Although the statewide requirement for Ohioans to wear facial coverings in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus was rescinded last Wednesday, a mask mandate was still in effect in the City of Columbus until Monday night when the City Council voted to remove it.
An argument between two would-be criminals ended with one of them shooting his partner in the leg early Tuesday, Columbus police said.
The Ohio Department of Health reported the two-week statewide average of cases per 100,000 residents reached 49.5 between May 22 and June 4, DeWine announced Saturday.
The Reds completed their first four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in 21 years with an 8-7 victory.
The Baltimore Orioles scored their most runs since 2015 an 18-5 rout of the Indians.
The Clippers scored four runs in the to beat Indianapolis, 4-1, Sunday in the finale of their six-game series at Victory Field.
A man who died June 1, eight days after being shot while riding in a vehicle on the East Side, has been logged as the 84th homicide victim of 2021 in Columbus.
Columbus police are again asking for help locating suspects who committed vandalism or other crimes during a block-party-turned-riot near the OSU campus area in April.
One minute, Jon Rahm was headed for a blowout victory in the Memorial. The next minute, he was out of the tournament with a positive test for the coronavirus.
Cesar Hernandez and Harold Ramirez homered off Baltimore ace John Means, who exited in the first inning with shoulder fatigue as the Indians beat the Orioles 10-4.
