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Daveonte Dixon, accused of shooting two Mifflin Township officers during a May 28, 2025 traffic stop, is due in Franklin County court Thursday as prosecutors pursue attempted murder charges.
A federal judge has thrown out Jaylen Fisher's civil-rights suit after reviewing body-cam footage from a 2022 Columbus police shooting that shattered his testicle.
Postal inspectors and METRICH detectives say they intercepted a parcel with roughly 2 kilograms of pills that tested positive for meth, and a Monroe Township man was arrested. Bond was set at $1 million.
Defense lawyers say mass departures at Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office could push back the June 8 trial of Abdirahman Mohamud Ahmed in the Feeding Our Future case.
A stabbing on Sullivant Avenue left one person dead and a suspect detained in Columbus' Hilltop neighborhood, police say.
House Bill 345 would raise certain voyeurism offenses to felonies after a string of Cincinnati‑area cases involving secret recordings in stores and dressing rooms.
Lawuan Williams was sentenced to six to 7.5 years after pleading to felonious assault in the May 2, 2024 South Columbus shooting that killed Najaa Ellman.
The family of Corey Tinnes has sued the City of Columbus and Officer Kaitlin Robinson, saying dashcam footage shows the cruiser ran a red light before a Dec. 7 crash that killed Tinnes.
Tyrez Turner pleaded guilty on March 9, 2026, to aggravated murder and related counts tied to the Krumm Park vigil shooting. The plea moves the case to sentencing and leaves him facing a likely life term.
Prosecutors indicted two men in a 2014 Franklinton shooting that killed Dionte Agee, one suspect is in custody, while another remains wanted. The case has new filings after years on ice.
A Kawasaki rider was pronounced dead after a late-night crash on I‑270 in Obetz. Franklin County investigators are asking witnesses to come forward.
A brother and sister were charged after a Dec. 6 duplex fire on Racine Avenue injured a Columbus firefighter, surveillance and court filings detail arrests, bonds and hearings.
Columbus police say a car carrying four juveniles was shot at late Saturday on Petzinger Road. The driver was treated for glass injuries and no arrests have been reported.
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