Scooters banned from Columbus sidewalks
An emergency order issued Tuesday bans electric scooters from sidewalks in Columbus.
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Police: Store employee ate $9,000 worth of ham
Authorities in eastern Ohio say a grocery store employee has been charged with felony theft for helping herself to deli ham for years.
Hilliard teacher suspended over ethics quiz
A high school teacher in Ohio has been suspended after she gave a quiz on ethical dilemmas that included questions about sex and violent behavior.
Capital slashes tuition for families in public service
Capital University is offering a 50 percent tuition break for undergraduates whose families work in “mission-centered” nonprofit and public-service jobs.
New morgue to have bigger lab, more space
The Franklin County Coroner’s Office is preparing for construction of a bigger facility with better laboratory services.
600 birds rescued from Clintonville home
The offices of Columbus Humane were closed Wednesday as the agency continued the medical evaluation of approximately 600 birds recovered from a home in Clintonville Tuesday.
Ohio ends pharmacy middlemen contracts over ‘spread pricing’
Ohio’s Department of Medicaid is ending the state’s contracts with pharmacy benefit managers which bill taxpayers more than they reimburse pharmacists for filling Medicaid patients’ prescriptions.
More than 300 inquiries linked to illness reported at Powell Chipotle
A Chipotle restaurant in Ohio has reopened as officials investigate reports of illnesses linked to the location.
Fair officials offer safety reassurances
State officials are working to reassure visitors the 2018 Ohio State Fair will be safe after last year’s catastrophic ride failure.
City to try out gunfire detection system
– Coming off a year in which the city saw a record number of homicides, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther’s administration is kicking off a pilot program, installing ShotSpotter gunfire detection systems in three neighborhoods.