From the Newsroom: The Columbus Dispatch

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with Nathan Hart to discuss climate change and its impact on Ohioans. Finally, we discuss what comes next and what changes can be made.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with education reporters Sheridan Hendrix and Cole Behrens to discuss Ohio’s math problem and whether it can be fixed in the state's education system.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Danae King to discuss how central Ohio uses Universal Basic Income concepts to target poverty. During this episode, we talk about how the program works in Ohio and if it's making any impact.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Shahid Meighan to discuss ShotSpotter, Columbus’ gunfire detection system. During this they talk about whether the more than $6 million system is worth the hefty price tag to operate it in the city of Columbus.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Dean Narciso to discuss Ohio’s rural solar fight and how it’s pitting neighbors and friends against each other.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Max Filby to discuss the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on Ohio and how it’s still evident today.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Jordan Laird to discuss what is next for Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein. Finally, we talk about insulin prices, and guns in Columbus and speculate if Klein might run for mayor in 2027.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Jim Weiker to discuss how Vertiv grew from a small refrigeration shop to one of Central Ohio’s largest companies.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Samantha Hendrickson to discuss how hundreds of thousands of rural Ohioans live in some form of healthcare desert, a geographic area where health needs go partially or completely unmet.

Two 911 calls provide scene details from a New Albany mass shooting at the KDC/ONE warehouse site in the 8800 block of Smith’s Mill Road.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with politics reporter Erin Glynn on how Ohio doesn’t require adults to take driver’s education. Next, we discuss how Gov. Mike DeWine wants more driving training and talk about how this could change in Ohio.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with dining reporter Bob Vitale to discuss how fresh fish and seafood make their way to Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with education reporter Sheridan Hendrix to discuss the first full year of Ohio State’s president Ted Carter and his approval rating.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with features reporter Amani Bayo to discuss the experience that some Somali Americans have faced as an at-risk youth in Columbus’ most dangerous neighborhoods.

Columbus police identified Sierra Muse, 34, Dawn Clover, 49, and Tiffany Parrish, 36, Monday night as the three women found dead.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with education reporter Cole Behrens to discuss the challenges that Ohio’s educational system still faces five years post the Covid-19 pandemic.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Sophia Veneziano to discuss how these five finalists will be recognized for their efforts to do good in the community as part of the Everyday Kindness Heroes program.

Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks with reporter Bethany Bruner on how Shayla Favor makes history as the first Black woman elected to be Franklin County prosecutor.

Editor Michael Shearer speaks with Max Filby, Danae King about VANISHED, a Dispatch investigation into how police search for missing people in Ohio.