Columbus Dispatch

Group drops bid for state help for Browns facility

A Columbus development group plans to stop pushing a request for the state to help pay to build a practice facility for the Cleveland Browns at Ohio State University so the team can move its summer training camp.

Planned Parenthood showdown

Planned Parenthood says it is targeting Gov. John Kasich in online ads as the Republican presidential contender is expected to sign a bill aimed at diverting taxpayer money away from the organization.

Monkey business

Police in Minerva Park are on the lookout for what they believe is a howler monkey.

Legionnaires’ disease mystery

A state employee has contracted Legionnaires’ disease, and while its origin has not been identified the hot-water system at the Rhodes State Office Tower was cleaned this past weekend.

Local Zika virus advisory

Columbus health officials issued a health advisory on the emerging Zika virus to thousands of area doctors this week.