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Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Jordan Laird to discuss Columbus City Council president Shannon Hardin and the profile piece we reported on him.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Emma Wozniak to discuss the Short North’s history, how it’s evolved, and what developers see for its future.
Dispatch digital director Eleanor Kennedy speaks with court reporter Bethany Bruner on what we know regarding the murder investigation of Spencer and Monique Tepe.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Sophia Veneziano to discuss the 2025 Everyday Kindness Heroes who are serving central Ohio.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Bethany Bruner to discuss how Franklin County Common Pleas Court takes longer than the recommended six-month time frame for resolution. They also talk about how this fails the victims and leaves them without justice.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Shahid Meighan to discuss the increasing number of Columbus police officers involved in vehicle crashes and how this trend has been rising since 2021.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Sheridan Hendrix to talk about the impact that Senate Bill 1 has had on college campuses across Ohio this fall.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Maria DeVito to discuss data centers and their impact on water and electricity usage in Central Ohio.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Belinda M. Paschal to discuss The Wilds located in Muskingum County.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Jordan Laird regarding the Ohio State marching band and discusses everything that goes into making the cut.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Jim Weiker to discuss how Nationwide Arena is embarking on its 25th anniversary and what the future holds for the venue.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Sheridan Hendrix to discuss the mascot brawl that occurred between Rufus and Brutus 15 years ago. During this time, we discuss how Ohio State is set to face Ohio University in football for the first time since this event occurred.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Samantha Hendrickson to discuss the Destination Medicine program and its impact on healing thousands of patients from over 120 countries.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Sophia Veneziano to discuss gun violence and the death rates in Columbus.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Max Filby to discuss how an Ohio family lost a son to an unsafe bunk bed. Even after a recall, the bed was still for sale online.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Jim Weiker to discuss rental houses and their impact on Columbus neighborhoods.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Danae King to discuss what happens to unclaimed remains and how one Columbus funeral home cares for them during their time of need.
Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin to reflect on the five years since the George Floyd protests. During this interview, we discuss what has changed with policing since Floyd died in 2020 and what kind of impact this has had on Columbus.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with Nathan Hart to discuss climate change and its impact on Ohioans. Finally, we discuss what comes next and what changes can be made.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with education reporters Sheridan Hendrix and Cole Behrens to discuss Ohio’s math problem and whether it can be fixed in the state's education system.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Danae King to discuss how central Ohio uses Universal Basic Income concepts to target poverty. During this episode, we talk about how the program works in Ohio and if it's making any impact.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Shahid Meighan to discuss ShotSpotter, Columbus’ gunfire detection system. During this they talk about whether the more than $6 million system is worth the hefty price tag to operate it in the city of Columbus.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Dean Narciso to discuss Ohio’s rural solar fight and how it’s pitting neighbors and friends against each other.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Max Filby to discuss the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on Ohio and how it’s still evident today.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Jordan Laird to discuss what is next for Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein. Finally, we talk about insulin prices, and guns in Columbus and speculate if Klein might run for mayor in 2027.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Jim Weiker to discuss how Vertiv grew from a small refrigeration shop to one of Central Ohio’s largest companies.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Samantha Hendrickson to discuss how hundreds of thousands of rural Ohioans live in some form of healthcare desert, a geographic area where health needs go partially or completely unmet.
Two 911 calls provide scene details from a New Albany mass shooting at the KDC/ONE warehouse site in the 8800 block of Smith’s Mill Road.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with politics reporter Erin Glynn on how Ohio doesn’t require adults to take driver’s education. Next, we discuss how Gov. Mike DeWine wants more driving training and talk about how this could change in Ohio.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with dining reporter Bob Vitale to discuss how fresh fish and seafood make their way to Columbus, Ohio.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with education reporter Sheridan Hendrix to discuss the first full year of Ohio State’s president Ted Carter and his approval rating.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with features reporter Amani Bayo to discuss the experience that some Somali Americans have faced as an at-risk youth in Columbus’ most dangerous neighborhoods.
Columbus police identified Sierra Muse, 34, Dawn Clover, 49, and Tiffany Parrish, 36, Monday night as the three women found dead.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with education reporter Cole Behrens to discuss the challenges that Ohio’s educational system still faces five years post the Covid-19 pandemic.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Sophia Veneziano to discuss how these five finalists will be recognized for their efforts to do good in the community as part of the Everyday Kindness Heroes program.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Bethany Bruner on how Shayla Favor makes history as the first Black woman elected to be Franklin County prosecutor.
