State adds app, website to report school dangers
The state is making some enhancements to the free Safer Ohio School Tip Line that will make it easier for Ohioans to report school safety concerns, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday.
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6 charged in teen’s slaying
Columbus police have charged six people, including a teenager, in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Imperial Stewart, who was reported missing on Sept. 21 and whose body was reportedly found in a wooded area on the Northeast Side.
OSU emeritus professor shares Nobel Prize
A member of the Ohio State University faculty has won a share of the Nobel Prize in physics.
Part of Ohio’s GOP-backed K-12 education overhaul takes effect despite court order
At least part of a Republican-backed overhaul of the Ohio’s K-12 education system has taken effect as planned, despite a court order Monday delaying the changes after a lawsuit said they violate the constitution.
Amendment aimed at reforming Ohio’s political mapmaking system edges toward 2024 ballot
A proposed amendment that would remake Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system, which repeatedly failed last year to produce maps that could pass constitutional muster, edged closer to the 2024 ballot on Monday.
Statewide human trafficking crackdown nets 160 arrests
More than 60 people from central Ohio were among 160 suspects arrested during a statewide crackdown on human trafficking.
State minimum wage going up to $10.45/hour
Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase by 35 cents on Jan. 1.
Seaplane hits power line, crashes into river in Port Clinton
Authorities say a seaplane taking off on an Ohio river hit a power line and crashed into the river, sending two men to a hospital with injuries described as minor.
Losses piling up for Bengals with Joe Burrow limited by calf injury
The Bengals had to settle for a field goal the one time they got close to the Tennessee end zone as Cincinnati lost 27-3 to the Titans.
Browns rookie QB has brutal NFL debut filling in for injured Watson
Dorian Thompson-Robinson looked overwhelmed and overmatched throughout Cleveland’s 28-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.