Franklin County Early Voting Draws Steady Crowd as Nov. 3 Election Nears
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Early voting opened this week at the Franklin County Board of Elections, and a steady stream of voters has already taken advantage of the chance to cast…
Olentangy Names Fifth High School Hyatts, Honoring a 1914 Schoolhouse
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio — Olentangy Local Schools’ fifth high school now has a name: Hyatts High School. The school board approved the name at its Oct. 8 meeting after reviewing…
Labrador Named Tater Elected First-Ever Dog Mayor at Central Ohio Park
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio — A central Ohio dog park has elected its first-ever dog mayor, and his name is Tater. The Labrador retriever beat 79 nominees and five finalists in…
Columbus Man Gets 26 to 31½ Years for Fatal Franklinton Bus Stop Shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joshua Bays, 46, pleaded guilty Oct. 7 and was sentenced to 26 to 31½ years in prison for the fatal shooting of Thomas Smith, 56, at a…
Ohio House Supermajority on the Line in Key Central Ohio Races
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the first time in more than a decade, the Republican supermajority in the Ohio House of Representatives is at risk in the Nov. 3 midterm election,…
Columbus Asks Supreme Court to Block Scrapping of Deportation Rule
COLUMBUS — The city of Columbus has joined Baltimore and New Haven, Connecticut, in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block an agreement between the Trump administration and Texas that…
Final U.S. 23 Study Recommends 18-Mile Connector Linking Columbus and Toledo
DELAWARE, Ohio — A completed feasibility study has recommended an 18-mile connector as the preferred way to improve one of central Ohio’s most congested travel corridors, though construction of the…
CCAD Opens $15 Million Center for Creative Collaboration in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus College of Art & Design officially opened its new Center for Creative Collaboration this semester, a 27,000-square-foot space designed for students, faculty, businesses and community…
Buckeyes Head to Maryland Saturday With Banged-Up Receiver Room
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State will travel to Maryland on Saturday for a matchup with the Terrapins, but the Buckeyes’ wide receiver room is banged up heading into the trip.…
Sirens Strip Club Owners Jailed Over $240K in Unpaid Settlement Debt
The owners of a Columbus strip club that drew national attention after adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ 2018 arrest there were taken into federal custody Thursday and ordered held until…