Morning storms and gusty winds likely in Columbus; expect brief heavy downpours and slower commutes. Cooler Monday, a stronger system may arrive midweek.

City Council approved up to $5M in bond funding to support Barthman Family Homes — a 150‑unit affordable project on Columbus's South Side.

The Daily Growler’s German Village location will reopen June 19 as The Daily Etcetera after a spring remodel and menu refresh.

A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court after admitting he supplied firearms that were later trafficked to buyers in West Virginia and Tennessee; investigators recovered several guns from his home.

A Marion jury convicted Bradford Deem in the interstate abduction of 11‑year‑old Gavin Ostrander. Investigators say footage and digital leads helped recover him in Indiana.

A small single-engine plane struck a Minford home on June 11; the pilot died and the house was destroyed, while residents escaped, officials said.

A four‑story Abbott Nutrition office at 2900 Easton Square Place was included in a multi‑state portfolio sale brokered by Newmark. The property houses about 800 local employees.

OhioHealth will end inpatient labor-and-delivery services at Grady Memorial at the end of July, citing low local birth volumes while keeping prenatal and gynecologic care in town.

Disability advocates rallied at the Ohio Statehouse after a proposed ban on paid family caregivers was pulled from HB 795.

Columbus' Zone In team says staff will remain active through the summer as planners refine Phase Two maps and prepare a public comment period.

A federal lawsuit says Columbus police left a 1994 rape investigation to languish for decades, and the victim — filing as Jane Doe — is now suing the city and Franklin County. The suit follows a later arrest and a judge’s decision to dismiss the criminal case.

Columbus police arrested 22‑year‑old Mettelus Epps on June 4 in connection with a May 14 Lakeside Drive shooting that left a person seriously injured.

A 65-year-old man identified as Alvin Duncan died after his motorcycle crashed on I-71 near I-670 in Columbus. Police have opened an investigation and are seeking witnesses.