COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Franklin County judge set bond Saturday at $1 million for a man charged with kidnapping after the disappearance of a 13-year-old girl in west Columbus earlier this month. Shane Smith, 48, was arrested in Springfield on Nov. 8 in connection to the teen's disappearance, which prompted a statewide Amber Alert.

The Amber Alert in Ohio issued for 7-year-old Oaklynn Alexander was canceled on Monday night, authorities said.

A dispatcher is speaking out about a frantic search for a young girl abducted in southeast Ohio that ended in a confrontation that left her father dead.

Charles Alexander, 43, took his non-custodial daughter from a relative's house, leading police on a long chase that ended in his death, say authorities

Why do some missing persons cases receive a statewide AMBER alert while others don’t? Ohio has seen six AMBER alerts in the first four months of 2024. This is compared to nine in all of 2023, and six in 2022.

An Amber Alert ended Monday night with the death of a father who kidnapped his daughter from an eastern Ohio home and fled to Medina County.

A man who abducted his 7-year-old daughter from a relative’s home in Ohio was killed by officers following a police chase

OHIO (WSAZ) - An Amber Alert was issued Monday for a 7-year-old girl who was abducted in northeastern Ohio. Oaklynn Alexander is described as 4 feet tall and weighs 55 pounds, according to Ohio Amber Alert. She was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, black pants, and black and white shoes.

Ohio father sought in Amber Alert killed by officer, daughter unharmed after chase