Elections panel splits on zoo levy complaints
Each side in the debate over a Columbus Zoo levy on Tuesday’s ballot in Franklin County gained a partial victory from an Ohio Elections Commission panel Wednesday.
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ACLU wants execution pause; Kasich grants mercy
Shortly after the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio called for a moratorium on executions through 2015, Gov. John Kasich commuted the death sentence of the next inmate scheduled to die by lethal injection.
Police: Man admits to 2013 shooting
Police say a man who has been arrested for a 2013 slaying has admitted to pulling the trigger.
Suit challenges gay marriage ban
Civil rights attorneys have filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down Ohio’s gay marriage ban and to allow same-sex couples to marry in the state.
Controversy shrouds Ohio’s next execution
Ohio prison officials are increasing the dosage of lethal injection drugs used to put inmates to death, even as an execution in another state prompts an investigation and mercy is recommended for Ohio’s next condemned convict.
Damage reported after storms
Severe storms raced across central Ohio skies around sunset Tuesday night, bringing high winds that caused scattered damage and power outages.
Blue Buick sought in double shooting
Police are looking for a light-blue Buick seen driving away from the scene of a deadly shootout on the Northwest Side Monday.
Chief Wahoo under fire again
A Native American group is asking Nike Inc. to stop producing and selling products that feature the Cleveland Indians’ mascot Chief Wahoo.
Measles cases now in 5 counties
Ohio health officials say a measles outbreak that began among Amish who had traveled to the Philippines has grown to 26 cases confirmed over five counties.
Franklin U. buys Urbana
Urbana University in western Ohio will be a subsidiary of Franklin University under a partnership agreement announced by both schools.