The Ohio General Assembly passed HB 455 to add two seats to the State Board of Education and to revise school accountability and charter closure rules.

TSA officers at Rickenbacker found a replica pipe bomb in a carry-on; the device was cleared as non-hazardous and the traveler surrendered it.

Service!'s The Line will open in downtown Columbus this summer, pairing a modern American menu with paid hospitality-training cohorts and local college pathways.

A Cincinnati developer is proposing Mercy on Main, a $23M, five‑story, 65‑unit building on East Main Street in Olde Towne East that would use low‑income housing tax credits.

A 26-year-old man was ejected during a two-vehicle collision on East Livingston Avenue and later died; Columbus police are asking witnesses to call the Accident Investigation Unit.

Columbus will move water and sewer customers from quarterly to monthly billing in July as upgraded meters and a new billing system allow automated monthly reads.

State Rep. Melanie Miller toured Heffelfinger’s Meats in Jeromesville as Ohio rolls out $14 million for meat‑processing grants. The third‑generation plant previously used a 2022 award to buy a backup generator.

The postal workers’ union says staff filed grievances about suspected mold at the Hilliard post office; OSHA and USPS have been notified and evaluations are underway.

CMHA CEO Charles Hillman's total pay hit roughly $858,000 in 2025, a figure that outpaces leaders in larger cities. A federal audit and past raises have critics asking whether the agency’s governance justifies the package.

A Friday-night fight at St. Catharine’s FunFest in east Columbus forced the parish fundraiser to close early; police say there were no injuries and detectives are investigating.

CMHA broke ground on AspireCOLUMBUS, an 82‑unit mixed‑income development at 360 S. Third Street that includes voucher‑subsidized and accessible apartments.

Giant Eagle will close its Lancaster supermarket this summer; the in‑store pharmacy will shut June 17 and prescriptions are being moved to Kroger on Memorial Drive.

POGO’s reporting shows the GEO Group gave $250,000 to a Jim Jordan‑linked committee shortly after a law that expanded ICE detention; the Campaign Legal Center has asked the FEC to investigate.