Columbus Police

A Columbus Police officer is recovering after being shot last night in the Linden neighborhood.

Former Franklin County sheriff's deputy Jason Meade once again faces charges of murder and reckless homicide for fatally shooting 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. in December 2020. Meade's first trial in 2024 ended in a mistrial.

Sixty-year-old Brooke Wilson, now retired, claims the city discriminated against him for being a middle-aged white man after a young, Black, female cadet accused him of using a racial slur.

A cell phone video showed a Columbus police officer throwing a woman to the ground.

Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead inside their Weinland Park home in December. The case attracted attention both locally and nationally.

Michael D. McKee was arrested in Rockford, Ill., on Jan. 10, 2026. McKee has been charged with two counts of murder in the Dec. 30, 2025, shooting deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe.

The city has seen 81 homicides so far this year, which Mayor Andrew Ginther said is the lowest number since about 2007.

The Columbus Division of Police announced a drone pilot program on Nov. 18. The Rapid Aerial Visual Enforcement Network, or RAVEN program is designed to use drones in frontline police operations.

Officials say the 18-month pilot program in the South Linden and Milo-Grogan neighborhoods resulted in a 75% solve rate in non-fatal shooting cases.

The suit was filed by the family of Donovan Lewis, a Black man who was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer. The case alleges systemic racism in the police department. Brian Steel, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge 9, is weighing in regarding the suit.