Execution bill clears Senate
An Ohio bill that supporters say is needed to restart executions in the state has passed the Senate.
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15-day sentence for school data czar
A former top data official for the Columbus City Schools has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for his role in the attendance scrubbing scandal at the state’s largest district.
NE Side ramp changes
Construction crews are wrapping up work for the year on the ramp at I-270 and Cleveland Avenue on the Northeast Side and it should be completed by the Friday morning commute, weather permitting, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
New approach to child abduction response
Ohio law enforcement officials revamped the state’s approach for responding to reports of child abduction.
Red-light cameras restricted; silencers OK’ed
A bill critics say would make red-light cameras all but worthless won approval in the Ohio House Wednesday.
Nothing to crow about
Thousands of crows roosting at night in a western Ohio city’s downtown leave some residents comparing the crow-laden landscape to the Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds” as they work to drive away the flocks.
No “heartbeat bill” or Common Core repeal
Two pieces of legislation that generated a lot of interest and debate ended up sinking quietly beneath the waves in the Ohio House Wednesday.
Barret, girlfriend trade accusations
Injured Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett and his ex-girlfriend made 911 calls on Tuesday morning alleging each attacked the other.
Lewis’s 3rd apology; Johnny Football prepares
With a 4’3” local television celebrity in the audience to question him, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis apologized a third time for calling Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel “a midget.”
MBK: (12) OSU 97, High Point 43
Kam Williams scored a career-high 23 points, including 13 in a row for Ohio State in the first half, to lead the 12th-ranked Buckeyes to a 97-43 victory over High Point