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Officer fatally shoots girl swinging knife

Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl who swung at two other people with a knife Tuesday, according to bodycam footage from the officer who fired the shots just minutes before the verdict in George Floyd’s killing was read.

Husted meets with UA neighbors over “Wuhan virus” tweet

Ohio’s lieutenant governor promised a group of Asian American neighbors during a weekend meeting that he would use his public platform to speak out against unwarranted violence facing their community, but he failed to apologize for the divisive tweet that prompted their concern.

CBJ drops 7th in a row

Sam Bennett scored two goals and Spencer Knight made 33 saves in his NHL debut to lift the Florida Panthers over the Blue Jackets 5-1.

White Sox 8, Indians 5

Carlos Rodón followed up his no-hitter by hanging around for five shaky innings to beat Cleveland for the second time in a week.

Leaders call for protests to stay peaceful

Politicians, religious leaders and community activists in Columbus are calling for protests to remain peaceful as a verdict nears in the trial in the death of George Floyd.

Statehouse Dems present gun initiatives

Amid a spike in gun violence in Columbus and other Ohio cities, Democrats in the state House Monday unveiled a package of what they call “commonsense” gun safety measures, including universal background checks and repeal of Ohio’s new “no duty to retreat” bill.