Memorial planned for 3 killed in emergency helicopter flight
A memorial is planned for three people killed when a helicopter on its way to transport a patient to a medical facility crashed in Ohio.
Columbus Dispatch
Groundhogs say spring will arrive early
As Columbus, and a large swath of the U.S., thaws out from a bitter polar vortex, Marion’s Buckeye Chuck and some of the country’s most famous prognosticating groundhogs predicted that spring will arrive early.
City to settle adult performers’ lawsuit
Columbus City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a settlement of a federal lawsuit filed by two women arrested along with adult film actress Stormy Daniels at a strip club last year.
911 texting available in Franklin County
Franklin County residents with emergencies now have the option to text 911 instead of placing a call as the county on Wednesday joins about a dozen other Ohio counties allowing the emergency texts.
2 internet cafe employees fatally shot in armed robbery
Police say two employees at an East Side internet cafe were shot and killed during an armed robbery early Sunday morning.
Second wintry punch
Ohio is about to receive the second half of a one-two punch from winter. The left jab arrived Jan. 12, bringing several inches of fluffy snow, and the right cross should arrive sometime early Saturday, packing as much as seven inches of snow with bitter cold temperatures in its wake.
Fatal shooting is year’s first homicide after drop in 2018
The year was less than seven hours old when Columbus police found themselves investigating 2019’s first murder.
National search for new Columbus police chief
In a break from tradition, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther says a national search will be conducted for the city’s next chief of police.
Columbus locations among dozens targeted by bomb hoax
Authorities say bomb threats sent to dozens of schools, universities and other locations in central Ohio and across the U.S. appear to be a hoax.
Council OKs ticket tax, stadium agreement
It was a busy night at Columbus City Hall as City Council voted to adopt a pair of ticket taxes and an agreement to contribute to a new home for the Columbus Crew.