Columbus youngsters sought for COVID-19 vaccine trial
A pharmaceutical research company is recruiting volunteers in Columbus to study the effects of a coronavirus vaccine on teenagers.
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Panel recommends nine-member police review board
A panel has recommended a Civilian Review Board approved by voters in November to oversee Columbus police operations should consist of nine members and should have “broad, independent investigative powers, including the authority to issue subpoenas.
Commissioners approve funds for body cameras after shooting involving deputy
The Franklin County Commissioners Wednesday approved $2.5 million in funding for the Sheriff’s Office to purchase body cameras less than two weeks after the fatal shooting of a Black man by a deputy in a northside neighborhood resulted in an outcry over the lack of footage of the encounter.
Deaths increase year’s murder toll to 163
Three more homicides added Wednesday to the record-high tally in Columbus included a 17-year-old boy and a man who died more than two weeks after he was shot.
Court: Ohio must allow gender changes on birth certificates
A federal court says Ohio can’t keep refusing to allow people to change the gender listings on their birth certificates.
Wade named Big Ten’s DB of the Year
It may surprise many to hear that Ohio State — a program that has become known recently as “DBU” – had not seen a member of its secondary voted the Big Ten’s Defensive Back of the Year. That changed Wednesday when cornerback Shaun Wade became the first Buckeye to win the honor.
MBK: Purdue 67, (20) OSU 60
Trevion Williams had 16 points, nine rebounds and a career-high eight assists to help Purdue beat No. 20 Ohio State 67-60.
DeWine warns winter will be “hell” is Ohioans drop their guard
Even with hundreds of thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccine due in Ohio over the next few weeks, Gov. Mike DeWine is warning that the state’s troubles are far from over.
5-0 Buckeyes want to prove they deserve spot in playoff
The Buckeyes are fourth in the College Football Playoff rankings going into the Big Ten title game against Northwestern Saturday but still feel they have something to prove to the nation and the playoff selection committee.
Ohio begins to vaccinate frontline workers
Governor Mike DeWine said Monday was the day everyone had been waiting for. The first vaccines against the coronavirus have arrived in Ohio.