A London man was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder after investigators reclassified his wife Rachel Long’s Oct. 23, 2025 death as a homicide following an autopsy and a months‑long probe.

A Columbus man was sentenced to 20 years after prosecutors said he ran a fentanyl, cocaine and meth trafficking ring out of west‑side homes and from behind bars.

Central Ohio again finished in Site Selection’s top‑10 metros per capita, stretching the region’s streak to 14 years. Big data‑center and manufacturing wins helped, but housing and workforce pressures persist.

OhioHealth and Dublin officials broke ground on a six-story tower to expand inpatient and critical care. The multi-hundred-million-dollar project will add beds and create jobs.

A person threatened others with a knife inside the Ohio Union on Sunday, OSUPD released photos and is asking the public to call with tips. No injuries were reported.

Sen. Bill Blessing pitched a land‑value tax as a middle path between abolishing property taxes and keeping current levies. State budget warnings and farm‑lobby resistance make the idea politically tricky.

A Columbus man was sentenced to 14–19.5 years after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 Lotus Lounge shooting that killed Shawn Grooms.

The Ohio BWC approved a 1% workers' comp rate cut for private employers effective July 1 — the ninth straight annual reduction and roughly $10M in statewide savings.

Sean Price’s family says prosecutors and police owe answers after a wrong‑way driver sparked a chain‑reaction crash on I‑71 that killed the 53‑year‑old. Video and 911 calls are under review.

A person was shot on Thursday at the Martin Luther King branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. The victim was hospitalized in critical condition and police are investigating.

City and county officials announced a mix of outreach teams, court programs and new funding after a statewide rise in domestic‑violence deaths. Advocates say early intervention is key.

A PUCO-approved settlement will return roughly $275 million to FirstEnergy customers, credits and low-income programs begin appearing on February bills.

Columbus police say a teenage girl was shot Thursday at the Wedgewood apartments in the Hilltop. Detectives are investigating. The complex has been a focus of past enforcement.