Howler monkey eludes capture in Columbus suburb of Minerva Park ...
T25BelizeF A black howler monkey dangles from a branch in the Community Baboon Sanctuary at Bermudian Landing in Belize, Central America. Police and residents in Minerva Park have reported spotting a howler monkey in Minerva Park, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. (Vicki Smith, Associated Press) MINERVA PARK, Ohio — A loose howler monkey was spotted Monday in this Columbus suburb but continues to elude captur..>> view originalColumbus council awards $100000 to nonprofit run by ex-member ...
The Columbus City Council has awarded a $100,000 contract to fight infant mortality to a nonprofit agency headed by a former council member who resigned last year amid ethics questions. St. Stephen’s Community House received the grant through a unanimous vote from the seven-member council on Monday night. The nonprofit organization is headed by Michelle M. Mills, who abruptly resigned from the city council in August. Elizabeth Brown eventually won election to Mills’ seat. St. Stephen’s, which..>> view originalCleveland Browns in talks with Columbus for more than a year
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Browns fan were flummoxed last week to hear Columbus had requested $5 million in state tax money to host the Browns training camp. They shouldn't have been. Any move is particularly touchy for fans who still bear the scars of the old Browns abandoning Cleveland and moving to Baltimore. And the potential for use of taxpayer dollars stirred passions more. But team owner Jimmy Haslam has talked openly about the idea for more than a year -- and been in talks with Columbus leader..>> view originalFranklin Township man commits suicide outside Statehouse
A Franklin Township man killed himself outside the front door of the Statehouse Downtown on Monday evening. Authorities were called just after 6 p.m. to a shooting, which occurred up the steps and at the entrance to the Statehouse, on the S. High Street side. MarShawn M. McCarrel II, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Lt. Craig Cvetan of the State Highway Patrol. McCarrel II, 23, lived on Eastbrook Drive North in Franklin Township. He was not employed by the state, Cvetan said. "We don'..>> view originalRemember snow? It's falling in Columbus
Central Ohio is experiencing a bit of snow this afternoon, proving that winter is still here. There's a winter-weather advisory for Franklin, Delaware, Pickaway, Licking and Fairfield counties from 6 p.m. today through 6 a.m. Wednesday. Rain is mixing with snow in some parts of Franklin County, but that's expected to change to all snow showers by 5 p.m., said Jeff Sites, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Tonight, you'll expect to see on and off snow showers accu..>> view originalPolice searching from girl who went missing from south side
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — The head of Ohio’s prisons says the state is close to needing a new prison, but that he won’t ask for the estimated…>> view originalBoyce says he inherited employee who launched kickback scheme
Former state Treasurer Kevin Boyce said the transition between administrations when he was appointed in 2009 gave his former deputy the opportunity to hatch a kickback scheme in the office. Responding to a report from current Treasurer Josh Mandel, Boyce said Amer Ahmad and other people who oversaw trades in the office were carryovers from Richard Cordray, whom he replaced when Cordray became attorney general. “I think a sinister mind or a criminal mind is going to do criminal behavior,” said B..>> view originalJohn Kasich needs strong showing in Tuesday's New Hampshire ...
WINDHAM, N.H. — Everyone agrees with Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s assessment on Monday that he must “ do well” in today’s New Hampshire primary for his presidential dreams to continue. The hard part? Define “well.” “We’re going to do great. Everything is moving our way,” was all Kasich would say in his only interaction with the news media on the eve of America’s first primary. With Donald Trump dominating the polls in New Hampshire for weeks, Kasich’s ceiling is viewed as second place, which would c..>> view originalOhio Wesleyan freshman found dead in creek: Columbus News ...
The body of a Columbus-area college soccer player was found Saturday in a creek north of Columbus. Ohio Wesleyan University soccer player Luke Anthony Gabbert's body was found in Delaware Run creek off of South Franklin Street in Delaware. Officials said Gabbert, 19, was a freshman at the school, located in Delaware, WCMH-TV in Columbus reported. Ohio Wesleyan President Rock Jones confirmed in a statement emailed to the campus that the body was that of Gabbert, who hailed from Lewis Center in ..>> view originalMerkel says she is 'horrified' by Russian bombings in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Germany agreed Monday on a set of measures to try to tackle the Syrian refugee crisis, including a joint diplomatic initiative aimed at halting attacks against Syria's largest city. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after talks with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu that she is "not just appalled but horrified" by the suffering caused by bombing in Syria, primarily by Russia. Merkel said that Turkey and Germany will push at the United Nations for everyone to ..>> view original
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