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CBJ 6, Hurricanes 0

Elvis Merzlikins posted a 31-save shutout as the Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-0.

Omicron surge: understaffed schools, test kit shortage, job losses

Nine Columbus City Schools switched to remote learning Thursday because of staffing shortages as the state’s largest district battles with a surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant of the coronavirus and calls from its teachers to hit the pause button on in-person learning.

Head out on the Columbus whiskey trail

Ohio has tours dedicated to coffee, beer and wine. It was only a matter of time before someone put together a Buckeye State version of Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail.

WBB: OSU 89, Mich. St. 83

Led by dead-on shooting by Jacy Sheldon and Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State beat Michigan State 89-83 in a Big Ten women’s basketball game at Value City Arena Wednesday night.

Cavs 111, Jazz 91

Lamar Stevens scored 15 of career-high 23 points in the third quarter and the Cavaliers beat the short-handed Utah Jazz 111-91 on Wednesday night.