It's Wednesday, September 18th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here are your top stories from The Columbus Dispatch. In weather, it'll be sunny today, with a high near 85, and a low around 61. In today's top news: Joined by 2 Republicans, minority Ohio Senate Democrats called yesterday for the passage of a package of bills designed to reduce gun violence in the wake of the Dayton mass shooting that left 9 people dead.