Local News in Franklin County

For their podcast, 2 elementary school students ask adults why they chose their jobs

Kids are used to being asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Two students in Columbus, Ohio, flipped the script to ask grown-ups why they chose their careers.

For their podcast, 2 elementary school students ask adults why they chose their jobs

Kids are used to being asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Two students in Columbus, Ohio, flipped the script to ask grown-ups why they chose their careers.

Community conversation on Our City, Our Say versus Columbus City Council initiatives

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 6:30pm Trinity Baptist Churchm 461 St. Clair Ave., Columbus, OH 43203 OCOS representative Morgan Harper and City Council President Pro Tem Rob Dorans are scheduled to have a community conversation on Issue 8 and Issue 9.

How Trump Has Lowered the Wages of American Workers

On June 6, 2025, Donald Trump’s White House staff issued an upbeat statement proclaiming that what it called the “Trump Effect” was creating “higher pay for American workers.” The reality, though, is that Trump, during his second term in office, has deliberately reduced the wages…

280, Part 2 - Zoom, Solartopia/Greep, 2026 Burying Nukes, Battery Power For All

We then switch to “zombie reactors” and the great investigative reporter ROGER RAPOPORT’s scoop on the decimation of the expert labor force at Michigan’s Palisades nuke and the industry’s own insiders warning of a 1/20 chance of a major accident within 14 months of Palisades…

A Seed That Grew: Columbus Hispanic Festival Brings Culture, Food, Art and Community

What started as an idea to complement an art gallery exhibit has grown into something much bigger.

Fall "Clean Sweep" Bulky Waster Recycling Day

Franklin County Solid Waste Management District is holding the Fall 2026 “Clean Sweep” Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, October 17, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The Gestapo Meme That Became a Trump Executive Order

Ihren Ausweis, bitte!” Show me your papers! You’ve seen it in a dozen World War II movies. Some menacing German officer in a Hugo Boss trench coat stops the family/spy/hero/refugee to demand citizenship papers. And now, it’s baaack! Trump’s Executive Order 14399 requires…

If Azaria Is Pardoned, Why Not Amir?

President Isaac Herzog recently granted Elor Azaria clemency, shortening the period before the remainder of his criminal record could be erased. He did so despite opposition from the military's chief of staff. In March 2016, Azaria shot and killed 21-year-old Palestinian…

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Ohio man indicted on federal charges in death of Fishers teen

A federal grand jury in Ohio has indicted Tyler Nike Thomas, 39, of Columbus, Ohio, on charges related to the disappearance and death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee of Fishers. According to a Sept. 23 announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Ohio, Thomas…

Federal indictment in Hailey Buzbee’s death brings case ‘one step closer to justice,’ Fadness says

A federal grand jury has indicted a Columbus, Ohio, man on charges including kidnapping resulting in death in the case of 17-year-old Fishers resident Hailey Buzbee, prompting Mayor Scott Fadness to praise Fishers police and reaffirm the city’s support for her family. The…