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WCBE Presents Amythyst Kiah Live From Studio A Thurs. Jan. 15, 2026 @ 3PM!
A new focus group of Biden-to-Trump voters weighs in on immigration operations and Trump's foreign affairs leadership on Greenland and Venezuela.
Local
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Keith Dimmy and Justin Valentine played in different eras, but they share a special bond. Both played football at The University of Minnesota, and both played football at Eastmoor. They share some of their stories with us in this episode of City League Sports.
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From grassroots wellness initiatives and cultural entrepreneurship to academic research and policy advocacy, our panelists for this CMC forum will share lived experiences and forward-looking strategies. We’ll examine what resources are still missing, what systems need to change, and what strengths offer hope for a more equitable future.
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There is a lightbulb in California that has been glowing since 1901, and it is still on today. In this episode of The Internet Says it's True, we explore the true story of the Centennial Light, how it survived a century of technological change, and why its endurance has less to do with lost engineering secrets and more to do with the tradeoffs we choose.
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In this episode of City League Sports, football legend Marvin Bohanan remembers his days coaching all the great players during his time at Independence and Eastmoor.
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Hear what 2026 might have in store for the Columbus region in this CMC forum featuring Dr. Bill LaFayette, Owner, Regionomics; Dr. Aravind Chandrasekaran, Dean, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University; Kathy Bostjancic, Chief Economist, Nationwide, with moderator Ben Lanka, Business Editor, The Columbus Dispatch.
National
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Protesters on Sunday entered the Cities Church in St. Paul, where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement serves as a pastor. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of protester Nekima Levy Armstrong and others on X.
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The lawsuit escalates a series of confrontations between the president and the leader of the country's biggest bank.
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An annual report from the American Heart Association shows deaths from heart disease and stroke are down, encouraging news after the rate went up in the early years of the pandemic.
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The signing ceremony marked the most concrete step yet in Trump's effort to establish the board, whose final composition has yet to be confirmed.
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The huge al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria for years has posed an intractable problem — a destitute and increasingly dangerous detention site where ISIS ideology lives on.
Health, Science, Technology, Environment
Cheap gasoline, yes. Drill, baby, drill? Not so much. And electricity bills are going up, not down.
Arts & Life
In this new era of indie rock, yeule has become a leading voice. Their gauzy and sludgy songs are transformed at the Tiny Desk.
The WCBE Podcast Experience
With a panel of leaders, this CMC forum explores the origin, impact, and future of the Columbus Promise. The program’s key partners – the City of Columbus, Columbus City Schools, I Know I Can, and Columbus State – and an array of private backers – have all recently recommitted to launching a new phase of the program, with more than half of a new $25 million goal already raised.
Listen to Protecting What Matters on Saturdays at 8:30am on 90.5 WCBE, or online on WCBE's Podcast Experience
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