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.

A DoorDash driver was sentenced to 10–15 years after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the Sept. 25 shooting that killed 22‑year‑old Jalesseazay Posey.

A state bill that passed the Ohio House would force in‑person exams for drugs flagged as “high‑risk.” Advocates warn the change could make medication abortions harder to access.

A Sidney man received jail time, probation and a license suspension after pleading guilty in the crash that killed a 20-year-old motorcyclist.

John "Joel" Schaefer, 76, was convicted in Delaware County and sentenced to life without parole for rape; prosecutors say victims came forward from incidents dating to 2013, 2015 and 2022.