Wilberforce University announced that student Savanna Jones has died and law enforcement is investigating. The school has posted a letter and offered counseling for the campus community.

The Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival returns to Gahanna June 19–21 with national headliners, family programming and food vendors across three stages.

A man was critically wounded in a shooting on the 1500 block of Burstock Road in southeast Columbus. Police say the case is under investigation.

Ohio’s Supreme Court ruled April 28 that courts cannot retroactively apply marriage‑based parentage laws to unmarried same‑sex partners, reversing an appeals‑court remand.

Columbus-based Rockford Homes plans about 740 units across three Dayton-area developments, including subdivisions in Huber Heights and Beavercreek.

A charging power bank sparked a Violet Township house fire Tuesday; working smoke alarms woke residents and everyone escaped without injury.

Rickenbacker airport and a ring of warehouses have made Columbus a national logistics hub. A new ODW Lockbourne project will add automation and hundreds of jobs.

A Fairfield County village dissolved its police department after a solicitor found it lacked legal authority, leaving mayor’s‑court cases and traffic tickets in limbo. State reviews are underway.

A woman was critically injured in a Saturday night shooting on the 1000 block of Oakwood Avenue in south Columbus. Detectives from the felony assault unit are investigating.

The former Hot Chicken Takeover at 109 N. Hamilton Rd in Gahanna will reopen as DHC Chicken, with a soft opening planned the week of April 27.

A Bremen scrap‑hunter found three cannonballs last Monday, prompting a bomb‑squad response and a brief neighborhood evacuation. Officials say the rounds were destroyed for public safety.

Columbus Humane reports about a 20% jump in investigations into emaciated dogs early this year as families struggle financially. The shelter is expanding pet-food distribution and low-cost care.

Robert Sprague’s new campaign ad vows to eliminate Ohio’s ballot drop boxes, reigniting a fight between county election officials and partisan critics. The pledge could reshape absentee voting ahead of the May 5 primary.