Judge overturns city’s bump-stock ban
A city of Columbus’ law banning a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to be fired rapidly has been overturned by a judge as unconstitutional.
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Former model pleads guilty in Circleville murder-for-hire plot
A former model accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill the mother of her two stepdaughters has pleaded guilty in Ohio to conspiracy to commit aggravated murder and been sentenced to five years in prison.
New rules at the BMV
Today is the day big changes come to the process of getting new driver’s licenses and state ID’s in Ohio and they will not make people happy.
License loser arrested for bank robbery
A quick-thinking bank clerk on the West Side convinced a suspected robber to hand over his own driver’s license.
OSU shuts down sexual assault center
Ohio State says it’s shutting down its three-year-old Sexual Civility and Empowerment unit after finding it didn’t properly document and report students’ sexual assault complaints.
The wrong guy? Suspect says he was nowhere near scene of UA murder
A Columbus man charged in the stabbing death of a restaurant employee in Upper Arlington was to be released on his own recognizance Wednesday night after his defense attorney said video shows his client was not at the scene when the incident occurred.
Delaware deputies shoot “erratic” man during domestic disturbance
A Delaware County man died Wednesday after being shot by deputies responding to a call that he was armed, making threats and acting erratically.
New security rules require new Ohio driver’s licenses
Starting in October 2020, your old Ohio driver’s license won’t be enough to get you through security for a commercial flight in the United States. You’ll need an enhanced license or identification card that complies with new federal security regulations.
UPS looking to fill 600 positions in central Ohio
UPS says it is looking to hire 600 workers in central Ohio as it expands operations at its two local package hubs.
Area job growth exceeds 10-year plan
In 2010, as central Ohio and the nation began to emerge from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, a new regional development group called Columbus 2020 set a goal: To added 150,000 jobs to the 11-county region by the end of the decade.