Court records say a Columbus man was charged after two early-morning fires at the same Aberdeen Avenue home; investigators say jealous text messages linked him to the blazes.

Saporo is basing its North American go‑to‑market in Columbus by partnering with Ratmir Timashev’s OH.io. Local teams will run U.S. sales and marketing while R&D stays in Europe.

A collapsed combined sewer flooded St. Mary Catholic School’s basement, forcing an early closure, canceling summer programs and prompting a costly cleanup.

Breakaway returns to Historic Crew Stadium May 29–30 with Kygo, GRiZ, REZZ and Disco Lines headlining a two-night festival. Lineup, ticketing and logistics for the weekend.

Nationwide will reinsure roughly $16 billion of MassMutual life policies, a major life‑block deal that expands Columbus’s reinsurer footprint and shifts long‑term liabilities.

A 1.5‑acre stretch of East Livingston in Schumacher Place has been cleared for a five‑story Northstar development with about 170 apartments and nearly 19,000 square feet of retail.

Ohio Equal Rights is staffing Pride events statewide as volunteers race to collect 442,958 valid signatures needed for each of two proposed constitutional amendments. Organizers have until July 1 to file.

A shooting near Refugee and Hines left a person in critical condition Wednesday morning as police investigate. Detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.

A federal judge handed a Columbus man 35 years after prosecutors said he sexually abused a non‑verbal 11‑year‑old boy with autism and shared images online. The sentence came after investigators found hundreds of files on his devices.

Police say a man was charged after his toddler found an unattended gun and accidentally shot himself in southeast Columbus; officials and experts urged secure storage.

An 18-month-old is critically wounded after a Memorial Day shooting in Columbus. Police are investigating and asking the public for tips.

Upper Arlington's draft mobility program would require registration and city-issued stickers for privately owned e-bikes and e-scooters and could allow police to immobilize unregistered devices.

Hilliard police say a Columbus man was charged with rape after a crash at Wilson’s Bar & Grill and a police complaint alleges an assault at the apartment they shared.