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The Columbus school board, in its final meeting of the year last night, also voted to add $1.5 million for the renovation and expansion of a fire-damaged elementary school in German Village.

City building officials were satisfied once the owner of dozens of old silos surrounded them with barbed wire-topped fencing.

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The Springfield News-Sun and WHIO-TV report that a man provided $25,000 in gift cards to pay off more than 100 layaway accounts at a Walmart in Bellefontaine , 50 miles northwest of Columbus.

More than 50,000 current and retired police officers and firefighters in Ohio are going to have to pay hundreds of dollars more each year to bring their pension fund into fiscal health.

Groceries are too crowded after work; fast-food restaurants fill the belly with empty calories; and pizza delivery drivers can often take upwards of an hour to arrive.

A former Columbus police officer admitted in federal court today that he once had thousands of images of child pornography.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- New figures from the Ohio Department of Transportation show that the number of deaths on Ohio roadways this year are on pace to be COLUMBUS, Ohio -- New figures from the Ohio Department of Transportation show that the number of deaths on Ohio roadways this year are on pace to be the lowest since the department started tracking the ... (more)

Douglas and Jean Diercks are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013.

A driver has pleaded guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in a crash that killed a central Ohio teacher who was riding a bicycle.

City officials want the state to strip 14 businesses of their liquor licenses, saying they drain public safety resources and tear down neighborhoods.

The group that pushed for passage of the Columbus schools levy raised $800,000 more in the last few weeks of the campaign, putting it over the $3 million mark.

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With weather this cold, it's tempting to let your car warm up first while you wait inside.

That figure includes 87,017 workers, according to data from Community Research Partners , a Columbus nonprofit that compiles all kinds of data to support community development.

A Columbus business owner says his misfortune could help prevent other small business owners from falling victim to the same kind of crime.

Columbus police reponded to a report of a school bus crash on the east side Monday morning.

Linda and Bill Wood of Westerville enrolled for insurance through HealthCare.gov.

House Democrats' chief political arm maintained a record-breaking fundraising pace in October, adding $7 million to its existing $25 million cash horde as campaigning for next year's election intensifies, according to a Democratic Congressional... Sen. Kearney was Ed FitzGerald's mulligan.

Police are investigating a shooting in northeast Columbus. Officers are speaking to a man who claims to be the victim at Prior Health Science Library on the campus of Ohio State University.