Editor Michael Shearer speaks with Max Filby, Danae King about VANISHED, a Dispatch investigation into how police search for missing people in Ohio.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with political reporter Laura Bischoff to discuss results from Tuesday’s election and how the republicans and democrats fared in each race.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with business reporter Mark Williams to discuss how the airport authority is set to begin construction on a new $2 billion terminal early in 2025.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with medical business and health care reporter Samantha Hendrickson to discuss how Ohioans are having children at the lowest rate in history.
Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with business reporter Mark Williams to discuss how Ohio’s population is shrinking and what the consequences could be.
Carlie Frizzell, 16, died after a shooting on the 500 block of South Eureka Avenue. A 911 caller said she accidentally shot herself.
Columbus School board Vice President Tina Pierce broke silence on the taped calls, releasing her own taped call with embattled Member Brandon Simmons.
Audio from a taped call between Columbus City School board members Tina Pierce and Brandon Simmons.
Audio from a taped call between Columbus City School board members Jennifer Adair and Brandon Simmons.
On Aug. 26, the Clark County Sheriff's Office fielded a call from someone who said he saw two Haitian men and two women each carrying geese while he was on a trail. He provided a partial license plate number and vehicle description but said he was not able to get a photo, according to audio of the call.
Audio from a 911 call to report a shooting near Ohio State’s campus. Ohio State University wrestler Sammy Sasso was shot and seriously injured Friday during a carjacking, eyewitnesses told Columbus police. The shooting occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of N. High Street, according to police.
A woman called 911 to report that her boss was being held up at gunpoint in the parking lot during a situation involving shots fired near 45 Great Southern Blvd, near the Franklin County auto title bureau office on the city’s far south side.
In this 911 recording from Ross County, Jadarrius Rose said he was afraid for his safety after seeing guns pointed at him. Since this incident a Circleville police K9 officer has been placed on paid administrative leave as he is investigated for releasing his police dog on an unarmed truck driver who fled from authorities last week.
- Read More: Gov. DeWine says K-9 attack of unarmed man shows need for better police training in Ohio
- Related: What we know Circleville K9 attack investigated: handler on paid leave, driver feared for his safety
This 911 call was from the Byers Imports’ Porsche dealership at 410 N. Hamilton Road in Whitehall, where police said a suspect held up an employee at gunpoint. The incident happened at about 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2023, and the suspect demanded the keys to a black Porsche SUV and fled the dealership in the stolen vehicle.
Vince McGrail, CEO and executive director of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association explains what the biggest misconception the public has about the disease.
Vince McGrail, CEO and executive director of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association talks about new treatment and today’s fight against Alzheimer's disease.
Vince McGrail, CEO and executive director of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association provides advice to people who think their family members might be suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's.
Maxwell Williams was shot in the back in an act of random violence while enjoying music at Dick's Den in the Old North on Valentine's Day in 2022. The shooting left him paralyzed from the chest down and the 25-year-old now uses a wheelchair. In this audio clip Maxwell shares his memories from the incident that night and talks about gun violence.
Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline’s sister called 911 to report an ATV crash in Delaware County. Deputies were dispatched to the scene at 1:22 a.m. Brian Hartline and another man, identified as Joshua Gaylor, who was riding with him in the vehicle, were taken to the hospital.
Columbus Dispatch opinion and engagement editor Amelia Robinson speaks to the dynamic women being honored as YWCA’s 2023 Women of Achievement on this live discussion panel.
Retired Hocking College professor Ed Singer talks about what traits he thinks it takes to be a good leader.
Former Hocking College program manager Whitney Goller speaks about Dr. Young’s double dynamic leadership style.
Hocking College president talks about women in leadership and how she’s always tried to promote other women throughout her lifetime.
A mother called 911 to report her running vehicle and twins inside was stolen. Kyair and Kason Thomas were left in a running car around 9:45 p.m. Monday as their mother went inside Donatos Pizza, 920 N. High St. in Columbus' Short North neighborhood. The car was gone by the time she turned around, according to Columbus police.
Columbus Dispatch faith and values reporter Danae King speaks with Robert Hendriks, national spokesman for the Jehovah's Witnesses, to talk about where you may see Jehovah's Witnesses: on city streets and sidewalks with carts full of information on the religion and waves and smiles. He will speak about what it took to come back to public ministry after the COVID-19 pandemic and how door knocking will resume here shortly.
