MBK: (23) OSU 80, (11) Rutgers 68
Ohio State rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to beat No. 11 Rutgers 80-68.
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Ginther: Officer in early-morning shooting did not turn on body-cam
Columbus police say Chief Thomas Quinlan has ordered the officer who shot and killed a Black man holding a cell phone on the Northwest Side Side early Tuesday morning relieved of duty, requiring him to turn in his badge and gun.
Ohio roadways less crowded this holiday
After 11 straight years of growth, the AAA auto is predicting a 30% drop in the number of Ohioans traveling during the 12-day year-end holiday travel period, which runs through Jan. 3.
Next batch of vaccines larger than thought
Ohio health officials battling the COVID-19 pandemic got an early Christmas present: News that the next shipment of vaccines would be larger than expected.
Police investigate suspicious death in Linden
Columbus police are investigating a suspicious death in North Linden.
Kentucky-Ohio bridge reopens
An Ohio River bridge damaged by fire has reopened to traffic between Ohio and Kentucky.
Biden, DeWine urge holiday precautions
From the incoming president to governor of Ohio, health officials and government leaders are pleading with Americans no to travel during the Christmas-New Year’s holiday period to stave off a feared spike in COVID-19 cases in January.
Judge blocks fees set by tainted nuclear bailout law
A Franklin County judge on Monday blocked the subsidies from a $1 billion nuclear bailout law at the center of a $60 million bribery probe.
Dabo disses Buckeyes in poll
The Clemson coach voted Ohio State No. 11 in the coaches’ poll.
Bengals ride big first half to shocking win over Steelers
Giovani Bernard scored two first-half touchdowns after turnovers and the Bengals held on to stun the badly slumping Steelers 27-17.