For this week’s newsletter, we asked Dispatch reporter Jim Weiker to share the story behind today’s cover story on problem properties in Columbus. Here’s what Jim has to share. Since December 2022, two large Columbus apartment complexes have shut down because of chronic and dangerous lack of maintenance: Latitude Five25 on the Near East Side and Colonial […]
Jul. 2—The former marketing director for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium pleaded guilty Tuesday to 16 felony counts and one misdemeanor, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. It is the latest development in the investigation and prosecution of a scheme to defraud the zoo of more than $2.29 million. As part of a plea agreement, […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after their vehicle crashed on a Downtown, Columbus interstate exit interchange late Sunday night. According to the Columbus Police Accident Investigation Unit, an adult was operating a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer on the westbound ramp of I-70 to I-71 North when the vehicle veered to the left side […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The gun violence plaguing major metropolitan cities and small towns in the United States has officially been declared a national public health crisis by the U.S. Surgeon General. A 40-page advisory outlined the statistics around deaths related to firearms as well as proposals for lawmakers on how to reduce gun-related injuries […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two brothers have been found safe, but Columbus police say they have also found a third child’s body Friday night after an Amber Alert was issued. Investigators were looking for two boys, a 9-year-old and a 3-year-old, but confirmed around 9:50 p.m. they had recovered both of them. Columbus Division of […]
KIPP Columbus charter schools campus on the city’s Northeast Side. A judge for the National Labor Relations Board ruled last week that a local charter school on the city’s Northeast Side engaged in unfair labor practices while the school’s teachers were unionizing. The violations happened during the 2022-2023 school year, when KIPP management threatened to […]
Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther had just finished announcing a proposed capital-projects budget for next year that he said was heavily focused on crime-fighting and public safety when he asked if anyone had any questions. “I’ve got one,” said a quiet voice from the lobby outside the room, crowded with press and city officials. In […]
A Columbus man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of an 18-year-old woman that stemmed from a domestic violence incident on the city’s Northwest Side. Mika Lee Cannon, 22, is accused of shooting and killing 18-year-old Kiara Nelson on Saturday morning during a domestic violence altercation with Nelson’s […]
Ten people were shot, with one person critically wounded, early Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, police said. The shooting happened in the Short North Arts District near downtown around 2:30 a.m., with victims ranging from 16 to 27 years old, according to the Columbus Police Department. A white police car with lights on behind police tape […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Multiple people have been taken to various hospitals after a crash Sunday morning on a west Columbus highway. A police dispatcher said that a call was received just after 8 a.m. on a crash at Interstate 70 westbound at North Hague Avenue involving two vehicles. A spokesperson with the Columbus Division […]
Jun. 23—A shooting in Columbus early Saturday morning around the time bars were closing left 10 people injured. Police and emergency medical units responded to initial reports of a shooting along the 1100 block of North High Street around 2:30 a.m., next to the Standard Hall bar and Michael’s Goody Boy restaurant, according to WBNS […]
Columbus police are looking for a suspect vehicle after 10 people were shot in the Short North area of Columbus overnight. Detectives need your help locating this vehicle involved in a shooting this morning in the 1100 blk of N. High St., where 10 people were shot. The vehicle is believed to be a white, […]