Gahanna-Jefferson will redraw attendance boundaries after modeling found two schools over capacity. Draft maps are expected this fall to take effect in 2027–28.

Ohio’s attorney general announced a Romance Impostor Scams Forensic Initiative and a mid‑July hotline to help trace and stop romance fraud aimed at older Ohioans. The effort will pair digital forensics with a central reporting line for law enforcement and the public.

A national engineering firm has bought a historic Gay Street building and will base its national headquarters at 34–38 W. Gay St. in downtown Columbus.

Police responded to reports of multiple shots along Hilton Avenue in Wynnton on Monday afternoon; no injuries were reported and detectives are seeking tips.

A 20-year-old Belpre man died after his pickup crossed the centerline and struck another truck on State Route 339 near Plum Run Road. The other driver was flown to Grant Medical Center and the crash is under investigation.

The Point on Main, a decade-long East Side restaurant and live-music room, has closed. Owners said they want more time with family and travel.

Tentative county assessments add roughly $4.76B and send farmland values soaring 156.5%, while homes and commercial property rise in the high teens.

Police cordoned Blan Street at Howe Avenue late Sunday after reports of a shooting in Oakland Park. It was unclear whether anyone was injured as detectives processed the scene.

The Scarborough Magic Mountain Fun Center will close after July 5, ending decades of family birthday parties, arcade nights and go‑kart races.

The Supreme Court ruled June 30 that states may bar transgender girls from girls' and women's school sports, upholding Idaho and West Virginia laws and sending cases back to lower courts.

Columbus State is adding a $66.5 million OhioHealth Hall, a new tech hub and campus renovations downtown to expand hands-on training and local job pipelines. These projects pair bond funding with public and private support.

A 29-year-old Wooster man was killed early Tuesday when his Nissan struck a semi at the US-23 and SR-752 intersection in South Bloomfield. The Pickaway County Sheriff's Office says the crash is under investigation.

Mailers offering multi‑million‑dollar buyouts turned up in Jersey Township as a Mink Street Land Company wetlands permit for a 323‑acre data‑center project surfaced.