apps / 1072821501
Columbus Dispatch: Local News
Breaking News + eNewspaper
USA TODAY Co., Inc. · News · Free · US storefront
- rating
- 4.3 ★
- ratings
- 2.5K
- updated
- Sep 26, 2026
- released
- Jan 13, 2016
v8.13.2
visible word pool · 6 words
title 29/30 chars · subtitle 26/30 chars
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The Columbus Dispatch is your top source for breaking news in Columbus and Ohio. Stay informed with our in-depth coverage, timely updates, and comprehensive reporting on the stories that matter most to you. From local events to statewide issues, we are committed to delivering the news that impacts your community. We’re here because we believe that local journalism is valuable – from simple things like weather reports that let you know you’ll need a jacket today to in-depth…
latest US reviews
★★★★★
Conservative Trash
Dispatch portrays itself as a centrist publication but it is not. It is a right-wing propaganda tool featuring Christian Nationalists like Phil Derrow and Beth Lear. The last time the Dispatch broke a story of any meaning Columbus still had street cars. Don’t waste your time or…
— Jim Ohio1
★★★★★
Can’t access articles with online account
I pay for an online account for the Dispatch, using a different email from the one on my apple account. The app’s only login option autofills my apple account email. I refuse to pay twice to access the same news stories.
— Wendybird13
★★★★★
All the news you need easy
Great way to keep up with the important latest news.
— klars2
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