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U.S. Department of Defense via APAll six crew members, including three from Ohio, of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday. -
George Shillcock/WOSUThe petition was organized by Holly Stein and Patricia Balser. The two criticize Whitehall Mayor Michael Bivens and the city for fighting with the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9. The two allege Bivens is fiscally irresponsible and isn't following the law or expectations of elected officials.
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Ravi Bellamkonda takes the reins of Ohio's largest public university after former President Walter "Ted" Carter Jr. resigned after disclosing an inappropriate relationship with a podcaster. -
Gov. Mike DeWine delivered his last "State of the State" speech to Ohio lawmakers on Tuesday. -
More than half of Ohio’s data centers are located in central Ohio and the amount is rapidly growing. -
Last month, the Ohio Democratic Party's executive committee endorsed Dr. Amy Acton for governor and former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown's bid to return to that chamber. -
Republican U.S. Sen. Husted's testimony in the high-profile corruption trial comes as he faces a hot-button retention bid this fall to keep the Senate seat to which he was appointed last year as a successor to JD Vance. He is expected to face Democrat Sherrod Brown, a three-term former senator who lost a reelection bid in 2024. -
Former Ohio State President Ted Carter submitted a letter of resignation on Saturday after he disclosed that he had an inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business. -
During Tuesday's State of the City address, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther touted the city's lower homicide rate and Alternative Crisis Response program to respond to people dealing with mental and behavioral health crises. -
A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the greatest shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent the past decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of some of its missing gold coins is now free, federal records show. -
Husted's testimony comes as he faces a hot-button retention bid this fall to keep the Senate seat to which he was appointed last year as a successor to JD Vance. -
Gov. Mike DeWine drew from his own legacy for his final State of the State address but made a few last requests of the legislature, with mixed reaction.
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In his final State of the State speech, Gov. Mike DeWine called for legislation on artificial intelligence and seat belts in Ohio. -
Gov. Mike DeWine isn't giving away many details about what he'll say in his last annual address as governor. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentGov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he wants to get a bond issue before voters this November to secure long-term funding for H2Ohio. -
Republican leaders in the Ohio House and Senate leaders say they’re planning to override another of Gov. Mike DeWine’s 67 vetoes in the budget last year. -
Gov. Mike DeWine will deliver his final State of the State remarks from the Ohio House chamber Wednesday, and H2Ohio was one of his earliest initiatives as governor. -
Councilmember Tiara Ross won November's election citywide, while her opponent Jesse Vogel won the most votes in council district 7. That's what both proposals seek to change. -
President Trump has indicated he wants a national voting standard that does away with most mail-in, absentee voting, which has been allowed in Ohio since 2004. -
The Columbus City Council amended the 2026 budget it passed on Monday to include $7.2 million for the Community Shelter Board. -
Columbus City Council came to an agreement that would put a ballot issue on November's ballot to create an alternative crisis response team. The city negotiated the terms with the Columbus Safety Collective on the group's proposal before coming to an agreement. -
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said the city will use $1 million in new funding to create a team of non-uniform experts who will respond to certain mental and behavioral health crises in place of the police.
