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.

A Columbus man pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material after investigators found hundreds of images and videos on devices seized last fall.

An 82-year-old man was killed crossing Blacklick Road in Liberty Township Tuesday evening after being struck by a car. State troopers are investigating the fatal crash.

A body was found after an apartment fire in The Plains. Deputies are searching for 35-year-old Andrew Joesph Martin, who is a person of interest.

More than 40 cats and kittens were removed from an RV in Trotwood after rescuers found the vehicle caked in mud and animal waste. Many kittens need medical care and the Humane Society is urgently seeking foster homes.

Sixty-four Holstein calves were stolen overnight from a Coldwater farm; deputies say the theft appears planned and are reviewing camera footage. Sale barns and neighbors have been alerted.

Authorities and U.S. Marshals are searching for Matthew Armentrout after he allegedly drove more than 100 mph through a Franklin County work zone and faces felony charges.

A person was shot during an argument at Lockbourne Road and Whittier Street Monday night; police say the victim is expected to recover.

A rollover on southbound I‑71 near East 11th Avenue in north Columbus left one person dead and closed lanes for hours while investigators worked the scene.

A Latvian national was handed 8.5 years after prosecutors said he negotiated ransoms for a ransomware ring that cost victims roughly $56 million. Local firms were among those hit.