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COLUMBUS — The family of Marchelle Freeman, a 60-year-old Columbus woman shot and killed by her partner in 2024, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against three Columbus police officers. The complaint alleges the officers twice responded to her home, heard explicit death threats, and left without taking her firearm — hours before she was … Read more
A 60-year-old Galion man was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 25, after deputies with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a Fairview Avenue residence as part of a child pornography investigation. Michael Paul Taylor was taken into custody at approximately 4:53 p.m. at a residence in the 1300 block of Fairview Avenue. He … Read more
The Columbus City Council ICE vote made history on Monday with a unanimous 9–0 decision. Every council member agreed to pass five new laws that limit how federal immigration officers (ICE) work in Columbus. These rules change how federal agents use city-owned buildings and interact with local police. These changes will start as soon as … Read more
A 15-year-old boy was taken into juvenile custody early Tuesday after Columbus Division of Police said he crashed a stolen Hyundai in the Westgate neighborhood on Columbus’ west side. Police said the crash occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Feb. 24. No injuries were reported. The teen appeared in Franklin County Juvenile Court on Wednesday, … Read more