WOSU - Site Search | WOSU Public Media

A new initiative hopes to increase access to justice for rural Ohioans.

Ohio’s rural areas need more attorneys. A new initiative aims to build a pipeline

The “Lawyers = Justice” Initiative will sponsor attorneys to build their practices in rural parts of northwest Ohio, where legal help is scarce.

Several local organizations demonstrated outside of City Hall ahead of the hearing. The demonstrators are opposing Flock cameras.

Columbus City Council public hearing on Flock cameras voices concerns with technology

Columbus City Council held a public hearing Monday on Flock, discussing ongoing concerns around privacy, data sharing and police accountability.

A journalist browses the Messina museum website showing a picture of the Early Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina's artwork, multiple pieces of which were stolen from the Sicilian museum on Aug. 15, 2026.

A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security

On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Families of USS Lincoln crew say Trump should be 'ashamed' of conditions on board

President Trump said the USS Abraham Lincoln deployment is "not nearly long enough." A family member of a sailor on board that ship said those comments are shameful.

People dressed in protective gear prepare to lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of 3-year-old Mave Mercienne, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.

Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts

Government data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other outbreak in history.

Construction has continued on the White House ballroom all summer, as seen on Wednesday.

Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review

A federal appeals court says above-ground construction cannot continue without approval from Congress, siding with historic preservation advocates.

A rendering shows how a bridge over Interstate 70 on South High Street in downtown Columbus will look once it is completed.

With Front Street bridge over I-70 near completion, ODOT eyes High, 3rd and 4th streets next

The $1.4 billion Downtown Ramp Up project redoing the I-71 and I-70 interchange is nearing completion.

South Columbus is one of the area's of the city that was affected by flooding following several days rain.

Franklinton floodwall activated after recent floods in Columbus

The National Weather Service previously issued a flash flood warning for Columbus and parts of Fairfield and Licking counties through Thursday morning.

The scaffolding and tarp covering the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 13. The tarp remains one of the questions at the center of a federal lawsuit.

In new filings, Kennedy Center says it won't try to put Trump's name on facade until Sept. 8

Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge to rule speedily on the complex's renovation and entrance tarp. The National Symphony Orchestra also announced its new season, away from the Kennedy Center.

FILE - Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., April 7, 2026.

Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe, AP source says

Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-Democratic congressman from California.

Search results for