columbus There's a subreddit for people named Chris who hate Columbus Annie Rauwerda

police Federal judge rules that Columbus police "run amok", orders them to stop using violent tactics against nonviolent protestors Rob Beschizza

ohio Oath Keeper denounces her oath, judge doesn't buy it Kevin Reome

crime Lessons from testing decades of forgotten rape kits: serial rapists are common, they don't follow a pattern, they're not very bright, and they're often the same men who commit acquaintance rape Cory Doctorow

holidays Columbus, Ohio isn't down with Columbus Day Séamus Bellamy

class war Sanders-inspired candidates challenge Democratic sellouts in unequal Columbus Cory Doctorow

yummy Purslane is a weed that's ubiquitious, delicious, and nutritious! Jennifer Sandlin

politics Violent crime rate drops sharply Rob Beschizza

Multiple gerbils. Police arrest man with "multiple gerbils" in his pants after pet store robbery Rob Beschizza

interior design Behold the drab emptiness of the remodeled Home Alone house, on the market at $5M Natalie Dressed

Comics An exhibition all about Nancy comics Natalie Dressed

The show must go on Person falls and dies at Ohio State University graduation — but ceremony eerily continues as if nothing happened Carla Sinclair

politics WSJ: Murder rate "plummeting" in U.S. cities Rob Beschizza

crimes Bank robber forgot most important word on demand note he gave teller David Pescovitz

police A man told police a predator manipulated his 11-year-old daughter into sending pics. Columbus cops threatened the victim with jail for "making porn" Rob Beschizza

police Ohio cops gun down a Black pregnant mother for shoplifting Jason Weisberger

education Lincoln Project's "School is Back in Session" video mocks GOP's disturbing education reforms Mark Frauenfelder

Science Doctor who said vaccines magnetize people gets her license suspended Jennifer Sandlin

bananas From capitalism to banana-less society: the bizarre vision of socialists exposed! Thom Dunn

Delightful Creatures An Ohio zoo staff was shocked when their "male" gorilla gave birth Carla Sinclair