Former vice officers indicted
Two former Columbus vice squad officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to violate others’ civil rights and conspiring to commit wire fraud.
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Women found dead in Columbus decades ago finally ID’ed
Authorities in Columbus say they’ve identified two women who were found dead in separate cases in central Ohio more than two decades ago.
DeWine: Schools to remain closed until May 1
Ohio schools, scheduled to reopen Friday, will remain closed for almost one more month as a precaution against spreading the coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday.
Judge strikes down coronavirus abortion ban
A federal judge in Ohio has found a statewide ban on elective surgeries is unconstitutional if it prevents abortions from being performed.
Coronavirus and prisons
The Ohio Department of Youth Services says no juveniles or staff members are likely to have been infected by a part-time contractor who has tested positive for the coronavirus.
FDA lifts limits on Battelle sterilization system
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration relented in the face of pressure from Gov. Mike DeWine, central Ohio lawmakers and even President Donald Trump and has authorized Battelle to deploy technology to sterilize surgical masks without a daily limit, allowing the Columbus company to decontaminate tens of thousands of badly needed respirator masks each day.
Coronavirus among police officers, firefighters
Ohio now has more than 1,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 29 deaths.
Dozens still without power after severe weather hits Ohio
A few hundred utility customers are still without power after severe weather spawned what forecasters called a “100-year flood” in Cleveland and led to a number of water rescues.
Columbus police officer tests positive for COVID-19
Gov. Mike DeWine urged the Federal Food and Drug Administration to approve a new system developed by Columbus-based private research lab Battelle.
DeWine blasts FDA limits on Battelle sterilizing technology
Calling the decision “reckless,” Gov. Mike DeWine Sunday expressed deep disappointment in a federal government agency’s decision to limit the use of technology developed at Battelle labs that DeWine said was capable of sterilizing tens of thousands of badly needed surgical masks a day.