Whee takes lead at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship
South Korea’s Whee Kim shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Web.com Tour Finals’ Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship.
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Report: Area water low in chromium
City of Columbus utilities officials were quick to downplay a report from a national environmental group claiming that dangerous levels of the cancer-causing contaminant chromium-6 was present in the city’s drinking water.
Hot August
The Columbus residential real estate market heated up right along with the temperatures in August, as 3,116 homes were sold, the most ever recorded for the month of August, according to data released Thursday.
Shelter reopens for adoptions
The Franklin County Dog Shelter will reopen for adoptions Thursday, nearly two weeks after it closed its door because of a distemper diagnosis.
BOGO grifter nabbed
Police caught up with the con man they say was preying on college students with a phony buy-one-get-one-free offer on laptops.
7-year-old struck and killed
Police have not filed charges yet in the death of a 7-year-old girl who was killed when she was struck by an SUV in the parking lot of a Northeast Side apartment complex Wednesday evening.
OD grandma: “I wasn’t thinking”
Police say a 56-year-old Ohio woman is suspected of overdosing in her pickup truck with her baby grandson in the backseat.
Edison statue takes place in US Capitol
A statue of inventor and Ohio native Thomas Edison has been dedicated at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Tribe dethrone Royals, magic number now 5
Corey Kluber allowed two runs and struck out nine in 6 1/3 innings, and the Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Wednesday night, eliminating the reigning World Series champions from the AL Central race.
Cubs 9, Reds 2
John Lackey pitched seven solid innings for his first win in six weeks and Miguel Montero drove in three runs, helping the Chicago Cubs sweep the Reds with a 9-2 victory on Wednesday night.