14-year-old girl, 44-year-old man may be headed out of state
Authorities have widened their search for a 14-year-old Springfield girl who has been missing since Tuesday and is believed to be traveling with a 44-year-old man who may be armed.
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Arnold Weekend
About 175,000 fans will stream into Columbus this weekend to watch 18,000 competitors flex, pose, lift, twirl and otherwise display their athletic acumen during the 25th edition of the Arnold Sports Festival.
Officers shoot man waving gun in road
A man is in critical condition after being shot by Columbus police officers who say they saw him aiming a shotgun at passing motorists in the middle of a Southeast Side street late Thursday night.
Toppling stove kills Whitehall boy
Police in Whitehall say a 4-year-old boy died when he apparently pulled a kitchen stove on top of himself.
Polar vortex losses an estimated $98.8 million
January’s “polar vortex” is shaping up to be one of the costliest natural disasters in Ohio history, according to data compiled by an insurance industry group.
Columbus Democrat blasts new election rules
Democrats at the Statehouse continue to criticize Republicans for moves the Democrats say makes it more difficult for their supporters to vote.
Makeshift heater explodes, kills homeless man
Columbus fire officials say a homeless person trying to keep warm was burned to death after a small heater exploded inside a tent in a homeless encampment on the North Side.
Murder probe recommends more vigilance in group home system
A new report says child welfare workers should have known more about the violent background of a group home resident who has been charged in the slaying of a jogger in a central Ohio park.
“Calamity days” not settled yet
A bill granting Ohio school districts extra calamity days because of hazardous winter weather is headed for a conference committee after the House rejected Senate changes Wednesday.
Winter 7th most “miserable” in 60 years
Are you miserable yet? According to an index that measures the cumulative severity of winter, this is the 7th most severe winter in Columbus since 1950.