An 18‑year‑old says Minford Local Schools rejected a doctor's note allowing a backpack for a genetic muscle condition, prompting state mediation and a civil‑rights complaint.

A Dallas investor paid about $60.2M for The Pointe at Polaris office buildings, transferring roughly 245,500 sq ft in Columbus' Polaris submarket.

Heavy showers and storms likely Friday night with localized 1–2 inch totals and flash‑flood risk southeast of I‑71.

A 23-year-old Akron home‑health aide was indicted Wednesday, accused of billing Medicaid for services while traveling to Jamaica and costing the program about $412,219. The case is part of a Franklin County sweep that named multiple providers.

Touchdown Wings opened its first Central Ohio restaurant in Whitehall, offering wings, sandwiches and app-based delivery from East Broad Street.

Statehouse leaders blocked Cuyahoga County’s bid to ask voters to raise the sin tax this year, leaving a hole in plans to pay for stadium repairs.

An undercover TV investigation found banned flavored vape products still on sale in Columbus two years after the city’s 2024 flavor ban.

Hilltop’s Overdose Hot Chicken is opening a second Columbus location near Gahanna; a Hamilton Road storefront already bears 'coming soon' and hiring signs.

The Columbus Board approved eliminating 299 district positions to help close a $50M budget gap; officials say most roles were vacant and the cuts target non-classroom staff.

A new Ohio bill would treat vaping products not cleared by federal regulators as contraband, set up a state registry, and tighten retailer licensing and penalties. Sponsors say it’s about enforcement, not a ban.

Two Hamilton Township women have been arrested on felonious assault and child endangerment charges after children said they ran away to escape abuse.

A shooting at a northwest Columbus apartment complex near Dublin left one person critically injured; police are investigating. Details remain limited.

Manjul, the SoHo coffee-and-fashion brand, is opening a café inside Thrive's 4th & 5th development in Weinland Park. Construction is underway and no opening date has been set.