Columbus Division of Police

The family members of people shot and killed by police in Ohio say lawmakers allowing police to charge up to $750 for body camera footage is a step backward for police transparency.

Columbus saw 25 fewer homicides in 2024 compared to the previous year. But since 2022, the number of homicides related to domestic violence has jumped from single digits to about two dozen in the last two years.

Thousands of people attend events like Stonewall Columbus Pride, the Columbus Marathon and the Arnold Classic every year. Columbus police say they always assess security after attacks like the one in New Orleans.

Columbus police are investigating whether a weekend triple homicide on South Ohio Avenue on the city's south side and another homicide that happened last week on East Moler Street are connected.

The Columbus Division of Police discovered that for about a decade, they've been underreporting crime statistics to the state and federal government.

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ordered the city of Columbus to release the names of several officers involved in the deadly shooting of Jamie Overstreet. A Franklin County grand jury declined to indict the officer who shot Overstreet in September.

John Kotchkoski was convicted for conspiring to traffic fentanyl and cocaine.

Anthony James Altick of Louisiana was the single person identified from the group of 11 neo-Nazis that marched through the Short North on November 16.

An unidentified man in the Linden neighborhood died after a shooting that happened around 12 p.m. on Election Day. Columbus Police say the shooting was not related to the election nor nearby canvassers for U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown's campaign.

The body camera footage shows police telling Lamine Mahmoudi to drop edged weapons he was holding.