Nicholas Reardon, accompanied by his attorney, sat for a voluntary interview with investigators nearly three weeks after fatally shooting Ma'Khia Bryant. When questioned, Reardon said there had been no time for other forms or attempts at de-escalation.
Hours after 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant was shot four times by a Columbus police officer as she swung a knife at a young woman, her younger sister described to a special agent from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation what had transpired before police were called to the 3100 block of Legion Lane on the afternoon of April 20, 2021.
Shai-Onta Craig, also raised by foster mother Angela Moore before aging out of the system, told an investigator she didn't know why Ma'Khia had come at her with a knife. She recounted how after falling to the ground, she tried to put herself in a ball to protect her stomach because of her pregnancy.
Tionna Bonner was pushed up against a car when Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon fired the shots that killed Ma'Khia Bryant. Raised by the same foster mother, she recounted to an investigator shortly after the shooting how her upbringing had differed from that of Ma'Khia's.
Podcast hosts Dr. Terrance Dean and Scot Kirk speak with Jewel Woods, founder and clinical director of Male Behavioral Health in Columbus, about the impact of COVID-19 on the Black community and particularly Black men and boys.
Pandemic isolation — not to mention the deaths of loved ones from the virus — brought anxiety, trauma and depression to a community that is often shortchanged when it comes to mental health, Woods says.
Woods discusses some steps African American men and boys — and anyone, for that matter — can take to improve mental health, including making an effort to seek out proper treatment as early as possible.
"He just threw a purse at me, hit me in my face," Tyrone Gray Jr. allegedly told a 911 dispatcher about Dontarious Sylvester, who was fatally shot.
Read more: Tuttle mall 911 call: 'He smacked me with a purse,' alleged shooter says about victim
Columbus Dispatch health and medicine reports Max Filby talks with OhioHealth Director of Infectious Diseases Joseph Gastaldo on the Coronavirus pandemic, monkeypox, and much more.
Columbus attorney Rex Elliot discusses how a Wood County jury has found two former Bowling Green State University fraternity brothers guilty of hazing and other charges in the death of freshman Stone Foltz, but not guilty of reckless homicide and involuntary manslaughter charges. This is audio was recorded and captured on Friday May 27, 2022.
Traci Wimberly describes the March 26 shooting of her one-year-old daughter, who was struck in the leg by a single bullet fired into their South Side home as she slept between her parents. Many innocent victims of shootings into their homes like Wimberly are left to grapple with the financial and emotional impact of the shooting. There are over 135 victims in Columbus of gunfire into houses this year as of April 11.
Read More: Gunfire into Columbus homes and businesses on the rise, threatening and taking lives
JobsOhio is the state's private nonprofit economic development organization. It was launched over a decade ago by Gov. John Kasich at the start of his administration. It was created to further Ohio's economic development sector by bringing jobs and businesses to the state.
Fast forward to 2022. Ohio announces its deal with Intel. The state and JobsOhio's biggest win to date. A $20 billion initial investment, 3,000 permanent jobs and 10,000 construction jobs resulting from the Licking County project.
Listen along as state politics reporters Mary Jane Sanese and Anna Staver take a deep dive into JobsOhio and its impact it has had on the state over the last decade.
We discuss how JobsOhio is funded, where the money goes, issues with transparency and some other business deals which have yet to turn out as successfully as Intel.
Read More: What has JobsOhio's impact been on Ohio over the last decade?
Five Ohioans told their stories of a time when they experienced growth at the Columbus Storytellers Project event held Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at the Columbus Athenaeum in Downtown Columbus. This is the full audio from entire nights event. The five storytellers who speak are listed below.
Holly Zachariah
James Fuqua
Mallory Golski
Ramona R. Reyes
Chris Suel
A 911 call, which as been edited to protect the witness' privacy, features a motorist describing the scene near Polaris that resulted in a police shooting of a young man.
Martin Gaynor, the E.J. Barone University professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University and former director of the bureau of economics at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, explains why he thinks Americans have gotten a bad deal from the glut of hospital consolidation in recent years.
Unlike other major medical systems in Ohio, OSU has chosen not to simply ride in and take over smaller hospitals and put its name on the building. Rather, it establishes collaborative agreements. Dr. Arick Forrest, medical director of ambulatory services for Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, explains why in this brief excerpt from an interview with Dispatch Senior Editor Darrel Rowland.
Reporters Danae King, Monroe Trombly, and Aubrey Wright share their experiences from covering the Hilltop neighborhood during the last month as the Columbus Dispatch continues its mobile newsroom initiative.
