015 ballot.
Fireworks, flat tax among budget proposals
Ohioans would no longer have to lie about their intention to shoot off fireworks, and lawmakers will begin studying how to move Ohio to a flat income tax under a widespread list of budget changes made by Senate Republicans Tuesday.
Group seeks charges against officers in Tamir Rice shooting
A group has gone to court to try to get two Cleveland police officers charged in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy holding a pellet gun.
Authorities catch the last Short North Posse fugitive
Federal prosecutors say a suspected member of the Short North Posse has been arrested in North Carolina on racketeering, drug and weapons charges.
City warns of nitrates in water
City officials are warning parents not to give babies younger than 6 months tap water because of high nitrate levels.
Group seeks arrest of officers in Tamir Rice shooting
A group of civil rights leaders, activists and clergy plans to seek arrest warrants for two police officers involved in the shooting death of a 12-year-old holding a pellet gun outside a Cleveland recreation center.
Ham on the highway
A semitrailer carrying 2,200 piglets overturned on a southwestern Ohio highway.
Condemned man fights repeat execution
A condemned Ohio killer is fighting a second attempt by the state to put him to death.
Teens’ 6-day crime spree ends with a swim
The wide Ohio River ended the flight of a teenage couple authorities accuse of a crime spree crossing into three states.