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Ohio State student dies in car crash on I-71 Columbus’ North Side

An Ohio State student died in a car crash on I-71 on Columbus’s North Side early Thursday morning. Police said the crash occurred at 2:10 a.m. north of Morse Road on I-71 North, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Ashton Krick, a rising third-year aerospace engineering student at Ohio State, was driving north when he went […]

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Man who plotted university hate crime attack moves two blocks from campus

After serving a nearly six-year-long prison sentence, a self-identified “incel” that plotted a violent attack against women at Ohio State has moved two blocks away from campus. Tres Genco, a Cincinnati-area man, was released from federal prison on April 30 after pleading guilty for attempting a hate crime in 2020, according to a 2022 press […]

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Jake Diebler addresses team’s offseason approach, staff and player additions and building team chemistry for 2026-27 season

Coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022, Ohio State men’s basketball is looking to take another step from last year. Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler said that the team’s offseason approach was focused on not being satisfied with last year’s season and raising the basketball program to a higher standard.  “Whether it […]

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Frames from the game: Columbus Aviators fall to Louisville Kings 42-27 in UFL season finale

The Columbus Aviators concluded their United Football League inaugural season in Historic Crew Stadium Sunday night against the Louisville Kings. The Aviators fell to the Kings 42-27, dropping their record to 3-7 on the season. Check out The Lantern’s photos from the Aviators’ season finale.

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Two more former first responders spoke out against their abuse from Dr. Richard Strauss at Tuesday press conference

Two more survivors of Dr. Richard Strauss, former Deputy Chief of the Columbus Division of Police Tim Becker, and Todd Schroeck, a former Columbus firefighter, came forward to talk about the abuse they suffered at a Tuesday press conference.  Held at 1:30 p.m. outside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, Becker said he was abused by […]

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Ohio State staff member killed in stabbing in Clintonville Sunday morning

An Ohio State alumnus and staff member is dead and another person critically injured after a stabbing allegedly involving the victim’s 17-year-old adopted son, according to Columbus police.  The crime was reported Sunday around 7 a.m., with two victims suffering from stab wounds when officers arrived at the scene, according to ABC 6 reporting. Rayburn-Velco […]

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Wexner Center for the Arts representatives express concern for Board of Trustees approved $2.3 million development plans

Representatives of the Wexner Center for the Arts are concerned and seeking to raise awareness about the future of the center’s film theater, as campus construction plans create uncertainty.  At a March 5 Board of Trustees public meeting, the board approved a $2.3 million proposal to design and construct a revitalized gateway to campus, according […]

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Concert Review: Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival returns to Columbus with four days of heavy rock performances

Columbus welcomed more than 140 hard rock and heavy metal bands for this year’s Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival May 14-17.  Held Thursday through Sunday at Historic Crew Stadium, the four-day festival drew over 175,000 fans per day to cheer on massive names in metalcore, hard rock, thrash, emo and more. Co-founded by Danny […]

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Former Columbus fire chief says that Strauss abused him as a teenager

  A new survivor of former university physician Richard Strauss has confirmed that Strauss was not only abusing college students and athletes, but high school students in Columbus. Jeffrey Happ, the former Chief of the Columbus Division of Fire, announced on Thursday that he was first sexually abused by Strauss when he was 15, with […]

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