Arts groups require proof of vaccination
More than a dozen performing arts groups, from the Columbus Symphony to Shadowbox Live, will require audience members to provide proof COVID-19 vaccination and wear masks.
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City pledges aid for childcare providers, parents
Columbus city leaders yesterday announced $3.5 million in federal pandemic relief funding would be used to support marketing efforts to attract new teachers, to pay for signing bonuses and to provide scholarships for low-income families.
(8) Cincinnati 38, Indiana 24
Desmond Ridder and Alec Pierce hooked up for the go-ahead score with 12:13 left in the game and No. 8 Cincinnati held on for a 38-24 victory at Indiana.
Ex-student pleads guilty in Stone Foltz hazing case
A former student has pleaded guilty to charges in the death of a Bowling Green State University sophomore who died from alcohol poisoning during a fraternity hazing ritual in March.
Activists demand tougher federal review of Columbus police
The announcement that the U.S. Justice Department will provide technical assistance to the Columbus police department at the city’s invitation has done little to curb community activists’ anger.
Ohio’s August unemployment rate static
Ohio’s unemployment rate in August was unchanged from July as more Ohioans searched for jobs but struggled to find them and layoffs continued.
School bomb threats deemed not credible
Authorities have determined that threats phoned in to schools and businesses in central Ohio early Monday came from several states away and were not credible.
Funeral honors Ohio sailor killed in suicide bomber attack
The Ohio sailor killed in a suicide bomber attack during the recent evacuation mission in Afghanistan has been laid to rest in his hometown.
Shooting in front of OSU building sends student’s mom to hospital
Police are investigating a shooting in front of an Ohio State University building that sent the mother of a student to a hospital Saturday afternoon.
Last Crips defendant pleads guilty to gang violence
Authorities Thursday announced that the last of 19 members of a Crips-affiliated Columbus gang pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a seven-year reign of violence that included multiple murders and other crimes in Columbus and other locations.