Kimberly Schwind from the AAA Ohio Auto Club offers updates about how Ohioans should brace for higher pas prices in the near future.
Columbus Dispatch reporters Sheridan Hendrix, Megan Henry and Michael Lee discuss the Columbus City Schools’ facilities master plan and what the future of the district’s buildings is.
The Dispatch recently held a roundtable discussion with seven officers from the Columbus Division of Police. The officers have been patrolling the city's streets since graduating from the training academy one to two years ago. The wide-ranging conversation addresses topics such as racism, changing the culture of policing and gaining the public's trust.
The Dispatch convened a group of panelists to discuss the problems with child care, needs of parents and impact of the crisis.
In this episode of the "In Black and White" podcast, hosts Dr. Terrance Dean and Scot Kirk talk to Dr. Donna Ford, distinguished professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University, about school programs designed for gifted students and why many children of color are missing out.
Ford said too often Black and Brown students are far more likely to be overlooked and excluded for gifted programs compared to white students. She also said teachers need to have higher expectations for all the children in their classrooms regardless of the students' backgrounds.
Ford also discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted students of color, exacerbating already existing inequalities in our education system.
Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther announced Wednesday the milestone hiring of Jacqueline Hendricks-Moore as the city's first inspector general, who will oversee investigations into allegations of misconduct by city police.
Hendricks-Moore is currently a senior investigator for Detroit's Office of Inspector General, a position she has held since 2013 after retiring as a Detroit police sergeant.
She will start work on March 8, and will earn an annual salary of $184,000.
Read more:Mayor Ginther appoints Detroit woman to lead Columbus police misconduct investigations
Columbus Dispatch reporters Holly Zachariah, Micah Walker, Mark Ferenchik and Erica Thompson discuss their personal experiences so far with the Mobile Newsroom initiative, covering the Northland and Driving Park neighborhoods. Finally, we explain why this project is important to us and what we’re hoping to accomplish by doing it. Read More: Dispatch Mobile Newsroom: Telling stories in Columbus neighborhoods
Columbus Dispatch reporter Danae King talks about non-religious groups who meet in the Columbus area.
Columbus Dispatch reporter Danae King talks about the Columbus Dispatch working out of the Hilltop library for the next month and the reporting she hopes to do in that neighborhood.
Description: Columbus Dispatch education reporter Megan Henry talks about the role school resource officers play in central Ohio schools.
Columbus Dispatch reporter Mark Williams talks about Friday's announcement about Intel and other companies coming to area.
Mansfield police are investigating the death of a 38-year-old woman who was found in her home Sunday at 183 Rowland Ave., Apt. 2.
"We are investigating it as a homicide," Mansfield police Capt. Shari Robertson said Monday. The death marks the city's first homicide of the new year.
Columbus Dispatch reporter Patrick Cooley talks about a proposed Amtrak stop at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and what that would mean for business in the area and other places around the state.
Columbus Dispatch business reporter Mark Williams talks about the possibility of the region getting a computer chip company, the timeline for a decision and what this could mean for jobs and the economy in central Ohio.
Columbus Dispatch education reporter Megan Henry talks about how local schools decide when to institute a mask mandate.
Read more:Which Columbus-area schools are requiring masks?
Columbus Dispatch education reporter Megan Henry talks about how more Ohio children were diagnosed with COVID-19 in December than any in month since the start of the pandemic, and experts fear even more kids could be infected as they returned to schools this week following holiday gatherings.
Read more:More Ohio children infected with COVID in December than any month since pandemic began
Columbus Dispatch education reporter Megan Henry talks about how far Ohio families are willing to travel to central Ohio for special education.
Read more: Families overcome obstacles, distance to send students to Columbus-area specialty schools
Danae King talks about the latest into CAIR's investigation into its former director, Romin Iqbal, who CAIR said was sharing information with an anti-Muslim group
Chris Pugh of the Ohioan Podcast spoke to Dispatch Reporter Danae King about what she's seen with the paper's Mobile Newsroom project, an effort to get to know more of Columbus' communities in depth. The project spent November in Northland and heads to Driving Park beginning Dec. 12.
Gannett Ohio's Chris Pugh talks with faith reporter Danae King about the Jewish high holiday, how people of all faiths can get involved and what celebrations took place in Columbus
Danae King talks about her work on the Columbus Dispatch's upcoming Storytellers project series.
