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Columbus Councilors question crime prevention grants. Here’s the list of awards for $750K
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAfter more than one hour of debate during last week’s meeting, the Columbus Council unanimously...
Columbus touts drop in homicides hours after police reveal 13-year-old's slaying
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDaniel Ajayi said Wednesday night he becomes frustrated when he hears about the deaths of Columbus...
2023 sees mixed results in first year of Columbus violence prevention initiatives
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFive days into 2023, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and safety officials stood in a conference room at...
Columbus' Office of Violence Prevention may be the first in Ohio. It now has its director.
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new office intended to oversee all of the city of Columbus' anti-violence programs has its first...
‘Astronomical’ numbers of illegal gun part found in Columbus in 2023, police say
WCMH via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Division of Police revealed the number of illegal guns that...
Columbus parks and community centers prepared should more gun violence occur this summer
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJed Dearing was at a tumbling class with his 3-year-old son at the Westgate Community Center on May...
Cars for blocks: Columbus police say hundreds of guns acquired in Saturday gun buyback
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe cars stretched for blocks in King-Lincoln Bronzeville on Saturday as Columbus police bought back...
Columbus declared gun violence a public health crisis in 2022. What's changed since then?
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than a year after Mayor Andrew J. Ginther announced that Columbus was declaring gun violence a...
Columbus council approves mayor's order requiring early close for Short North food vendors
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Columbus City Council on Monday approved Mayor Andrew J. Ginther's executive order issued last...
As 2022 Columbus homicide rate falls from record high, youth involvement in violence rises
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs Columbus saw homicides decline in 2022 by nearly one-third, law enforcement is still contending...