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No. 16 OSU 55, Illinois 14

Curtis Samuel ran for two touchdowns and J.T. Barrett hit Devin Smith on two scoring passes — all in the first half — and No. 13 Ohio State beat Illinois 55-14 on Saturday night, extending the Buckeyes’ Big Ten win streak to a record-tying 20.

Tighter Ebola restrictions

New Ohio protocols say travelers returning from West African countries that have Ebola outbreaks are to be quarantined at home for three weeks if they’ve been exposed to anyone potentially infected with the virus.

Gas drops 33 cents in October

Although central Ohio motorists saw a pre-weekend spike in gas prices the average price nationwide hit $3 a gallon Friday morning and is expected soon drop below that benchmark for the first time since December 2010.

Roadside bike service?

Ohio chapters of auto club AAA are gauging interest in providing emergency roadside assistance for bicyclists in the state.

Report: 2,000,000 hungry Ohioans

A new report from the organization that works on behalf of Ohio’s food banks illustrates the toll the Great Recession has taken.

Homecoming spoiled: Knicks 95, Cavs 90

LeBron James struggled from the start in his first game with Cleveland in four years, and the New York Knicks ruined the megastar’s emotional homecoming with a 95-90 victory over the Cavaliers

Slain delivery driver switched shifts

Co-workers of a pizza delivery man say he wasn’t even scheduled to work the night he was shot and killed while making a delivery, but had switched shifts so he could take his daughter trick-or-treating.

Indictment includes death of fetus

A man who police say confessed to beating and strangling his pregnant girlfriend and burying her beside a cornfield has been indicted by a central Ohio grand jury on charges including aggravated murder.

Rape suspect going back to Mass.

A child rape suspect who police say cut off a GPS monitoring device and passed through Columbus while on a cross-country crime spree before being captured is being returned to Massachusetts.

Ex-trooper admits to harassing women drivers

A former Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper from Lancaster has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of female motorists by forcing them into sexual acts in exchange for dropping traffic charges.