Danae King talks about Hilltop Tigers Soccer Club, a free soccer program run through the Muslim nonprofit MY Project USA, whose founders say it's much more than a sports team for area boys ages 7 to 18.
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Ashton Dulin scored his first touchdown on Sunday and talked about his journey from Reynoldsburg and Malone University to the NFL.
Wess shares about why she wore an Ohio State uniform and carried a University of Cincinnati helmet during the costume part of the competition.
Elana Hohl reads a passage from her book, "A Few Minor Adjustments" about time spent in Afghanistan.
Freeing wrongfully convicted prisoners, uncovering government officials' wrongdoing and exposing the misspending of taxpayer money is part of the DNA of the Dispatch team that formerly covered state government and politics. Join retired Dispatch public affairs reporters Lee Leonard, Randy Ludlow and Cathy Candisky for a wide-ranging, free-flowing discussion with Senior Editor Darrel Rowland as part of the Dispatch@150 celebration.
It’s the last week of the football regular season, and this week’s biggest games will have major implications for playoff seeding and who gets in. Also, Division II and III golf crowned their state champions, and the rest of the fall sports are firmly in the postseason.
Dr. Bill Wulf, CEO of Central Ohio Primary Care in Westerville, speaks about his initiative centered on kindness
Todd Baker, executive director of the Ohio State Medical Association, talks about the importance of an independent town doctor in rural Ohio communities.
Dr. Anita Somani talks about why doctors leave private practice in the healthcare industry, shares her own experiences as being a medical professional, and discusses several problems that arise when doctors leave private practice and join health systems.
Marni Jameson Carey, executive director, Association of Independent Doctors discusses the real cost savings from seeing an independent doctor.
Heading into Week 8 of the football season, Bailey Johnson recaps the best games of Week 7 and previews interesting matchups in Week 8. Also, a look at the golf postseason and the other fall sports that are about to enter the playoffs.
Heading into Week 7 of football and with the golf postseason kicking off, we take a look at the top football teams in central Ohio, preview of Week 7’s best games and discuss who is in the running for Athlete of the Week.
At the halfway point of the football regular season, a look at some of the top teams and standout individual performances so far this year. Also, a preview of the top games in Week 6 and a discussion of who’s on the ballot for Athlete of the Week this week.
As we near the halfway point of the football regular season, Dispatch high school sports reporter Bailey Johnson recaps Week 4’s games and takes a quick look at what’s coming up in Week 5.
After an unintentional week away from Prep Work last week while covering the Bishop Sycamore story, high school sports reporter Bailey Johnson returns to recap the last two weeks of high school football and preview the Friday night action in Week 4. Also, we go over this week’s two-horse race for Athlete of the Week between Upper Arlington’s Abby Reisz and Pickerington Central’s Myriah Massey.
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther speaks during a press conference on Wednesday September 8, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. During this Ginther announces his executive order of wearing face masks in public indoor spaces.
As the Bishop Sycamore saga continues, high school sports reporter Bailey Johnson provides an overview of the situation, beginning with the program’s first iteration in 2018. More than a week after losing in dramatic fashion on ESPN, Bishop Sycamore continues to practice and hopes to play games again this fall, despite the national conversation about its legitimacy.
On Tuesday, The Dispatch held a live discussion on what Critical Race Theory is, its role in schools and recent moves against similar teachings. This discussion was hosted by Dispatch Opinion and Engagement Editor Amelia Robinson.
On this episode of the Learning Pod, Dispatch education reporter Alissa Widman Neese, Sheridan Hendrix and Megan Henry reflect back on Alissa's career at The Dispatch.
Columbus Dispatch reporters Ken Gordon and Céilí Doyle chat with Robin Harris, the executive director of a local Alcohol Drug and Mental Health Board in Appalachian Ohio. Harris serves Jackson Gallia and Meigs counties, and discusses the unique challenges that urban and rural Ohio share, and, what sets them apart in dealing with children's mental health following the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the second episode of Prep Work, the Dispatch’s high school sports podcast, Bailey Johnson breaks down the first week of Friday night football while looking ahead to week two. Also, a quick discussion of the other high school sports and a run-through of the ballot for Athlete of the Week.
In the first episode of Prep Work, the Dispatch’s new high school sports podcast, Bailey Johnson introduces herself and the show. Each week, we’ll highlight all the latest news and notes around central Ohio high schools, while making sure to balance football talk with giving small sports their due. First up: a quick preview of football season and a check-in on New Albany girls golf.
