Saturday, November 7, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1922, Florence Ellinwood Allen was elected to the Supreme Court of Ohio, becoming the first woman elected to the highest court of any state.

🎁 Ohioans spent an estimated $32 billion last holiday season, and the state has a free guide to help keep this year’s spending in check. Find out more in Et Cetera.

Is there a right day to run your errands? Gas is cheapest on the day you’d least expect, the DMV has two days you’ll want to avoid, and airlines, car dealers, and grocery stores each have a sweet spot of their own. We’re counting down what the data says about all seven, saving the biggest surprise for last. Amy has the full story on today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!

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Assistant Chief’s Gun Found in Restroom

Columbus’ second-highest-ranking police officer left her gun unattended earlier this week in a women’s restroom at the Ohio Department of Public Safety headquarters.

Officers found the weapon in the Charles D. Shipley Building on West Broad Street, an area open to the public, and traced it to First Assistant Chief LaShanna Potts. She later retrieved it, and the building never went into lockdown.

The city’s inspector general has opened an investigation, though the office stressed that doing so "is not a finding or admission of wrongdoing."

Potts followed Chief Elaine Bryant from the Detroit Police Department in 2021.

Wexner’s Name Stays at Ohio State

Ohio State will keep Les Wexner’s name on its campus buildings after interim Provost Trevor Brown declined to order a full review of hundreds of removal requests.

Most of the 512 requests cited the billionaire’s longtime ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019. Wexner has given Ohio State more than $200 million, and his name appears on the medical center and football complex.

Brown noted that Wexner has never been charged with a crime and has denied any allegations under oath. Further review, he wrote, would put the committee in a "nearly impossible position."

State Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, said he was "deeply disappointed" and that the university "is not listening."

Pickleball Players Flock to Cleveland

More than 450 players from 10 states and four countries have converged on Cleveland’s Huntington Convention Center for the Midwest’s largest pickleball tournament, which wraps up Sunday.

The fourth annual Pickle in the Land has drawn players from all over, from elite competitors to weekend hobbyists, with $6,400 in Open Division prize money at stake.

Competitors range in age from 11 to 82, including Esther Daniels, who took up the game just three years ago: "The best years of pickleball are ahead of me!"

The event, hosted by the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and Rock Entertainment Group, is open to the public for viewing.

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➤ Statewide: Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said he won’t sign any bill that "dramatically" strips the governor’s powers before Democrat Dr. Amy Acton takes office in January. (More)

➤ Licking County: Southwest Licking Schools may move some grades to split schedules in fall 2027 after voters rejected an income tax and a building bond Tuesday. (More)

➤ Oregon: Vantage Data Centers won’t move forward with its planned project in this Toledo suburb after voters banned data centers larger than 25 megawatts. (More)

➤ Northeast Ohio: University Hospitals patients still can’t fully use MyChart, view test results, or pay bills online more than two weeks after UH took its systems offline over unusual server activity. (More)

➤ Cleveland: The U.S. EPA has begun hauling hazardous waste and asbestos out of an abandoned Slavic Village warehouse after years of neighbor complaints. (More)

➤ Nelsonville: Nelsonville-York City Schools plans to open an $11 million community center in January 2028 with STEM classrooms, a dental office, a family laundry, and job training. (See Plans)

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➤ Former Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor told jurors Thursday he didn’t know gamblers could bet on individual pitches until the case involving ex-teammates Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz arose. (More)

➤ Former Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson, now with the New England Patriots, said he was hospitalized for several days with neurological symptoms that doctors have yet to explain. (More)

➤ FC Cincinnati can avoid the East’s wild card match with a Decision Day win over Nashville SC, but a loss or draw could drop it as low as ninth place. (More)

➤ Ohio State’s women’s basketball team routed Central Michigan 103-36 Thursday, tying a program record with a 59-14 halftime lead. (See Recap)

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➤ Fiona’s giant nutcracker will return to the Cincinnati Zoo for the Festival of Lights, standing 24 feet tall in honor of the famous hippo’s Jan. 24 birthday. The festival opens Nov. 19. (See Nutcracker)

➤ Steubenville’s first international film festival wraps up today at the downtown Sycamore Youth Center, featuring 58 films from around the world and the Ohio Valley. (More)

➤ Actor Will Poulter praised Hoyo’s Kitchen in Columbus’ North Market on Last Meals, saying the Union County cast went straight there after landing, suitcases still in the car. (More)

➤ Holiday shoppers can lean on Ohio’s free budgeting guide, which offers a spending template, a one-minute readiness quiz, and warnings about buy-now-pay-later traps. Ohioans spent an estimated $32 billion last holiday season. (More)

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➤ Most people run errands on the wrong days, and it’s costing us time and money. (Watch Breakdown)

➤ Social Security has set a new earnings limit that could temporarily cost some working seniors nearly $1,000 in benefits. (Listen Now)

➤ More young homebuyers are putting parents on their mortgages, with the practice surging in some of America’s priciest cities. (Podcast Available)