Reds 3, Phillies 2
Scott Schebler doubled with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning as the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of another meltdown by Philadelphia’s bullpen and rallied to beat the Phillies 3-2 Wednesday night.
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State of the State
Gov. John Kasich comes off the presidential campaign trail to deliver his State of the State speech to Ohio’s first city.
Lawmakers tackling paid family leave
Minority Democrats in the Statehouse want Ohio to join the growing list of states that provide a way for workers to get paid family leave, framing it as a health issue that could reduce the state’s infant mortality rate, which is disturbingly high.
Columbus puts school data online for all to see
Still recovering from a scandal involving falsified attendance data, Ohio’s largest school district is rolling out a product is hopes will improve transparency.
2 dead in daylight shooting
Police are looking for a car and the man and woman who were inside Tuesday afternoon when two men were shot to death at a rental-car company on the Southeast Side.
Dogs, drugs, guns, suspects seized in dogfighting bust
Animal cruelty investigators seized 45 dogs and Columbus police took 11 people into custody this morning in multiple raids across the city, all part of a dogfighting investigation that began more than a year ago.
Indians drop opener, defend decision to postpone
David Price struck out 10 and won his weather-delayed debut for Boston and David Ortiz hit a two-run homer, leading the Red Sox to a 6-2 win over the Indians, who were forced to push their season opener back because of wintry conditions, a decision that didn’t sit well with some fans.
Cava 109, Bucks 80
J.R. Smith scored 21 points and went 7 of 11 from 3-point range to lead the hot-shooting Cavaliers to a 109-80 victory on Tuesday night over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Accused thief steals security system to protect him against thieves
Either Donald Hurley has a gift for irony or is completely blind to it, according to Columbus authorities.
Fired TBDBITL leader gets new job
A small university in northwest Ohio has hired Ohio State University’s former marching band director who was fired after an investigation into what the university said was a “sexualized culture” within the famed band.