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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bipartisan Ohio bill would require bars and restaurants to have date rape drug testing devices available to their customers.  Senate Bill 348, introduced by Sens. Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) and Louis Blessing III (R-Colerain Township) on Feb. 2, aims to mandate establishments that serve alcohol offer drug testing devices to their [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio middle and high school athletes could be banned from receiving money tied to their name, image and likeness under a new Statehouse bill proposed by Republican lawmakers. House Bill 661, introduced by Reps. Adam Bird (R-New Richmond) and Mike Odioso (R-Cincinnati), would reverse a November vote by the Ohio High [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid Ohio State University's head of gynecology quarterly payments of thousands of dollars, Department of Justice files show. Mark Landon, a physician and professor at OSU and the chair of the obstetrics and gynecology department, received quarterly payments of thousands of dollars from Epstein in the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Tuesday is set to be a massive day for Team USA at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The biggest medal chance will come at noon when the American mixed curling team of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin plays in the gold medal game against Sweden. Breezy Johnson returns to the snow in [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) – Aqua One water and sewer customers could soon see their bills go up. The company filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to increase its rates starting in May. Monday was the third and final public hearing in New Albany for customers to weigh in. The [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An NBC4 Investigation is getting results for a group of central Ohio families.  We’ve shown you how families in more than 10 developments entered an affordable housing program where they each paid rent for 15 years, then had the option to buy their homes. However, after 15 years, frustrated families were left [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Six horses died in a fire Friday evening at a horse hospital in Grove City. The fire happened at the Woodland Run Equine Veterinary Hospital on Borror Road. The hospital and 20 stalls were destroyed in the fire. In a statement posted to the facility's website, the hospital confirmed that [...]

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The trial for the last suspect in a 2016 massacre will be moved out of Pike County, a judge ruled on Monday. George "Billy" Wagner III appeared in court Monday for a status conference in his trial for his alleged role in the Rhoden family massacre. A new location for the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Tuesday's schedule for the Milan Cortina Olympics is chock full of some of the biggest names and events at these winter games. The American mixed curling team of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin will play for a gold medal before superstar figure skater Ilia Malinin begins his quest for gold in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Democrats in the Ohio House of Representatives have unveiled new legislation targeting what they call overreach on the part of federal immigration agencies. The legislative package includes measures that would prohibit immigration agents from operating in Ohio hospitals and places of worship, restrict the collection of Ohioans’ personal data, and require [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Recently obtained court documents show the suspect in the disappearance and death of an Indiana teenager had been talking with the girl for more than a year before her disappearance. According to court documents, Tyler Thomas, 39, of Columbus, had been speaking with Hailey Buzbee, 17, of Fishers, Indiana, via an [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Bomb threats were sent on Monday to central Ohio schools, the Ohio Statehouse and the Chamber of Commerce, according to authorities. Columbus police said officers have responded to at least four locations across the city. The threat at the Statehouse is being handled by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. A Columbus [...]

The Ohio Department of Transportation is hosting open house meetings to gather public input on a potential new freeway connection between U.S. 23 and Interstate 71 in Delaware, Marion and Morrow counties, in an effort to ease congestion and improve safety.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Schools and Downtown streets were abruptly closed in Springfield ON Monday morning, with Gov. Mike DeWine saying it was in response to suspicious packages found at each. Springfield City Schools said the closure was due to an "abundance of caution" and directed families to consult official school messages sent by text, [...]

The frigid Columbus weather streak of temperatures not rising about freezing will finally come to an end.

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dublin zoning officials and neighboring residents say they support plans for a new shopping area in the city that would also include dining, office space and a central public square. Dublin's planning and zoning commission recommended approval on Feb. 5 of a preliminary development plan for "Monterey Square," a project that [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A national daycare franchise is doubling its central Ohio presence by opening four new locations. The Learning Experience is preparing to launch centers in Pickerington, Westerville, Lewis Center and northeast Columbus. Each location will span about 10,000 square feet and include a 5,000-square-foot outdoor playground. The centers will employ about 30 [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- AI and GLPs. Mr. Rogers. Food delivery wars. And, weirdly … butts. These topics dominated the advertising inventory for television’s biggest night. Each year, I watch the Super Bowl with a good friend of mine who is a local advertising executive (identity protected) and we rank the ads in terms of effectiveness, quality and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The second murder trial of a former Franklin County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Black man six times is moving toward jury selection. There was a brief Monday morning status conference meeting in the trial of Jason Meade and two preliminary court dates were scheduled for April. Meade, who left [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio legislator proposed withholding state funding for over 300 school districts involved in legal action against the state's school voucher program. Rep. Jamie Callender (R-Concord) introduced House Bill 671 to combat school districts involved in a years-long legal battle over the state's taxpayer-funded school voucher system, EdChoice. If passed, the [...]