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Books of birth certificates are archived in Ohio Department of Health Vital Statistics building in Columbus. An Ohio law that has kept 32 years of adoption records sealed will sunset Friday, permitting some 400,000 adoptees to ask for their original birth certificates. (Associated Press)

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich outlines details of his proposed two-year, $72 billion state budget that includes a $500 million net tax cut, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

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Maryland's Jake Layman, left, and Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell work for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

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Nashville Predators Shea Weber, of Team Toews, takes a slap shot measured at 108.5 mph to win the hardest shot competition during the NHL All-Star hockey skills competition in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, right, swears in Ohio Gov. John Kasich, center, for his second term as his wife, Karen, holds a Bible and his daughters Reese, left, and Emma look on during the ceremonial swearing-in Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Michigan head coach Brady Hoke on the sidelines against Ohio State during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Brewer scrambles against Ohio State during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

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Police in Columbus, Indiana, are searching for the vandals responsible for spray painting "Infidels!" and Quran verses on three Christian churches overnight Saturday. (WTHR)

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Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer watches drills during an NCAA college football practice on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller warms up during an NCAA college football practice on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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WOODY HARRELSON - the actor was arrested by Columbus, Ohio police in October 1982 and charged with disturbing the peace. Harrelson, 21 at the time, avoided jail time by paying a fine.

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann, right, talks with Landon Donovan during a World Cup qualifying soccer match against Mexico in Columbus, Ohio. The United States clinched its seventh straight World Cup appearance, getting second-half goals from Eddie Johnson and Donovan on Tuesday night in a 2-0 win over Mexico.(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2013, file photo, United States' Landon Donovan celebrates after scoring a goal against Mexico during the second half of a World Cup qualifying soccer match in Columbus, Ohio.(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

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Art Hughes sits in his souped up Yugo at the Midwest Bayless Italian Auto shop in Columbus, Ohio on April 7, 2014. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Eric Albrecht)

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