Mayor Andrew Ginther announced a Short North safety push that pairs a new safety office with parking‑lot closures, extra cameras and doubled ambassador patrols.

A Columbus man was arrested after deputies say roughly 20 pounds of marijuana were found in his trunk following a mid‑morning chase that ended with a K‑9 capture.

A Columbus mother and daughter were sentenced after investigators say they funneled nearly $2 million in pandemic unemployment benefits to friends and relatives.

Security-camera footage shows four teens beat a 12-year-old outside the Linden branch, his mother says he suffered a concussion and police are investigating.

A charging power bank sparked a Violet Township house fire Tuesday; working smoke alarms woke residents and everyone escaped without injury.

A Reynoldsburg man pleaded guilty to attempted murder of federal officers after firing at agents during a Springfield hotel standoff; prosecutors are recommending 25 years.

Two former Cincinnati football players were sentenced after pleading guilty in a $6.8M pandemic unemployment fraud. Investigators say a contractor login was used to approve hundreds of improper claims.

A Fairfield County village dissolved its police department after a solicitor found it lacked legal authority, leaving mayor’s‑court cases and traffic tickets in limbo. State reviews are underway.

A former Thrive Companies executive has sued the Columbus developer, alleging sexual harassment and sexual battery by a former CEO. The company says it will defend itself and calls key claims false.

Columbus police and Central Ohio Crime Stoppers renewed their appeal for tips in the 2017 death of Candice Taylor, whose legs were recovered from a south‑side trash facility. The case remains open and investigators are offering a reward for information.

An armed suspect remains at large after a Licking County domestic-dispute shooting that left two people injured.

A woman was critically injured in a Saturday night shooting on the 1000 block of Oakwood Avenue in south Columbus. Detectives from the felony assault unit are investigating.

Court filings say 36-year-old Malcolm Hunter, a registered sex offender, was charged with rape and grooming after a 16-year-old reported an alleged March 13 assault in Madison Township.