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Police looking for clues in fatal 2017 birthday party shooting

2 hr ago Columbus Dispatch - Dean Narciso

Columbus police need help finding the person responsible for the shooting death two years ago of a West Side man attending a birthday party on... [Read More]

WSYX's Maria Durant fights cancer again

2 hr ago Columbus Dispatch - Jim Woods

Weekend anchor Maria Durant told her WSYX (Channel 6) television audience Sunday morning that she has been diagnosed with a reoccurrence of breast cancer.Durant, 52,... [Read More]

Ohio State, Dr. Richard Strauss and 177 victims: A case of 'institutional betrayal'?

3 hr ago Columbus Dispatch

More than a decade ago, psychology researcher Jennifer Freyd and some of her colleagues introduced the term "institutional betrayal" to describe the harm that colleges, churches, businesses and other... [Read More]

New Mount Carmel Emergency Room in Franklinton to open Tuesday

3 hr ago Columbus Dispatch - Joanne Viviano

Ivy Cook has spent her entire 22-year career working at Mount Carmel West hospital, so she was a bit uneasy when she learned that the... [Read More]

Central Ohio women protest abortion laws with Statehouse photo shoot

3 hr ago Columbus Dispatch - Alissa Widman Neese

They've been called baby-killers for supporting abortion rights.They've watched legislators pass laws regulating women's bodies in ways that they see as nonsensical.And they're tired of... [Read More]

Ohio's statute of limitations for sex crimes among worst in nation, experts say

3 hr ago Columbus Dispatch - Danae King

When it comes to making it easier for victims of sexual abuse and rape to report crimes and seek justice, Ohio's laws are some of... [Read More]

Man killed in crash near Rickenbacker Airport

5 hr ago Columbus Dispatch - Alissa Widman Neese

A man died Sunday afternoon after he was ejected from and pinned underneath a stolen car that crashed near Rickenbacker Airport.Investigating authorities haven't confirmed his... [Read More]

Crash cuts power to AEP customers in Jefferson Township

Sunday, May 26 - 12:52 PM Columbus Dispatch - Alissa Widman Neese

More than 8 hours after a vehicle crash near Havens Corners Road in Jefferson Township, crews with AEP Ohio are still on the scene replacing... [Read More]

1934-2019: Quarterback led Green Bay Packers to wins in first two Super Bowls

Sunday, May 26 - 12:52 PM Columbus Dispatch - GREEN BAY, Wis.

Bart Starr, the gentlemanly quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s whose sneak won the famed "Ice Bowl"... [Read More]

Seed production likely explanation for maple tree's small leaves

Sunday, May 26 - 12:52 PM Columbus Dispatch

Q: My neighbor and I both have large mature maples in our front yards. Although the tree next door typically leafs out more quickly than... [Read More]

NetJets wants tax exemptions back in Ohio budget

Sunday, May 26 - 10:39 AM Columbus Dispatch

NetJets and other aviation companies are asking the Ohio Senate to restore tax exemptions they say help them compete within the industry. At issue... [Read More]

Original statehouse is gone, but rich history remains in Chillicothe

Sunday, May 26 - 10:39 AM Columbus Dispatch - Steve Stephens

Columbus has been the capital city of the Buckeye State since 1816. But before that, two other cities played the role of capital: Chillicothe and... [Read More]

Would you pay higher taxes to bring rail, rapid transit to Columbus?

Sunday, May 26 - 9:43 AM Columbus Dispatch - Rick Rouan

A Columbus transit advocacy organization wants voters to decide whether to pump millions of dollars into high-capacity mass transit such as passenger-rail or bus rapid-transit... [Read More]

Ohio is ground zero in fight against opioid abuse, but is Trump administration focused enough on problem?

Sunday, May 26 - 9:16 AM Columbus Dispatch - Sari Horwitz, Scott Higham, Steven Rich - WASHINGTON C.H.

In a dungeon-like jail in the center of this farming town, 18 women in orange-and-white-striped prison uniforms are crammed into a two-story cellblock. Many of... [Read More]

Capitol Insider: Could Ohio pass an anti-abortion law like Alabama's?

Sunday, May 26 - 8:31 AM Columbus Dispatch - Darrel Rowland

Could an Alabama-like abortion ban be passed into law in Ohio?Fresh off Ohio's passage of a heartbeat bill — which bans abortions when a fetal... [Read More]

Piketon cleanup riddled with problems, GAO watchdog agency says

Sunday, May 26 - 7:37 AM Columbus Dispatch - Jessica Wehrman

WASHINGTON — Just days before the Scioto Valley Local School District in southern Ohio closed Zahn's Corner Middle School because of concerns about contamination from a... [Read More]

Ohio proposal would help families keep custody of severely mentally ill, autistic children

Sunday, May 26 - 7:37 AM Columbus Dispatch

By the time Julie Callahan reported herself to child protective services, she had done everything in her power to avoid making that phone call.Callahan never... [Read More]

Rapids 3, Crew SC 2

Sunday, May 26 - 7:37 AM Columbus Dispatch - Jacob Myers

Not since the first game had Crew SC come back from a one-goal deficit to tie the game — let alone two deficits in a... [Read More]

Family, proximity prompt many Ohioans to stay in-state when buying vacation property

Sunday, May 26 - 5:37 AM Columbus Dispatch - Steve Stephens

Buying a vacation home in Ohio means forgoing oceans, mountains and warm winters at your new getaway.But the Buckeye State has enough going for it... [Read More]

Tenacity of characters drew author to Marietta

Sunday, May 26 - 5:37 AM Columbus Dispatch - Margaret Quamme

Popular historian David McCullough, who won Pulitzer Prizes for "Truman" and "John Adams," and National Book Awards for "The Path Between the Seas" and "Mornings... [Read More]

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