Renovations at 234 King Ave are turning the former Junior’s into a larger Bier Stube with a patio and salvaged fixtures. Owner Craig Kempton is working to preserve the bar’s character in the new space.

Ohio’s 15th round of violent-crime grants totals $3.4M, sent to 44 agencies across 28 counties to fund officers, tech and domestic-violence units.

A Cardington man was sentenced to 171 months for two armed Huntington Bank robberies near Polaris. Prosecutors say the pair of hold‑ups netted about $41,000 in cash.

A developer pitched plans to convert the long‑vacant Broadwin on East Broad into apartments, hotel suites, dining and wellness space. The idea revives a long‑stalled reuse effort for the Near East Side landmark.

A 13‑story mass‑timber student housing tower near OSU is reshaping the University District and signaling a local shift to engineered‑wood construction.

A Franklin County judge has granted a temporary restraining order that lets two smoke shops sell existing intoxicating‑hemp stock while a legal challenge proceeds. The pause comes after Senate Bill 56 took effect March 20, 2026.

A viral X video shows GOP hopeful Casey Putsch aiming a rifle and taunting Vivek Ramaswamy. Critics called the clip a threat and a Columbus venue scrubbed a planned fundraiser.

At Denison University's Babcock Lecture in Granville, Mike Pence defended his Jan. 6 actions, praised U.S. military action in Iran and said "President Trump listened."

The Ohio Supreme Court reinstated convictions against a Grove City woman tied to a 2019 overdose, restoring a four‑year term and clarifying causation law in mixed‑drug deaths.

Star House broke ground at the former St. Ladislas church on Columbus’s South Side to build a second, 24/7 drop‑in center for youth; organizers expect an early 2027 opening.

Columbus is moving public safety offices from a Franklinton-area site to a larger downtown facility, freeing up land near The Peninsula and COSI for potential development.

House Bill 820 would require radon testing in every Ohio school and back the program with $14 million and homeowner tax credits. The measure also sets a four‑year testing schedule.

State lawmakers are advancing bills that would require parental consent for most teen counseling and let volunteer chaplains into public schools, prompting sharp opposition. Advocates say vulnerable youth could lose safe access to care.