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

Jackson was the first Black police chief for the City of Columbus and the longest-serving police chief in the city's history. He was 91.

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

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.

All lanes are closed on I-71 South at state Route 315 because of the crash. It is unclear how long the closure will last.

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

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.

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,

Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 315 into law, which will permit government agencies to charge the public and news media the “estimated cost” of processing videos for public records

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.