State Senate nixes plastic bag bans
The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate on Wednesday passed a bill temporarily municipalities from banning the use of containers like plastic bags or bottles or placing taxes or fees on them.
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Area unemployment up 9.5% in April
The Columbus region is usually the bright spot among the economies of Ohio’s largest cities, but with the state in the clutches of a crippling shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the area’s unemployment rate is merely the least dismal.
Ohio to test all staff members in nursing homes
Governor Mike DeWine says all staff members in the state’s hard-hit nursing homes will be tested for the coronavirus.
Columbus could host games under NHL’s reopening plan
Columbus is on the list of 10 cities in the running to be “hub cities” where NHL Stanley Cup playoff games could be held when play resumes
5-year-old drowns in campground lake
The body of a 5-year-old boy who went missing at a southern Ohio campground this week has been found in a lake there.
Westerville police search for missing woman
Police say Emily Noble, 52 has not been seen since Monday morning.
Six shooting incidents with teens as victims or suspects
Columbus police were investigating a rash of shooting incidents involving teenagers as victims or suspects, includes two 13-year-old girls who were injured in separate incidents.
Gyms, pools, BMV offices reopen
Tuesday is a big day in the gradual reopening of Ohio’s economy after a weeks-long shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
13-year-old girl shot after fleeing from group of teens
Authorities say a 13-year-old Ohio girl was shot inside a North Linden home after fleeing inside from a group of teenage boys.
DeWine: Wearing masks shouldn’t be political issue
Governor Mike DeWine says wearing masks while in public during the coronavirus pandemic should not be a political issue.