Backers blast ballot language for Ohio’s fall abortion amendment
The Ohio Ballot Board has approved language for a fall abortion measure that Democrats and the issue’s backers are criticizing as inaccurate.
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Cruel summer
Temperatures are forecast to be in the 90s again Wednesday through Friday.
Pursuit ends in suspect’s death in officer-involved shooting
A suspect has died after being shot by a Columbus police officer on the South Side Wednesday night, police said.
Driver of minivan facing charge in school bus crash that killed student
The driver of a minivan involved in a crash with a school bus in Clark County Tuesday morning that left one student dead and more than 20 others injured is now facing a felony charge.
Ohio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming political mapmaking
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has rejected petition language for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking Ohio’s troubled system for drawing political maps.
OSU selects Nebraska leader as next president
The next president of Ohio State University will be a veteran higher education leader with extensive military experience, as the school filled its leadership vacancy on Tuesday while students returned for the first day of classes at one of the nation’s largest universities.
School bus overturns after crash with minivan in Clark County, leaving 1 child dead
A school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Clark County Tuesday morning, killing one child and injuring 23 others, one seriously, authorities said.
Campus safety top-of-mind as OSU semester begins
Tuesday was the first day of fall semester classes for students at Ohio State’s main campus and officials are concentrating on safety, an issue emphasized by the shooting of a Buckeye wrestler a few days earlier.
Day: Both QBs may play in opener
Eleven days before the first game of the football season, the Ohio State starting quarterback job is still up for grabs.
Police seeking two murder suspects
Police are investigating a fatal shooting on the Northeast Side while also searching for a suspect wanted for murder after the death of a man nearly a week after he was shot on the Southeast Side.