On this episode of the Learning Pod, Dispatch education reporters Alissa Widman Neese, Sheridan Hendrix and Megan Henry discuss the 2021-22 back to school season. Next, we talk about what school districts are doing regarding masking polices, COVID-19 protocols, and vaccinations for those are eligible. Finally, we also mention what polices have been announced so far on college campuses throughout Ohio and what we can expect this fall with the Delta variant on the rise nationwide.
A 911 call reporting a plane crash in Wayne County. The Highway Patrol is investigating the crash near Eby Road. According to a news release, the pilot was the only person on board.
Dispatch reporter Sheridan Hendrix sits down for an interview with Ohio State President Kristina M. Johnson to discuss deciding COVID-19 protocols for fall, increasing tenured faculty and making college more affordable.
Here are five of our most notable headlines from the past week from the Columbus Dispatch. For daily audio updates visit Dispatch.com.
Bowling Green State University President Rodney K. Rogers and Cory and Shari Foltz speak about anti-hazing principles at the Ohio Statehouse on Monday, July 26, in Columbus, Ohio.
Sean Lane, the CEO of health care artificial intelligence firm Olive AI discusses what their company is trying to accomplish and how they adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On this episode of the Learning Pod, Dispatch education reporters Alissa Widman Neese, Sheridan Hendrix and Megan Henry discuss three words that have recently ignited a national debate regarding K-12 education: critical race theory. What is it? What isn't it? And what impact could the uproar have when students return to classrooms this fall?
Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor, Randy Gardner, talks about the new anti-hazing curriculum that is coming to Ohio colleges this fall.
Fake 911 calls to law enforcement involving threats of violence are disturbing to officials. It's happened twice recently in Delaware County. Listen to these audio calls here.
'Swatting' scams hit Delaware County law enforcement twice in a month
Columbus Dispatch columnist Rob Oller discusses his latest sports column on this edition of Oller Take II. During this Oller talks about how Ohio State track and field sprinters are Tokyo-bound for the 2021 Olympics and what this means for Buckeye Nation.
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., discusses his personal heart complications, the coronavirus pandemic, and what is currently going on in the Columbus area. This was all part of an audio interview with Columbus Dispatch business reporter Mark Williams.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine speaks with members from the media regarding a 2nd COVID-19 vaccination incentive that will soon be unveiled.
Columbus Partnership CEO Alex Fischer talks about why he is going to step down in the next six months and explains why he thinks now is the right time to do so.
Columbus Dispatch education reporters Sheridan Hendrix and Alissa Widman Neese speak with special guest Anna Staver on the latest episode of The Learning Pod. During this podcast we talk about how Ohio’s budget has been passed and what this means for the new school funding formula. Finally, we talk about the school voucher program and the new changes to this that will apply.
On Tuesday July 6, 2021 Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Collin’s Law in Columbus, Ohio.
Catherine Tulley called 911 at 11:54 p.m. Sunday and was still there when officers arrived. Another relative in the house called 911 a minute before and told a dispatcher that Tulley and Brigham had been fighting.
Harsher penalties for hazing could be on the horizon as a committee of the Ohio House of Representatives approved Collin's Law Thursday. This audio clip was voiced and recorded by Dispatch audio engineer Patrick Flaherty.
Dispatch education reporters Sheridan Hendrix, Alissa Widman Neese and Megan Henry talk about how Capital University announced earlier this year that it has a new plan to increase student success rates: iPads for everyone. Project Indigo, Capital's new digital initiative, will provide an iPad to all of the university's 2,600 students, staff members and faculty members. These iPads will eliminate any divides caused by a lack of access to technology.
Kimberly Schwind from AAA Ohio Auto Club talks about travel for the upcoming 4th of July weekend for Ohioans and how this will compare with nationwide travel. Finally, she provides an update on where travels are still required to wear masks when traveling and on vacation.
Columbus Dispatch columnist Rob Oller discusses his latest sports column. During this digital audio clip Oller discusses the sport of soccer.
Hank Marr High School Jazz Award recipient Mason Bryant has a passion for jazz and a strong desire to be a professional musician. In this audio clip hear Mason as he plays his electric guitar.
Columnist Rob Oller discusses his latest Dispatch sports column. During this Oller talks about the upcoming U.S. Open and talks about five different players to watch during this PGA tournament.
Edith Espinal, an immigrant who lived in church sanctuary to avoid deportation for more than 3 years, speaks on june 15, 2021, after her first check in with immigration officials since she left sanctuary in February.
