Ohio students take first Common Core tests
New standardized tests based on the national Common Core standards are being introduced in U.S. schools and Ohio students will be the first to take them beginning Tuesday.
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Supply squeeze pushes gas prices higher
Gas prices continued their upward trend, rising for the third consecutive week in central Ohio.
Bronze Age returns
Years ago, it was common for young parents to send off their baby’s first shoes for bronzing as a forever keepsake. But like many popular commodities, bronzed baby shoes fell out of fashion.
2 dead in weekend accidents
A 37-year-old woman and an unidentified man were killed in separate traffic accidents in Columbus Sunday.
Flu falloff continues
Ohio health officials say the number of flu-related hospitalizations fell slightly last week as an unusually bad season continues to taper off.
Police shoot, injure man with knife
Columbus police say officers confronted by a man who threatened them with a knife and a pipe shot the man in the arm inside a West Side apartment early Friday morning.
Bulls 113, Cavs 98
Derrick Rose scored 30 points, and the Chicago Bulls handed Cleveland just its second loss in 16 games, beating the Cavaliers 113-98 last night.
What next? Conventional wisdom
Civic and political leaders are regrouping and trying to put a finger on why Columbus was beaten out by Philadelphia to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
Lawmaker wants liquid nicotine childproofed
An Ohio lawmaker wants to require liquid nicotine used to refill e-cigarettes be sold in childproof containers, citing a rise in accidental poisonings.
Columbus chief to address police-community panel
Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs will testify before a presidential task force established after highly-publicized police-involved shootings in Cleveland and Missouri to study police-community relations.