JD Vance

Under Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant, the city has seen steep drops in homicides and assaults since both peaked the year she took office. Bryant's contract is set to expire in June 2026.

Brown has not yet made a formal announcement, but people familiar with his plans who were not authorized to speak publicly about them said he plans to run.

Vice President JD Vance's security detail had a Southwest Ohio river's water level raised last week to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took to celebrate his 41st birthday.

Vice President JD Vance used a speech in his home state on Monday to promote the GOP’s sweeping tax-and-border bill as a small group of protesters outside a northeast Ohio steel plant brandished signs critical of the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Middletown Schools is seeking support from Ohio's top lawmakers to claw the rescinded dollars back, but so far, they've only gotten attention from a few.

Bowman, a Republican, said he chose to run for mayor partly because it was the seat most immediately up for grabs and partly because it bothered him that incumbent Democratic Mayor Aftab Pureval, was running unopposed.

The team and Head Coach Ryan Day joined the president to recognize the team's win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in January.

Vance will be the first sitting vice president to serve as party finance chairman, according to the RNC. The move places a top Trump ally within the party's campaign wing ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The local protests drew national attention after Vance posted on X about his interaction with a group of protesters in East Walnut Hills on Saturday

In making his announcement, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he wanted a "workhorse" in the U.S. senate who would focus on Ohio as well as the rest of the country.