As Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams prepared to reopen its scoop shops in central Ohio and across the country following a listeria contamination, a report was released in which a federal inspector noted quality control and sanitation problems in the company’s production facility on Michigan Avenue.
Big numbers of Ohio travelers are expected to leave home over the long Memorial Day weekend, spurred by more disposable income and lower gas prices than in recent years.
Facing growing opposition from teachers, parents and legislators, new standardized tests given to students in Ohio, along with 10 other states and the District of Columbia, will be shortened by 90 minutes next year. But it might be enough for Ohio lawmakers who have been considering getting rid of the exams.
The man who orchestrated the kidnapping and torture of three people in his Hilltop duplex was sentenced Thursday to 95 years in prison by a Franklin County judge who didn’t hide his disgust with the man’s actions and attitude.
An East Side man has been arrested for the 2014 slaying of a woman in a double shooting.
Danny Salazar tossed six scoreless innings and was backed by first-inning home runs from Nick Swisher and Mike Aviles, leading the Indians past the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Thursday night.
A lack of timely hitting by the Clippers contributed to a 6-1 loss to the Gwinnett Braves Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game weekend series at Huntington Park.
State employees will get their first pay raises since 2008 under a new contract approved by the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association and preliminarily by the state.
A Columbus police officer opened fire on a knife-wielding man on the South Side Wednesday night, sending him to the hospital in stable condition.
Black state lawmakers say improved police training and community relations are important, but the state needs more than that to restore confidence in a justice system that too many African-Americans think is stacked against them.
