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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after being shot Saturday evening in west Columbus. A police dispatcher told NBC4 that officers were called to the 2900 block of La Vista Drive just after 10:30 p.m. on reports of a shooting. One person was taken to a hospital in critical condition. According [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- The rainy weather this Memorial Day week has caused flooding in areas across central Ohio. A Delaware County family is trying to get their farm out of water. Krista Smith said Friday was a sleepless night as water poured across their property and flooded their home. “We were up all night long just refilling our trash [...]

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Grandview Heights police say that a large sinkhole will keep roads closed at least until Tuesday. A sinkhole on Fairview Avenue and Merrick Road opened up Saturday afternoon. The sinkhole is approximately 10 feet deep and roughly four feet by 5 feet at its opening. There were no injuries. According [...]

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DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A former substitute teacher in Delaware County allegedly exchanged over 8,000 messages and had inappropriate sexual encounters with a student, court documents say. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, a 23-year-old man arrived at the Delaware police department to report multiple sex crimes that [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) — A trial date has been announced for man facing over 30 sexual assault charges in Knox County. According to court records, the trial against Gary “Tom” Keesee Jr. will begin on Sept. 29. He faces 32 total charges, including 13 counts of rape, 14 counts of gross sexual imposition and five [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of Ohio State's largest donors is now involved in a third lawsuit with former employees, including a man central to a civil case that investigated misconduct on the state teachers' pension board. Ratmir Timashev, one of Ohio State’s largest individual donors, fired three former leaders of his AI startup company OH.io on April 13, [...]

LANCATSER, Ohio (WCMH) -- As people will spend time outdoors this Memorial Day weekend, one mother is telling families to take precautions against ticks seriously, after she watched her daughter struggle with the effects of Lyme disease for over a month. This time last year, eight-year-old Avery Wilson tested positive for Lyme disease. Her mother, Audrey Wilson, says [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Former Ohio and United States Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow thrived in service as the first woman elected to the Elgin Local School Board in Marion County. "I loved it, I loved every minute of it," Withrow said. "They invited me to everything, and I just had a really good time when [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There will be no shortage of things to do in Downtown Columbus this weekend, but festival organizers say they have safety plans in place if there is an emergency due to weather. “There are some things that you don't necessarily expect, but you anticipate, and those are little small obstacles to [...]

Ohio lawmakers may soon consider a resolution allowing certain expert witnesses to testify remotely during court proceedings.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Each year for Memorial Day, American Flags are placed in the ground around the National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM), and the rain did not stop that from taking place this year. “This is in remembrance for those who weren't able to make it home," said Kimberly Peck, one of the [...]

A central Ohio man said a hacker took over his Facebook account, changed everything, and was told by Facebook that nothing was wrong.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman is accusing her boyfriend of rape after she crashed her car into a brick wall at a Hilliard restaurant. Hilliard police report that on May 16, a woman crashed her car into a brick wall of the Wilson’s Bar and Grill parking lot. The restaurant is close to her apartment, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - With Memorial Day weekend kicking off, The Ohio Traffic Safety Office has launched a new statewide initiative to help keep drivers safe. The Project Plan Ahead program is offering Ohioans a free ride home through Uber or Lyft up to $15. The initiative is launching during Memorial Day weekend to prevent [...]

Haslam Sports Group (HSG), who owns the Columbus Crew, announced the former Crew General Manager would be returning to Ohio as HSG's president of global soccer.

Ohioans have until May 25 to submit data to the Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project, which is collecting information on the final resting places of Revolutionary War veterans in the state in preparation for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Panda Express opened its first Dublin location on Tuesday with a community celebration that included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a charitable donation and giveaways for early customers. The restaurant, located at 2750 Summer Drive, officially opened on Tuesday and marked the occasion alongside the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Company representatives presented a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Franklin County man who assaulted a nurse at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center has been sentenced to three years in jail. Asiakare Minor pleaded guilty in late April to abduction and violating a protection order after he attacked a nurse while visiting Wexner Medical Center in November. He pleaded [...]

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Westerville leaders are putting consideration of a proposed Uptown redevelopment with apartments and a hotel on hold for several months after residents turned out in large numbers on Tuesday night to oppose the project. Council members approved a motion on Tuesday to postpone further deliberation on the proposed sale of the [...]