New Year gas prices at 3-year low
As the New Year ushered in the cheapest nationwide average price in three years, Ohioans were enjoying some of the lowest gas prices in the U.S.
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OSU appoints first female police chief
After six months in the role of interim chief, Kimberly Spears-McNatt has officially taken over as the Ohio State University Police Division’s first female chief.
Meyer probe cost Ohio State $1 million
Ohio State says the August investigation that led to a three-game suspension of football coach Urban Meyer cost the university $1 million — twice the amount originally requested for it.
Suspect caught after 3 bank stickups
Police have caught up with a man they say tried to rob at least three Columbus banks in two days, claiming to have a gun and threatening a teller during one of the holdups.
Patrol: Highway deaths decline in 2018
The patrol says provisional statistics also show 1,063 confirmed fatalities on Ohio’s roads in 2018, a 10 percent decrease compared to 2017.
Celebratory gunfire sparks neighbor shooting
Columbus police say a man shot his neighbor in the shoulder after he told the man to stop firing his gun to celebrate the New Year.
Cleveland airport water fountains tested after passengers get sick
Officials investigating what sickened six passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight to Florida are awaiting test results from several drinking fountains at Cleveland’s airport.
Heat 117, Cavs 92
The Miami Heat — playing without Dwyane Wade — rolled past the Cavaliers 117-92.
Meyer goes out a winner
Urban Meyer finished his coaching career at Ohio State with a 28-23 victory after the Buckeyes held off Washington’s fourth-quarter comeback in the 105th Rose Bowl.
Fatal shooting is year’s first homicide after drop in 2018
The year was less than seven hours old when Columbus police found themselves investigating 2019’s first murder.