HS DI playoff games move to Fridays
After more than 30 years of being played on Saturdays in November, Ohio’s big-school football playoff games will be played under the Friday night lights.
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Medical marijuana now legal in Ohio
Governor John Kasich has signed legislation legalizing medical marijuana in Ohio, though patients shouldn’t expect to get it from dispensaries here anytime soon.
Lobbyist sentenced in City Hall bribery scandal
Once the most powerful lobbyist at Columbus City Hall and a friend to prominent elected officials, John Raphael, is now headed to federal prison for 15 months.
Man dead in triple shooting
A triple shooting on the East Side Wednesday morning left one man dead and two others in the hospital, one in critical condition, according to Columbus police.
Mariners 5, Indians 0
Taijuan Walker returned to his early season form throwing eight innings and tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts, and Chris Iannetta provided the offense with two home runs in the Seattle Mariners’ 5-0 victory over the Indians Wednesday night.
Cardinals 12, Reds 7
Brandon Moss homered in consecutive at-bats, Matt Adams and Jhonny Peralta added three-run drives and the St. Louis Cardinals rolled over the Reds 12-7 Wednesday night.
Man charged in SWAT officer killing faces death penalty
The man charged with killing a Columbus Police SWAT officer will face the death penalty.
Cheating scandal at vet school
A cheating conspiracy at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine has 85 students facing discipline that could range from a warning to dismissal from the college, which was ranked fifth among the nation’s 28 vet schools last year by U.S. News and World Report.
Man drowns diving for golf balls
Authorities have identified a southern Ohio man who drowned while diving for golf balls in a pond at a country club.
Driver in deadly stroller accident had wrecked before
Records show the driver who hit a father pushing a stroller and killed a 7-month-old baby had been cited for a crash five days earlier.