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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Wednesday morning’s rain caused flooding in several parts of central Ohio and several who tried to drive through flood waters ended up being stuck. A parking lot on the west side of Columbus looked like a river due to flooding. It was near the intersection of Phillip Road and Surface Road [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman and a young girl are dead after being found inside an east side of Columbus house Wednesday night, Columbus police said. According to a Columbus police dispatcher, officers responded to the call on the 2900 block of Chatsworth Way after 7 p.m. At the scene, Columbus Police Sgt. Joe [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Mental health advocates in Ohio launched a new campaign Wednesday aimed at connecting more young people with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The campaign, created by teenagers for teenagers, was unveiled by the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation and its Youth Advisory Council. Leaders said the effort is focused on raising [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Auditor Keith Faber testified to Ohio’s Medicaid committee that his office previously identified more than $118 million in improper payments. Faber testified to the oversight committee for several hours on Wednesday, about everything from questionable billing patterns to suspected outright fraud. Just after ending his testimony, Faber answered questions about [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that he will pause the state sales tax exemptions for data centers, just hours after the first meeting of the state legislature’s new Joint Data Center Study Committee. DeWine said in a statement he fully supports the legislature’s efforts to study the economic and environmental [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Division of Police has two new helicopters in the air. The new Bell 505 helicopters are equipped with state-of-the-art cameras and high-tech computer systems that allow the team to lock in on a target from miles away. This includes reading a license plate and being involved in a police [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State's 2026 football season opener now has a kickoff time. The Buckeyes' Sept. 5 game at Ohio Stadium against Ball State will start at 12:30 p.m. This will be the opening game of the 137th season for Ohio State. After the Buckeyes play at Texas on Sept. 12 at 7:30 [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A major redevelopment proposal in Columbus' Italian Village is moving through city review once again as plans to replace the former State Library of Ohio building continue to evolve. The project, led by Cincinnati-based developer Merus in partnership with Columbus architecture firm BBCO, would demolish the 122,000-square-foot former library building at [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus-based hot chicken restaurant plans to open a new location near Gahanna and New Albany.  The former Subway at 5352 N. Hamilton Road is slated to become an Overdose Hot Chicken, according to signage posted on the building. The North Hamilton Road eatery will mark Overdose Hot Chicken’s second location. [...]

Upper Arlington, Ohio has proposed a mobility device registration and safety program to protect riders and neighbors, which will require certain electric motorized devices to be registered with the Upper Arlington Police Division and to display a free registration sticker, with fines of up to $150 per violation for repeat offenders.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recent study has named Ohio as one of the best states to be a police officer.  WalletHub, a personal finance company, compared all 50 states and Washington, D.C. across 30 key indicators of “police friendliness,” including the median income for law enforcement officers, police deaths per capita and the quality [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A veteran who was interviewed as part of the investigation into former Ohio State President Ted Carter's relationship with podcaster Krisanthe Vlachos said he received a "suspicious" text from Vlachos hours after his confidential testimony. Paul Hylenski is a disabled veteran and the CEO and founder of Vet Mentor AI, a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio bill that would ban artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse material, put guardrails on deepfakes and require AI watermarks is one step closer to becoming law.  Senate Bill 163, sponsored by Sens. Louis Blessing III (R-Colerain Township) and Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), unanimously passed the Senate on May 20. It moved [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Historic schools, a vacant Downtown office tower and deteriorating residential buildings are among the properties named to this year's list of Columbus' most endangered sites. Columbus Landmarks released its 2026 "Most Endangered Sites" list this month, highlighting five properties the preservation organization says are threatened by demolition, neglect, vacancy or redevelopment [...]