Zachary R. Ruppel is accused of soliciting nude photos from minors in exchange for a position in the All Ohio State Fair Youth Choir.
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A former music teacher at St. Francis DeSales High School accused of soliciting a sex act and nude photos from students surrendered to Columbus police Thursday.More>>
Twenty-one people were indicted Wednesday in connection with a year-long investigation into an alleged drug trafficking operation in Central Ohio.More>>
Wednesday, December 11 2013 5:49 PM EST2013-12-11 22:49:08 GMT
Several women at a Panera Bread location near The Ohio State University campus say they've been inappropriately touched by a man while inside the restaurant.
Several women at a Panera Bread location near The Ohio State University campus say they've been inappropriately touched by a man while inside the restaurant.
Thursday, December 12 2013 8:09 AM EST2013-12-12 13:09:29 GMT
A fire at a Southeast Columbus apartment building caused several thousand dollars of damage. According to firefighters, the fire started shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday on the 2700 block of Tennyson Avenue
A fire at a Southeast Columbus apartment building caused several thousand dollars of damage. According to firefighters, the fire started shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday on the 2700 block of Tennyson Avenue
Thursday, December 12 2013 4:01 PM EST2013-12-12 21:01:20 GMT
An expectant mother who was raped and killed last year had turned to prostitution to make ends meet and died after answering a Craigslist ad offering $200.
An expectant mother who was raped and killed last year had turned to prostitution to make ends meet and died after answering a Craigslist ad offering $200.
The fired chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander was expected Thursday in federal court after the aide's arrest on probable cause for possession and distribution of child pornography, authorities said.
The fired chief of staff for Sen. Lamar Alexander made his first court appearance Thursday on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Defense attorneys say a Montana woman accused of killing her new husband won't testify in her defense.
A federal judge accepted a guilty plea Thursday from a Montana newlywed after she reached a surprise plea agreement and said she pushed her husband from a cliff in Glacier National Park.
A North Texas teen from an affluent family was sentenced to probation this week after he killed four pedestrians when he lost control of his speeding pickup truck while driving drunk, a punishment that outraged the...
"Affluenza," the term used by a psychologist to argue that a North Texas teenager from a wealthy family should not be sent to prison for killing four pedestrians while driving drunk, is not a recognized diagnosis and...
It's a growing side effect of modern medicine: A test for one condition turns up something completely unrelated that could be a threat - or could be a false alarm.
It's a growing side effect of modern medicine: A test for one condition turns up something completely unrelated. It might be a real danger, or an anxiety-provoking false alarm.
Members of the Newtown, Conn., community, including the parent of a teacher killed in a school massacre last year, are joining a vigil at the National Cathedral to remember those killed by gun violence.
Members of the Newtown, Conn., community, including the parent of a teacher killed in a school massacre last year, are joining a vigil at the National Cathedral to remember those killed by gun violence.
Three years ago, a jury heard lurid testimony about a burned body and a brazen cover-up before convicting a former New Orleans police officer of fatally shooting a man without justification in the aftermath of...
Lingering memories from Hurricane Katrina were evident in New Orleans as residents considered the acquittal of ex-cop David Warren.
The investigation into the crash-landing of an Asiana Airlines flight at San Francisco's airport last summer has highlighted problems with cockpit culture and the trainee pilot's lack of confidence in his...
New details about the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet have renewed questions about whether a culture of strict deference to more-senior pilots can compromise air safety.
Wednesday, December 11 2013 6:01 PM EST2013-12-11 23:01:49 GMT
Clova Wide is a Marion dog breeder. Her specialty: Shiba Inus, the breed of dog that attacked and killed a 3-month-old girl in Columbus this week."They're quiet, and they very seldom bark," Wide says
Clova Wide is a Marion dog breeder. Her specialty: Shiba Inus, the breed of dog that attacked and killed a 3-month-old girl in Columbus this week.
Thursday, December 12 2013 9:26 AM EST2013-12-12 14:26:00 GMT
A group wants Columbus residents to vote on whether the city should be paying for its professional hockey team's home arena, and it has collected enough signatures to get the issue on the May ballot.
A group wants Columbus residents to vote on whether the city should be paying for its professional hockey team's home arena, and it has collected enough signatures to get the issue on the May ballot.
Wednesday, December 11 2013 5:49 PM EST2013-12-11 22:49:08 GMT
Several women at a Panera Bread location near The Ohio State University campus say they've been inappropriately touched by a man while inside the restaurant.
Several women at a Panera Bread location near The Ohio State University campus say they've been inappropriately touched by a man while inside the restaurant.
Police say a drunken panhandler charged with harassing the customers of a western Pennsylvania business falsely claimed to be a state trooper - but was found out when he claimed to work at a nonexistent barracks.
Police say a drunken panhandler charged with harassing the customers of a western Pennsylvania business falsely claimed to be a state trooper - but was found out when he claimed to work at a nonexistent barracks.
A New York man who went to check on an acquaintance and found him dead at his home is accused of stealing some of the man's artwork before calling 911.
A New York man who went to check on an acquaintance and found him dead at his home is accused of stealing some of the man's artwork before calling 911.
Authorities have recovered a huge haul of high-end swag that thieves snagged during a party at an empty mansion - including armor, shields and a stuffed snow leopard worth $250,000.
Authorities have recovered a huge haul of high-end swag that thieves snagged during a party at an empty mansion - including armor, shields and a stuffed snow leopard worth $250,000.
Police said 50-year-old Kenneth R. Herring shot 44-year-old Richell Dixon twice before fleeing the scene. 
Zachary R. Ruppel is accused of soliciting nude photos from minors in exchange for a position in the All Ohio State Fair Youth Choir.
