Robert Strausbaugh News Today

IRONTON — An Ashland man was sentenced to eight to 12 years in prison Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court for trafficking in heroin.

The long-awaited total solar eclipse is only a few days away, and while Central Illinois won’t be in the path of totality, it will be pretty darn close.

Who got paid the highest total among all Columbus city employees in 2022? Not the mayor. Not by a long shot, an analysis by The Dispatch shows.

Columbus City Council approved $31,875 for cameras at 19 city parks.

Police are testing to find out if the powdery substance contained fentanyl or nitazene.

Four of five pathologists who perform autopsies at Franklin County Coroners office have submitted their resignations since Jan. 1.

A new database from the Columbus Police Department allows the public to offer anonymous tips on unresolved homicides. The mothers of murdered Columbus children hope that the effort leads to convictions.

The website cost nothing to create but police are hopeful it will pay dividends in providing information that will close homicide cases.

Columbus police want the public to offer up tips on unsolved homicides by using a new feature on their website.

The Columbus Division of Police is launching a new tip website in an effort to crack down on the city's unsolved homicides.