Trio of murders raises yearly toll to 122
Three murders committed in Columbus in a 24-hour period raised the yearly total of homicides in the city to 122.
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DeWine offers state employees cash incentive to get vaccine
Faced with stagnating vaccination rates and rising cases of COVID-19, Gov. Mike DeWine has announced an incentive for all state employees and their spouses to get their coronavirus vaccines.
State recommends masks for unvaccinated in schools
The state’s updated recommendations for COVID-19 precautions in schools released Tuesday were no surprise: vaccinations, masks, social distance and other familiar measures.
Report says youth detainees provided violent video games
State investigators say staff members at a central Ohio juvenile detention facility bought violent and sexually provocative video games for incarcerated male teens.
Trump’s sway tested in race for central Ohio House seat
The crowded Republican primary for an open U.S. House seat in central Ohio is testing the ongoing political sway of former President Donald Trump.
Girl killed, mom injured when driver crashed into Lithopolis produce stand
A driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a roadside produce stand being operated by a woman and her young daughter.
Ohio, state settle $26B opioid lawsuits
A $26 billion settlement between Dublin-based Cardinal Health, two other giant drug distribution companies and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, and thousands of states and municipalities over the toll of the opioid crisis is significant but far from tying a neat bow on the tangle of still unresolved lawsuits surrounding the epidemic.
Arrest in West Side murder-robbery
A 19-year-old man is under arrest and authorities say they are still looking for additional suspects in the shooting death of a man during a robbery in Franklin Township Sunday night.
Teenage girl dies at Ohio amusement park
A teenage girl has died at an amusement park in southwestern Ohio.
Indictment: Man who hates women planned shooting at sorority
An Ohio man who authorities say despises women has been indicted on an attempted hate crime charge for allegedly planning to kill sorority members at an unidentified university in the state.