A security guard was shot outside Masjid Omar on Riverview Drive after a confrontation over tow trucks; police say he is stable and the shooting is under investigation.

Three people — including two juveniles — were arrested after a stolen‑car chase on Columbus’ West Side. Police say stop sticks ended the pursuit and officers recovered a stolen, loaded handgun.

A Columbus man was arrested this week in the Oct. 17, 1985 killing of John Warren, according to court papers and local reports. Authorities say the indictment ties the death to a robbery.

Columbus police say a 7‑week‑old boy died on the city's northeast side and a man, Michael Watkins, has been charged with murder. Investigators say the probe is ongoing.

A Grove City man is facing multiple felony counts after an early-morning Marysville traffic stop turned violent and left three officers injured. Police say drugs and a stolen handgun were found.

A Columbus mother says her son was shot dead by police at Montego Bay’s Sangster Airport; INDECOM has opened a probe and an autopsy shows multiple back wounds.

A 48-year-old Columbus man drowned after being pulled from Nicolet Bay at Peninsula State Park; emergency crews and bystanders attempted life-saving measures. Authorities identified the victim as Bryan V. Stork.

A semitrailer carrying about 40,000 pounds of Frank's RedHot spilled along I‑71 north of Columbus; hazmat crews contained the sauce to protect storm drains and traffic.

A Meigs County grand jury indicted three Athens relatives on murder, arson and abuse-of-corpse charges after a 20-year-old was found in a burned truck in December 2025.

Columbus police posted new wanted photos as Day 2 of "Operation Turn Up the Heat," naming several people wanted on violent-crime warrants and asking for tips.

Four people were sentenced this week in Lucas County after a multiyear probe into Northwest Capital, a decade‑long fraud prosecutors say cost investors about $72 million.

Miami County deputies seized more than a pound of suspected cocaine and about $5,000 during a Troy search warrant; investigators will present the case to a grand jury.

A Marion County jury convicted Mark Kelley of first‑degree rape and gross sexual imposition in the assault of a four‑year‑old child. Sentencing is pending.