Ohio unemployment rate steady at 5.1%
Ohio’s unemployment rate remain unchanged last month from December’s revised rate at 5.1 percent in January, but is still at a 13-year low, according to data released by the state Friday morning.
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OSU to require vaccinations
New Ohio State University students will have to prove that they’ve had shots to protect against a list of vaccine-preventable illnesses.
Judge: Teen’s life was “disaster waiting to happen”
A Franklin County judge had harsh words yesterday for the family of a teenager he sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing a man.
Court to hear Ohio gay marriage case in April
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over same-sex marriage on April 28.
State senate removes exam requirements
Ohio senators have passed a bill to bar schools from using the results of new proficiency tests to determine a student’s advancement to the next grade level.
Bad teacher
A Franklin County judge criticized Columbus City Schools yesterday for putting Spanish-language classes at East High School in the hands of a long-term substitute who didn’t know Spanish and showed students a movie containing graphic sex and violence.
Couple pleads guilty in abuse case
They were her children. And Bobbi Sue Pack was supposed to protect them.
Students sitting out tests won’t cost schools
Ohio’s superintendent says the state won’t withhold funding to penalize schools for students opting out of standardized tests this year.
“614” gets little sib “380” in 2016
Statewide Tornado Drill postponed to Friday, March 6th at 9:50 am. Regular weekly Outdoor Warning Siren test held today at noon.
Cleveland mayor apologizes for blaming victim
Cleveland’s mayor is apologizing after the city suggested in court documents that a 12-year-old boy who had a pellet gun when he was shot by police died as a result of his own actions.