A student stabbed at a residence in Ashville ran to a nearby school for help, the village mayor told a Columbus TV station. Officials have released few details.

A coalition of more than 1,300 Ohio businesses and advocacy groups relaunched a campaign pushing the Ohio Fairness Act, arguing that statewide nondiscrimination rules help employers hire and compete. Business and civil‑rights leaders say the move is both economic and moral.

Gov. DeWine and Lt. Gov. Tressel say May 4–8 will be Ohio’s In‑Demand Jobs Week, with WorkOhio pairing residents with regional job experts and thousands of openings statewide.

Two Ohio Supreme Court seats are on the ballot this year. Brunner faces a four‑way GOP primary while Hawkins will face Marilyn Zayas in November.

WGI Sport of the Arts returns to Dayton for two weekends in April, filling UD Arena, the Nutter Center and other area venues with color guard, percussion and winds competitions.

A Lancaster man was sentenced after pleading guilty to trying to strangle two people while detained at the Multi‑County Juvenile Detention Center. Prosecutors say the attacks involved handcuffs and journaled threats.

Thomasena Crowder, 63, died days after being hospitalized; the Franklin County coroner says she was stabbed, and police have ruled her death a homicide.

Morrow County’s sheriff reminded residents that Ohio’s SB 56 requires sealed packaging, trunk storage for opened products, and bans public consumption; out‑of‑state purchases may be unlawful.

Columbus approved roughly $5.4M in council‑approved settlements in 2025, from policing cases to a fatal fire‑engine crash. The largest single payout was $1.8M.

A Florida man was indicted last Sunday in Clark County on rape, kidnapping and aggravated burglary charges after his ex says she escaped an alleged sexual assault in Springfield.

Briella’s hot dog cart is moving into a downtown Cedarville storefront this summer, with owners aiming for a July or August opening. The team is still lining up funding to finish the build-out.

Two public meetings this week will explain proposed route, schedule and station changes tied to the LinkUS BRT program.

Freeze Warning until 10 a.m. Wednesday, patchy frost this morning before a sunny warm-up.