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• Ohio traffic fatalities decrease for fourth consecutive year

  • Ohio
  • Highway

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  • Jan 10, 2026 05:52am
  COLUMBUS - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Charles Jones, and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Pamela Boratyn announced this week that traffic ... Read More

• Large fentanyl, meth seizure follows Ohio I-77 traffic stop

  • Ohio
  • Caldwell
  • I-77

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 12:58pm
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  A traffic stop along Interstate 77 in Noble County led to the seizure of large amounts of suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine, and multiple felony charges against a Columbus woman, according to the ... Read More

• Motorcyclist killed in crash on I-70 in downtown Columbus

  • Ohio
  • Crash

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  • 16 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 02:53am
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Interstate 70 in downtown Columbus Wednesday evening, police said. Around 10 p.m., the motorcyclist was driving westbound on I-70 near the east ... Read More

• Motorcyclist ejected, killed after crash on Downtown, Columbus highway

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • Crash

  • source: Bing
  • 12 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 01:45am
  A motorcyclist traveling through Downtown, Columbus died after a crash occurred Wednesday night on Interstate 70. According to Columbus police, an adult was operating a ... Read More

• Columbus Fire Chief Jeff Happ to Resign Amid Disciplinary Charges

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • I-270

  • source: Bing
  • 10 views
  • Jan 08, 2026 01:38am
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  Columbus Fire Chief Jeff Happ will resign on January 16 after being issued disciplinary charges in December related to a fatal 2023 crash. Happ has served the city for 30 years, rising through the ... Read More

• Car-into-building crashes: No signs of slowing in Columbus

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • Crash

  • source: Bing
  • 18 views
  • Jan 07, 2026 6:50pm
  Columbus Carikaze's Instagram account has been tracking car crashes into buildings in Columbus, Ohio since 2022, and in 2025, the trend continued with several dozen posts, including the "Craziest ... Read More

• Amid Disciplinary Charges, Columbus, OH, Fire Chief Resigns

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • Crash

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Jan 07, 2026 06:38am
  Columbus Fire Chief Jeffrey Happ was scrutinized for failing to hold a firefighter accountable for a rig crash that claimed a civilian. Read More

• Columbus fire chief to resign after being dealt disciplinary charges

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • I-270

  • source: Bing
  • 17 views
  • Jan 06, 2026 12:41pm
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  The City of Columbus announced that fire chief Jeff Happ will resign after he was issued disciplinary charges in December in relation to a 2023 fatal crash between a fire truck and two cars. Happ's ... Read More

• Columbus fire chief submits retirement notice amid probe of fatal fire truck crash

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • Crash

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Jan 06, 2026 11:24am
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Division of Fire Chief Jeff Happ, who was facing two disciplinary charges related to his handling of a fatal fire truck crash in 2023, submitted his notice of retirement. Read More

• Ohio Highway Patrol: Wooster woman dies in head-on crash in Wayne County

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • US 23

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  • 23 views
  • Jan 05, 2026 2:59pm
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  Officials say a Wooster woman died after her car crashed while allegedly trying to pass multiple vehicles illegally in Wayne County. Read More

• Ashville Man Killed in Fatal Collision with Semi-Truck on US-23 in South Columbus

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • Crash

  • source: Bing
  • 10 views
  • Jan 03, 2026 08:32am
  An Ashville man was killed Tuesday morning in a high-speed crash on northbound U.S. Route 23, according to Columbus Police Department reports. The victim, identified as Sean Kenneth Moore, 34, of ... Read More

• Pickaway County Sheriff's Deputy Injured in Secondary Crash During New Year's Eve Snowstorm

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • Crash

  • source: Bing
  • 15 views
  • Jan 02, 2026 08:18am
  A Pickaway County sheriff's deputy sustained serious injuries early on New Year's Eve when his parked patrol vehicle was struck by a sliding car during a snowstorm on U.S. Route 23. The incident ... Read More

• 14-year-old boy killed in New Year's Eve crash in Morrow County

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • Crash

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  • 20 views
  • Jan 01, 2026 07:25am
  OSHP said a 16-year-old boy driving a 1999 Ford Ranger was heading east on County Road 59 when he drove off the left side of the roadway and hit a tree. Read More

• Ohio Republicans want to name I-70 in Columbus after Trump

  • Ohio
  • US 23

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  • 15 views
  • Dec 31, 2025 03:34am
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  Two Republican state lawmakers want to name a portion of Interstate 70 in Columbus after President Donald Trump. Read More

• Fatal crash prompts calls for change in west Columbus

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • Crash

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Dec 30, 2025 3:00pm
  A deadly crash on Christmas Eve on Columbus' west side has residents calling for change. Sherry Bauman was killed Dec. 24 near the intersection of Roberts Road and Windflower Road near Hilliard. Read More

• Why some Ohio politicians want a famous road renamed

  • Ohio
  • Brookville
  • I-70

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Dec 30, 2025 11:31am
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  A bill introduced in the Ohio House would rename a small portion of Interstate 70 in Columbus as the "President Donald Trump Freedom Highway." ... Read More

• Donald Trump Freedom Highway in Columbus? Tell us if you support I-70 name change

  • Ohio
  • I-70 Westbound

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  • 5 views
  • Dec 30, 2025 10:00am
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  Tell us your thoughts on Republican lawmakers wanting to name Interstate 70 through downtown Columbus the President Donald Trump Freedom Highway. Read More

• I-70 through Columbus could be named for President Donald Trump

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • US 23

  • source: Bing
  • 18 views
  • Dec 30, 2025 09:13am
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  A new bill would designate part of Interstate 70 through downtown Columbus as the President Donald Trump Freedom Highway. Read More

• Person killed in crash in south Columbus

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • US 23

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Dec 30, 2025 06:16am
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  A person was killed in a car crash on Tuesday morning near the intersection of US-23 and Rathmell Road in south Columbus, near Eldorado Gaming Scioto DownsSgt. Joe Albert reported that officers were ... Read More