A Franklin County after-hours nightclub that operated without a liquor permit and was the scene of several violent incidents, including a fatal hit-and-run, has closed its doors.   Kaze Lounge, housed in a former auto-body business on a plot of land that straddles Mifflin ...

A Mifflin Township man convicted of shooting and killing a friend he’d asked to leave his home will spend at least the next two decades in prison. Robert Burnett, 45, was sentenced today to 22 years to life in prison for the July 2022 shooting of Earl Beck, 49. On Nov. 7...

  The new initiative is designed to address delinquent behavior outside of traditional courts. A new Franklin County initiative aims to reduce juvenile delinquency and improve outcomes for both victims and youth offenders through a restorative, non-traditional approa...

A North Linden man convicted of shooting and killing his roommate during an argument in 2024 will spend at least the next 21 years in prison.   Brian Sias, 39, was sentenced today to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 21 years.    On Aug. 15, a Frank...

A Columbus drug dealer whose actions were deemed an “insidious example of profiting at the expense of others” by Franklin County prosecutors was sentenced on Oct. 6 to at least 112 years in prison.   On Oct. 1, a Franklin County jury found Troy Locke, 40, guilty on 13 f...

Defendants: Saadik Hussein, Liban Guleed, Yahya Abdirizak Three men were charged in relation to a 2024 shooting on State Route 161 that left a passenger in a westbound vehicle paralyzed.   Saadik Hussein, 20, and Liban Guleed, 22, both of Columbus, face multiple char...

A Columbus woman convicted of killing her boyfriend’s 4-year-old son in 2021 will spend at least the next 25 years behind bars.   Michelle Hilyard, 52, was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison for the May 2021 death of 4-year-old Bryson Brown. On Sept. 12, a Fran...

A Mansfield man has been found guilty in the 2022 execution-style shooting of a 14-year-old runaway in a Columbus alley.   On Sept. 17, a Franklin County jury found Jaheym Cheeks, 23, guilty of all five felony charges, including Aggravated Murder and Kidnapping.  The jury ...

A Columbus man has been found guilty in a 2023 shooting that left a man dead and a woman injured on the city’s west side.   Ron Robinson, 45, was convicted today of two counts of murder with a firearm specification and one count each of aggravated murder with a firearm spe...

A Columbus man who shot two people during a dispute, killing one, will spend at least the next 21 years in prison.   Mehki Miller, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of murder with a three-year gun specification; felonious assault with a three-year gun specification; tamperin...