Tyler Thompson
Former ReporterTyler Thompson was a reporter and on-air host for 89.7 NPR News. Thompson, originally from northeast Ohio, has spent the last three years working as a Morning Edition host and reporter at NPR member station KDLG Public Radio and reporter at the Bristol Bay Times Newspaper in Dillingham, Alaska.
Thompson graduated from Kent State University with a degree in Journalism and Multimedia.
During his time in Alaska, he was a regular contributor to Alaska Public Media statewide news, Alaska News Nightly, and KTOO state capital news network. He also published the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, an annual summer fish report that provides contextual statistics, stories and industry perspectives for the largest salmon fishery in the world.
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Jurors return to the courthouse Tuesday morning in the murder trial of former Mount Carmel doctor William Husel. The jury on Monday told the judge they were deadlocked at an impasse. -
The City of Columbus is set to approve a $2.1 million grant to fund Franklin County’s tuberculosis control program for 2022. Over the last two decades, the county has reported more cases of tuberculosis compared to the rest of the state. -
Business & EconomyThe city is committing up to $175,000 to the Chamber of Commerce to expand the “Urban Business Connection,” a program that started in 2020. -
Business & EconomyWith billions of dollars in the pipeline for residential and commercial projects, one economist said the city is growing at a rate like never before. -
The City of Columbus is committing $19 million to human service organizations across the area. The money will be used to address homelessness, infant vitality and more socioeconomic needs. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentDam Structure Three near Lancaster is the latest to receive funding. It's one of 108 projects listed to get a portion of the $166.5 million from the new federal infrastructure bill . It’s one piece of a larger puzzle, where two of the largest and oldest dams in Fairfield County will also be restored. -
Court documents show that the owners have failed to address electrical, trash, pest infestation issues and other health and safety protocols in the past at the 500 -unit complex. -
Public transportation is a crucial piece of infrastructure for many peoples’ daily needs in Central Ohio. A report released by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission in March identified rural counties as places with an urgent need for transit. -
Business & EconomyEmployees at a downtown Columbus Starbucks joined a nationwide effort Monday to demand union recognition. It’s the first location in the area to do so. -
While approval would only be for those populations, an infectious disease specialist from Mount Carmel Medical Group says may be good for everyone.
