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WBK: Buckeyes return to B1G semis

Freshman Cotie McMahon had 28 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in her Big Ten Tournament debut, Taylor Thierry added 20 points and No. 14 Ohio State held off No. 17 Michigan 81-79.

Kraken 4, CBJ 2

Columbus has lost two of its last three games and remains in the NHL basement.

Angry East Palestine residents confront railroad over health fears

Residents who say they’re still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad’s operator Thursday at a town forum, demanding to know whether they’d be relocated from homes they’re afraid to live in.

Testimony ends in corruption trial

Prosecutors have used the former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s own speeches, photographs and conversations against him as they seek to unravel the Republican’s denials of key elements of the secretly funded $60 million racketeering scheme they allege he carried out on behalf of FirstEnergy Corp.

Trio robs man in his home

Columbus police are asking for help locating a man and two women who gave a man a ride, then robbed him in his Hilltop home last month.

Rail safety on lawmakers’ agendas

In response to the fiery East Palestine train derailment, the safety of the nation’s railroads was very much on the minds of legislators at the Statehouse and on Capitol Hill Wednesday.