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The camera doorbells will be distributed to households in 10 ZIP codes with high crime rates.
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MIA Hookah Cafe was ordered to close by the Franklin County Municipal Court after the Columbus City Attorney sought a preliminary injunction. The city also wants to close the Del Baggio pizzeria across the street.
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Business & EconomyThe east side Columbus waterpark's owner, Jeff Kern, failed to attend a hearing for the nuisance property case in Franklin County Municipal Court's Environmental Division.
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The new law would allow the city to force drivers whose cars are impounded to forfeit parts the city believes contributes to street racing.
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Trey Fetzer, 21, will pay a $250 fine and spend one year on parole after pleading guilty to a charge of criminal trespassing. He was originally charged with a hate crime for his actions in February.
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The Columbus City Attorney's Office is offering to expunge protesters' records after six months if they plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
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From 2022 to 2023, the Columbus City Attorney’s Office more than doubled the number of felony domestic violence cases it referred to the county prosecutor’s office.
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Cincinnati, Cleveland, Heath, Oxford, Gahanna and several other cities joined Columbus in the lawsuit.
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The Property Action Team, through the city attorney's office, consists of six lawyers and a full time social worker to help address problem properties the city tries to either fix or shut down.
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FOP President Jeff Simpson commented on a social media post defending a Jason Aldean song and said about lynching, "[B]ack in the day, that was the penalty you got for doing really bad things. Today you get nothing."