News from Short North, German Village, Clintonville, Franklinton, Dublin, Hilliard, Westerville, Gahanna, Grove City and Columbus neighborhoods
COLUMBUS Crime in Columbus fell significantly in both 2024 and 2025, according to data from the Columbus Division of Police and the FBI. Homicides dropped 31% in 2025 compared to 2024, and serious crimes citywide fell 14.5% in the same period, the steepest single-year drop in recent memory. The numbers give context to a city … Read more
COLUMBUS A free health expo for families is coming to the Linden neighborhood next Saturday, offering blood drives, cancer screenings, cooking demonstrations, and community resources all in one place. The Black Family Wellness Expo runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 at the Linden Community Center at 1350 Briarwood Avenue on Columbus’s … Read more
The KeyBank Building at 88 E. Broad St., a 21-story office tower across from the Ohio Statehouse in Downtown Columbus, has been listed for sale through Allied Real Estate Advisors while under court-ordered receivership, according to property records and court filings. The building, which has struggled with high vacancy and foreclosure proceedings since 2024, carries … Read more
The SUV was moving at high speed when it clipped a sign pole, sending the sign crashing onto the roof before the vehicle rolled into a parking lot. The driver fled on foot and remains unidentified. Columbus police are asking the public to help. A driver fled on foot after a Ford Edge rolled multiple … Read more
COLUMBUS — A Franklin County Municipal Court judge set a $2 million bond Saturday for Molly Jones, 35, after she was charged with murder in the January 27 shooting death of James C. Pettigrew Jr. in Columbus’s Hilltop neighborhood. Jones was arraigned Saturday and remains held at the Franklin County Jail. A second suspect, Marcellus … Read more