Columbus Dispatch

Oh, deer! Animal may be free of pumpkin

Authorities in Upper Arlington are cautiously optimistic that a young male deer with a plastic pumpkin stuck on its head for more than a week in central Ohio has finally shed the irritant.

DeWine gets into Crew SC scrum

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says he will sue the owner of the Columbus Crew SC if he breaks the law by moving the team to Texas.

Deer with pumpkin on head spotted in UA

Gahanna has had its lion. Minerva Park has had its howler monkey. Now, it’s Upper Arlington’s turn to become a part of the central Ohio “wild kingdom.”

Art Modell: Savior of the Crew???

A Franklin County lawmaker says a state law passed in reaction to Art Modell’s decision to move the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore could be used to stop the Columbus Crew SC from leaving town.

Meyer: Barrett will play

Buckeye quarterback J.T. Barrett is expected to play in Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game despite having surgery on his knee Sunday.

Political partnership

As expected, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has joined forces with his chief rival for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in hopes of marshaling their resources for a general election showdown with former state treasurer and Attorney General Richard Cordray, a possible Democratic nominee.

Arrest in case of missing woman

Authorities say human bone fragments found during the search for a missing woman in southern Ohio have led to a man’s arrest.

New Crew stadium idea floated

The president and CEO of the Columbus Foundation is reportedly pitching a downtown site for a 21,000-seat soccer stadium aimed at keeping Crew SC in Columbus.