Mom arrested in Florida in son’s death
A Columbus woman charged with murdering her toddler son last October has been arrested by Florida authorities.
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Officer, suspect injured In police-involved shooting
A confrontation between police and an armed teenage suspect on the Southeast Side early Wednesday ended with the suspect and an officer both shot and wounded but authorities say both are expected to survive.
Trump declares Ohio disaster area
President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration for Ohio and ordered federal help for state and local recovery efforts in the battle against the coronavirus.
DeWine hints Ohioans will have to continue to stay home
Governor Mike DeWine dropped a broad hint during his Tuesday news briefing from the Statehouse that he may extend the stay-at-home order issued on March 22 to stop the spread of COVID-19 and which was scheduled to expire Monday.
State adds to unemployment website’s capacity
The state agency responsible for unemployment compensation benefits has been struggling to deal with the volume of Ohioans trying to apply for benefits as a result of business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Girls wounded when shots fired at house
Columbus police were checking with neighbors for surveillance footage in their investigation into the shooting of two young girls while they were inside a South Side home Monday night.
Former vice officers indicted
Two former Columbus vice squad officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to violate others’ civil rights and conspiring to commit wire fraud.
Women found dead in Columbus decades ago finally ID’ed
Authorities in Columbus say they’ve identified two women who were found dead in separate cases in central Ohio more than two decades ago.
DeWine: Schools to remain closed until May 1
Ohio schools, scheduled to reopen Friday, will remain closed for almost one more month as a precaution against spreading the coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday.
Judge strikes down coronavirus abortion ban
A federal judge in Ohio has found a statewide ban on elective surgeries is unconstitutional if it prevents abortions from being performed.