The Hispanic Chamber of Columbus hosted its first-ever 5 de Mayo Run and Fiesta 5K on Sunday morning at Smith Farms in Columbus, drawing an estimated 500 participants to celebrate Cinco de Mayo weekend with a community run, live music, and a post-race fiesta. The Hispanic Chamber of Columbus kicked off its inaugural Cinco de … Read more
A German Village restaurant is asking residents of its Columbus precinct to approve Sunday wine and mixed beverage sales on the May 5 primary ballot — a process rooted in Ohio liquor law that traces back to Prohibition and continues to require neighborhood-level voter approval for something as routine as a Sunday glass of wine. … Read more
A man suffered a severe head injury after a fight broke out at a Columbus City Schools baseball game on April 21, and the suspect taken into custody is a convicted murderer, according to a criminal complaint affidavit filed with Franklin County Municipal Court. Columbus police responded to multiple reports of a fight in progress … Read more
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose confirmed Friday that a U.S. Department of Homeland Security voter fraud investigation is active in Franklin County, with federal agents having requested records on more than 50 Columbus-area voters since January — four days before Ohio’s May 5 primary election. LaRose addressed the probe in an interview with ABC … Read more
An Ohio state senator has introduced legislation at the Statehouse in Columbus that would fundamentally restructure how Ohioans elect their representatives — replacing the current partisan primary system with a top-three open primary and a head-to-head “consensus voting” general election. The bill arrives roughly one month after Governor Mike DeWine signed into law a measure … Read more
Spirit Airlines shut down all operations effective early Saturday morning, May 2, 2026, canceling every scheduled flight and closing its customer service operations — leaving passengers holding tickets to and from John Glenn Columbus International Airport, located on the Near East Side six miles from Downtown Columbus, with no recourse through the carrier. The shutdown … Read more
COLUMBUS: Both Smokey Bones locations in the Columbus area are permanently closed. The barbecue chain shut down every one of its restaurants across the country on April 28 without warning to customers or, in many cases, to employees after its parent company’s bankruptcy filing collapsed. A letter posted on the door of the Grove City … Read more
Michael Jason Meade, 47, is charged with murder and reckless homicide in connection with the death of Casey Goodson Jr., 23, at a north Columbus residence on December 4, 2020. The case is being heard at Franklin County Common Pleas Court before Judge David Young, who also presided over Meade’s first trial. A mistrial was … Read more
One person is dead and another remains in critical condition after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 270 South near Georgesville Road on the city’s west side. Columbus Police officers were called to the scene at 2:41 a.m. after an Audi A4 struck two vehicles parked on the left shoulder. Columbus Police charged the Audi’s driver, … Read more
Key Highlights: The Ohio Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday that reshapes how electricity is sold to tens of thousands of apartment renters across Columbus and the rest of Ohio. The court held that a submetering company that arranged with landlords to sell electricity to apartment tenants is a public utility subject to regulation by … Read more