Court strikes down child enticement law
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s law against child enticement is unconstitutional because it is too broadly written and outlaws protected, and sometimes innocent, activity.
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Teen Rx abuse down; texting while driving common
Fewer Ohio teens are abusing prescription painkillers and using heroin as efforts to address such abuse appear to be working, but many are texting while driving.
Slavery trial winds down
A jury in Ohio is close to beginning deliberations in the trial of two people accused of enslaving a mentally disabled woman for two years with her child.
Man pleads not guilty in bank robbery spree
A Columbus man pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he robbed seven banks in southwestern and central Ohio within five weeks.
GOP-Tea Party fight brewing
A little-known candidate from a minor party is at the heart of an internecine fight among members of a major party over the Ohio governor’s race.
Cleanup continues after corn cars crash
Authorities are working to clear nearly three dozen rail cars from tracks northeast of Delaware where part of a train hauling corn derailed yesterday afternoon.
OHSAA floats another competition plan
The governing body of Ohio’s high school sports is again asking its member schools to level the playing field.
Panel spares Independence, not Brookhaven
After weeks of spirited meetings between Columbus school officials and parents, students and community leaders, Independence High School has been saved from the chopping block, for now.
Guardsman facing explosives charge
An Indiana National Guardsman pulled over in central Ohio with a carload of guns and bombs has appeared in court on a federal charge of illegal possession of destructive devices.
Worker who drugged kids gets $250 fine
A central Ohio day care worker accused of sprinkling drugs on snacks to get children to sleep has been fined $250 and had her 180-day jail sentence suspended after a plea deal.