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.

A Columbus judge sentenced Brian Wilson to life without parole on May 26 for the 2025 killing of Morrow County Deputy Daniel Sherrer. The plea deal removed the death‑penalty option.

A Columbus man was sentenced to 18–23½ years after pleading to involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 King‑Lincoln Bronzeville shooting that killed Javon Tucker. Surveillance and court records were central to the case.

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.

A Columbus man pleaded guilty in the fatal 2023 stabbing of James Dawson Jr.; court records say he knocked on the victim's bedroom door before the attack.

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

A person was killed Monday in a shooting in Olde Towne East; Columbus police say detectives are investigating.

A person was killed Monday in a shooting on Columbus’s southeast side. Officers responded to the 5400 block of Old Coble Street and police are asking for tips.

A security guard was shot late Saturday in the Short North after staff say a man tried to break into a car. Police say the guard is stable and the suspect remains at large.

A person was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a shooting on May 23 on Columbus' west side. Police say detectives are investigating.

A vehicle crashed through a concrete barrier and into a Driving Park restaurant early Saturday; one person was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police are investigating.

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.