Kroger agrees to pay $1.4B in opioid settlement
The Kroger Co. has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids.
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State rep says he’ll resign following arrests in domestic violence case
A state lawmaker in Ohio says he’ll step down next month following a pair of arrests in less than two months in an ongoing domestic violence case.
Battle of Ohio: Browns 24, Bengals 3
Deshaun Watson ran for a touchdown and threw for another, and Cleveland’s defense bottled up Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow as the Browns opened the season with a 24-3 win over the Bengals.
Harrison, Henderson each score a pair of TDs as Buckeyes roll over Youngstown State
Kyle McCord threw for three touchdowns in the first half, two of them to All-American Marvin Harrison Jr., and No. 5 Ohio State blew past Youngstown State 35-7.
Police seize weapons, drugs in South Side crackdown
Columbus police seized drugs, weapons and cash and shuttered a reported drug house during a raid on several houses believed to be connected to drug activity on the South and East sides of the city, police said.
2 dead in stabbings
A suspect is in custody in one of two separate stabbings that left two women dead.
Additional bodycam footage is released in the death of Ta’Kiya Young
Authorities on Friday released additional bodycam and surveillance footage of the events leading up to the death of Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother fatally shot by police in a grocery store parking lot late last month.
Downtown interstate closure
Motorists traveling through downtown Columbus this weekend will have to navigate detours due to the complete closure of I-70 in both directions for bridge demolition.
Battle of Ohio; Burrow’s big payday
Week 1 of the NFL season brings the first matchup of the season between two cross-state rivals as the Bengals travel up I-71 to visit the Cleveland Browns.
Zoo proud of its “trains-formation”
The staff at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is proud of a new addition, and it’s one that has neither fur nor fins.