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
Key Highlights: Ohio House Bill 20, sponsored by state Reps. Thomas Hall (R-Madison Township) and Phil Plummer (R-Butler Township), cleared the Ohio House last June and now sits in the Ohio Senate, where its fate remains unresolved. The bill would increase the penalty for obstructing police officers, firefighters, and EMTs as they perform their lawful … Read more
Key Highlights: A steady downpour over Franklinton did not deter several thousand Crew supporters who packed Lower.com Field on Wednesday evening as Columbus defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 in Major League Soccer regular season play. Diego Rossi and Daniel Gazdag each contributed to the Crew’s two-goal burst before the second half began. The result … Read more
The Ohio State University released a 47-page internal investigation report on Tuesday detailing how former President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. spent nearly two years leveraging his office to benefit a personal associate at the expense of the university’s mission and institutional partners. Carter resigned on March 7 after disclosing to the Board of Trustees that … Read more
COLUMBUS Today marks the 56th anniversary of Earth Day, and in Columbus, the celebration is hitting the streets, and the dinner plates. While many are searching for the basic facts of the holiday, local search trends reveal that Columbus residents are highly focused on community-specific ways to give back, with local favorites like Northstar Cafe … Read more
Columbus City Schools and Columbus City Council announced a joint leadership committee Tuesday morning at a news conference held at Northland High School on the city’s North Side, formalizing a partnership between the CCS Board of Education and City Council as Ohio’s largest school district confronts a two-year budget shortfall that district officials have pegged … Read more
Columbus secured its first professional women’s soccer franchise on Tuesday afternoon when NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman took the stage at Scotts Miracle-Gro Field in the Arena District to confirm Columbus as the league’s 18th club. The ownership group Haslam Sports Group, Nationwide, and the Edwards family was formally awarded the franchise, with the club expected … Read more
COLUMBUS: The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for Franklin County until 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. Cover sensitive plants and bring in anything that cannot handle a freeze, temperatures at John Glenn Columbus International Airport dropped to 39 degrees early this morning with calm winds. Once the frost clears, Tuesday turns into a … Read more
COLUMBUS: The plan was simple enough. Drive to the old workplace in the dark, slip through the gate, fill up some containers with fuel, and disappear before anyone noticed. It did not go that way for William Bush. Bush, 31, now faces a felony arson charge after surveillance cameras captured what investigators say was a … Read more