National Police Week May 13-17
Westerville Police Chief Joe Morbitzer, whose department lost two officers this year in a shooting, will be the guest speaker for the Dublin Police Department’s annual memorial service Friday afternoon.
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Audit: ECOT inflated time students spent learning
The state auditor says Ohio’s then-largest online charter school inflated the amount of time students spent learning by failing to deduct the time students were inactive online.
Kasich orders all Ohio roads open to smart vehicle testing
Governor John Kasich is opening all of Ohio’s public roads to smart vehicle testing.
Indians 6, Brewers 2
Carlos Carrasco struck out 14 in a complete game and the Indians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2.
Reds 2, Mets 1 (10)
Oops! The Mets wasted a first-inning rally by batting out of turn, and Adam Duvall led off the 10th inning with a homer that sent the Reds to a 2-1 victory.
Firefighter killed in motorcycle accident
An off-duty Columbus firefighter was killed in a motorcycle accident near downtown Tuesday night, fire officials have confirmed.
Judge orders pause in Crew SC lawsuit
The Crew SC blanked the Philadelphia Union 1-0 Wednesday, hours after a court ruling that looks like a draw.
Woman stabbed, man shot in separate incidents
A woman stabbed by her boyfriend on the Southeast Side and a man shot to death outside a Northeast Side apartment building Wednesday became the 38th and 39th homicide victims of the year in Columbus.
Man, woman charged in February murder
A man and a woman are in custody after being indicted on charges related to the death of a man in a South Linden home in February.
Mud Hens 3, Clippers 0
COLUMBUS – Christin Stewart’s three-run home run in the bottom of the 8th inning accounted for all of the scoring in Toledo’s win over the Clippers Wednesday in the third game of a four-game series.
The Mud Hens can complete the sweep if they win again Thursday night at Fifth Third Field.
Columbus starter Adam Plutko (3-3) was saddled with the loss after giving up base hits to the first two Toledo batters of the 8th inning before Stewart hit his homer off reliever Ben Taylor.
Josh Turley threw 8 innings of 2-hit shutout ball for the win and Victor Alcantara picked up his first save of the season.
Thursday’s series finale starts at 7:15 p.m. Columbus travels to Indianapolis for a three-game weekend series before returning for a 10-game homestand.