Ellie Owen
News Intern-
Health, Science & EnvironmentOhio State's Wexner Medical Center will increase safety measures after finishing a workplace safety review. Hospitals will be adding weapon detection systems at entrances beginning in August. -
President Trump鈥檚 domestic policy bill, which he signed into law on July 4, includes the first federal school voucher. -
Last month, the non-profit Star House purchased St. Ladislas Church in south Columbus to turn it into a drop-in center for homeless youth. St. Ladislas has been vacant since 2023. -
Both Cincinnati and Cleveland have Amtrak stations, but Columbus doesn鈥檛. Plans continue to bring passenger rail to Columbus, including the Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati route. -
On Wednesday, the Columbus Metropolitan Club held its forum about population growth in the city called 鈥淭hree Million People, One City鈥檚 Future.鈥� -
The 12 older adults worked for the south side-based Community Development for All People. They lost their jobs at the end of June. -
On June 24, officials say five people assaulted a man on a COTA bus near Parsons Avenue and East Whittier Street on the south side. Columbus police said the man was left "bloodied and dazed" and they are still searching for the suspects. -
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles office in Gahanna is scheduled to reopen on July 21 after closing abruptly on April 18. -
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday for Starling Yard, a new affordable housing community in Columbus' Franklinton neighborhood. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Ohio State University Nurses Organization (OSUNO) ratified a new union contract on Wednesday. OSUNO said the contract provides 鈥渟tronger protections and resources鈥� for nurses.
