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Tyre King, the 13-year-old killed Sept. 14 by Columbus police, was shot three times in his left side, the autopsy report shows. The teen was shot in the left temple, the upper left chest and upper left side of the abdomen by Columbus Police Officer Bryan Mason. One bullet, the one that entered through his chest, was recovered from the 5-foot-2, 120-pound teen's back. The report also noted the teen had no drugs or alcohol in his system.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The Ohio Republican selected by president-elect Donald Trump to lead his domestic transition is an outspoken conservative with a history as a party maverick. Ken Blackwell prevailed in an intra-party feud in 2006 to become Ohio's first black nominee for governor. He also took on fellow Republicans in the state Legislature while serving in statewide office.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

HILLSBORO — Veteran standup comedian Drew Hastings, acquitted of all charges after he was accused of abusing his power as mayor of a small Ohio city, says waiting for the verdict was “very scary.”adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Water and sewer bills likely will be higher for Columbus and Franklin County ratepayers in 2017. The Columbus City Council will vote Nov. 21 on whether the city should raise water and sewer rates by 2.9 percent for next year. That would cost the typical household about $31 more than it paid for a year of water and sewer service in 2016.

A man who was found by his sister dead inside in his Circleville home on Monday had been fatally struck in the head, the Pickaway County coroner said. Thomas Mead, 57, died of blunt-force trauma: He’d been hit in the head with an object, said Pickaway County Coroner John Ellis.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Military veterans can ride Central Ohio Transit Authority buses for free on Veterans Day.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Dispatch Public Affairs Editor Darrel Rowland and Washington reporter Jessica Wehrman examine how Donald Trump won in Ohio and and the nation.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The Delaware County Planning Commission agreed last week to rezone 80 acres off Route 23 from agricultural to planned mixed-use and approved a preliminary development plan for a project called Coughlin’s Crossing in Powell.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-BUSINESS","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-BUSINESS"};

Violet Township’s days of having multiple companies collecting trash on different days in unincorporated areas will end in March, thanks to a three-year contract approved last week with Local Waste Services.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Whether Donald Trump's surprising victory in the race for president is good for Ohio businesses depends a lot on what they do. A wide swath of industries would seem to benefit from some of the Republican’s promises, such as plans to lower taxes, cut regulations, increase military spending and invest in major public-works projects to fix roads, water systems, airports and other infrastructure problems. But businesses that depend on exports or operations abroad figure to be hurt if he carries out his threat to redo U.S.