Ohio unemployment lowest since ’08
Ohio’s unemployment rate dropped below 7 percent for the first time since just before the onset of the Great Recession.
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Officials eye OSU mumps cases
Public health officials are investigating a possible outbreak of mumps at Ohio State University, where nine students are reported to have the contagious infection.
Reward for poisoner of 50 birds
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for any information that will lead authorities to whoever poisoned dozens of ducks and geese at a Northwest Side apartment complex in January.
Shots fired outside bar
Police were looking for a suspect in an overnight shooting incident outside a West Side bar.
Band director indicted on sex charges
A central Ohio band director accused of inappropriate conduct with three students has been indicted on charges including sexual battery.
“Central America” settlement
A Franklin County judge has resolved a nearly 30-year-old legal battle and approved a deal to recover the remaining gold from a ship that sank off the Carolina coast in 1857.
Blackhawks 6, CBJ 1
Andrew Shaw and Jonathan Toews had two goals apiece, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Blue Jackets 6-1 on Thursday night.
Buckeyes pull away from NU, 86-77
8th-seeded Ohio State pulled away in the closing minutes on Thursday to defeat 9th-seeded Northwestern 86-77 in the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament.
Court strikes down child enticement law
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s law against child enticement is unconstitutional because it is too broadly written and outlaws protected, and sometimes innocent, activity.
Teen Rx abuse down; texting while driving common
Fewer Ohio teens are abusing prescription painkillers and using heroin as efforts to address such abuse appear to be working, but many are texting while driving.