Crime

Members of Ohio’s judicial system are calling for more uniformity in sentencing practices across courtrooms. The state’s criminal sentencing commission argues an online database of previous sentences could aid in that effort.

The man who created Ohio’s 1981 death penalty law says it’s likely that the state’s last execution ever has already happened.Ohio’s most recent lethal…

Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett had it all, leading the Buckeyes to the national football championship in 2002.But after being dismissed from…

Gov. Mike DeWine has said his major priority for 2020 is to push for his anti-gun violence package in the legislature and DeWine took that message to...

Authorities are looking for a man accused of threatening to shoot up Ohio State University and hurt players on the football team in 2018.A September…

In one case that has drawn particular attention, he pardoned a murderer whose family raised big money to pay off Bevin's campaign debt.

Whitney Randolph goes into work every day knowing her job is coming to an end in a few months. Her Franklin County courtroom office has expansive windows…

Gov. Mike DeWine says he wants to make it easier and quicker for people who have long-ago criminal convictions to be considered for pardons.DeWine says he…

Ohio plans to use a system developed in Idaho that lets sexual assault survivors anonymously track the processing and testing of rape kits collected as…

Mayor Andrew Ginther announced that the city of Columbus is seeing a reduction in violent crime, giving credit to an expanded Columbus Police…