Teen arrested for making school threats in southern Ohio
A 16-year-old was arrested early Thursday morning in southern Ohio after social media posts threatened violence aimed at several schools in the area, law enforcement officials said.
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Students protest gun violence: “It’s happening to us.”
High school students from central Ohio joined their peers from Maine to Arizona, staging walkouts to protest gun violence in the wake of the shooting at a Florida high school last week that killed 17 people.
Record low inventory slows homes sales, raises prices
The number of homes for sale in central Ohio continues to dwindle, slowing sales while driving prices higher.
Students tell police school shooting plot was a joke
Police have arrested five Ohio high school students for a school shooting plot that the students claim was a joke.
WBK: (14) OSU 88, Northwestern 54
The No. 14 Buckeyes ended the home portion of the regular season on a strong note, shooting 60 percent from the field to cruise to an 88-54 win over Northwestern on Wednesday night at Value City Arena.
Study looks at rail + Hyperloop
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is studying the possibility of combing two transportation technologies – rail and Hyperloop in one environmental impact study, the first in the world to conduct side-by-side studies.
Study says texting bans ineffective with teen drivers
Texting-while-driving bans do not work very well when it comes to discouraging teen drivers from messaging on their phones while behind the wheel, according to a new study led by Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
BrewDog building beer hotel in Scotland instead of here
It was supposed to have beer taps in every room and refrigerators stocked with beer in the bathrooms, among other amenities. And it was supposed to be built in central Ohio.
Suspects sought in killing of pregnant woman, baby’s dad
Police are looking for two men they say are responsible for killing a pregnant woman and the father of her baby, which was successfully delivered, on New Year’s Day.
State senators propose statewide ban on assault weapons
Two Democratic lawmakers in Ohio want assault weapons banned statewide in the wake of recent deadly mass shootings.