DeWine proposes raising smoking age to 21
Gov. Mike DeWine is proposing raising the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 as part of his two-year state budget.
WVMX
Unidentified woman one of 2 weekend homicide victims
Columbus police are investigating a pair of deaths reported Sunday, including a fatal shooting and the mysterious death of a woman whose name had not been released early Monday.
Bucks 127, Cavs 105
Giannis Antetokounmpo showed few signs he was bothered by an ailing ankle as he led the Bucks to a win over the Cavs.
FC Cincinnati 2, Revolution 0
Kekuta Manneh and Kenny Saief each scored as FC Cincinnati beat the New England Revolution 2-0.
Lancaster soldier killed in Afghanistan
Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff on all public buildings and grounds in Fairfield County and at the Statehouse in honor of a Lancaster soldier killed in Afghanistan.
Union 3, Crew SC 0
Columbus Crew SC suffered its first loss of the 2019 season, a 3-0 setback against the Philadelphia Union Saturday.
State halts Planned Parenthood funding
The Ohio Department of Health says it’s ending grants and contracts that send money to Planned Parenthood after a divided federal appeals court upheld a state anti-abortion law that blocks public money for the group.
Buckeyes advance in NCAA tourney
Ohio State upset sixth-seeded Iowa State in the opening round of the Midwest Region.
Gas tax vanishing act
Call it the Incredible Shrinking Tax: Ohio’s proposed gas tax increase is now a third of what it was just a few weeks ago.
Ohio unemployment falls back to 4.6%
After a brief uptick in January, Ohio’s unemployment rate settled back to 4.6 percent in February.