A new Dispatch piece revisits the 2016 shooting of 13-year-old Tyre King, the protests it sparked and the legal fallout that followed.

Organizers have set Saturday, July 10, 2027 for Buckeye Country Superfest at Ohio Stadium. The announcement follows a sold-out 2026 show and teases a lineup reveal.

Ohio State is leasing nearby apartments to keep students housed while North Towers are renovated and Jones Tower is removed.

A motorcycle passenger was killed Friday at the US‑33/SR‑65 intersection in Clay Township; two others were hospitalized.

An adult was killed in a north Columbus shooting on Saturday. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers.

Fry Pie Factory pulled five-ounce pepperoni rolls after state inspectors found storage and labeling problems — the packaging didn’t list milk and items may have been kept at unsafe temperatures.

A Portsmouth woman was arrested after a June 4 Lucasville stabbing left a man critically injured and flown to a trauma center.

A swimmer was pulled from the water at Alum Creek State Park and later died; the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is investigating the incident.

Public filings show a mid‑rise called Riverside Flats is planned across from OhioHealth Riverside, with unit counts in city records ranging from 259 to 275 while a local report cited 340.

New Albany Co. paid $12.9M for 146 acres west of Johnstown, taking farmland off an auction block and adding another parcel near Intel's Ohio One campus.

A weekend rash of car break-ins in Fairfield County left residents shaken; police say 20–30 vehicles were hit and investigators are searching for suspects.

Upper Arlington is proposing a $273.5M bond and a 4.9‑mill operating levy to rebuild three schools; homeowners could see about a $1,200 annual hit on a $500K home.

State funds a roughly $120K study pairing Springfield police with Ohio State to map violent‑crime hotspots and steer patrols with data.