Inside Franklin County's James A. Karnes Corrections Center on Columbus' West Side, 35 men, all veterans of the U.S. military, sat at tables while a county sheriff's deputy told them about their ...

On May 8, 1966, Franklin County jail inmates revolted against the conditions in the jail. Called the “Mother’s Day Riot” in The Columbus Dispatch, inmates smashed about fifty windows, ripped out two ...

Franklin County commissioners and the union representing employees at the Franklin County Jail have issued statements on ongoing contract negotiations, focusing on budget constraints and staffing ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — One person was killed and another was hospitalized in a crash involving a semitrailer Thursday evening in southeast Franklin County, according to the sheriff's office. The ...

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BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) — A new scam is preying on families with loved ones in jail, with one Butler County family already falling victim to the con. The Butler County Sheriff's Office issued an ...

The Franklin County sheriff is calling for a federal investigation into the “corrupt practices” of county officials. Sheriff Jim Raymond sent a six-page letter to Pete Serrano, Pasco’s ex-mayor and ...