Fair food: Lots of gator and bacon
From gator on a stick to bacon-wrapped shrimp and beef kabobs, a feast of newly featured culinary creations will await visitors as the Ohio State Fair returns for its 163rd year Wednesday.
Columbus Dispatch
Winds fell “Shawshank” tree
A tree that became a popular attraction for its role in the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” has fallen.
Fair week: Butter cow is ready
You know it’s Ohio State Fair week when the butter cow is ready for her close-up.
Hot town: Summer in the city
A potentially dangerous heat wave is expected to bring high temperatures and humidity to Columbus and the rest of Ohio this weekend.
District plays small ball with levy request
The Columbus Board of Education went with people, programs and repairs over new buildings Thursday, sending the smallest of four recommended levy requests to voters in November while jettisoning the most recent update of its carefully crafted building plan.
Clinton to NAACP: “Madness has to stop”
Hillary Clinton told hundreds at the NAACP convention in Cincinnati on Monday that the country still has a long way to go to improve race relations, saying the fatal shootings of black men by police and the killings of police officers must be addressed.
Dunn is done
Ohio State has dismissed running back Bri’onte Dunn from the football team for breaking team rules.
Meningitis vaccine required for school
Before the start of the school year, parents will have to make sure their children receive the meningococcal vaccine.
Man shoots, kills niece and injures nephew
Police have charged a 59-year-old man with murder after he allegedly shot his niece and nephew, killing the 12-year-old girl.
Reynoldsburg blast breaks windows, knocks out power
Officials are trying to determine what caused a maintenance building at an apartment complex in Reynoldsburg to explode Thursday night.