City Hall to study charter changes
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, at the urging of a new and younger city council and some residents, will appoint a seven-member committee to determine whether the city should change the way it is governed.
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UPDATE: NW Side ramp may reopen Friday
Ohio Department of Transportation officials say the busy ramp from the Outer Belt to U.S. Route 33 on the Northwest Side may reopen several days earlier than expected.
Akron stunned by 17 heroin OD’s in 1 day
Police in Akron, who dealt with 17 suspected heroin overdoses in one day, say they believe the drugs involved in at least some cases were laced with the powerful painkiller fentanyl.
Kasich: Outside looking in at GOP convention?
Governor John Kasich says he’ll be in Cleveland for the duration of the Republican National Convention, but he isn’t sure if he’ll go inside.
Reds 5, Cubs 3
Tucker Barnhart hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Trevor Cahill in the seventh inning, and the Reds beat Chicago 5-3 Wednesday.
Tigers 12, Indians 2
Nick Castellanos had three hits, including a three-run homer, and tied his career high with five RBIs Wednesday to lead Detroit over Cleveland 12-2 Wednesday and stop the Indians’ home winning streak at 13.
Clippers 8, Mud Hens 4
The Clippers won the final game of a three game set at Huntington Park Wednesday night by beating Toledo, 8-4.
Indians 12, Tigers 1
Lonnie Chisenhall was 4 for 5 with three RBIs, Carlos Santana and Tyler Naquin homered, and the Indians remained perfect in 11 games against the Detroit Tigers this season with a 12-1 victory Tuesday night.
Reds 9, Cubs 5
John Lackey’s winless streak stretched to five games, Chicago manager Joe Maddon was ejected and the Reds beat the struggling Cubs 9-5 Tuesday behind Zack Cozart’s 13th home run.
Mud Hens 10, Clippers 0
The Mud Hens sent 13 hitters to the plate in the 4th inning and scored nine runs while Thad Weber pitched nine innings of shutout baseball to lead Toledo to a 10-0 romp.