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Bayer plans to put $2.2 billion toward the construction of a new drug production site in Ohio, with a starting focus in oncology, cardiovascular and kidney therapies. Described as a modular campus that will span drug substance and product manufacturing, the site outside Columbus in New Albany is slated to create about 600 new jobs. The project is part of a broader $7 billion that Bayer has set aside for R&D and manufacturing in the U.S. over the past five years.

When Clermont County resident Paul Napier received a $700 electric bill this summer, he thought he might lose everything. “No groceries, no car. I wouldn't be able to pay my lot rent on my mobile home,” Napier, who is on Social Security, said. “[The] stressful situation that I'm already in — and it would have just been 10 times worse.”

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus police and fire overtime expenses are projected to be over budget by at least $23 million this year. Monday night, Columbus City Council unanimously passed legislation to ensure councilmembers and the public receive information about police and fire overtime costs before making decisions about the city's 2027 operating budget.

Is an image of an Indiana Hoosiers fan who looks like Charlie Kirk at the football game held against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Oct. 17, 2026, real? No, that's not true: Footage from the Fox broadcast shows a person with a mustache and curly hair, not Kirk. Online tools determined that the Kirk lookalike image was highly likely to be AI.

Café Stai Manso ran its business into the ground quicker than it took to build it up. The coffee trailer from husband and wife Jessie and Hailey (their last names appear to have not been made public) launched in February outside of Ebb & Float at 231 N. Fifth Street. Controversy within the business circulated over the summer, and the owners have since scrubbed the shop’s existence from the internet.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are going to have to play multiple games without their second year starting quarterback, and it could be more.

Midwest — El Niño may favor a milder pattern, but Thanksgiving snow remains possible across parts of the Midwest, according to the Farmers’ Almanac’s outlook for Nov. 23–26, 2026. The publication’s Oct.

MIAMI VALLEY, Ohio (WKEF) - Working, volunteering or going to school will soon determine whether some Ohioans keep their Medicaid coverage, as new work requirements are expected to take effect Jan. 1. The Ohio Department of Medicaid says nearly 40,000 Montgomery County residents were enrolled in Medicaid expansion in August,...

Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy touted his plans to cut taxes without, he says, sacrificing on schools and local services, during an appearance in Columbus on Wednesday. He promised to respect the Second Amendment “to the fullest extent” and advance “medical freedom. Ramaswamy also said he plans to resume...

COLUMBUS − Residents, landowners and community leaders have an opportunity to help shape a major electric infrastructure project aimed at strengthening reliability and supporting future economic growth in central and eastern Ohio. American Electric Power is gathering public feedback through Oct. 28 on a proposed transmission line project spanning Fairfield, Licking, Muskingum and Coshocton counties. This will help determine the best route based on public feedback and feasibility. "The project wa