Columbus Dispatch reporter Darrel Rowland speaks with Lisa Miller, a patient “navigator”, who helps patients navigate PBMs and health insurers to make they are getting the proper coverage that they deserve. This podcast was produced by Columbus Dispatch videographer Doral Chenoweth.
Three 911 center dispatchers fielded more than 35 calls within 11 minutes after a dispute over reckless driving led to a shootout at a Wayne County racetrack. This incident and these calls occurred on Sunday June 13, 2021 in Wayne County.
Marysville musician Ryan Horns has written a song in honor of Olivia Midnight, a Thomas Worthington student who died in 2018. All proceeds will benefit her scholarship fund.
Columbus Dispatch education reporters Sheridan Hendrix, Alissa Widman Neese and Megan Henry speak with special guest Anna Staver
It's that time of year again when Ohio lawmakers are tasked with creating the state’s biennial education budget. In February, Gov. Mike DeWine announced his proposed two-year budget, which kept funding for K-12 school education relatively flat.
He said at the time that he wanted to leave the decision about how to fund Ohio's public schools up to state lawmakers. As it turns out, the House and the Senate have two very different ideas about how to tackle it.
Newly announced Columbus police chief Elaine Bryant speaks during a news conference on Wednesday June 2, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio.
A 911 call made to report a mass shooting at Downtown Columbus' Bicentennial Park at 11:51 p.m. on Saturday May 22, 2021.
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the killing of a George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minneapolis police offer who knelt with his knee on Floyd's neck. The video shot by a bystander sparked worldwide outrage. Tens of thousands of Americans took to the streets to protest racial injustice, and a national awakening spurred a top-to-bottom look at racial equality and social justice.
In this podcast, reporters and columnists from Ohio's Gannett newspapers come together to discuss the reaction in their own cities to George Floyd's murder. You'll also hear how the events of 2020 changed the way newspapers cover communities of color, as well as personal reflections from these journalists on their experiences and how they now approach issues of race and inequality in their reporting.
Columnist Rob Oller discusses his latest Dispatch sports column. During this Oller talks about rebranding and how the Columbus Crew recently went through a rebranding and then another rebranding and multiple name changes.
On the latest episode of The Learning Pod, Dispatch education reporters Sheridan Hendrix, Megan Henry and Alissa Widman Neese discuss the five full-ride college scholarships to be awarded in Ohio's Vax-A-Million lottery — and daydream about what they'd do if they won one of the five $1 million prizes to be awarded to adults. Drawings start May 26. Vax-a-Million: Here's how to sign up for Ohio's vaccine lottery to win $1 million or a college scholarship Ohio Vax-a-Million website gets 25 million visits, 'hundreds of thousands' of sign-ups on first day
Dr. Terrance Dean leads a discussion with three Black scholars and intellectuals regarding the shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant, a teenage girl shot and killed by a Columbus police officer.
Dr. Karen Powell Sears, Dr. Drexler James and Marcelius Braxton share their opinions on what the case means for young Black women around the country.
Braxton, an assistant dean at Capital University's law school and the author of an op-ed column on the subject for the Dispatch, says that the Bryant case exposes a dirty secret in American culture — Black girls are often treated as if they are adults, and innocence is not afforded to them as it is to their white female peers.
Powell Sears, a sociology professor at Denison University, attributes the cause of society's treatment of Black girls to racist tropes that have been perpetuated since the slave trade.
Drexler, a psychology professor at Denison, discusses how racist theories alleging Blacks are physically stronger, faster and larger than whites have also played a role in how society views Black girls. All the speakers refer to the term "adultification" — that Black girls who are still very much children are treated as grown-ups.
Poet and photographer Marcus Jackson reads his poem, which was published in the May 2021 issue of Columbus Monthly along with his photo, which has the same title.
Dr. Terrance Dean and "The Other Side" podcast host, Scot Kirk have a conversation with Jean-Philippe Dorval, Advocacy and Public Policy Liaison for the Prevention Action Alliance, regarding his op-ed column in the Dispatch about negotiating his Blackness.
Dispatch education reporters Sheridan Hendrix, Alissa Widman Neese and Megan Henry discuss how in person graduations are returning for the spring class of 2021. We further talk about how things will look different this year with virus protocols being put in place to help keep students and their families safe.
Listen to a man who called 911 to report a shooting in Whitehall, Ohio. Two people are dead after a shooting Monday afternoon at a Whitehall apartment. Police were called to an apartment on the 800 block of Bernhard Road around 1:30 p.m. on a report of a shooting in the area, according to Whitehall Deputy Police Chief Dan Kelso.
