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Nolan Wells Is Being Laid to Rest. The Search for Truth Is Not.
Family, friends and civil-rights leaders gathered to celebrate the life of the 18-year-old student-athlete. His funeral closes one chapter—but it does…
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Columbus Wants Real District Representation
A campaign for real district representation clears its first hurdle. Plus: free Columbus State tuition, Central State’s audit, police drones, Medicaid…
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Who Used Central Ohio's Cameras for 15,000 Immigration Searches?
Columbus owes the public answers about its Flock network. Plus: Trump’s election address, rewritten Black history, media consolidation and Ohio’s…
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The Tornado Passed. South Columbus Is Still Living With It.
An EF-1 tornado hit Columbus’ South Side Tuesday. Now thousands are still waiting for power, families are trying to replace food and damaged property.
 • DaVante Goins
Columbus Funded Every National Night Out Applicant. 41 Events Are Set.
All 48 organizations that applied received some city support, helping produce 41 National Night Out events across Columbus today.
 • DaVante Goins
Ben Crump Joins Corey Ruiz Case as Key Evidence Remains Unreleased
The central question is not whether one viral clip tells the entire story. It is whether Ruiz’s family is demanding the full video record after a…
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