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Kasich to colleges: Cut or face the axe

Governor John Kasich is threatening to “take an ax” to state funding of Ohio’s public universities and colleges if they fail to cut costs and make tuition more affordable.

School funding plan studied

Governor John Kasich and his budget chief defended their new school funding plan yesterday, with the governor calling some education officials “irresponsible” for their criticism, according to a newspaper report.

2 hurt in wrong-way crash

An 80-year-old Gahanna woman is in the hospital along with the driver of a car she struck head-on while driving the wrong way on a freeway near downtown Tuesday night, Columbus police said.

Poll: Ohioans happy with Kasich

Ohioans are, by and large, pretty satisfied with the way things are going and that is good news for incumbent politicians, especially Gov. John Kasich.

2 central Ohio pot farms proposed

Locations in Grove City and Pataskala would be home to two marijuana-growing operations if voters approve an issue that might be on the ballot in November.

11-year-old charged in baby’s death

Police say an 11-year-old girl in northeast Ohio has been charged with murder in the beating death of a two-month-old who was staying overnight with the girl and her mother to give the baby’s mom a break.

Upward trend could continue at gas pump

As Columbus motorists watch an upward trend in gas prices continue, a leading oil industry analyst says pump prices could climb as much as a dime in the near future, unless oil prices show significant declines.

Good Samaritan couldn’t save everyone

A passerby is being getting credit for trying to rescue two women from a burning Jeep Liberty after a deadly crash on I-70 on the East Side early Sunday morning.