Police aiming for dialogue with neighborhoods
The Columbus police officials are planning a series of meetings to open conversation between the division and the communities it is assigned to protect.
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City targets “nuisance” apartments
Columbus city officials are headed to court, hoping to shut down a West Side apartment complex they say is a “one-stop shop” for drugs.
Police: Hit-skip “victim” was already dead
Police say a woman thought to have been the victim of a hit-and-run driver was actually murdered before her body was thrown into the street.
Zoo’s wayward bear braved “hot-wired” trees
An inspection report says a young black bear that escaped its enclosure at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium by scaling a fence with electrified wires previously climbed trees wrapped with hot wires intended to jolt animals as a deterrent.
GOP: Challenge fizzles, Melania’s speech raises eyebrows
Barring a last-minute jolt to the proceedings, Donald Trump is about to attain his party’s presidential nomination.
Clinton to NAACP: “Madness has to stop”
Hillary Clinton told hundreds at the NAACP convention in Cincinnati on Monday that the country still has a long way to go to improve race relations, saying the fatal shootings of black men by police and the killings of police officers must be addressed.
Dunn is done
Ohio State has dismissed running back Bri’onte Dunn from the football team for breaking team rules.
Woman killed by hit-skip driver
Police have very little to go on in their attempt to find the driver who struck and killed a woman on the East Side overnight and drove away from the scene.
Reds 8, Braves 2
The Reds beat Atlanta last night, 8-2, with Joey Votto, Zack Cozart and Eugenio Suarez all homering for the Reds in the fourth.
Royals 7, Indians 3
The Indians’ bullpen failed them last night, with Kansas City rallying for 7-runs in the 8th inning and beating the Indians 7-3.