Clark Kellogg is backing a planned single‑gender boarding academy in Columbus that aims to reserve seats for foster youth and hopes to open by fall 2028.

Francisco Vallejo‑Arevalo pleaded guilty in the May 17, 2025, killing of Erik Alcauter‑Huitron and was sentenced Friday to 17–22.5 years in Franklin County court.

Census-backed figures show Ohio’s Black-owned employer firms employed 64,000+ people in 2023 and saw payrolls rise to roughly $2 billion.

Mas Restaurant Group sold 43 Taco Bell locations in Ohio to Southpaw as it narrows its footprint and refocuses resources on Houston. The deal follows another recent sale of Houston outlets.

DoorDash is relocating its Columbus DashMart to a larger Grandview Heights‑area facility at 1020 W. 5th Ave. Permits show a kitchen and signage is already up.

A 79-year-old rider, Kenneth James, was killed after a Cadillac struck his Can‑Am Ryker in a South Columbus parking lot Friday afternoon, police say.

Scioto County deputies arrested a 21-year-old after investigators say a child under 13 was sexually assaulted at Roosevelt Lake; DNA and witness leads led to the arrest.

Franklin County officials told Columbus residents to download the free sheriff’s app for NWS watches, flood and road‑closure alerts as storms move in. The push alerts aim to get county‑level warnings faster to people on the go.

Maryhaven, a leading Columbus addiction provider, may lose Franklin County funding after audits found deficits and internal‑control issues. County and city supports have already been tapped to shore up operations.

KeyBank has assembled a $56M financing package for Clover Glen II, a new 96‑unit affordable senior housing project in Galloway that pairs LIHTC equity with loans and bonds.

A Uniontown man’s surprise bills expose gaps in how Ohio enforces its hospital price-transparency law, with federal audits increasingly stepping in.

A Clintonville dog was critically injured in a street attack and animal‑control issued citations while the case remains under investigation. Neighbors and the dog’s owner say they want clearer enforcement under Ohio’s revised dangerous‑dog rules.

A Columbus Business First list shows Central Ohio's top 22 brokerages sold nearly 24,000 homes in 2025, totaling $9.28B — roughly 84% of the region's $11.1B market.