Annual school report cards pared down
Ohio has released its latest report cards for school districts without the usual performance rankings and some other key indicators.
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Nearly 1.4M absentee ballot requests received; judge derides state’s drop box limit
Ohio’s elections chief says Ohio voters have requested almost three times the number of absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election as they had at this point in the 2016 election.
Six shot, 2 fatally, in separate incidents
Two people were shot to death and four others injured in separate shooting incidents in the last 24 hours in Columbus, bringing the total number of homicides in the city in 2020 to 104.
Mixed signals
The rumor mill surrounding the possible return of Big Ten football was in overdrive Tuesday.
Reds inch closer to playoffs with 4-1 win over Pirates
The Reds extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 4-1 victory Tuesday night over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Cubs walk off over Indians on consecutive hit batters
Willson Contreras and Cameron Maybin were plunked by consecutive pitches from Cleveland reliever Nick Wittgren in the ninth inning, forcing home the winning run as the Chicago Cubs beat the Indians 6-5.
GOP-controlled panel scuttles postage plan
A proposal by Ohio’s elections chief to attach postage to every mail-in ballot has failed to gain crucial approval from a Republican-controlled state panel.
COVID-19 price tag
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther says the city’s coffers have taken a hit from the six-month-old COVID-19 pandemic.
Ohio groups urge census deadline extension
A coalition of advocacy groups wants Ohio’s senators to get behind efforts to extend the 2020 census deadline by four months.
Ohio AG joins call for Netflix to drop controviersial film
Ohio’s attorney general has joined the chorus of criticism of the French independent film “Cuties” became available on Netflix last week.