Drum major, Brutus tryouts open to public
Would-be Buckeyes will bring their A games to the OSU campus Saturday in hopes of making the team.
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Buckeye Lake evacuation drill
In light of a sobering report on the state of the dam at Buckeye Lake, state and local emergency officials are conducting a small-scale evacuation exercise Saturday morning.
Jeni’s recall
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams shut down its scoop shops yesterday and is recalling products because of a possible listeria contamination.
2nd week of I-670 work
Last weekend, motorists found eastbound I-670 closed from the West Side to the Short North. This weekend, it’s the eastbound lanes that will be out of commission,
Search for botulism source
Samples of food collected from a dumpster are now at the state’s laboratory in Reynoldsburg in hopes they will reveal the source of a suspected botulism outbreak that followed a church potluck in Lancaster.
Background check system “flawed” and “unreliable”
A joint investigation by a Columbus newspaper and TV station has found that Ohio’s computerized background-check system has been flawed and unreliable for years.
Panel recommends tougher standards for police
It should be more difficult to become a police officer in Ohio and recruits who make the grade should be trained longer and better. So says a panel appointed by the state’s top law enforcement official.
OSU adds 3 night games to football schedule
The Buckeyes will play at least four night games this season.
Man found shot in restaurant parking lot
Police are investigating the death of a man who was found fatally shot in a vehicle in a fast-food restaurant parking lot on the East Side Thursday afternoon.
Baseball commish says Rose will be part of All-Star celebration
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says Pete Rose will play some role during this summer’s All-Star Game in Cincinnati.