Statehouse defaced by red hand prints
Authorities are conducting a criminal investigation after the outside of the Statehouse was defaced with red hand prints and the phrase “hands up, don’t shoot” in protest of police brutality.
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Unemployment drops 3.9% as economy reopens
Ohio’s unemployment rate fell by nearly 4% in May, to 13.7% from April’s revised 17.6%, as workers slowly returned to their jobs amid the phased-in restart of the state’s economy following the near-total shutdown in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
DeWine sees “worrisome” hot spots
Governor Mike DeWine says there has been a “worrisome” rise of coronavirus cases in southwestern Ohio, including in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas, and health officials are calling attention to an increased number of cases in children in Cleveland.
Athens couple accused of price-gouging
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is taking an Athens couple to court for allegedly hoarding hundreds of bottles of hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 pandemic and selling them online for 11 times the retail price.
“Goodbye, Columbus”
Mayor Andrew Ginther says a statue of Christopher Columbus will be removed from the south side of City Hall.
Buckeyes, Alabama to play in 2027-28
Ohio State and Alabama scheduled a home-and-home football series for the first time with games set for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.
2018 shooting victim dies
A woman who was injured in a double shooting outside a South Linden bar in September has died.
White Castle celebrates year’s “shortest night”
Saturday is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and, conversely, its shortest night. Columbus-based White Castle is marking the occasion by releasing three “Cocktails and Craves” pairings.
Jobless claims decline for 7th straight week
The state reported the seventh straight weekly decline in the number of Ohioans filing first-time unemployment claims as the state’s economy slowly emerges from the shutdown that has idled more than 1 million Ohio workers.
DeWine unveils law enforcement reform proposals
Governor Mike DeWine is proposing that all officer-involved shootings and the deaths of individuals in law enforcement custody be investigated and prosecuted by independent agencies, one of several proposals he is asking lawmakers to take up immediately as part of sweeping police reforms in the state.