The man accused of firing into a downtown restaurant returns to court Friday as his lawyers request a judge‑only trial and prosecutors point to ballistics evidence.

A new Over-the-Rhine tattoo shop was shut and its lease terminated after social posts linked the business to Nazi imagery.

A driver died early Friday after losing control and striking a utility pole at Millville Avenue and Mencella Drive in Hanover Township. Deputies say speed and alcohol are suspected and the coroner has not released the driver's name.

City attorneys filed suit asking a judge to close the In Between Tavern, saying the downtown bar has been tied to repeated violence after an October shooting. The move uses Cincinnati’s chronic‑nuisance rules and could trigger a fast court hearing.

Federal investigators say a shipping container in Akron held roughly 68 pounds of suspected drugs and an AR‑15. One person faces federal distribution charges ahead of a hearing next week.

A West Chester preschool worker is charged with assault after police say she shoved a coworker at a Crème de la Crème center, triggering a panic alarm.

Video shows dozens of students inside a North College Hill Kroger damaging merchandise and injuring a shopper as police moved in to restore order.

A second arrest was made in the shooting death of Anthony Davis. Derrick Terry, 18, was charged with murder following the previous arrest of Destiny Newman. The incident may have started as a drug deal.

A 7-year-old boy named Jojo Hayes was shot on I-75 in Cincinnati, with suspect Michael Walker denying charges related to the incident, which followed an altercation involving the child's mother.

Cincinnati Police are searching for a missing 16-year-old, Debora McMillen, and urge the public to help by contacting Det. Williams with any information.

John David Hancock, a Libertarian running in Ohio’s 1st District, was charged after prosecutors say he hit a pedestrian in December and left the scene. Court filings list the injury as serious and elevate the offense.

A burglary call in Franklin Township sparked a police pursuit that ended in Middletown. The driver was arrested and charged with failure to comply.

A man suffered non-life-threatening gunshot injuries on Wednesday in Winton Hills. Police are searching for a suspect last seen on Kings Run Drive.