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The software auto-detects the language of an incoming text and translates for dispatchers, then translates back to those contacting them. It's been in use since April 9.
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Council President Pro Tem Rob Dorans said the system is being put in place to help aid code enforcement teams by more quickly identifying vacant properties causing problems in the community.
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The university eliminated the position of senior vice provost of inclusive excellence. Meanwhile, the school's interim vice provost for diversity and inclusion retired.
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Jim Tressel, 72, succeeds Republican Jon Husted, who was appointed last month to the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Vice President JD Vance.
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Senate Bill 100 would also exclude the Ohio Farm Bureau’s proposal for personal health plans from oversight by the Ohio Department of Insurance.
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Ideastream's sports commentator Terry Pluto believes former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel has the skillset to succeed as the state's next lieutenant governor.
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More than 200 opponents of the bill that targets what Republicans say is liberal ideology in Ohio universities showed up to offer testimony at the Statehouse Tuesday, with hundreds more submitting their comments in writing.
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Bruce Johnson went through the confirmation process to become Ohio's lieutenant governor in 2005.
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Ohio Democrats say people from other countries who are in the state legally are fearing for their safety, as the federal administration cracks down on illegal immigration.
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The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday from lawyers representing the Columbus Dispatch and the Columbus Division of Police. The case before the court will decide whether privacy protections afforded to victims of crime also apply to on-duty police officers.
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The group met with an aid about changes to federal funding, Elon Musk's access to data at the U.S. Treasury Department and mass deportations.
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ATF agent James Burk sued the city after he said Columbus police tased and handcuffed him while he was trying to confiscate a gun at a city residence.
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Ohio has been without a lieutenant governor since Jan. 21, when Jon Husted was sworn in to replace Vice President JD Vance in the US Senate.
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Five candidates filed to run for Columbus City Councilmember Otto Beatty III's seat. Beatty told reporters he would not seek election after he was appointed to the seat in January.
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LaRose, 45, a former state senator and U.S. Army Green Beret, is the last of Ohio's five term-limited statewide executive officeholders to make his future plans known.
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Columbus City Council is adding $13 million in amendments to Mayor Andrew Ginther's proposed budget for the next year.
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The return date of March 17 set by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine falls almost five years to the day after the state declared an emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 9, 2020, and allowed certain employees to work remotely.
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Mike DeWine will release his two-year state budget Monday - the final spending plan of his two terms as Ohio's governor.
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A state lawmaker has a bill that would keep cash as an option at retailers in Ohio.
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Business & EconomyBlack Kahawa Coffee at the corner of Broad and High streets is one of the first businesses to open with the help of Columbus City Council's Downtown Ground Floor Growth Initiative.
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The Ohio Senate has resurrected a proposal that overhauls the state’s relatively young recreational marijuana program, raising the tax on product sales from 10% to 15%.
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Four Ohio lawmakers are preparing to introduce identical bipartisan bills that legislate what they call end-of-life procedures.