On January 2, former Columbus Police Chief James G. Jackson, the city's first Black police chief and longest-serving chief, passed away at the age of 91.Funeral

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police released body camera and dashcam video from a shots fired situation involving police on the city's southeast side on Thursday morning.

Nearly nine months after a gunshot victim’s body was found at an east Columbus construction site, police released new information which led to an arrest Wednesday.

Joel Mefford, 35, pleaded guilty last year to possessing with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and money laundering. He will receive a time credit of 11 months for time served in prison before the sentencing.

The family members of people shot and killed by police in Ohio say lawmakers allowing police to charge up to $750 for body camera footage is a step backward for police transparency.

Jackson served 19 years as chief of the Columbus Division of Police. He was the division’s first Black chief, and its longest serving.

A new law passed quietly at the Ohio Statehouse earlier this month has some people saying it hurts police and government transparency. The law allows law

Columbus police are investigating an apparent fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist Monday evening on the city's South Side.

In 2024, Columbus saw its lowest number of homicides since 2019, city officials revealed at a Tuesday news conference. At an end-of-year presentation, the Columbus Division of Police and Mayor Andrew Ginther addressed reporters and broke down crime statistics for 2024,

Columbus has already seen its share of bloodshed in 2025, with three homicides, including two now linked to domestic violence.

After months of dealing with complications from the City of Columbus’ data breach, Ohio State University said its off-campus community crime map is back up and

A bicyclist was killed in a crash in south Columbus on Monday. According to the Columbus Division of Police, someone was driving a Mercury Marquise on Corr Road south of Parsons Avenue around 6:30 p.m.