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wosu. org > news > 2026-05-26 > ohio-state-employee-killed-in-clintonville-stabbing-victims-adopted-son-idd-as-suspect

Ohio State employee killed in Clintonville stabbing, victim's adopted son ID'd as suspect

8+ hour, 21+ min ago  (214+ words) Columbus police say a Clintonville resident, who was also an Ohio State employee, is dead and another person was severely injured after a stabbing. The suspect is the victim's 17-year-old adopted son, according to officials. The stabbing was reported on…...

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wosu. org > politics-government > 2026-02-22 > ohio-nurses-association-calls-on-ohio-state-remove-les-wexners-name-from-campus-buildings

Ohio Nurse's Association calls on Ohio State remove Les Wexner's name from campus buildings

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (836+ words) Over 100 people protested Sunday outside Ohio State University's new Wexner Medical Center tower, braving cold and snowy conditions to call for the removal of Les Wexner's name from the hospital system. The group, organized by the Ohio Nurse's Association, shouted…...

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wosu. org > politics-government > 2025-10-17 > no-kings-day-protests-scheduled-around-central-ohio

Several 'No Kings Day' protests scheduled around central Ohio

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (471+ words) With more than 2, 500 protests scheduled around the country, Saturday's "No Kings Day" is expected to be the largest peacetime protest in American history. About two dozen protests are set for central Ohio, mostly in the morning or early afternoon. A…...

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wosu. org > 2025-08-04 > odnr-mapping-ohio-18th-century-vegetation

Why is ODNR mapping Ohio's 18th century vegetation?

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (483+ words) If you've been wondering what Ohio looked like, well, before it was a state, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has just the map for you. Or it will, once the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves finishes reconstructing the…...

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wosu. org > sports > 2025-07-31 > former-ohio-state-lineman-kirk-barton-indicted-after-fatal-crash-in-dublin

Former Ohio State lineman Kirk Barton indicted after fatal crash in Dublin

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (162+ words) A Franklin County grand jury has indicted former Ohio State lineman Kirk Barton on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of operating a motor vehicle while impaired after a fatal crash in Dublin. Dublin police said that Barton,…...

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wosu. org > 2025-07-31 > how-one-ohio-sober-living-home-helps-families-heal-together

How one Ohio sober-living home helps families heal together

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (728+ words) When Amanda Wilson relapsed, she lost everything: her home, her stability, custody of her daughter Willow. After treatment, she was determined to rebuild, but she struggled to map a way forward. "I'm six months pregnant, so I was starting to…...

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wosu. org > 2025-07-28 > ohios-sales-tax-holiday-expands-to-two-weeks-starts-on-friday

Ohio's sales tax holiday expands to two weeks, starts on Friday

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (126+ words) Ohio's sales tax holiday has expanded from 10 days to two weeks this year. It starts at midnight on Friday and ending at 11: 59 p. m. on Thursday, Aug. 14. Not included in the sales tax exemption are watercraft and outboard motors, motor vehicles, alcohol,…...

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wosu. org > politics-government > 2025-07-11 > coalition-disappointed-in-new-regulations-for-data-centers-within-aep-ohios-territory

Coalition 'disappointed' in new regulations for data centers within AEP Ohio's territory

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (261+ words) A national organization representing data centers is not happy with a decision state utility regulators made this week allowing AEP Ohio to charge the industry for power differently than other rate payers. "We are very disappointed with the Public Utilities…...

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wosu. org > politics-government > 2025-06-25 > how-ohio-prison-staff-open-and-read-confidential-legal-mail

How Ohio prison staff open and read confidential legal mail

11+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1273+ words) To appeal his conviction for burglary and related charges, James Bishop needed the legal papers a Jefferson County court clerk had mailed him in prison. But mailroom staff at Ohio's Noble Correctional Institution decided there were too many pages. They…...