Columbus News

Police shot Abram Bynum on Tuesday after he hit a tanker truck head-on. Abram Bynum, the serial-rape suspect who led police on a traffic chase that ended in a crash on I-70, died of multiple gunshot wounds, an autopsy determined yesterday.

Gary Spartis, of the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of Ohio, details the results of the fugitive sweep during a news conference in Columbus.

A former director of Gov. Ted Strickland's Faith-Based and Community Initiative pleaded guilty this morning to two felony counts after police said he tried to pimp a 17-year-old prostitute.

An off-duty state trooper and an off-duty Gahanna police officer were recorded driving along I-70 at more than double the speed limit, said Sgt.

Surveillance image shows man robbing German Village-area Starbucks last month. A man arrested yesterday afternoon has admitted to being the shotgun-toting robber who has struck businesses across Columbus in the past month, police say.

A Grove City police sergeant is on paid administrative leave after Columbus police accused him of public indecency last week at a North Side Kohl's store.

The dangers of fireworks were apparent over the long holiday weekend as the state Fire Marshal says six people were hurt in Ohio by fireworks or related explosions.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rising partisan rancor over a breakdown in budget negotiations forced the approval of a second weeklong spending plan Monday, a move all sides acknowledged threatens the services provided by state agencies and costs the state money in the long run.

NEWARK - An off-duty Ohio Highway Patrol trooper has been cited for driving 147 mph on Interstate 70, according to Licking County Municipal Court records and an patrol spokesman.

COLUMBUS, Ohio An animal advocacy group is appealing a decision by an Ohio Statehouse board that refuses to allow 3,500 gallons of pig excrement on the building's steps.

A murder suspect received his bond hearing Monday after a homicide Sunday. Nelson Romine Jr.'s bond was set at $100,000 Monday in Franklin County municipal arraignment court.

Sunday afternoon at the Abbey Lake Apartments near Cleveland Avenue was the scene of an apparent stabbing.

Residents of El Paso Drive and Vera Place on near Hague Avenue were among those who called the Columbus Fire Department, concerned about an irritating odor.

Columbus police have issued an alert for the public to keep an eye out for an elderly woman who may be at risk because of Alzheimer's disease.

The Lancaster Chorale will have auditions for the upcoming season. Auditions will be August 3, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church located at 222 N. Broad Street, Lancaster and August 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. at First Congregational Church located at 444 E. Broad Street, Columbus.

Early voting began Tuesday for two issues that will appear on the August 4th ballot in Franklin County - the Columbus income tax increase and a levy for Southwestern City Schools.

Columbus, Ohio rings in Independence Day in style with the 2009 ' Red, White and Boom ' event which gets started July 3. The 29th annual ' Red, White and Boom ' festivities in Columbus promise to be a true celebration of the American spirit with a parade, lots of food, live entertainment and a 10pm fireworks display.

Thousands will pack downtown Columbus for Red, White, and Boom. Getting all those people in and out of downtown is always a challenge, but this year presents some extra obstacles.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Several states are facing the prospect of government shutdowns and program cuts as they enter the first weekend of the fiscal year and July Fourth holiday without a budget in place.

People who live in the Franklinton area of west Columbus say they support any efforts by the city to clean up abandoned properties that have become eyesores.