DeWine rejects pot ballot language
A proposal to legalize marijuana in Ohio has failed to clear an initial state hurdle, though backers of the effort say they plan to revise the constitutional amendment.
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State union wants prison food jobs back
Seeking to recapture jobs its members once held in prison kitchens, the largest state employee union says it can feed inmates cheaper than the oft-criticized contractor the state plans to rehire.
Home listings perk up
Home sales were lower in January, but a significant increase in the number of For Sale signs going up in the Columbus area was an encouraging sign, according to the Columbus Board of Realtors.
Report: School foods have changed
The soda pop machines might be gone, but there are still plenty of cupcakes and cheesy puffs making it into the schools.
Woman dies after weekend accident
A woman who was struck by a car while she stood in the freeway, inspecting damage caused by an earlier accident, has died of her injuries, Columbus police said.
Arrests in Union Co. murder
A man and a woman are being held on 1$ million bond in connection with the shooting death of a Richwood man.
Mosques targeted by threats
Two Columbus mosques received profanity-laced threatening phone calls this week in which the caller referred to Islam as a “fairy-tale religion,” called Muslims “garbage” and “scum,” and said they will be “vaporized.”
Southwest adds non-stops to Oakland, Boston
City and business leaders are hailing Thursday’s announcement by Southwest Airlines of new nonstop service to the San Francisco Bay Area and Boston as much-needed improvements in Columbus’ “connectivity.”
Sky show
A meteor moving at 45,000 mph lit up the sky over western Pennsylvania.
234,000 Ohioans sign up for Obamacare
More than 234,000 Ohioans met Sunday’s deadline to re-enroll or sign up for the first time for health coverage through the federally run marketplace, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.