A Columbus man allegedly turned unpaid store merchandise into a gift card. Police now want help identifying him.

A pre-dawn shooting on Teakwood Drive sent one person to the hospital in stable condition as Columbus police investigate.

A wrong-way collision on U.S. 33 in Violet Township killed a 28-year-old woman and seriously injured another driver early Saturday.

A Chicago man wanted in Ohio on charges involving minors was arrested in Rosemont after surveillance by Cook County investigators and federal marshals.

A 5-year-old girl died after being struck while crossing East Broad Street near Reynoldsburg with her family.

7 Brew is planning a new drive-thru stand in Powell, with a tentative September 21 opening date. The project adds another caffeine stop to the expanding northwest Columbus area.

Bobby George’s business group is suing Ohio Statehouse leaders over a $3.5 million Cleveland Flats grant pulled during his criminal case.

Columbus gets a brief calm start Saturday before afternoon thunderstorms bring tornado, wind and flooding concerns. More storms are expected Sunday and into next week.

Silav Cafe is closing its downtown Columbus location after two years, but the Kurdish restaurant says it plans to return in a new home.

Rabies-positive bats were confirmed in Coshocton and Highland counties as Ohio’s 2026 animal case count continues climbing. Health officials are urging quick action after any possible exposure.

OhioHealth’s new Columbus clinic is built to shorten the anxious wait after a concerning scan, lab result or symptom.

The ACLU says Ohio State’s chalk ban was aimed at silencing pro-Palestinian speech. A federal lawsuit could follow if the university refuses to repeal it.

Two people were shot near John Clem Elementary School in Newark as police investigate what led to the gunfire.