Today is Friday, August 30th. I’m Imran Sheikh and here’s your daily briefing from The Columbus Dispatch. In weather: There will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, with a high near 81 and a low around 63. In today's top news: Fatal drug overdoses dropped 22 percent in Ohio last year, in the first decline since 2009, and a sign that the state may be turning the corner on the decades-old drug epidemic.