Nearly two years after the July 18, 2024 ransomware attack, Columbus still hasn't published the full after-action report, leaving questions about what was taken and how officials responded.

Columbus has hired Indianapolis consultant J.S. Held to identify a master developer for a cluster of downtown parcels called the Four Pack+. The move aims to coordinate housing, hotel and retail projects and attract private investment.

Former Ohio State lineman Kirk Barton is due in Franklin County court Wednesday and is expected to enter a guilty or Alford plea in the June 21, 2025 Dublin crash.

A pedestrian was seriously injured Tuesday morning at Renner and Hilliard‑Rome Road on Columbus' West Side. Police are seeking tips and dash‑cam footage.

Brenda Johnson, 29, resigned after a Jan. 24 OVI stop in Columbus that turned up a firearm; prosecutors dismissed a related felony at arraignment.

Warm Wednesday, bigger warm‑up Thursday into the upper 70s, then storms Thursday night with gusty winds and 1–2 inches possible.

The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a challenge to H.B. 68, the 2023 law that restricts gender‑affirming care for minors. Families say the ban removes critical, evidence‑based treatment from parents and clinicians.

A second meteor streaked across northwest Ohio Tuesday night, captured on video at the Indian Meadows service plaza. NASA analysis says the flash came from a one‑pound fragment that burned up over Saginaw Bay.

Columbus police released surveillance stills after three armed robberies in the 2800 block of E. Fifth Avenue. Investigators say the suspect used a tan pistol and fled north through yards. Tips requested.

A proposed Ohio law would exempt capital gains from state and municipal income taxes, setting up a fight over an estimated hundreds of millions in lost revenue.

Neighbors packed a Sunbury planning meeting to oppose rezoning tied to a proposed $2B Amazon data center, citing water, noise and decades‑long tax breaks. The vote could reshape the city’s new tech park.

Bipartisan Ohio senators proposed a payroll-funded paid family leave program that would offer eligible workers up to 14 weeks of paid time off per year.

Bruce Foster, accused in the KDC/One warehouse shooting, is scheduled to appear in Licking County court Tuesday amid ongoing competency reviews and a victims’ lawsuit.