COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person was arrested after an hourslong barricade situation in south Columbus early Wednesday morning, police said. Officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called to the 500 block of Colton Road near Williams Road around 2:50 am. on a report of a sexual assault. Police said two people were being held at gunpoint.

Domestic violence cases have been on the rise in Columbus for two consecutive years, according to data from the Columbus Division of Police. A new partnership with the division and the Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is aimed at combating the problem.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person was hospitalized after being shot in northeast Columbus Tuesday night. According to the Columbus Division of Police, officers were dispatched to the 4000 block of Morse Creek Commons Drive off of Cleveland Avenue around 10:50 p.m.

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

Police are investigating a shooting in the North Central section of Columbus in which three victims were hospitalized late Tuesday night. According to a police

The Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio will be recognizing Columbus police officer Gloria West and Pataskala police officer Joshua Buchberger.

A man has been arrested while a woman remains at large after one person was stabbed in the face late last month in East Columbus. According to a criminal complaint,

Posts on social media report seeing ICE at local gas stations and international grocery stores. Some Facebook Groups have told residents to "Report Illegal Aliens."

The Columbus Division of Police is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a recent felony theft. The incident occurred on

Columbus Division of Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Whitehall Police Department. All of the departments said they are still deciding if they will change existing policies and start charging more money for these public records. Rucker and Gresham ...

Upper Arlington Schools said approximately 18 vehicles were broken into in one of the parking lots at Upper Arlington High School. According to the district, multiple individuals arrived in a single vehicle and spread out to break into many parked cars in a short period of time.

Advocates for Ohio's Latino communities say Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have begun arresting people in central Ohio.