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OHIO — Support staff in the Springfield Local Schools district have formally announced plans to go on strike next month, citing a breakdown in contract negotiations with the district. According to a field representative for the Ohio Association of Public School Employees, members of OAPSE Local 478 intend to begin a...

A local bakery known for cakes, croffles, and even chicken teriyaki announced that it won’t be going into the new year with us. Tea Zone Bakery and Cafe, located at 5025 Olentangy River Rd., posted on their Facebook that they’ll be closing their doors for good tomorrow, December 31. “We are so grateful for your...

It sounds like the plot of a movie, but it’s real. On Friday, Columbus Police announced the arrest of a suspect in the 2022 Tuttle Crossing jewelry theft that saw an estimated $250,000 worth of jewelry stolen from a Dublin store. According to a social media post from Columbus...

OHIO — Police in Akron are searching for three suspects accused of robbing a postal worker at gunpoint Monday afternoon. According to the Akron Police Department, the robbery occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the 200 block of West Long Street in Akron. Officers said three men approached a United States Postal Service mail...

COLUMBUS, OH (WTRF) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost outlined the state’s 2025 progress in addressing human trafficking, emphasizing ongoing work to reduce demand and prosecute offenders. According to the Attorney General’s Office, task forces under the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission played a key...

OHIO - Residents in several Ohio counties are being urged to keep a close watch on their pets and children after a series of "brazen" predator encounters in suburban neighborhoods. Throughout late 2025, reports of coyotes, black bears, and even a rare "extinct" species have surged, with many animals showing little to...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Approximately 5,000 fewer students will enroll in Ohio kindergartens next year thanks to a new law standardizing kindergarten enrollment. Under current law, students can enroll in kindergarten if they are age 5 by either Sept. 30 or Aug. 1, with school districts permitted to pick their...

Law enforcement agencies across Northeast Ohio are crediting coordinated task force work for major drug seizures in 2025, removing millions of dollars worth of narcotics, guns, and cash from local communities. According to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, task forces operating under the Ohio Organized Crime...

Can’t decide between breakfast for lunch? At this eatery, you don’t have to. Einstein Bros., known for gourmet bagels in a variety of flavors, which you can top with egg and sausage or turkey and lettuce (or all of the above), filed permits to open at 4776 Morse Road near Gahanna.

CINCINNATI — Ohio residents who own or lease a Kia or Hyundai vehicle may be eligible for financial compensation, Attorney General Dave Yost announced last week. Yost said those with Kias and Hyundais may be eligible to get money and free anti-theft protection as part of a multistate settlement. The settlement comes...