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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A person walking along Interstate 71 north of Columbus near Polaris Parkway was killed Sunday night. According to the Columbus Division of Police, an adult walked into the southbound lanes of I-71 from the west side of the highway and south of Polaris Parkway. At the same time, a person operating [...]

PLAIN CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Jonathan Alder district residents will vote next month on whether to renew an existing income tax levy. District leadership is clear that the ballot request is not a new tax and would not change rates for taxpayers. Jonathan Alder leadership is asking taxpayers to renew the existing tax, otherwise set [...]

GRANVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – A central Ohio village was recently praised as one of the best small towns in the Midwest by a lifestyle magazine. Midwest Living, a publication owned by the parent company of People, released a list of the region’s best small towns last month. The list was part of the magazine’s annual [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The North Market is marking its 150th anniversary with a refreshed brand identity and a limited-edition beer created in collaboration with Seventh Son Brewing. Market officials announced the updates on April 9, positioning the rebrand and beer release as the start of a yearlong celebration for the historic market, which dates [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A psychiatric hearing took place Monday in the case against a woman accused of murdering a 5-year-old boy, who was later found dead in a southwest Columbus sewer. After Monday’s hearing in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, the trial date for 50-year-old Pammy Maye could fall into place sooner than [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's less than a week until Ohio State's spring football game, which will serve as the final glimpse of next season's Buckeyes before the fall camp in August. Coach Ryan Day will address the media after practice Monday from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. You can watch his comments live in [...]

A unique mid-century home in New Albany, Ohio, with a living room suspended over a creek, is receiving online attention after its listing photos were posted by Zillow Gone Wild.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash that occurred in southwest Columbus Monday morning. At 2:41 a.m., police officers were called to the area of Interstate 270 South and Georgesville Road regarding a multi-vehicle crash. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and another was hospitalized in critical condition. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The State Library of Ohio is closing its longtime Italian Village location this week as it prepares to relocate staff and collections to new facilities in central Ohio. The library, currently housed at 274 E. First Ave. in the Italian Village, will shut its doors at the end of the business [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio Democrat has asked for more information after Secretary of State Frank LaRose shared 8 million Ohio voters' information with federal agencies. State Rep. Allison Russo announced she filed a public records request with LaRose's office to understand the scope of Ohio's data sharing. The request came after LaRose opted [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Family members of two slain Ohioans recently testified in support of a bill that would require the real-time monitoring of GPS ankle bracelets for offenders on post-release control.  Earlier this year, Rep. Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison) introduced House Bill 667, named the Reagan Tokes and Patrick Heringer Act. The legislation would require [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mark Kastelic scored with 9:38 remaining and the Boston Bruins snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over Columbus on Sunday that moved them into the first Eastern Conference wild-card spot while virtually eliminating the Blue Jackets from playoff contention. Sean Kuraly had a goal and two assists against [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Sunday was the Buckeye Pinwheel Planting and Transplant Reunion, an event that honors former transplant patients, deceased organ donors, and kidney donors. The ceremony highlighted inspirational stories and the impact of organ donations. Todd Pesavento, the medical director of Ohio State's solid organ transplant program, said it is the most selfless form of [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A popular German Village suffered severe damage after a fire Sunday afternoon. The Thurman Cafe on Thurman Avenue sustained "significant" damage, Columbus Division of Fire Lt. Nick Davis said. The fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. According [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week’s Sunday Briefing: “We don’t call it that,” Ohio Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) said. “Some of our opponents do. This is the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act.” “All this bill does is limit any kind of self-expression that we have, and it just attacks a targeted community,” drag performer Virginia West [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 26-year-old man was arrested late Saturday night and charged after two men were shot in northeast Columbus. Police said officers were alerted at 12:20 a.m. Sunday of two men who went to a hospital on their own after being shot. Both victims were in stable condition at the hospital. The [...]

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — An Illinois man faces at least 10 years and a possible life sentence in prison after pleading guilty to engaging in sexual activity with a central Ohio teenager. According to federal prosecutors, a man traveled from Peoria Heights, Illinois, to a hotel in Zanesville with the intention of raping a 15-year-old [...]

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — The case against a now former director within the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in southeast Ohio is developing both in and out of court. In the days since allegations emerged against Athens County Job and Family Services Executive Director Jean Demosky, a grand jury indictment, a termination, a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Transportation on Friday announced locations for 64 new electric vehicle charging sites with funding through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program (NEVI). Each of the new sites will have at least four charging ports capable of 150 kWh at each port. The locations will also be near [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A study found New Albany is the fifth wealthiest suburb in the U.S. that tracks precise income data. The study by BestWallClock Archive used U.S. Census data to locate America's wealthiest suburbs. With a median income of $238,250, New Albany was the wealthiest suburb in Ohio and the fifth wealthiest [...]