Shahid Meighan is a journalist based in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in local news and community stories. With a background in reporting for various publications such as The Dispatch, The Marion Star, and the Cincinnati Enquirer, Shahid is dedicated to providing accurate and timely information to the residents of Columbus. His work covers a wide range of topics including weather updates, local events, crime news, transportation updates, and human interest stories.
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Shahid Meighan's articles predominantly focus on local news, particularly crime, government announcements, and weather in Columbus and Ohio. His coverage often includes breaking news and evolving stories related to these topics.
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By: Shahid Meighan, Cole Behrens
Well over a dozen were arrested Thursday as Columbus became the latest site of student protests against Israel as hundreds of Ohio State University students, faculty and members of the Ohio Arab community rallied and set up tents outside the student union.
By: Shahid Meighan, Cole Behrens
More than a dozen people were arrested Thursday as Columbus became the latest site of student protests against Israel as hundreds of Ohio State University students, faculty and members of the Ohio Arab community rallied and set up tents outside the student union.
By: Shahid Meighan, Nathan Collins, Elena Santa Cruz
In this police video in Milbrae, California on October 3, 2018, Chinedu Okobi, a 6-foot, 300-pound unarmed Black man, can be seen getting shocked by a Taser after crossing the street and not responding to an officer question. Okobi is one of at least 198 people who died during or after police encounters in California from 2021 through 2021. Source: San Mateo County Sheriffs Office
The Columbus Division of Police is mourning following the unexpected death of one of their detectives.
By: Shahid Meighan
A former Worthington Christian High School girls basketball coach and teacher now faces federal charges over sex with 2 players.
By: Sheridan Hendrix, Cole Behrens, Shahid Meighan
A crowd was beginning to gather on the South Oval as several student and community groups are planning a demonstration at Ohio State University Wednesday evening against the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and calling on the university to financially divest from Israel.
By: Shahid Meighan
A Canal Winchester man has been charged with murder in a 2023 bar shooting on the city's East Side that left one man dead and injured another.
Columbus Dispatch One person is dead following a shooting Thursday afternoon in the Karns Park neighborhood on Columbus' South Side.
By: Shahid Meighan
A recall has been issued for raw ground beef that may have E. coli and were sold at Walmart locations nationwide.
By: Elena Santa Cruz, Nathan Collins, Shahid Meighan
By Shahid Meighan, Nathan Collins and Elena Santa Cruz The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University
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