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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — An employee was stabbed after stopping a person from leaving without paying for a drink. Columbus police said the incident happened Thursday morning around 6:15 a.m. in the 800 block of North High Street. The victim told officers that a person came in and tried...

OHIO — A suspect fleeing from Toledo police Friday morning suffered a severe foot injury after being struck by a train in central Toledo, according to authorities. Police said the incident began shortly before 9:45 a.m. as officers attempted to pursue the suspect in connection with a suspected aggravated burglary. Officials noted that weapons were […] The post Suspect injured by train while fleeing from...

Rural Ohio is under siege—and the invaders came armed with non-disclosure agreements and blank checks from the state and local governments working against the citizenry. That’s the takeaway from Thursday’s Today in Ohio podcast discussion of an illuminating project by reporter Anna Staver. Staver’s project reveals how...

COLUMBUS, OH (WTRF) — Nine Medicaid providers are facing charges following an investigation into alleged fraud and theft involving the state’s health care program. According to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, eight providers are accused of stealing a combined $181,512 from Medicaid. A ninth provider faces separate charges for allegedly taking a client’s debit card. […]

OHIO — Shaker Heights Middle School was placed on a shelter-in-place order Friday morning after officials received a threatening phone call. According to school officials, the call was made to the school’s main office. Authorities have not released details about the nature of the threat. Police officers from Shaker Heights Police Department responded to the […] The post Ohio middle school placed on shelter...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A body was found on the side of the road this morning near US 23 and State Route 104. Police responded to the location on a report of a possible body at 10:49 a.m. and located the body. Medics arrived and pronounced the individual deceased...

Bethel Rd. is getting a new addition soon—Red Sen & Asian Street Foods will be opening at 827 Bethel Rd. in Columbus. Located in the former Bambu Dessert Drinks space, Red Sen promises authentic Cambodian cuisine. BROUGHT TO YOU BY. According to their website, you can expect dishes like...

MANSFIELD — History buffs will have a front-row seat to America’s military past when the 48th Annual Ohio Civil War Show returns to the Richland County Fairgrounds on May 2–3, offering one of the largest hands-on historical events in the country, just weeks before the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Ohio’s classrooms have a quiet problem: too many empty seats. A new statewide attendance dashboard rolled out this week puts a stark number on it, showing that more than one in four students missed enough school last year to be labeled chronically absent. The interactive tool is designed to move attendance data out of an annual report and into weekly, searchable updates that families...

OHIO — More than 7,000 homes and businesses across Ohio are currently without power Thursday morning, according to data from PowerOutage.us. As of the latest update, 7,204 customers are without electricity statewide out of more than 5.4 million tracked customers, representing about 0.13% of the state. Cuyahoga County is reporting the highest number of outages, […] The post Thousands without power in Ohio first appeared on...