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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has made literacy a top priority for his last year in office, saying that learning how to read is the right of every Ohio child. To that end, he is trying to make certain that all Ohio schools are complying with state law by using what’s called [...]

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- Residents in Marion have reported issues with their tap water, with the water utility company saying it detected organic compounds in the water feed to Marion's facility. “I filled my bathtub up like normal, walked back in, and the water looked green,” Marion resident Amy Parker said. Parker and other residents [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A partnership built on helping the community is set to enter a new phase after more than 100 years of service. In a statement released Tuesday, the Diocese of Columbus and St. Stephen’s Community House announced that St. Stephen’s will launch as an independent nonprofit organization, no longer serving as a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A 39-year-old man made his initial court appearance Tuesday morning after being arrested Monday in connection to his wife's death in September. Austen Medek has been charged with murder and received a $3 million cash surety bond in Franklin County Municipal Court. He is accused of killing his wife Michaela Medek, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bipartisan Ohio bill that would require correctional institutions to provide free feminine hygiene products to incarcerated women awaits Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature. Lawmakers sent House Bill 29 to the governor’s desk on Dec. 9, after the legislation passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate. DeWine has 10 days, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio is getting ready for a statewide cinematic celebration next year as part of the U.S.'s 250th anniversary, with hundreds of free movie screenings planned across all 88 counties. The initiative, Ohio Goes to the Movies, kicks off Feb. 11 and runs through October, highlighting films connected to Ohio through actors, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Department of Commerce abruptly suspended millions in funding intended to support Ohio's manufactures, citing a federal review of the program that could take years to resolve. The Department of Commerce said the funding is paused due to an ongoing Office of Inspector General review of Ohio's Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The [...]

Former Lazarus employee Ronald Rau donated a Santa figure and Snow Queen to the Fran Ryan Center to help recreate the iconic Christmas window displays and SantaLand of the now-defunct Columbus department store.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Revised Code lays out specific rules for using a mobile device behind the wheel, including addressing whether it is legal to scroll while stopped at a red light or talk on the phone while driving. Ohio implemented a distracted driving law in October 2023, generally banning motorists from using, [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Whitehall City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday night to consider the removal of a councilmember accused of underage sexual misconduct. Councilmember Gerald Dixon was arrested the evening of Dec. 8 on allegations of decades of grooming underage boys. The next morning, he appeared in Franklin County Municipal Court and was [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman is dead and another is injured after a head-on collision Monday evening in east Columbus. Columbus police said that at 7:24 p.m., a vehicle pulled from a parking lot to go west on East 17th Avenue near Rarig Avenue. A woman driving a Ford was going west at the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The central Ohio Jewish community remains on edge after the terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia over the weekend.  "You have the shock and then the mourning and then the worry of where else is this going to happen," Katie Rotenberg said. According to JewishColumbus President Julie Tilson Stanley, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The City of Columbus said it is strengthening its IT infrastructure to ensure that its policies align with state standards to protect residents' data. This comes more than a year after the city was hit with a ransomware attack that led to half a million people’s sensitive information being posted on [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The U.S. Marshals Service and the Columbus Division of Police are teaming up to find a suspect wanted for pulling a gun on a store clerk in November. According to the Marshals Service, Ian Crum, 35, allegedly walked into the Tractor Supply Company store on West Broad Street last month, loaded [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As the year comes to a close, NBC4 sat down with Ohio's top law enforcement agent to discuss what happened in 2025 and look forward to next year, the final year of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's term. He said he is not focused on the end but rather on the [...]

ASHVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- There is nothing that can be done to stop a data center from coming to northern Pickaway County, according to Ashville Village Administrator Bert Cline. This comes as neighbors in the community are protesting the development. Traveling through the main streets in the village of Ashville this time last year, you’d [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man accused of killing his wife in September was arrested Monday and charged with murder. Austen A. Medek, 39, was arrested without incident by a Columbus Police SWAT Team. He is being held at Franklin County Jail. According to police, officers responded to a home on the 5500 block [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Statehouse hosted a historic gathering of legislative leaders from across the country Monday, discussing concerns about the increasing power of the federal government. Senate presidents and House speakers from about 40 states met in the chambers of the Ohio House of Representatives, unanimously adopting a nonbinding declaration for the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the first time, Columbus has a specific commission to uplift and support the voices of LGBTQ+ people in Columbus. Columbus City Council approved the appointment of 13 members of the LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission, a diverse group with members coming from different backgrounds, races and gender identities. "We will codify that [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The cleanup from this past weekend's winter storm continues, prompting several central Ohio school districts to either delay or cancel classes on Tuesday. Up to seven inches of snow blanketed parts of the region on Saturday, accompanied by sub-freezing temperatures. Storm Team 4 forecasts call for temperatures to gradually climb through [...]