Stabbing suspect sketched
A woman stabbed outside a West Side gym in March has provided police with enough information to compose a sketch of the suspect in the attack.
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Area unemployment 4.3%, an 8-year low
Columbus continues to enjoy the lowest unemployment rate among Ohio’s large cities, at 4.3 percent in April, its lowest level in eight years, according to data released by the state Tuesday morning.
Shooting victim dies
A 50-year-old man died about six hours after being shot on the Northeast Side Tuesday morning, becoming the 37th homicide victim of the year in Columbus, police said.
Mumps outbreak
Public health officials say a mumps outbreak in central Ohio has reached 366 cases across three counties.
Budget bills
Ohio lawmakers are nearing committee votes on several midterm budget bills, including a provision that would clarify that college athletes aren’t eligible to unionize.
Beef recall
Officials say a Detroit-based business is recalling about 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products sold for restaurant use in Ohio and three other states that may be contaminated with the bacteria E. coli.
Energy battle
A ballot effort in Ohio to require billions of dollars in state investment in alternative energy has hit a snag after supporters revised the proposal.
Death Row window screens
Ohio says it plans to install screens on windows in prison cells for death row inmates to keep birds from flying inside.
Sisters killed
Authorities say two sisters have been killed in a head-on crash in Fayette County.
Chiefs 5, Clippers 0
After three games in which they scored at least six runs, the Clippers’ bats went silent in a 5-0 loss in Syracuse Monday.