Ohio Death Penalty Under Scrutiny After Botched Tennessee Execution
The death penalty is back in the national spotlight this week, and Ohio’s own dormant system is part of the conversation. The botched execution attempt of Christa Pike in Tennessee…
Ohio Measles Outbreak Spreads to Four More Counties, Cases Hit 206
Ohio’s measles outbreak has spread to four more counties, state health officials reported this week. The Ohio Department of Health’s Oct. 1 update shows 206 cases in 20 counties so…
Appeals Court Rules UC’s MJ Collins, Xavier’s Borovicanin Still Ineligible
Two of Cincinnati’s top college basketball players will remain sidelined after an Ohio appeals court ruled against them Friday. The Ohio 1st District Court of Appeals decided Oct. 2 that…
Ohio Prison Grows 1,700-Pound Pumpkin in Statewide Growing Challenge
Behind the barbed wire of the Belmont Correctional Institution in southeast Ohio’s Belmont County, inmates have grown something extraordinary: a pumpkin weighing 1,700 pounds. The colossal gourd was the centerpiece…
24 High School Marching Bands to Compete in Glass Bowl Regional Saturday
Two dozen high school marching bands take the field Saturday in Toledo. Twenty-four marching bands from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana will perform at the Glass Bowl Stadium as part of…
‘Dateline NBC’ Revisits 1989 Cincinnati Sexual Assault Case Solved by DNA
A Cincinnati woman’s decades-long search for justice takes center stage on national television Friday night. A new episode of “Dateline NBC” revisits the brutal 1989 sexual assault of Dana Beatty…
Car Crashes Into Akron House Early Friday, Sending Two People to Hospital.
Two people were hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into an Akron residence early Friday morning. The crash happened at 2:57 a.m. Oct. 2 at the intersection of Lindsay Avenue and…
Historic Columbus Church Becomes CAPA’s Wrightsel Music Hall in $20M Project
A historic downtown Columbus church is being transformed into a new concert venue. Plans to convert the former Central Presbyterian Church at 132 S. 3rd St. into Wrightsel Music Hall…
I-71 South Reopens in Columbus After Jackknifed Semi Snarls Morning Commute
Interstate 71 South reopened late Friday morning after a jackknifed tractor-trailer shut down every southbound lane near East North Broadway Street on Columbus’ North Side. The closure struck during the…
Dry, Sunny Weekend Ahead for Ohio With Highs in the Upper 60s and 70s
After a wet and stormy Friday, Ohio is in for a dry, sunny fall weekend with highs climbing into the upper 60s and low 70s. In Columbus, Saturday brings sunshine…