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Several central Ohio school districts are delaying the start of classes as freezing rain passes through the region early Tuesday, and motorists are urged to show caution during the morning commute. Big Walnut, Buckeye Valley, Delaware, Jonathan Alder, Marysville and Olentangy schools are among the districts on a two-hour delay.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Imagine having a card that would prove your identity and residency, plus give you access to city services, business discounts and memberships to museums and other venues. That’s the idea behind a proposal by a coalition of faith leaders and social-welfare groups that wants Columbus City Council to adopt a municipal ID card.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The state has permanently revoked the educator license of the former principal of Columbus City Schools' Linden-McKinley STEM Academy for her role in altering student data to improve the school's state report card.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The State Board of Education elected Tess Elshoff as its president on Monday and Nancy Hollister, a former governor and state representative, as its vice president.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Exposure to the cold played a factor in the death of a man found in a Whitehall backyard Sunday morning, police say.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

As the new leader of the group working to revitalize the Near East Side, David Cofer wants to make it the destination for people looking for a place to live. Cofer said he wants the community to become a “destination of choice” for those looking for a new home in Columbus, creating a more inclusive neighborhood. As Cofer comes on, however, many residents continue to worry that new development and gentrification will push out long-time residents.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

After having dogs for their 30 years of marriage, Gary and Joy Holloway were heartbroken when their dog died a year ago. Recently, though, the Northeast Side couple adopted Fletcher, a brindle 2-year-old shepherd mix rescue dog. They quickly licensed Fletcher with the Franklin County Auditor's office, paying the $18 annual fee, about the same as the cost of a bag of grain-free dog food Fletcher gets. Fifty percent of Ohio's estimated 2.6 million dogs aren't licensed — 1.32 million are. But in Franklin County there's an even higher rate of dog-license scofflaws.

Imagine working eight hours every weekday in Columbus but living in Chicago or Pittsburgh and being home each night in time to walk the Magnificent Mile or chow down on the Steel City's Primanti Brothers sandwich topped with coleslaw and fries — after a 30-minute or 15-minute commute.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an appeal from the Libertarian Party of Ohio which argued that Gov. John Kasich and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted conspired to keep two of its candidates off the 2014 statewide ballot. The justices, without comment, let stand a ruling from last July by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that state officials did not violate the U.S.

Ohio now has enough lethal injection drugs to proceed with potentially dozens of executions, the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction confirmed today. Records from the state prison agency show supplies of three drugs planned for use in executions were received in September and October.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};