State: Guards at Orient used excessive force before inmate died
Ohio’s correctional agency says at least five prison guards used excessive and unjustified force against a Black inmate before he died in custody in February.
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No wrongdoing in Columbus police chopper’s skywritingt
A Columbus police helicopter crew that spelled out the department’s initials during an early morning patrol over a residential neighborhood committed no misconduct.
Man rams West Side childcare center
Columbus police detectives and the Columbus Homeland Security Section are investigating why a 30-year-old Northeast Side man deliberately rammed his vehicle through the front doors of a West Side childcare center Friday afternoon.
School, college mandates banned for ’emergency use’ vaccines
As state health leaders warn of another surge in COVID-19 cases due to the so-called delta variant of the coronavirus, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Wednesday signed a bill into law that forbids public schools and colleges from requiring individuals to receive vaccines not granted full approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Solich retires as Ohio Univ.’s winningest coach
Ohio football coach Frank Solich is retiring after leading the program through 16 seasons of unprecedented success to focus on his health.
Cleveland hospital apologizes for kidney mixup
Officials at University Hospitals in Cleveland are apologizing and say two employees have been placed on administrative leave after a patient received a new kidney that was meant for someone else.
Hataoka wins shortened Marathon LPGA Classic
Nasa Hataoka of Japan is the winner of the Marathon LPGA Classic.
DeWine vetoes bill allowing Ohioans to set off fireworks
Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed legislation allowing Ohio residents to set off fireworks on certain holidays.
Police shootings referred to Franklin Co. grand jury
The shooting deaths of Ma’Khia Bryant and Andrew Teague at the hands of law enforcement officers will be turned over to a Franklin County grand jury.
Murder charge filed in death of man found near lake
Delaware County authorities have charged a man with murder in the death of a Columbus man whose body was found in a storage tote beside Alum Creek Lake last month.