A Columbus man was sentenced to 3–4 years for a 2022 Reynoldsburg bar shooting that killed 26-year-old Talando Whitmore.

Union County deputies say 44‑year‑old Christopher Nelson Brown is wanted on an indictment charging felonious assault, kidnapping and strangulation.

A person was shot on Joyce Avenue in northeast Columbus Thursday morning; the victim was hospitalized and is stable as police investigate.

A passenger died and five others were hurt when two vehicles rolled on SR‑41 near Shrine Road late Tuesday. Troopers say an improper lane change caused the crash.

A four-vehicle crash on North High Street left one person dead and two hospitalized Wednesday afternoon; one patient is critical and another is stable.

A southwest Columbus shooting left one person dead and another in critical condition; detectives are investigating and asking the public for tips.

A shooting on Canonby Place left a 15‑year‑old dead and a 19‑year‑old critically hurt. Police say the pair may have shot at each other as detectives probe the scene.

A man was found shot dead in a South Linden alley and neighbors say a home camera shows a dark vehicle pulling in. Police were alerted by shot‑spotter and detectives are investigating.

Federal prosecutors say 16 people were indicted after investigators allege a Mansfield car wash was used to stash drugs, cash and firearms. Fifteen are jailed and one suspect is at large.

Jacob Bush, 29, of Circleville, was killed after a two‑vehicle crash at SR 188 and Royalton Road; two others were treated at Mount Carmel East. Troopers are investigating.

A Columbus woman was arraigned July 21 on a sexual-battery charge after an alleged July 1 assault that left a 29-year-old woman injured and involved an 11-year-old.

A stolen Hyundai rammed the security gate at Powder Room Firearms in West Jefferson; the shop's barriers kept suspects from getting inside while deputies investigate.

A Cincinnati man was sentenced to 108 months after prosecutors say he paid a minor in Indonesia to film brutal monkey‑torture videos that were sold to private online groups.