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Welcome to the Farm is the newest nightspot in Columbus
Fifty bourbon and whiskey selections, "large-format" cocktails and burgers from Sexton's are on the menu. Country DJs and live music are centerstage.
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Man sentenced for 2024 stabbing death of 39-year-old acquaintance
Tyler Stiers, 24, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in connection with the December 2024 stabbing death of 39-year-old Kylene Young.
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Coroner identifies man, 37, killed in head-on crash in Franklin County
Robert Booker, 37, died after a crash on Alton Darby Creek Road Aug. 26. The other driver was injured but in stable condition.
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Woman sentenced for hitting, killing man who chased her after crash
Danielle Henry, 35, pleaded guilty in connection to Ibrahim Diakite's October 2025 death. Henry struck and dragged Diakite with her car after a minor crash.
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Former Ohio State football walk-on sentenced for assault on girlfriend
Michael Roen McCullough, 26, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in connection with an August 2025 incident involving his then-girlfriend.
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Ever wonder what that big building in New Albany is? Watch this video for the answer
Dispatch photojournalist Doral Chenoweth and former reporter Maria DeVito walk through (almost) every data center, warehouse and factory in New Albany.
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Kindergarten is the 'new first grade.' New Ohio gets it right. I should know | Letter
Letter: Younger kids won't be damaged by one more year of preschool.
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Columbus officers shot at while executing search warrant in narcotics probe
Columbus officers were executing a search warrant at a West Side home when they came under gunfire
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Franklinton man sentenced in fatal 2025 West Side beating
Arthur Cahoon, 42, pleaded guilty in June to charges connected to the May 2025 death of William Woods, 37.
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DOJ sues Franklin County Municipal Court over ICE arrest restrictions
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Franklin County Municipal Court over its rule barring immigration related activity at the courthouse.
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Columbus man accused of threatening to kill Trump, Florida congressman
Alex Miller, 26, of Columbus, faces charges in Florida after being accused of sending an email to U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, threatening to behead him.
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Shooting during fight on Noe-Bixby Road was self-defense, judge says
A judge acquitted Austin Hagemann of murder charges, ruling he acted in self-defense during a fatal 2024 shooting.
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