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The Yenkin-Majestic/OPC Polymers resin plant in Columbus following the April 8, 2021 explosion and fire that killed worker Wendell Light and injured eight others.

ACCOUNTABILITY

The Alarms Never Sounded. Five Years Later, Yenkin-Majestic Pleads Guilty.

The Columbus manufacturer pleaded guilty to federal negligent endangerment more than five years after an explosion killed Wendell Light, injured eight workers and sent a predominantly Black neighborhood into a years-long fight for answers.

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The Board didn’t decide where Rep. Ismail Mohamed lives. The challenge is coming back.

Franklin County election officials did not reach the underlying residency dispute Monday after Mohamed changed his voter-registration address. Former state Rep. Bernadine Kennedy Kent says she plans to file another challenge.

Kin Newsroom · September 14, 2026

ACCOUNTABILITY

Where does Rep. Ismail Mohamed live? Voter challenge heads to Franklin County board

Columbus / Government & Accountability

Ginther says changing Columbus’ capital financing could cost $203 million. Here’s what’s inside the $2.8 billion plan.

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Black Columbus Will Gather This Weekend to Honor Ray Miller Jr.

Former Ohio Sen. Ray Miller Jr., a longtime Columbus community leader and founder of the Columbus African American News Journal.

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September 10, 2026

Oktoberfest All Weekend, Crew at Home and Ohio State at Texas

Oktoberfest owns the fairgrounds Friday through Sunday, while Saturday night puts Crew–Red Bulls and Ohio State–Texas on the clock at the same 7:30 hour. Pick your Saturday lane early; Kin has the rest of the weekend mapped.

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