A person was critically injured Monday in a shooting near East Livingston and Courtright on Columbus' East Side. The victim was taken to hospital and detectives are investigating.

Three people were arrested and charged with aggravated murder after a targeted shooting on Columbus’s far East Side, which detectives say stemmed from a relationship.

A person was pronounced dead Saturday after a shooting on the 5400 block of Malibu Drive in east Columbus. Detectives have the scene taped off and are investigating.

A former Toledo surgeon pleaded no contest to felony counts after prosecutors say he forced abortion pills into his pregnant girlfriend’s mouth. Sentencing is set for June 24.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will stage OVI checkpoints across Ohio May 14–16 as officials cite a surge in serious and fatal impaired-driving crashes this year.

William Marshall pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25–30.5 years after fatally shooting 71‑year‑old Gary Frantz at a Gahanna Subway; court records note mental‑health evaluations.

A Columbus woman was indicted on aggravated vehicular homicide and OVI charges after an October crash on the southeast side that killed her passenger.

A federal jury in Columbus convicted Westerville resident Brendan Conklin of impersonating a federal agent and making an unlawful arrest during a December 2023 traffic stop.

Propane tanks reportedly exploded at a south-side Columbus apartment Thursday; firefighters contained the blaze to one unit and no one was hurt.

A Fairfield County grand jury indicted two men after an investigation into break‑ins at four churches. Authorities say surveillance and pawn records helped recover instruments and electronics.

A tanker-style fire truck rolled on SR-208 near Dresden, injuring two firefighters. One was airlifted to Grant Medical Center in critical condition; the other is stable in Zanesville.

Plain City police found 26-year-old Charlie Tona Thach’s body in a retention pond nearly two weeks after his car crashed there; an autopsy is pending. Authorities say dive teams and sonar initially missed the body.

A Franklin County grand jury indicted Juanito Ackerman in the April 25 Bryden Road killing of Erica Frank; bond was set at $3 million and court orders bar contact with next of kin.