Ohio unemployment rate holds steady
Ohio’s unemployment rate in June remained unchanged from May 5.5 percent, halting a string of seven month-to-month declines.
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FitzGerald favors minumum wage hike
Democratic gubernatorial challenger Ed FitzGerald is in favor of raising Ohio’s minimum wage, but hopes Congress takes a hand so the playing field remains level.
Measles, mumps outbreaks slowing
The Health Department says Ohio’s measles epidemic appears to be winding down as cases of mumps, while slowing, continue to infect people.
Indians 1, Clippers 0
In their first game back from the All-Star break, the Clippers fell to the Indianapolis Indians 1-0 at Huntington Park Thursday night.
Female boxing champ killed
Cleveland police say a former national boxing champion died after she jumped onto the hood of a car driving toward her after an altercation, then fell off and was accidentally run over by a different vehicle.
State mulling drones for prison security
Ohio’s prisons agency is weighing the use of drones as a security measure keeping watch over corrections facility yards and fences.
Carrier accused of holding 13,000 pieces of mail
The government says an Ohio mail carrier stashed thousands of pieces of undelivered mail at his home over 18 months.
Mystery call sparked OU shooting scare
A police chief says a phone call to his village water department led to an investigation into a possible shooting at Ohio University.
Pickerington police seek hit-skip suspect
Police in Pickerington are looking for the car they say was involved in a deadly rush-hour hit-skip accident on I-70 Wednesday afternoon.
Missing Columbus man found
A Columbus man missing in southern Ohio since Tuesday has been found, Ross County Sheriff George Lavender says.