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Abby Holliday finishes up ‘Crack a Smile Come On Stay a While’ tour in Columbus
By: Henry Day
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Nashville-based singer-songwriter Abby Holliday played the final date of her 30 city Crack A Smile Come On Stay A While Tour at the Rumba Cafe (2507… Read More

Fire in a truck carrying lithium ion batteries lead to a 3-hour evacuation in Columbus
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities evacuated an area of Columbus for several hours on Thursday out of fear that a fire in truck’s trailer could have caused lithium ion batteries… Read More

The Biden Administration announces funding to study expanding Amtrak service in Ohio
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Biden Administration on Thursday announced $8.2 billion in funding for rail projects across the country and funding for identifying passenger rail corridors in Ohio and… Read More

Columbus’ Goodwill facility will be a hub to train for broadband building jobs in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s estimated that 32,000 jobs will be needed to build out a broadband network throughout Ohio. And to get to that goal, the state… Read More

State leaders say Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio-based cloud computing operations
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Amazon’s profitable cloud business will invest roughly $7.8 billion by the end of 2029 to expand its data center operations in central Ohio, state leaders announced… Read More

Police locate 2nd missing Ohio infant and a suspect is arrested
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Indianapolis have located the second of two missing infant brothers taken when their mother’s car was stolen in Columbus, Ohio, three days earlier, a… Read More

Ohio Supreme Court rejects Columbus’ cable fee for streaming services
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins | Kantele Franko | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a city’s argument that the streaming services Netflix and Hulu should have to pay local governments the same fees levied… Read More

Ohio law banning local gun control ordinances has been put on hold by a court
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge has issued a temporary injunction preventing enforcement of a state law that bans local governments from passing… Read More

Columbus police now limit serving certain warrants overnight
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Columbus, Ohio will no longer serve warrants overnight on certain suspects in the wake of last month’s fatal police shooting. The Columbus Dispatch reported… Read More

Columbus teachers approve new three-year contract to end strike
By: Matthew Rand | Steve Brown | WOSU
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Updated, August 29, 2022, 8:27 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Columbus teachers have approved a new three-year labor deal to end the strike that started last week. The Columbus… Read More

Columbus school board, teachers’ union reach “conceptual agreement” to end strike
By: Matthew Rand | WOSU
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (WOSU) — The Columbus school board and the district’s teachers’ union have reached a “conceptual agreement” to end the strike that began Monday. The Columbus Education Association said… Read More

Why teachers from one of Ohio’s largest school districts are on strike
By: Jaclyn Diaz | NPR
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (NPR) — When children in the Columbus, Ohio, education system start their school year this Wednesday, they will likely be doing so online, as the school district’s nearly… Read More

Ohio’s capital city limits how police use force on protesters
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio’s capital will be limited in how they can use force against protesters and will have to display officers’ names on their riot gear… Read More

Despite missing the NHL playoffs, the Blue Jackets see a bright future
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets wrapped up their season earlier than they may have hoped but the team packs its collective bags with a feeling that it… Read More

Columbus Mayor Requests Federal Probe Of Police Force
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther has asked the Department of Justice for an investigation into the city’s police department following a series of police killings of Black… Read More

Protests Fill Downtown Columbus After Police Killing Of Ma’Kiah
By: Clare Roth | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Protesters were back on the streets of Columbus Tuesday, hours after a police officer fatally shot a Black teenage girl following a 911 call. The fatal… Read More

For The First Time In A Year, Columbus Blue Jackets Will Play In Front Of Fans
By: Steve Brown | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — For the first time in nearly a year, the Columbus Blue Jackets will play in front of at least some fans this week. The NHL team… Read More

Officer Charged In Andre Hill’s Death Posts Bail, Is Freed
By: Farnoush Amiri | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fired Ohio police officer charged with fatally shooting Andre Hill posted bail and was released from jail Tuesday hours to an audience of protesters after… Read More

$3 Million Bond For Columbus Officer Who Fatally Shot Andre Hill
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A magistrate judge has set bond at $3 million for a white former Ohio police officer charged with murder in the December shooting death of Andre… Read More

Columbus Police Officer Charged With Murder In Andre Hill Death
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer has been charged with murder in the latest fallout following the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man,… Read More

Ohio State Scientists Uncover New COVID-19 Variant In Columbus
By: Nick Evans | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio State Wexner Medical Center doctors have identified new strains of COVID-19 in Ohio, one with a mutation identical to the virus spreading rapidly through the United… Read More

Columbus Fires Police Officer Who Killed Andre Hill
By: Gabe Rosenberg | Paige Pfleger | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy been fired from the department, Public Safety Director Ned Pettus announced Monday evening. City officials from Mayor Andrew Ginther to Police Chief… Read More

Columbus Police Release Body Camera Footage Of Officer Killing Andre Hill
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Body camera footage shows a Columbus Police officer fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Maurice Hill less than 10 seconds after finding him in his garage early Tuesday… Read More

Franklin Co. Coroner: Casey Goodson Jr. Killed By Multiple Gunshots To Torso
By: Paige Pfleger | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — The Franklin County Coroner’s office has ruled Casey Goodson Jr.’s a homicide, with the preliminary cause of death being multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. Coroner Anahi… Read More

Police In Ohio Say Slain Black Man Brandished A Gun; Family Says He Held A Sandwich
By: Brakkton Booker | NPR
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The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson on Friday. Law enforcement recovered a gun. His family’s attorneys say he was licensed to carry a firearm.