A pump malfunction at the Minster pool on June 2 sent a concentrated burst of chlorine into the water; 14 student‑athletes were taken to hospitals and the facility is closed pending inspection.

Columbus sued the owners of M&J Carryout Market, accusing the Hilltop store of illegal gambling, code violations and repeated underage alcohol sales.

State fire officials warn Ohio's fire fatalities are running above normal after a string of deadly home blazes; they urge testing alarms and planning escapes.

A Franklin County judge found a woman not guilty by reason of insanity in the Mount Carmel East stabbing and ordered her committed to a psychiatric unit. The victim was stabilized after the September attack.

The Justice Department has asked a judge to order Tres Genco to stay at least two miles from any Ohio college after he moved near Ohio State; a hearing is set for June 25.

Two Columbus officers fatally shot a man early Wednesday after responding to a domestic violence call near Wilson and East Livingston avenues. Authorities say the suspect fired from the residence; an investigation is underway.

A brief west-side barricade ended when U.S. Marshals say Ronald Fields surrendered and was arrested at 2711 South Warren Avenue.

A head-on crash on U.S. 42 in Delaware left one driver dead and another hospitalized early Tuesday. Authorities say reconstruction investigators are probing the cause and do not suspect impairment.

A Franklin County judge sentenced Nathan Roy to four to six years after a plea in the 2021 Sand Pebble Lounge shooting that killed 19‑year‑old Christian Davis.

Ohio’s highest court ruled 6‑1 that people whose domestic‑violence convictions trigger both state and federal firearm bans can still ask state judges to restore gun rights. The case was sent back to an Allen County judge for a fact‑based hearing.

Columbus blogger D.J. Byrnes, known as The Rooster, was arrested at the Ohio Statehouse Monday on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant alleging online harassment.

An 18-year-old was booked into Franklin County Jail after police tied him to an April 12 University District shooting and a May 23 North High Street robbery.

Emergency crews pulled a boater from a swollen stretch of the Licking River near Staddens Bridge Road; the person later died at Licking Memorial Hospital, and authorities are investigating.