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The feedback keeps coming.Days after I questioned why my occasional columns on homicidal violence were met with silence, notes from readers continue to roll in.In my column on Thursday — the day after a 2-year-old Near East Side child became the city’s 85th homicide victim of the year — I gave readers space […] Top…

The use of face shields in schools does not meet the requirements of the state’s K-12 mask order, the Ohio Department of Health announced Saturday.This announcement is in keeping with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”At this time, it is not known what level of protection a face shield provides to people…

DES MOINES, Iowa — School nurses have a message for parents: Expect your kids to be sent home more quickly this year if they seem even a little ill.”There have been a lot of kids I’ve sent back to class with a headache, and now I might send them home. That will be different for sure,”…

In Ohio, more than 15% of the state’s farmland — nearly 1.5 million acres — went unplanted in 2019, the highest percentage of any state. This year, better weather meant farmers there left many fewer acres unplanted. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

The Ohio House has turned over thousands of pages of records concerning House Bill 6 under a federal subpoena, but withheld 30 documents — claiming they are exempt due to attorney-client and legislative privilege.The House released some of the records Thursday in response to the subpoena and public-records requests from news organizations, but still is…

As he stood outside the Columbus house where he came of age nearly 50 years ago, Ned Pettus Jr. said his heart breaks for the neighborhood and the city he calls home.Pettus, 68, now the city’s public safety director, met with The Dispatch on Thursday outside the home on the 1000 block of East 20th…

Introducing the public to any baby animal at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is always exciting.But on Friday morning, when a 6-week-old giraffe calf trotted into the full feeding yard for the first time, it was especially significant for the team of keepers that has been caring for him behind-the-scenes with his mother, 10-year-old Zuri.”I…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Thursday that he opposes additional funding for the U.S. Postal Service, acknowledging that his position would starve the agency of money Democrats say it needs to process an anticipated surge in mail-in ballots during the coronavirus pandemic.Trump also claimed anew — falsely — that Democrats were pushing for universal…

It’s an extraordinary video documenting the protest damage, and subsequent repairs, to the glorious Art Deco home of the Ohio Supreme Court.The images of the Black Lives Matter protests May 28 and 29, and the broken windows and spray-paint tagged exterior of the Front Street landmark, are compelling.But a somber Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen…

The addicts gathered in the basement of a Grandview Heights home, like far too many others looking to escape the pressures of growing up.It was March 31, 2018, when rescuers were called on a report of an unconscious person inside the house in the 1200 block of Broadview Avenue.Haleah Myers, 17, of Dublin, was taken…

Amid the massive issues facing the state, new Speaker Bob Cupp has decisions to make about how to handle lawmakers who were part of Larry Householder’s leadership team. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Columbus residents are upset that the city didn’t send out a text alert for a boil water advisory on Tuesday. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Ohioans will be able to cast absentee ballots in drop boxes at their county board of elections, but Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned voters against waiting to request their ballots.Ballots requested at the last minute are “highly unlikely” to be counted, LaRose said during a Wednesday press conference.LaRose previously has said he was unsure…

That project was not before the commissioners during their monthly rezoning hearing Tuesday. The only item on the agenda was a sign modification for the Rusty Bucket and the Hills Market. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Clorox said it’s churning out more disinfectant wipes than ever before to keep up with increasing demand during the pandemic.The company’s president, Linda Rendle, said Monday that it is “making wipes in record numbers and shipping to stores in record numbers” as consumers continue to scour grocery store aisles for Clorox and Lysol products, which health agencies say may help curb the spread…

A South Linden man was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2019 crash that killed his 7-year-old daughter. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Gov. Mike DeWine has ruled out the state kicking in an additional $100 a week on top of a White House plan to provide COVID-19-impacted unemployed workers with an additional $300 a week in federal assistance.One option outlined by President Donald Trump involved an additional $400 a week in jobless benefits with states providing $100…

Columbus police SWAT officers fired at least one shot Monday morning while trying to arrest a felonious assault suspect, but the suspect was not struck.Officers were attempting to arrest the suspect, who has not yet been identified, on the 100 block of East 8th Avenue in the Weinland Park area.Sgt. Shawn Fuqua said a person…

The COVID-19 pandemic transformed people’s everyday lives, but all the mask wearing, shuttered fairs and Zoom rallies haven’t disrupted one fundamental truth about presidential campaigning in Ohio: It’s all about the economy.Both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaigns pushed their messages of a bright manufacturing future across the Buckeye State last…

It was a double-test, double-take kind of day.At 12:26 p.m. on Thursday, the office of Gov. Mike DeWine announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.At 9:37 p.m., the never-mind notice went out, stating DeWine did not have COVID-19.It was for Ohioans, as DeWine said it was for himself, a “crazy day,” The Dispatch’s Randy Ludlow…

The Dispatch reached out to 79 school districts around Ohio that have Native American-related nicknames, mascots or logos to see if they are considering changes. A few are changing the nicknames, about a dozen more are considering changes, and others either said they won’t change their name or are too busy dealing with the pandemic…

Stagnant winds, sunny skies and sizzling temperatures have prompted an air quality alert for central Ohio on Sunday.The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, which issues alerts for the Columbus area, says Sunday’s Air Quality Index, or AQI, is expected to reach 108. An AQI reading over 100 will trigger an alert.Sensitive individuals should avoid going out…