WBK: (11) Michigan 75, (15) OSU 66
Naz Hillmon scored 27 points and No. 11 Michigan defeated No. 15 Ohio State 75-66 to split the season series.
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Suspects in 14-year-old’s murder arrested
Two men wanted in connection with the murder of a 14-year-old in January were arrested Thursday in Detroit.
WBK: (15) OSU 100, Purdue 85
Dorka Juhasz had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Jacy Sheldon added 19 points with seven assists and No. 15 Ohio State beat Purdue 100-85.
Thousands more jobless claims potentially fraudulent
The state reported Thursday that an additional 147,002 Ohioans filed claims for first-time unemployment benefits last week, but nearly one in four of them may be fraudulent.
Police concerned about video game-inspired ring of juvenile thieves
Over a dozen central Ohio law enforcement agencies are investigating an increase in purse-snatchings by a ring of juveniles who steal the victims’ cars which are then used to commit crimes.
Report: Too many crime bills = crowded prisons
A report finds that nearly one of every 10 bills introduced by Ohio lawmakers during the last legislative session were criminal justice-related and at odds with efforts to reduce the state’s prison population.
Early childhood educators feeling left behind in vaccination process
Amid nationwide COVID-19 vaccination efforts, groups in Ohio and elsewhere are feeling as though they have been overlooked and should have been counted among the high-priority groups close to the front of the line.
DeWine warns Ohio schools to reopen March 1 as agreed
Governor Mike DeWine has publicly rebuked school officials in Akron and Cincinnati for backtracking on commitments they’d made to offer in-person learning by March 1.
OSU-Northwestern game postponed
Sunday afternoon’s women’s basketball game between the Buckeyes and Northwestern was postponed due to COVID-19.
Coronavirus curfew ends
A statewide curfew that limited Ohioans’ activity and closed many businesses overnight for three months to stop the spread of COVID-19 was allowed expire Thursday as the number of patients in hospitals remained below 2,500 for the 10th day in a row.