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Local plan addresses drug crisis

Columbus and Franklin County officials trying to stem the growing tide of drug overdose deaths had a message for lawmakers in the Statehouse and on Capitol Hill: Start funding the battle against drug overdoses.

State Senate budget calls for Medicaid freeze

With a little over a week before its deadline, the Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved its version of the state’s biennial operating budget, a plan which majority Republicans claim would close a projected revenue shortfall of roughly $1 billion.

Officer kicks suspect: Union, suspect’s lawyer react

A union official is criticizing the proposed suspension for a Columbus officer who subdued a restrained suspect in a way that appeared to show him kicking the suspect in the head while the suspect’s family wants the officer fired.

Warmbier remembered in hometown

The life of a 22-year-old college student who died this week after being detained for nearly a year and a half in North Korea will be celebrated in his southwest Ohio hometown, still stunned by his loss.

Rays 8, Reds 3

Tampa Bay left fielder Mallex Smith rushed in to tag out speedy Billy Hamilton after a lengthy rundown, highlighting the Rays’ 8-3 win over the Reds Wednesday.

Clippers 9, Bats 7

A three-run home run by Nellie Rodriguez gave the Clippers a lead they never relinquished on the way to a 9-7 win over the Bats in Louisville Wednesday night.

Coroner: Franklin Co. overdose deaths up 66%

Drug overdose deaths in Franklin County during the first four months of the year were 66 percent higher than at the same point in 2016, primarily due to opiate-related overdoses, according to the Franklin County Coroner’s Office.

Home prices at record highs

Homes sold at record prices and at a record pace in central Ohio in May as a supply squeeze continues to hold back sales but drive prices higher,