Test finds bike lane helps COTA buses Downtown
Preliminary results from a two-week pilot program show that Central Ohio Transit Authority buses traveled more quickly through Downtown on 3rd Street by using a […]
The Columbus Dispatch wins 32 SPJ awards
By The Columbus Dispatch Saturday Aug 17, 2019 at 4:48 PM Dispatch.com was named best general news website in Ohio on Saturday by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, and […]
16-year-old Logan County boy suspected of stabbing mother turns himself in
After confessing to stabbing his mother while she was in her bed, a Logan County teen is facing a murder charge. Police say Brycen Caudill, […]
Ohio newspaper to begin publishing Vindicator edition
Saturday Aug 17, 2019 at 11:47 AM YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A daily newspaper in Ohio has purchased the name and subscriber list of The Vindicator in Youngstown, which is […]
Columbus hospitals train South African pharmacists to stem antibiotic-resistant diseases in newborns
After 23 newborns died of a superbug infection at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in South Africa in January 2018, the third-largest hospital in the world […]
Columbus schools, teachers union withhold tentative contract's terms till day members vote
Members of the union representing Columbus City Schools teachers are to vote Aug. 25 on a tentative contract agreement with the district. But the public […]
Marianne Williamson's presidential candidacy shines light on 'A Course in Miracles'
The small group sat in the chapel of a Northeast Side church, fans whirring as they closed their eyes and listened to the soothing, hypnotic […]
Family of Mexican national killed at Union County egg farm seeks back pay, funeral help
The family of a Mexican national killed August 8 in a Union County egg farm accident is asking New Day Farms for his back pay […]
COTA: Buses moved faster in bus-bike lane
Preliminary results from a two-week pilot program show that Central Ohio Transit Authority buses traveled more quickly through Downtown on 3rd Street by using a […]
Group that wants Ohio voters to decide on nuclear plants bailout submits revised petition
Rick Rouan The Columbus Dispatch @RickRouan Friday Aug 16, 2019 at 6:05 PM A group that wants voters to decide whether Ohio should bail out nuclear-power plants has submitted new […]
DeWine: State will work out giving up parking space for Mapfre proposal
Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday said the state plans to accommodate a proposal to transform parking lots around Mapfre Stadium into a practice facility for […]
Group that wants Ohio voters to decide on nuke plants bailout submits revised petition
Rick Rouan The Columbus Dispatch @RickRouan Friday Aug 16, 2019 at 6:05 PM A group that wants voters to decide whether Ohio should bail out nuclear-power plants has submitted new […]
Ten Columbus area facilities score 100% on LGBTQ health care index
Melissa McClaren and her daughter, Conner, stood at a podium Friday inside Equitas Health’s administrative office on the Far North Side, proudly wearing bright blue buttons establishing their […]
Hostile work environment claim must be considered, appeals court rules
Marc Kovac The Columbus Dispatch @ohiocapitalblog Friday Aug 16, 2019 at 4:36 PM A federal appeals court sided Friday with a former special dockets coordinator in Franklin County Municipal Court […]
Former nurse practitioner sentenced for selling unnecessary medical creams
A former Columbus nurse practitioner was sentenced to 5 years probation Friday for her role in a scheme that involved selling medically unnecessary creams to […]
Facebook suspending medical marijuana forums for promoting drug use
Ohioans’ right to use medical marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation came face-to-face with Facebook’s community standards this week. The social media platform on Wednesday took […]
City pays South Side family $60,000 for improper police arrest, search
The City of Columbus has paid a South Side family $60,000 and three Columbus police officers were disciplined after an investigation found the officers used […]
Former nurse practioner sentenced for selling unnecessary medical creams
A former Columbus nurse practitioner was sentenced to 5 years probation Friday for her role in a scheme that involved selling medically unnecessary creams to […]
School lunch debts loom large in some districts, but students aren't penalized
Cafeterias across central Ohio will fill with students as school begins this week for some districts and in the coming weeks for others. As that happens, a total […]
Charges dismissed against East Side couple accused of abusing children
Bethany Bruner The Columbus Dispatch Friday Aug 16, 2019 at 2:50 PM Charges have been dismissed against an East Side couple accused of abusing five children in their home for […]
Former nurse practioner sentenced for selling unnecessary medication
A former Columbus nurse practitioner was sentenced to 5 years probation Friday for her role in a scheme that involved selling medically unnecessary creams to […]
Former nurse practioner sentence for selling unnecessary medication
A former Columbus nurse practitioner was sentenced to 5 years probation Friday for her role in a scheme that involved selling medically unnecessary creams to […]
Thunderstorms continue Friday throughout Houston
A spate of afternoon thunderstorms in Houston is expected to continue Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. A spate of afternoon thunderstorms in Houston is expected to […]
Patrol to conduct two OVI checkpoints in Knox County tonight
Bethany Bruner The Columbus Dispatch Friday Aug 16, 2019 at 11:24 AM The Ohio Highway Patrol will conduct two impaired driving checkpoints in Knox County tonight. The checkpoints will be […]
City pays South Side family $60,000 for improper arrest, search
The City of Columbus has paid a South Side family $60,000 and three Columbus police officers were disciplined after an investigation found the officers used […]
Is your child ready to start kindergarten?
