Harvard’s new housing report finds household growth slowed, unsold new‑home inventory surged and renter cost burdens hit record highs — effects already showing up in Columbus.

A Sixth Circuit panel ordered Ohio’s parental-consent rule for minors’ social-media use restored, reopening a nationwide legal fight over children, privacy and free speech. The case returns to the trial court for next steps.

A DOE safety milestone and Meta’s backing have accelerated Oklo’s plan for a 1.2‑GW nuclear campus at the former PORTS site in Pike County, promising jobs and reviving safety debates. Local history and HALEU supply timelines will shape the next phase.

A proposed Ohio bill would require districts to sell or lease school buildings under a 60% enrollment threshold, a change Columbus leaders say could force closures.

Veteran chef Derek Bush named his new Hilliard spot Medley Kitchen and is targeting a September 2026 opening inside the TruePointe development.

A D.C. nonprofit mailed voter-registration forms to Ohio households, prompting confusion and calls to county election boards.

A motorcyclist died Tuesday after a crash with a car on Sullivant Avenue in west Columbus; investigators closed the road and police are asking witnesses to come forward.

Freepoint’s Hebron plastics plant paused operations after the Ohio EPA flagged permit breaches and local advocates documented visible plumes. Regulators are watching compliance filings.

Ogletree Deakins is relocating its Columbus office from the KeyBank Building to the Encova Building and plans a $1.3M interior overhaul.

A 66-year-old former Johnstown-Monroe bus driver was arrested after sheriff's investigators say he shared explicit videos with two students. Authorities say the probe began after the district referred the case to law enforcement.

Delonte Robertson pleaded guilty in federal court to a straw‑purchasing scheme prosecutors say used straw buyers to move more than 20 Ohio‑purchased guns into D.C. and Maryland.

U.S. Marshals have renewed a search for Gordon Eugene Lambert, the Ohio inmate who escaped from Orient Correctional Institution in 1987. Authorities are offering a reward and urge anyone with tips to contact the task force.

The OHSAA has moved to sanction girls flag football as clubs and pro teams helped seed programs statewide. More than 160 Ohio high schools now field squads and a May state final ran in Canton.