Columbus Dispatch

Statehouse panel to study medical marijuana

Two top leaders of the ResponsibleOhio group that unsuccessfully pushed to legalize marijuana in Ohio in November have now decided to team up with Ohio House leaders to seek a more modest medical marijuana initiative.

Battle over jobless benefits

Numerous changes to a GOP-backed bill to overhaul Ohio’s unemployment-compensation system failed to satisfy critics who say the legislation reduces benefits to jobless workers and eliminates them for some.

Ex-boyfriend charged in triple slaying

A Far East Side man was charged with three counts of murder Tuesday, with Columbus police saying he killed his ex-girlfriend and two of her daughters in a knife attack that was interrupted when the woman’s current boyfriend stumbled into the horrific scene.

Ohio schools slip

Six years after ranking fifth in the nation, Ohio’s education system has tumbled to 23rd among the 50 states and District of Columbia, according to a national report card released today.

Homicide victim ID’ed

Authorities have identified a woman who was initially thought to have been hit by a vehicle in an East Side intersection but was later determined to have been fatally shot.

Thomas, Bell declare for NFL draft

Receiver Michael Thomas and safety Vonn Bell declared their intention to enter the NFL draft Tuesday, bringing the total number of Buckeye underclassmen to forego their remaining eligibility to nine, the most in school history.