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Hot Chicken Takeover is coming to Clintonville.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-BUSINESS","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-BUSINESS"};

Jurors who awarded a man $10.5 million in punitive damages Thursday morning apparently heeded his attorney’s call to punish DuPont for causing his cancer and send a message to corporate America.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The proxy battle between Ohio Gov. John Kasich and President-elect Donald Trump over the Ohio Republican chairman’s job took a new twist Wednesday with a missive from 38 county GOP chairmen that backs Trump’s favorite. Jane Timken, GOP vice-chairwoman for Stark County, received the support over current state Chairman Matt Borges, who is backed by Kasich.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Ohio Gov. John Kasich wants to redesign how Ohio draws its congressional boundaries through an unusual vehicle: the new state budget to be rolled out late this month. While voters in 2015 overwhelmingly approved a ballot issue enacting a new method to draw state legislative districts to reduce gerrymandering and increase political competitiveness, the recrafting of U.S. House districts has languished.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

As the state considers lowering high school graduation requirements, a new report card shows Ohio’s education system remains mired in the middle of the pack nationally, earning a C that ranks it 22nd among the 50 states and District of Columbia.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Judy Malinowski, a severely burned woman who lost a long-awaited chance last month to testify against her attacker, might yet have her day in court. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien has asked a judge to allow the gravely ill Malinowski to give a deposition that could be used to "perpetuate her testimony" in the event she succumbs, as expected, to her injuries.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Southwest Airlines plans to end service at two Ohio airports while adding flights elsewhere in the region. The Dallas-based carrier says it’s pulling out of Akron-Canton Airport and Dayton International Airport in June.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-BUSINESS","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-BUSINESS"};

There were 106 homicide victims in Columbus last year. What was your initial reaction to that statement? Be honest. You don’t have to share. I’ll confess mine, and I’ll say right now that I’m not proud of it.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

When spring comes, experts who study plants and lichens, and insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and other creatures will descend on Shawnee State Forest in what they call a full-blown “bioblitz.” By documenting the area’s rare biodiversity, a group of environmentalists plans to build a case against logging proposed in the area.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

An Ohio State student was fatally shot early Thursday at a house near the Ohio State University campus. Tarak Andrew Underiner, 20, was found with several gunshot wounds by Columbus police when officers were called to a house on East Northwood Avenue just east of North Pearl Street at 12:30 a.m.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};