Masked teens have been banging on front doors across Hilliard, leaving some residents with broken glass and dented garage doors. Police link the incidents to a viral "door kick" challenge.

A knock at the door turned into a knife‑point robbery near Morse Road and I‑71 on Feb. 21. Police and Crime Stoppers are seeking tips.

Columbus police posted images April 8 after an assault and armed robbery in a Short North business restroom on March 21. Detectives are seeking tips to ID three teens.

Two drivers were killed Wednesday in a head-on crash on U.S. 23 in Scioto Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the Silverado was traveling the wrong way and the crash is under investigation.

A roof fire at an Amazon fulfillment center in West Jefferson forced an evacuation and closed SR‑29 while crews from several departments battled heavy smoke.

The Ohio Supreme Court permanently disbarred Columbus attorney Javier Armengau, citing the violent, predatory nature of his 2014 convictions and victims' vulnerability.

A student stabbed at a residence in Ashville ran to a nearby school for help, the village mayor told a Columbus TV station. Officials have released few details.

A Lancaster man was sentenced after pleading guilty to trying to strangle two people while detained at the Multi‑County Juvenile Detention Center. Prosecutors say the attacks involved handcuffs and journaled threats.

Thomasena Crowder, 63, died days after being hospitalized; the Franklin County coroner says she was stabbed, and police have ruled her death a homicide.

A Florida man was indicted last Sunday in Clark County on rape, kidnapping and aggravated burglary charges after his ex says she escaped an alleged sexual assault in Springfield.

A Columbus man admitted to using AI models to create explicit deepfakes and pleaded guilty in what prosecutors say is the nation's first TAKE IT DOWN Act conviction.

Ohio’s high court ruled officers can continue routine license and warrant checks even after the stop’s original justification proves mistaken. The decision stems from a 2018 Cleveland-area traffic stop.

An assistant Delaware County prosecutor resigned after accusing Judge James Schuck of sexual assault, saying she could not continue while he might return to the bench.