2007
A six-hour standoff led to the evacuation of several homes on the city’s north side and the arrest of a Columbus man.
1992
Pumps drawing contaminated water from 17 wells under the former Tri-State Plating hazardous waste site slowly reduced levels of chromium but the EPA reported five of the wells were still contaminated.
1967
More than 2,000 Job Corps trainees and high school students were treated as a precaution against meningitis after a confirmed case of the highly contagious disease was reported.