For many parents of children with late-summer birthdays, it can be difficult deciding whether to send them to kindergarten or wait a year, experts say. […]
Vaping joins cellphones as recurring problem for school districts
Teachers usually have to deal with students getting distracted by cellphones. Now, teachers have another recurring problem: vaping. It is a weekly occurrence to find […]
First graders had access to gun meant to prevent school violence
Highland Local Schools officials were alarmed to learn that a gun used as part of a concealed carry program to protect students was found by two first-grade students […]
Columbus man killed in Hocking County shooting
Jim Woods The Columbus Dispatch @Woodsnight Thursday Aug 15, 2019 at 7:58 PM While Hocking County Sheriff deputies were responding to 911 calls about a shooting Thursday morning in South Bloomingville, […]
7-foot crocodile found in Bantas Fork creek in Ohio's Preble County
Michael Lee The Columbus Dispatch @leem386 Thursday Aug 15, 2019 at 1:20 PM Aug 15, 2019 at 1:20 PM Birds fly south in the winter. Crocodiles apparently show up north in the summer. A 7-foot-long crocodile was […]
Trump nominates David DeVillers to be next U.S. attorney for Southern District of Ohio
Jim Woods The Columbus Dispatch @Woodsnight Wednesday Aug 14, 2019 at 11:32 PM Aug 15, 2019 at 11:09 AM David M. DeVillers, one of the primary federal prosecutors of cases involving the Short North Posse, has been […]
Columbus Humane suspends animal surrenders to focus on 278 recovered animals
Columbus Humane has temporarily suspended public animal surrenders at its shelter and is seeking donations to help with the care of around 240 animals seized […]
Storms could dampen Houston’s afternoon rush hour
A rash of afternoon thunderstorms could dampen Houston’s afternoon rush hour Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. A rash of afternoon thunderstorms could dampen Houston’s afternoon rush […]
Man indicted for 12 crimes in less than a half-hour
It only took 21 minutes for Rodney Edward King Jr. to commit 12 crimes in Franklinton the night of Aug. 6, authorities say. A Franklin […]
Man indicted for 12 crimes in less than a half-hour
It only took 21 minutes for Rodney Edward King Jr. to commit 12 crimes in Franklinton the night of Aug. 6, authorities say. A Franklin […]
Columbus Humane suspends animal surrenders to focus on 278 rescued animals
Columbus Humane has temporarily suspended public animal surrenders at its shelter and is seeking donations to help with the care of around 240 animals seized […]
Columbus Humane suspends animal surrenders to focus on 278 rescued animals
Columbus Humane has temporarily suspended public animal surrenders at its shelter and is seeking donations to help with the care of around 240 animals seized […]
Parents reach out to victim's family as son sent to prison in fatal DUI crash in Columbus
The grief that Daisy Claypool’s family endured after her death at the hands of a drunken driver in 2017 was intensified five months ago when […]
Parents reach out to victim's family as son sent to prison in fatal DUI crash in Columbus
The grief that Daisy Claypool’s family endured after her death at the hands of a drunken driver in 2017 was intensified five months ago when […]
Coroner: Dayton gunman had cocaine, alcohol in his system during the mass shooting that killed 9
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Dayton shooter who killed nine people had cocaine on him and in his system during the mass shooting that police stopped […]
‘ODOT Sucks’ house undergoing changes
A homemade billboard declaring “ODOT Sucks” to drivers on Route 161 has graced the side of an uninhabited house for more than a decade. But […]
Kentucky man sent to prison for fatal DUI crash in Columbus
The grief that Daisy Claypool’s family endured after her death at the hands of a drunken driver in 2017 was intensified five months ago when […]
New photos of John Glenn as a child discovered
A scrapbook recently purchased from an antiques dealer in Huntington Beach, Calif., contains previously unknown childhood photos of astronaut John Glenn, the first American to […]
Kentucky man sent to prison for fatal DUI crash on North Side
The grief that Daisy Claypool’s family endured after her death at the hands of a drunken driver in 2017 was intensified five months ago when […]
Crocodile found at Bantas Creek in Preble County
Michael Lee The Columbus Dispatch @leem386 Thursday Aug 15, 2019 at 1:20 PM Aug 15, 2019 at 1:20 PM Birds fly south in the winter. Crocodiles apparently show up north in the summer. A 7-foot-long crocodile was […]
Columbus Humane suspends animal surrenders to focus on 200-plus rescued animals
Columbus Humane has temporarily suspended public animal surrenders at its shelter and is seeking donations to help with the care of around 240 animals seized […]
Theodore Decker: Ohio State brand protection goes definite article too far
THE latest push to become THE Best Damn Brand in THE Land drew some chuckles and eye rolls on Wednesday, and probably even a few […]
Lynd farms celebrating 100th anniversary with sunflower festival
If it wasn’t for Besta Riel Lynd wanting to shop in Columbus, who knows if Lynd Fruit Farm would have landed in central Ohio. In […]
Ex-Ohio State football player Roy Hall, accused of misusing foundation donations, settles with state, but Yost shields details
Roy Hall — a wide receiver who played for the Buckeyes in the mid 2000s — runs the Driven Foundation, which donates coats and supplies […]
Trump nominates DeVillers as new U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Ohio
Jim Woods The Columbus Dispatch @Woodsnight Wednesday Aug 14, 2019 at 11:32 PM David M. DeVillers, one of the primary federal prosecutors of cases involving the Short North Posse, has been nominated […]