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Man shoots Columbus elementary school student with pellet gun during recessThe Columbus Dispatch14 HOURS AGO
Amazon security guard tries to kill unsuspecting boss before he’s shot dead in gunfight with police: ‘He almost executed me’New York Post1 DAY AGO
FBI Most Wanted suspect found and arrested in OhioWTRF- 7News11 HOURS AGO
Two injured in crash involving Columbus police cruiserNBC4 Columbus1 DAY AGO
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Man shoots Columbus elementary school student with pellet gun during recess
Columbus police are searching for a man who fired a pellet gun and struck a student during morning recess at a Columbus City elementary school, a school district spokesperson said. The shooting happened Thursday during morning recess at John Burroughs Elementary School on Columbus' West Side. ...
Two injured in crash involving Columbus police cruiser
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two people, including one Columbus police officer, were injured in a crash involving a police cruiser Thursday afternoon. Around 2:53 p.m., a crash occurred involving a police cruiser near the intersection of Joyce Avenue and East Fifth Avenue in the Devon Triangle neighborhood, according to the Columbus Division of Police. There, […]
Street racing returns to southeast Columbus business park a year after fatal crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A year after a deadly car crash that police believe is linked to drag racing, a southeast Columbus business park is again seeing dangerous street racing return. "Sometimes there are 15-20 cars here, and a big crowd," said Jim Weber, whose Ohio Mulch offices are...
Overdose deaths are on the rise in Franklin County
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The Office of the Drug Enforcement Agency says overdose deaths are on the rise in Columbus. The majority of those deaths happening within the last two days alone. According to the Franklin County Coroner's Office, Fentanyl is being mixed with cocaine. Medical experts say that...
Girlfriend of Franklin County murder suspect charged with threatening witness during trial
The girlfriend of a man currently on trial for murder in Franklin County Common Pleas Court was brought into court in shackles Friday to provide testimony after being accused of sending threatening messages to another witness and driving by the witness' home during the trial. Sherita Carter, 31, is charged with two counts of intimidation of a witness. ...
Training accident shooting death of Ohio corrections officer ruled a homicide: autopsy
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — There are new developments in the investigation into the accidental shooting death of an Ohio corrections officer. After weeks of waiting, WSYX received a copy of the autopsy report for Lt. Rodney Osborne. He was shot and killed on April 9 during a training accident at the corrections facility in Orient.
39 dogs, 40 geckos seized in Franklin County dogfighting investigation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Humane seized 39 dogs and 40 leopard geckos after serving search warrants at multiple places in Franklin County. On Wednesday, Columbus Humane agents executed multiple search warrants in the north, south, central and east regions of the county and seized the animals in partnership with the Columbus Division of Police, […]
Franklin County jury finds woman acted in self-defense in shooting outside Franklinton home
A Franklin County jury acquitted a 30-year-old woman after determining she shot another woman in self-defense. Ja'Lynn Davis, of Franklinton, was on trial for two counts of felonious assault in the Jan. 7, 2023 incident. Related coverage:Police identify man shot dead by law enforcement after opening fire in Amazon warehouse.
Walmart issues layoff notices and will close 8 stores: Here’s the full list
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Walmart has announced plans to shutter eight stores across four states in the coming months. According to Business Insider, the corporation recently issued layoff notices at the affected locations, which the company said were not meeting financial performance expectations. In total, 1,049 employees will be impacted by closures in various communities, including: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Towson, Maryland, and Columbus, Ohio, as reported by the media outlet.
Award-winning lobster restaurant closing sole Columbus location; new concept moving in
First there was the food truck, then the storefront, and now…back to grabbing the nationwide famous lobster rolls from a food truck only. Cousins Maine Lobster, which started in 2012 by Maine natives Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis, and is famously known for their stint on season 5 of Shark Tank (Baraba Corcoran invested $55,000 in the company) is officially closing their restaurant located inside of Budd Dairy Hall, effective Monday, May 20, according to their website.
Crash on I-71 briefly shuts down southbound lanes in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A crash Friday morning on Interstate 71 through Columbus completely shut down the southbound lanes temporarily for a stretch of the highway. Photos taken by Ohio Department of Transportation cameras showed multiple emergency responders, including an ambulance and two fire engines, stopped in the middle of the highway at the East […]
Zanesville billboard claims Columbus criminals cause crime there. Data isn't supporting claim
When you drive east into Muskingum County on Interstate 70, there’s a large billboard perched on a hill above some farmland. It reads “Columbus Criminals. Turn Back Now. Prison awaits you in Muskingum County. Zero Tolerance for drugs, theft and violence.”. There's a second electric billboard that can...
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