In the long and emotional meeting, board members made more than $50 million in cuts, despite shooting down two different plans to reduce busing for high school students.

Nasima, an Afghanistan native who is retired from the U.S. Air Force, said she was devastated by the fatal shooting of a West Virginia National Guardsman, but now worries that Afghans will no longer be welcomed to the U.S.

School closures, major staff reductions and discontinuing busing for certain students are among the items board members will consider at the Tuesday evening meeting at the district's South High Street office.

Despite a new safety initiative implemented by the Columbus Dept. of Public Service, residents are advocating for greater changes.

The bill named for Charlie Kirk, the conservative Christian commentator assassinated in September, got strong reaction in an Ohio House committee before the vote.

The agreement included a $100 million commitment from the Haslams to pay for the demolition of the existing stadium, as well as tens of millions toward community projects and lakefront development in the next decade. In exchange, the city will drop related lawsuits.

The White House chose not to recognize World AIDS Day for the first time since 1988. Stonewall Columbus Executive Director Densil Porteous said support from the community can be equally important.

Proponents of a new collaboration between the city of Dayton and the state of Ohio say it will reduce violent crime in the area.

Some of Columbus' 21 area commissions are expressing concern over the city's planned update to land use maps. Previously, the city relied on the 21 groups to build their own maps. Now, officials want a single uniform map for the entire city.

A bill to require absentee ballots arrive at boards of elections by election day—eliminating the four day grace period in current law--is headed to Gov. Mike DeWine.