Columnist Rob Oller discusses his latest Dispatch sports column. During this Oller talks about Mother’s Day and the relationship he had with his mother and much more.
As Mindy Drayer reflected on the storied life of her 90-year-old mother Carm Drayer, the author wanted to release a book that served as an ode to her. Listen to Dispatch reporter Earl Hopkins as he speaks with Drayer in this audio Q & A.
fran frazier of Black Girl Rising says her heart felt it when 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant was killed by a police officer during a fight outside of the foster home where she was staying.
frazier felt like she needed to do something for Columbus’ Black girls. She called a Zoom meeting and found there was no shortage of other Black women who felt the same.
The result is a plan for girl-focused workshops and a campaign that will see Black women reading love letters to Black girls throughout May, Mental Health Awareness Month.
A selection of love letters curated by frazier are read by the following:
Columbus Urban League CEO and President Stephanie Hightower
PrimaryOne Health CEO Charleta B. Tavares
Columbus Councilwoman Priscilla R. Tyson
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority Vice President of Resident Initiatives Sonja Nelson
Mount Carmel Health System former director of community engagement Kathlynne Espy
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division Judge Terri B. Jamison
Shirlean Washington of Mount Herman Baptist Church
Dispatch Opinion and Community Engagement Editor Amelia Robinson
Columbus Public Schools Chief Engagement Officer Alesia Gillison.
Columnist Rob Oller discusses his latest Dispatch sports column. During this Oller talks about the upcoming Memorial golf tournament that’s held in Dublin, Ohio. Oller also explains how the course will look and feel different this year as it is now beefed up and with some new improvements compared to years past.
An audio tape of a man who called 911 stating a woman was knocking at his door saying that her kids are dead. Officers were called to the 4100 block of Rickenbacker Avenue on Sunday around 11:40 a.m. on the report of a fully-engulfed mobile home. That mobile home turned out to be a RV. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, two children were found dead inside.
Read more:Two children killed in RV fire in Whitehall as cause of blaze under investigation
Columnist Rob Oller discusses his latest Dispatch sports column. During this Oller talks about the Cleveland Browns and how the 2021 NFL Draft is being hosted in Cleveland, Ohio this year. Next, he talks about how the Browns are not really a factor in this draft and have the lowest pick that they have in a long time.
The Dispatch has been covering the Pike County homicides since the time the bodies of eight members of the Rhoden family were discovered on April 22, 2016. Now, we take a look at what happens next with the cases.
Ohio educators are discussing complex current events, to teach students about justice and facilitate discussions about racism, violence and civil unrest. Listen to Dispatch education reporters Sheridan Hendrix, Alissa Widman Neese and Megan Henry on the newest episode of the Learning Pod episode.
Special prosecutor Angela Canepa recounts some of the facts of the Rhoden murders on Thursday April 22, 2021 in a courtroom in Waverly, Ohio.
The call released by Columbus police shows an unidentified female speaking sporadically about someone trying to stab her. The call led police to come to the home, where 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant was fatally shot by police.
Heather Johnson, 32, said nothing can bring George Floyd back, but Tuesday's guilty verdict was a first step. The local activist was dismayed, however, when news broke that Columbus police had shot and killed a 15-year-old Black girl on the Southeast Side just minutes before Derek Chauvin was convicted. But, it's not over, she said. "I’m in this fight and this struggle because I don’t want my six kids to be in this fight and struggle," Johnson said.
Columnist Rob Oller discusses his latest Dispatch sports column. During this Oller talks the sport of golf and memories he had with his father when he was growing up.
Dr. Terrance Dean and "The Other Side" podcast host, Scot Kirk, discuss with Erik Farley, Senior Vice President of Equity and Inclusion for the YMCA of Central Ohio, the importance of getting residents from different communities and cultures to talk to each other.
Farley says having a dialogue creates opportunities to build trust, and from that trust can develop plans of action to address inequities in our society. But it all starts from talking to one another, because that's the first step to allow individuals from different ethnic, racial, religious and cultural backgrounds to develop true empathy for their fellow human beings.
Columnist Rob Oller discusses his latest Dispatch sports column. During this Oller talks how a former sushi restaurant owner Yoshi Yoshida, who served Hideki Matsuyama a rice bowl every year during the Memorial, is thrilled the Japan native won the Masters.