Warming temperatures and forecasted rainfall Thursday night through Saturday morning, could pose a slight risk for flooding or Ice Jams.

Thursday, they play at Penn State. Sunday, Ohio State will go to No. 18 Illinois to complete a run of three games in seven days. Ohio State's coaches will wear shoes decorated by patients in the pediatric cancer unit at Nationwide Children's Hospital for all three games as part of Coaches vs Cancer week.

Last year, the Marion groundhog predicted an early spring, in agreement with his counterpart in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. He has become an Ohio celebrity, currently making himself at home at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Officials have identified 4-year-old Rosalie Martin as the child who died after being hit by a stray bullet at a dentist office in Ohio. Detective Dakota Wetzel, who was shot in the head, remains hospitalized.

Union County had the greatest increase in population, growing by 10.4 percent from 63,085 to 69,637 between 2020 and 2023.

Penn State football reportedly will make former Ohio State Buckeye Jim Knowles the highest-paid assistant coach in the nation.

Penn State's women's basketball team had four players score in double figures as the Nittany Lions upset No. 9 Ohio State 62-59 on Sunday in State College, Pennsylvania. The Buckeyes fell to 17-1 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten. Penn State is 10-9, 1-7.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has lifted temporary speed restrictions on several interstates in the northwest region Thursday evening. Temporary speed limit reductions to 45 mph were in effect on the following roadways: - Interstate 80 from the Ohio state line to Exit 45 (Route 478, St. Petersburg/Emlenton).

Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday that he wants to fast-track big energy projects in Pennsylvania and offer hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for projects that provide electricity to the grid and make hydrogen.

The Nittany Lions are the Hotline’s early favorite to win the Big Ten after stealing DC Jim Knowles from Ohio State.

The road to an unbeaten start in the Big Ten and the remaining road to a regular-season title are very different for Michigan State. Who is positioned to contend?

Welcome back to the Big Ten Basketball Midweek Rundown. First, a look at where each Big Ten team stands in the latest version of the AP poll, as well as going o