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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohioans who donate to approved school choice organizations will be able to get up to $1,700 back on their federal taxes next year. Ohio is one of 27 states that opted in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit, part of President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill." By opting in, Ohioans are [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The vacant Latitude Five25 towers in east Columbus could soon be demolished to make way for a $150 million affordable housing complex. A permit application filed with the city of Columbus on Jan. 22 calls for the demolition of Latitude Five25 at 525 Sawyer Blvd. The filing comes after the 15-story [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Zanesville father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Nationwide Children’s Hospital after his 27-day-old daughter fatally fell from her crib. Tyler Peyton filed the lawsuit in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Jan. 23, alleging negligence on behalf of the hospital contributed to the 2025 death of his [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Whitehall City Council met Tuesday night and took up two familiar controversies. The first was a growing recall effort targeting the mayor and two councilmembers. The second was another attempt to remove Councilmember Gerald Dixon, who previously faced sex crime charges involving underage children. "It is our responsibility to cover and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Board of Education continues to focus on the district’s financial state, with more discussions on budget cuts during the board meeting Tuesday night. The school board voted to cut $50 million from the budget in December and during Tuesday’s meeting, community members started to see some of the impact. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A collaborative project aims to document and preserve the history of LGBTQ+ people in central Ohio, ensuring stories that were often overlooked or unrecorded are not lost to time. Leaders behind the "Illuminate" project joined NBC4's LGBTQ+ show "Out in Ohio" to discuss how the initiative is collecting and sharing decades [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The families of the victims in a mass shooting at a warehouse in New Albany last year have filed a lawsuit against the company that owns the facility and the man accused in the shooting. The families of Shakhar Chapagai and Kyle Vaver, along with the two other people who [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio House Technology and Innovation Committee heard testimony from supporters Tuesday of a new bill to penalize software companies with artificial intelligence models that encourage their users to self-harm. House Bill 524, sponsored by Ohio Reps. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) and Ty Mathews (R-Findlay) would empower the Ohio Attorney General’s Office [...]

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- A jury on Tuesday found a former Marion councilman not guilty of rape. Ayers Ratliff was acquitted on charges of rape and sexual imposition involving a teenager after a few hours of deliberation. Prosecutors originally filed charges against Ratliff in May 2024, but the charges were dropped. Ratliff sued prosecutors for [...]

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio has taken another step to remedy a shortage of skilled trade workers. The Ohio Department of Youth Services opened up a new Career Technology Center at the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility. “In this district, we believe that a student’s past does not dictate their future,” Buckeye United School District Superintendent [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium welcomed two new residents. Lewis and Clark, 1-year-old tiger brothers, were just moved in from another accredited conservation facility. The zoo said the brothers have the habitat to themselves for now. The previous tenant, Diesel, transferred to Lewis and Clark's old facility to find a mate. [...]

LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man helped police find the body of a 17-year-old Indiana teenager he allegedly killed late last month, officials said Tuesday. According to a statement from the Hocking County Sheriff's Office, Tyler Thomas, 39, allegedly showed investigators on Feb. 1 where in Perry County he buried the body of Haily [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Citizen organizers seeking to repeal a sweeping cannabis law can begin collecting signatures to stop the initiative, the Ohio Attorney General's Office said Tuesday. Ohioans for Cannabis Choice is pursuing a referendum on Senate Bill 56, which would bring the law to a citizen vote if organizers can collect enough valid [...]

COSHOCTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Coshocton City School's superintendent has resigned less than two weeks after he was placed on leave amid a district investigation. In a special board meeting Monday, the Coshocton Board of Education approved a separation agreement between Superintendent Mark Kowalski and the district. Kowalski had issued a Jan. 31 resignation letter citing [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Michael McKee, charged in the murder of his ex-wife and her husband, reportedly shot the victims over 15 times, according to an autopsy report. In released documents from the Franklin County Coroner’s Office, Monique Tepe was shot nine times, while Spencer Tepe suffered from seven gunshot wounds. The deaths of the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio chain Yogi’s Bar and Grill is preparing to open its fifth location, which will be in northeast Columbus. The restaurant will open at 5571 N. Hamilton Road this summer, the brand announced on social media last week. Yogi’s is taking over the building that formerly housed Turtle Creek Tavern. [...]

Breeze Airways has announced a new non-stop flight from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina, starting May 8th.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) -- A last-minute ruling has prevented one-fourth of Springfield from losing the right to live and work legally in the U.S., issued hours before immigration protections for Haitians were set to expire. A city of about 60,000, Springfield is home to 12,000-20,000 Haitian immigrants. Most Haitians are in the U.S. under Temporary [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A suspect in a 2024 Columbus homicide was arrested Monday in Toledo, according to the U.S. Marshals. Duron Thomas, 34, was wanted on charges of murder and felonious assault in connection with a shooting July 28, 2024, in the 300 block of South Glenwood Avenue, authorities said. The shooting stemmed from [...]

Dalton Didelot, a Target team member in Columbus, Ohio, has created a detailed Lego model of a Target store using approximately 2,500 pieces and submitted it to Lego's product ideas program, where it could one day become an official product.