Adios, Santa Maria?
A replica of the Santa Maria is being dismantled and removed from the downtown riverfront— probably never to return.
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School ratings revised after data-scrubbing
The Ohio Department of Education is changing the ratings for 20 Columbus schools as a result of a data-scrubbing scandal, though the district’s overall Continuous Improvement rating for 2011 and 2012 did not change.
Fired bandleader got good review
Ohio State University’s fired marching band director was lauded for “courageous” efforts to address attitudes surrounding the band’s traditions seven weeks before he was fired.
Toledo water price-gouging probe
State investigators are looking into nearly 60 complaints about price gouging during the water emergency in Toledo that left 400,000 people without clean tap water.
Delaware propane crime wave
They are random, with no apparent pattern, and authorities have few clues to help them track down a ring of propane thieves.
Man shot after argument
No arrests had been made by Monday morning in the death of a 50-year-old man shot to death inside a vehicle in a Southeast Side alley Friday night.
October trial date set for Oden
A judge in Indianapolis has entered a not-guilty plea for former Buckeye Greg Oden, who is charged with punching his ex-girlfriend in the face.
Clippers win on wild-throw walkoff
The Clippers and Lehigh Valley IronPigs rewarded the fans who stayed until the end of their Wednesday night game at Huntington Park, with Columbus getting the 6-5 win, thanks to a two-run error in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Red Sox 3, Reds 2
Mike Napoli hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs to help the Boston Red Sox wrap up their first winning road trip of more than three games this season with a 5-4 win over the Reds on Wednesday.
Tribe, D’ backs split DH
Tuffy Gosewisch’s RBI single with one out in the 12th inning gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a 1-0 win over the Indians on Wednesday night to earn a split of a doubleheader.