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…
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…
Tech Veteran Kevin Pohmer Tapped to Lead OH.io Venture Firm in Columbus
COLUMBUS — A veteran Central Ohio technology executive has been tapped to lead OH.io, the venture firm entrepreneur Ratmir Timashev launched in February with a pledge to invest $100 million…
Columbus Police Identify Man Fatally Shot in Hilltop Neighborhood
COLUMBUS — Columbus police have identified the man killed in a shooting Tuesday evening in the city’s Hilltop neighborhood. Cedric Cole, 53, died after being shot on the 2100 block…
Council members accuse Columbus mayor of playing politics with storm-damaged rec center
COLUMBUS — Three Columbus City Council members are accusing Mayor Andrew Ginther of turning a tornado-damaged recreation center into a political prop in his push for a $5 million renovation.…