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The city reported 39 homicides so far in 2025 at the end of June. Last year, community groups aimed to keep the number below triple digits. That goal could be achieved this year.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department held a press conference Wednesday to release the names of the eight people who were arrested for obstruction of justice after they allegedly helped 21-year-old Daveonte Dixon hide from law enforcement.

Columbus police responded to a shooting in the 1100 block of South Champion Avenue on Tuesday around 2:45 a.m.

Enacted in 2019, Reagan Tokes Law was designed to protect the public with a carrot-and-stick approach to incarceration. It gave prison administrators exclusive powers to add time for people who misbehave behind bars, or to recommend early release for those who follow the rules.

In November, an Athens city employee paid $700,000 for construction work on a new fire station. But the money never reached the construction firm it was intended for.

A staff member at Franklinton Prep told ±¬ÁÏÿÈÕ´óÈü that a gunshot came through the second-floor office.

Charity Dreyer, 21, is scheduled to be sentenced on March 12.

Bruce Daniels, 58, was indicted on murder and rape charges in the March 1992 death of 20-year-old Amy Hooper.

Seven Chilean men face federal charges related to a string of burglaries at the homes of six high-profile athletes. NFL quarterbacks Pat Mahomes and Joe Burrows were among the targets.

High-profile burglaries of pro athletes are seen as part of a wider pattern of criminals traveling from South America to target affluent homes in the U.S.