Columbus News

A central Ohio animal shelter is reopening after parvovirus killed a litter of puppies and forced a shutdown and cleaning.

Firefighters rushed to a home in west Columbus early Monday morning to put out flames that engulfed a garage.

A list of citizens considered "chronic complainers" has been kept by the Columbus Police Division's Internal Affairs Bureau for years without a written policy outlining who may be placed on it and for what reasons.

Attendees at the Columbus International Auto Show congregate around a Scion iQ. One economic index says 24 percent of Ohioans plan to buy or lease a car this year.

A man was shot and killed at a Franklinton motel early yesterday morning, the second shooting there in the past year.

Two people were rushed to the hospital following a shooting on the northeast side of Columbus.

A man found dead in a Far East Side retention pond on Friday evening had been missing since January, according to Westerville police.

Ohio is looking to reassert its political clout by pressing forward with three bids to host the Republican National Convention, competing against fast-growing states that have newer infrastructure and the more diverse electorate that the party is trying to attract.

A plan to be introduced this week calls for the city to demolish this building at 109 N. Front St. and replace it by 2017.

Columbus workers have already filled about 39,000 potholes this year, including this one on Genessee Avenue in North Linden.

In the most-recent flood, in December, the water came up a couple of feet. The worst flood was in February 2011, when the water came up 4 feet, almost to the doorknobs.

Not all of the young artists whose work is featured in the annual regional high school exhibition at the Mansfield Art Center will go on to professional careers.

The dog is wearing a new 2014 Lucas County dog tag. But the tag is so new that is wasn't in the system yet.

Columbus homicide detectives are investigating a death at a west Columbus motel room.

The fire started shortly before midnight in the 900 block of East Whittier Street near Ohio Avenue in southeast Columbus.

One person was arrested after driving the wrong way in north Columbus and trying to speed away from officers after a traffic violation.

Federal prosecutors say 17 members of an alleged gang with 2-decade-old roots in Columbus are preparing to plead guilty to drug dealing, illegal weapons possession and money laundering charges.

Work on the Mound Street connector in downtown Columbus will continue this weekend, and road closures are scheduled.

Police are investigating a deadly shooting in East Columbus. A man was shot to death in the 300 block of Kelton Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Fire crews were battling a large house fire resulting from a reported explosion on the west side of Columbus Friday afternoon.