Charter schools spend $$ on recruiting
Ohio’s largest online charter school reported at least $2.27 million spent last school year on advertising to attract students.
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MBK: (6) Wisconsin 72, (23) OSU 48
Frank Kaminsky scored 20 points and Bronson Koenig touched off a 16-0 second-half run with two 3-pointers to lead No. 6 Wisconsin to a 72-48 victory over No. 23 Ohio State on Sunday night.
Big 10 Women’s Tourn.: (4) Maryland 77, OSU 74
Lexie Brown scored 19 points, and No. 4 Maryland beat Ohio State 77-74 Sunday night to capture the Big Ten tournament title and cap a perfect run through the conference.
4 dead in 3 Friday crashes
Three people died in traffic accidents in Columbus Friday evening, including a man whose car fell from a freeway overpass onto a busy street at rush-hour and a pedestrian struck by a hit-and-run driver, according to Columbus police.
Ohio unemployment rate steady at 5.1%
Ohio’s unemployment rate remain unchanged last month from December’s revised rate at 5.1 percent in January, but is still at a 13-year low, according to data released by the state Friday morning.
OSU to require vaccinations
New Ohio State University students will have to prove that they’ve had shots to protect against a list of vaccine-preventable illnesses.
Judge: Teen’s life was “disaster waiting to happen”
A Franklin County judge had harsh words yesterday for the family of a teenager he sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing a man.
Court to hear Ohio gay marriage case in April
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over same-sex marriage on April 28.
WBK: Buckeyes face Gophers at Big 10 tourney
The Buckeyes play Minnesota Friday night in the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament.
Arnold Sports Festival
Don’t be surprised if you run into some very fit and muscular men, woman and children around Columbus this weekend. There will be about 18,000 of them in town for the Arnold Sports Festival, the largest multi-sport event in the nation.