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Hot weekend ahead, even hotter next week for Columbus area
It has been a more seasonal day today with highs in the low to mid 80s. Tonight will be ideal weather for week 1 of Football Friday Nite, with temps falling from near 80 into the 70s during the games. Overnight lows will drop to the upper to middle 50s outside of town, and near 60 in the city.
Meet the 2024 Football Friday Nite preseason team
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — High school football is back in Ohio, and with that comes the return of Football Friday Nite with Sports Director Joe Nugent, Whitney Harding and David DeGuzman. Here’s a look at the talented individuals who made the 2024 FFN Preseason Team. QB Tavien St. Clair, Bellefontaine He’s the No. 1 recruit […]
Ohio bill to pick a state fish swims through Statehouse
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A years-long effort inspired by NBC4 viewers and readers to crown the walleye as Ohio’s state fish is finally swimming through the Statehouse. The Ohio House passed House Bill 599 in June with a vote of 93 to 4 to designate sander vitreus, commonly known as the walleye, as the state’s […]
TV producer recalls generosity of talk show legend and Ohio native Phil Donahue
A giant of the television world, Phil Donahue, died this week at 88. Born in Cleveland, Donahue was dubbed the “king of daytime talk” for his program which aired from 1967-96. He hosted everyone from entertainers to presidents. Carol Story, who also hails from Northeast Ohio, was one of his producers during a 29-year run.
Report: Ohio school-to-prison pipeline bolstered by ‘exclusionary discipline,’ absenteeism
“Student disconnection” spurred on by mental health factors, disproportionate discipline and a lack of in-school supports plays its part in driving Ohio’s absenteeism rate, according to a new report from an Ohio think tank. That absenteeism, and the contributing factors of it, can create “an entry point in the school-to-prison pipeline,” according to Policy Matters […]
Central State leads $5M grant to grow vegetables, fruit more sustainably
Central State University is recruiting farmers for a $5 million federal grant to grow higher yields of fruit and vegetables while lowering planet warming emissions. The $5 million grant for the program was the highest dollar amount offered by the from the United States Department of Agriculture. Program leaders are...
Cable barriers meant to prevent cross-median crashes failed in fatal I-70 crash that left 33-year-old woman dead
MADISON COUNTY, Ohio — Steel cable barriers line hundreds of miles of freeway medians in Ohio. Installed in 2003, they are designed to prevent a car or truck from crossing the median and crashing into traffic heading in the opposite direction. On Wednesday, the driver of a box truck...
Gov. Mike DeWine has called for removing politicians from redistricting. So why is he working to defeat Issue 1 in November?
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine said multiple times during his last campaign for governor that politicians should be removed from the process of redistricting, the redrawing of state legislative and congressional maps. But he’s coming to Cleveland on Tuesday to help defeat Issue 1, an amendment that will...
RBC Expands In Ohio With Pickup Of Morgan Stanley Advisor Team
RBC Wealth Management continued its growth in Ohio by adding a breakaway advisor team from Morgan Stanley, where they managed about $693 million in client assets, RBC said Thursday. The multi-generational Paradigm team joins RBC’s new branch in Cincinnati, RBC said. The Cincinnati office is now the fourth RBC...
If you’re riding a motorcycle in east Ohio, you may see this in your rear view mirror
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — If you’re driving a motorcycle in east Ohio, you’ll be under close scrutiny by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. As summer winds down, the St. Clairsville patrol post is stepping up their watchfulness of motorcyclists. In this district, motorcycle fatalities have almost doubled. They say 50% of the at-fault drivers […]
Trump's running mate makes campaign stop in Kansas
JOHNSON COUNTY —Ohio Senator and Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance made a campaign fundraising stop in Mission Hills Thursday evening. Kansas U.S. Senator Roger Marshall shared on social media a photo welcoming Vance to Kansas. The campaign charged $5,000 per couple to attend the fundraiser and $10,000 per...
Orange's Treyton Schroeder wins fan vote for top high school football DB in central Ohio
Olentangy Orange junior Treyton Schroeder is the fans' choice for the top high school football defensive back in central Ohio. He finished first in a Dispatch poll that accompanied our look at the top 10 DBs in the Columbus area. Schroeder received 13,726 of 25,596 votes (53.63%). Grandview Heights' Owen Nugent finished second with 5,724 votes (22.36%) and Olentangy's Kaden Gebhardt was third with 5,106 (19.95%). ...
How the Ohio Ballot Board evolved from helping voters to putting its thumb on the scale: The Wake Up for Friday, Aug. 23, 2024
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Before 1974, proposed amendments to the Ohio Constitution appeared in their entirety on the ballot, meaning voters had to wade through pages of highly technical legal jargon. To make it easier on...
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