A new CASPR scorecard gives Ohio a poor grade on online‑gambling safety and estimates about $533 million a year flows out of the state to out‑of‑state betting apps.

JobsOhio and Ohio Life Sciences chose New Albany for a $30M training center to teach cGMP and lab skills. The city is pitching in $5M to help build and operate the facility.

Fog and steady rain hit Columbus on Wednesday, March 4. Flood Watch through early afternoon with localized street flooding possible.

Bear King Brewing plans a Short North presence in Columbus as a platform for Black-owned beverage brands, pairing festival-tested beers with rotating taproom pop-ups.

Steady rain will soak Columbus today; localized flooding and slow commutes likely.

Sunny and chilly today with a high near 41°F. Brief wintry mix possible Monday morning; then rain and a sharp warm-up into the 60s–70s.

A former Columbus pastor was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to sexual battery involving two minors, the court ordered lifetime Tier III registration and fined him $5,000.

Rep. Mark Hiner unveiled HJR 7 to amend Ohio’s constitution and exempt owner‑occupied homes from property taxes, a change he says would deliver more than $10 billion in relief. The measure now heads to committee as officials weigh local budget impacts.

A Franklin County grand jury indicted six people in a probe that reportedly recovered more than $1 million in cash, guns and hundreds of pounds of suspected drugs. The alleged leader has pleaded not guilty.

The University Baptist Church on Lane Avenue was demolished to clear the way for a 246‑unit mixed‑use student housing project from American Campus Communities. The two‑building plan will pair retail with student apartments near OSU.

ODOT's draft study narrows the long‑discussed US 23–I‑71 connector to five corridors north of Ashley and will take public comment through April 14. Open houses begin in early March.

A New Concord man was charged in federal court after investigators say child sexual abuse material was found on his phone six days after his release from prison.

Sen. Bernie Moreno introduced S.3746 to bar public-assistance recipients from sending remittances abroad and attach fines up to $100,000, a Senate objection left the bill in committee.