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New study shows how Columbus ranks against other cities on pedestrian safety | Getting There

New study shows how Columbus ranks against other cities on pedestrian safety | Getting There

A new study from a footwear brand shows how Columbus stacks up against its peers for pedestrian safety.
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Storms could disrupt final Ohio State Fair weekend

Storms could disrupt final Ohio State Fair weekend

Showers and thunderstorms could bring heavy rain and damaging winds to Columbus this weekend before sunnier weather returns.
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Ohio Electric Bills Surge Amid Data Center Expansion and Heatwave

Ohio Electric Bills Surge Amid Data Center Expansion and Heatwave

Ohio Electric Bills Surge Amid Data Center Expansion and Heatwave
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Former Ohio State football player avoids prison in bank robbery spree

Former Ohio State football player avoids prison in bank robbery spree

Former Ohio State University football player Marcus Williamson avoided prison after admitting to committing nine bank robberies in seven weeks.
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Columbus man sentenced after woman's November shooting death

Columbus man sentenced after woman's November shooting death

A jury found Lezerick Davis guilty of murder and felonious assault in connection with the Nov. 2, 2025, shooting death of Shakeilah White.
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Illinois man charged in fatal double shooting on Columbus' NE Side

Illinois man charged in fatal double shooting on Columbus' NE Side

An Illinois man faces charges in connection with a July 31 shooting in Columbus that killed a man and wounded a second person.
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Public records detail Reynoldsburg police Flock misuse allegations

Public records detail Reynoldsburg police Flock misuse allegations

A Reynoldsburg police officer is accused of searching for the vehicle of a domestic partner dozens of times in 2025.
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Woman sentenced for injecting child with unknown substance at hospital

Woman sentenced for injecting child with unknown substance at hospital

Tiffany LeSueur pleaded guilty on Aug. 5 to endangering children in connection with the February incident.
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Columbus man sentenced in toddler's 2020 beating death

Columbus man sentenced in toddler's 2020 beating death

Dioblis Williams pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and endangering children in connection with 2-year-old Jamir Jones' 2020 death.
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Ohio lawmakers cut restaurants out of state's 2026 sales tax holiday

Ohio lawmakers cut restaurants out of state's 2026 sales tax holiday

The annual break from Ohio sales taxes is back-to-school clothes and supplies this year, but lawmakers promise to expand it again for 2027.
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Early morning crash in downtown Columbus injures four

Early morning crash in downtown Columbus injures four

A Columbus police dispatcher said the crash happened at 4:30 a.m. Aug. 6 at West Long Street and Neil Avenue and injured four.
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Person found unresponsive not involved in downtown Columbus shooting, car chase

Person found unresponsive not involved in downtown Columbus shooting, car chase

Columbus police said the person who was found unconscious was not involved in the shooting and car pursuit observed by