Prosecutors asked for a four-day continuance in the April 28 trial of Caleb Flynn after providing an expert report, the defense has objected and a final pretrial hearing is set for April 16.

Two men were sentenced Thursday in the University District shooting that killed Jerry T. Harper. One received nearly three decades, the other will serve about a decade.

Inspectors found hazardous safety violations at a Linworth learning center, and a court ordered the unlicensed daycare closed pending repairs.

A Clark County grand jury returned indictments for 11 people Monday, naming suspects in rape, drug, weapons and other criminal cases. The filings now head to Common Pleas Court.

A 20-year-old Columbus woman was arrested and charged with felony assault after police say she stabbed her live-in partner at an east-side apartment complex. Court documents allege the dispute began over suspected infidelity.

A two‑year Ohio wildlife probe ended with 11 convictions in a deer‑poaching ring. Five defendants were Michigan residents who received fines, license revocations and other penalties.

A person was struck and killed after walking into the southbound lanes of I‑71 near Polaris Parkway Sunday night. Columbus police are investigating.

A fire damaged the Thurman Cafe in German Village on Sunday, firefighters responded and crews assessed smoke and water damage.

A Peoria Heights man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he exchanged more than 141,000 messages with a Zanesville teen and traveled to meet her, federal officials say.

ODOT outlined technology upgrades and engineering reviews after a March I‑270 crash that killed one driver. Officials say expanded detection systems aim to cut risk.

Fairfield County has moved its 911 operations to a next‑generation system that improves location accuracy and accepts photos, video and text from callers.

A house fire on Martinsburg Road in Newton Township left one man dead and prompted a multi‑agency investigation. Authorities say the blaze heavily involved the roof and front of the home.

Columbus police arrested a 22-year-old after a domestic-related shooting on the 2200 block of Cleveland Avenue left two women seriously wounded.