A 66-year-old former Johnstown-Monroe bus driver was arrested after sheriff's investigators say he shared explicit videos with two students. Authorities say the probe began after the district referred the case to law enforcement.

Delonte Robertson pleaded guilty in federal court to a straw‑purchasing scheme prosecutors say used straw buyers to move more than 20 Ohio‑purchased guns into D.C. and Maryland.

U.S. Marshals have renewed a search for Gordon Eugene Lambert, the Ohio inmate who escaped from Orient Correctional Institution in 1987. Authorities are offering a reward and urge anyone with tips to contact the task force.

The OHSAA has moved to sanction girls flag football as clubs and pro teams helped seed programs statewide. More than 160 Ohio high schools now field squads and a May state final ran in Canton.

Morning showers taper off Friday, June 12, 2026, with a sunny afternoon and a high near 84°F. Sunday looks unsettled with likely storms and gusty winds.

House Bill 530 would create a Long-term Care Workforce Study Commission to map Ohio’s caregiver shortage and recommend fixes, citing big unpaid-care figures and thousands of openings.

A 36-year-old Lancaster man died after his Fiat 500 left Horns Mill Road and overturned in the predawn hours. Troopers suspect alcohol and say the crash remains under investigation.

Hot and humid Thursday in Columbus with highs near 90°F and heat indices up to 100°F. Scattered afternoon storms could bring brief heavy rain and gusts.

A sweeping rewrite of custody law would replace parental‑rights language with mandatory parenting plans, igniting a fight over equal parenting and judicial discretion.

Two adults and a child were hospitalized in critical condition after a pre-dawn duplex fire on Bairsford Drive; Red Cross is assisting displaced neighbors.

Hot and humid with scattered storms today; Heat Advisory in effect for parts of west‑central Ohio. Expect highs near 90°F and sticky afternoon heat.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely Tuesday with locally heavy downpours; highs near 83°F. Midweek brings hotter, more humid weather with heat indexes near 100°F.

The Kroger on High Street in Columbus’ University District closed Sunday after a shooting, sending police to the scene and disrupting shopping near OSU.