Migrants from the country in east Africa, fleeing civil war, started calling the city of Columbus home in the 1990s.

Many local residents have expressed opposition to the project.

The affected West Chester corridor is about 3,200 acres along Union Centre Boulevard.

Ohio was among 36 states that got the "yellow" or "caution" rating from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, a coalition of consumer, health, insurance and law enforcement groups.

The Wilmington City Council is scheduled to vote on a 30-year tax abatement for the proposed data center Thursday.

It marks a likely end to 30 years in downtown Cleveland for the Browns after the mayor and Council ardently fought for over a year to keep the team in the city-owned stadium.

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.

President Trump has suggested 50-year mortgages as one way to help more people be able to afford home ownership.

AEP Ohio and a Meta affiliate are asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to approve the arrangement. Meta wants the substation to supply power to a data center.

The report says 9% of Ohio's manufacturing companies have brought some production back to the state from overseas.