WBB: (17) OSU 71, Bucknell 48
Ohio State used a strong second half to beat Bucknell, 71-48, in its season opener at Value City Arena Wednesday night.
WSNY
Wizards 97, Cavs 94
Kyle Kuzma hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left as the Washington Wizards scored the final five points in a 97-94 victory over the Cavaliers.
Ginther’s budget embraces alternative response
With the city poised to set new a record for the number of homicides in a single year, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther has proposed spending more than $660 million on safety services in his next operating budget.
Men try to get into home posing as cops
Columbus police are accusing two men of posing as officers and trying to get into a home on the North Side in September.
OSU in CFP top 4
The Buckeyes and Bearcats both benefitted from Purdue’s upset of Michigan State.
Philanthropies planning a nonprofit newsroom in Cleveland
Donors say theirs will be one of the largest local nonprofit news startups in the country.
MBB: Buckeyes start season with 67-66 win over Akron
Zed Key saved No. 17 Ohio State from a season-opening embarrassment on Tuesday night, catching a sharp pass from freshman Malachi Branham in the paint and laying in a buzzer-beater to give the Buckeyes a 67-66 win over Akron.
Thanksgiving travel may be almost back to pre-pandemic levels
Airports and roads are be jam-packed this Thanksgiving as the auto club AAA predicts travel volume will rebound to nearly pre-pandemic levels.
Columbus ties record for murders in one year
Columbus has matched the record for the number of homicides in a single year with nearly two months left in 2021.
DeWine signs bill allowing Ohioans to set off fireworks
Ohioans will be able to set of fireworks — legally — on more than half a dozen holidays a years under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Mike DeWine.