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Ohio unemployment inches down in April

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's unemployment rate fell for the ninth consecutive month, to 7.4 percent in April from 7.5 percent in March, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Read a more detailed report here.

Nonfarm employment fell by 3,400 jobs over the month, but the number of workers actively seeking work was 431,000, down

Second Champion Ave. shootout in 2 days

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Same street, different day. For the second night in a row, Columbus police officers have exchanged gunfire with a suspect on S. Champion Avenue.

Police say a man opened fire on officers from a second-story window of a home at 1652 S. Champion Avenue after they chased him into the home just after 8:30 Thursday night.

Officers returned fire, hitting

Charter school official "ran amok" with funds

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A New Albany man who served as treasurer for charter schools in Columbus, Youngstown and Dayton faces up to 10 years in prison as the result of a plea-bargain with federal authorities who have charged him with embezzlement.

Carl Shye, Jr., 57, is accused of stealing federal funds from 10 charter schools over a six-year span from 2005 to 2011, according to US Attorney

Man who shot at police ID'ed

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are looking for a 35-year-old man with a long criminal history who opened fire on officers on the city's Southeast Side Wednesday night.

They say Richard Ward (above) fired on officers investigating a fight involving as many as 40 people at the intersection of S., Champion Avenue and Forest Street.

It happened more than 24

Tech jobs hotspot

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus is named one of the best cities in the nation for finding jobs in the tech industry.

According to the Best Cities for Tech Jobs list released by "Forbes," Columbus finished eighth.

The website cited the city’s “above-average share of tech and STEM [science, technology, engineering and math] employment”

Officers fire during brawl

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are still looking for the man they think opened fire on officers amid a large crowd at a Southeast Side intersection Wednesday.

One or two officers were forced to open fire when gunshots rang out in the crowd of 30 to 40 people gathered at S. Champion Avenue and Forest Street where a large fight was underway, Sgt. David Pelphrey

Delaware's police chief will be sheriff

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Delaware's police chief is being tapped to become the county's next sheriff.

The county's Republicans selected Russ Martin to succeed disgraced former Sheriff Walter Davis, who resigned last month amid an investigation into misspent funds.

Martin, 54, has been a police officer in Delaware for 31 years, the last eight as chief of the

Man arrested in Hilltop slaying

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus man is behind bars, charged with murder after a shooting on the Southwest Side early Wednesday morning.

Andrew Hunt was arrested shortly after he allegedly gunned down James Canty on Vida Place.

Police say Canty, 27, was found in front of 2734 Vida Place just before 4:00 a.m. suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper

Stinky flower ready to bloom

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A rare flower known for its disgusting smell is about to bloom at Ohio State.

Watch the flower’s progress, get the latest info and updates

A titan arum is due to bloom next week, casting its foul stench throughout the Biological Sciences Greenhouse, coordinator Joan Leonard said Wednesday.

The titan arum is also known as the "corpse

Hilltop shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus police were investigating an early-morning homicide on the Hilltop Wednesday.

One person was shot to death outside a home at 2728 Vida Place just before 4:00 a.m.

There was no indication of a motive or suspects early Wednesday.

According to media reports, the victim was a 27-year-old man, but there had been no police confirmationof that.

Text ban heads to Kasich's desk

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A ban on texting while driving will go statewide with a stroke of Gov. John Kasich’s pen.

Read the text of HB 99

The measure passed the Ohio House yesterday, to the delight of supporters like the AAA's Brian Newbacher.

“It will definitely save lives. It will raise awareness right away. People will realize it’s now an illegal

Death sentence for killer of three

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Franklin County man is headed to death row for the murders of his former girlfriend and her children.

The death sentence was the first imposed in Franklin County since 2003.

A three-judge panel sentenced Caron Montgomery yesterday to die after deliberating for several hours.

Montgomery pleaded guilty last week to the stabbing deaths of Tia

Discover to add 160 jobs

NEW ALBANY, Ohio - A credit card giant is bringing more jobs to central Ohio.

Discover Financial Services will add a data center to its campus in New Albany, along with more than 160 permanent jobs.

More than $4 million in state tax credits were awarded to the company for the $76 million project.

Discover already has 1,500 employees at its New

No suspects in double murder

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are searching for suspects in a double murder on the Northeast Side Monday.

Officers called to the Northland Arms Apartments after shots were fired just before 11:00 a.m. found the bodies of Reshawn Mitchell, 20, and Naron Stevens, 21, in a stairwell of the building at 4654 Tamarack Boulevard.

There was no indication of a motive behind the

Small batteries; big trouble for kids

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More electronic gadgets has meant more visits to the emergency room with kids who swallow the little “button batteries” than power everything from games to remotes.

A new study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that the annual number of battery-related emergency

Murder-for-hire suspect in court

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Westerville man will appear in court today to answer charges he was plotting to hire a hit man to kill his wife.

Columbus police have charged Angel Javier Benitez, 31, with conspiracy to commit murder after they say he tried to hire an undercover officer to kill Susane Botero.

Officers got a “vague tip” that Benitez wanted to kidnap and kill

Cleveland casino gets enthusiastic welcome

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio's first casino is open for business.

"Oh, my God, I can't believe we have a casino here in Cleveland!" one excited gambled exclaimed, echoing the sentiments of many of the thousands who waited in line for the official opening of the Horseshoe Casino.

A light show with 3-D images splashed on the Higbee Building last night as the

Ramps closing at I-71 & 11th Ave.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Replacement of a bridge deck over I-71 near the Ohio Exposition Center will force closure of 11th Avenue and some entrance and exit ramps at I-71, starting Monday night and continuing into Wednesday.

Click here for up-to-date traffic information, construction information and road conditions.

6:00 p.m. Monday: 11th Avenue will close between 4th Street and

Chase reeling from "egregious mistake"

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Three executives with JP Morgan Chase are expected to leave the company in the wake of the bank’s $2 billion losses reported last week on trading in credit derivatives.

“We made a terrible, egregious mistake. There’s almost no excuse for it,” CEO Jamie Dimon said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press”

JP Morgan Chase

Murder-for-hire plot

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus police say a man tried to get his wife a very bad Mother’s Day present: a hit-man.

Angel Javier Benitez, 31, was arrested late Sunday night in Westerville and charged with conspiracy to commit murder for his part in a scheme to have Susane Botero killed, Columbus homicide detectives said.

Acting on what they described as a “vague tip

Binky dangers

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study shows it can be dangerous to let toddlers carry bottles, binkies and sippy cups while they’re trying to walk.

A new study from the Center for Biobehavioral Health and the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital shows more than 2,000 children are injured every year by falling while sucking on a pacifier, sippy

Police on watch as Cleveland casino opens

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Security will be tight and roads in downtown Cleveland will be closed when Ohio’s first casino opens its doors tonight.

The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, featuring more than 2,000 slot machines, table games and four dining outlets, opens to the public at 9:30 p.m.

Police will be out in force and the city’s Homeland Services Unit has

Man shot during motel robbery

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are looking for two men in connection with a deadly holdup at a Northeast Side motel early Sunday morning.

Homicide detectives say Tremayne Barnes, 34, was gunned down when he and a friend were robbed inside a room at the Motel Six at 1289 E. Dublin-Granville Road just after 3:00 a.m.

Officers responding to a report of gunshots at the motel

One dead, three hurt in NE Side fire

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The investigation is underway into a deadly fire in North Linden.

Columbus firefighters were called to the Cambridge Apartments yesterday to find heavy smoke and flames filling the building.

Dozens of people were rescued from the building's upper floors while firefighters found a burned body in a first floor hallway.

Three other