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UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Upper Arlington is moving closer to deciding how to overhaul one of its busiest intersections after consultants showed City Council how a roundabout could handle traffic at the Kingsdale Five Points Intersection. Engineering consultant American Structurepoint presented refined concepts Monday for the junction of Fishinger Road, Tremont Road and Northwest [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University student Kathy Pham said sleeping in the basement of Mack Hall may have been a bit dirty or crowded, but at least it wasn't as hot as her dorm room upstairs. "I got over it because I was like, 'Would I rather sleep here? Would I rather sleep [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former Ohio teacher has been charged after he was recently found housing a teenage girl who went missing from Columbus about eight months ago. On Aug. 27, Jobe Binkley, a 48-year-old former science teacher at Springfield High School, was charged with interference with custody, a first-degree misdemeanor, according to Clark [...]

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – Some teachers in Reynoldsburg said they were expecting paychecks on Friday, but never received them; others said they got paid, but then the money was removed from their accounts. A Reynoldsburg City School District spokesperson said the problem was with a third-party payroll company and that the problem has bee resolved, [...]

Two Powerball winners were identified in Ohio following the September 14 drawing, including a $2 million prize from Powell and a $100,000 win from Medina.

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Amid worldwide debates over potentially slowing down the development of artificial intelligence models, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was in New Albany on Tuesday helping to launch what he called a positive use of AI.  Students from Whitehall City Schools were the first to use the new Super Buddy system installed [...]

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) — The couple who own a family farm in Pike County estimate they lost 95% of their crops to the flooding that happened Saturday. Floodwaters overtook a significant portion of Way Farms' property on Saturday evening, including much of their pumpkin patch. They said any crops that were under floodwaters are ruined. [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Wednesday, a Licking County judge will issue his verdict in the trial of the man accused of carrying out a mass shooting at a New Albany warehouse; two people died and four others were injured.  Bruce Foster III is facing 19 charges, including murder and attempted murder, in connection to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- New behavioral health crisis centers are opening across Ohio, aimed at providing 24/7 emergency mental health care. But according to the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, they may face significant staffing challenges. Policy analyst Becky Carroll said Ohio is seeing growth in new behavioral health crisis centers, adding that certain barriers [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Crew fans will soon have to pay an extra 2% fee on tickets to help fund the city's new National Women's Soccer League team. Columbus City Council voted 8-0 Monday to put the tax in place, which was first introduced in April. The fee will help fund the new team's [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman indicted on homicide charges in connection with a fiery, head-on crash that killed three and injured five pleaded not guilty Monday. Kristina Alexander, 52, was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide, which includes a third victim who died two months after the crash, and one count of vehicular [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Les Wexner, the billionaire founder of L Brands who transformed New Albany, is no longer Ohio's richest person. Four Ohioans made Forbes' annual richest people in America list, including Wexner. It is the first time Wexner was not Ohio's richest man in at least five years. At $9.3 billion, Forbes [...]

A new report from SmartAsset found that Ohio ranks among the top 10 states for affordability when one parent stays home, requiring a single earner to make $72,966 annually.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio’s school districts received their latest grades Tuesday as the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released report cards for the 2025-26 school year. Districts and schools are rated on a scale of one to five stars, with half-star increments. A three-star rating means a district or school meets state standards, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State looks to turn the page after its biggest collapse under coach Ryan Day. Day, along with quarterback Julian Sayin and linebacker Payton Pierce, talked to the media Tuesday and reflected on the loss. OSU is coming off a 24-23 loss to Texas in which the Buckeyes gave up a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Mediterranean restaurant in northeast Columbus near Gahanna and New Albany recently closed its doors and has already been replaced by a similar concept. Mezze Mediterranean Cuisine, located at 5326 N. Hamilton Road, shut down on Aug. 31 after about 15 years in business. Cedar Mediterranean Grill took over the space [...]

BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Bexley City Council is accepting applications for mayor, with hopes to appoint the city's next leader on Sept. 30. Last week, Bexley Mayor Ben Kessler announced he will be resigning from his position to accept a job with the Columbus Partnership. Kessler has been Bexley's mayor for 14 years. Bexley City [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Shoppers at central Ohio Kroger locations may have recently noticed a new kind of employee: robots that use sensors and artificial intelligence to scan shelves for inventory. The Cincinnati-based grocery chain has begun rolling out Tally robots in the Columbus market and plans to have them in about 60 local Kroger [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For Jaimee-Louise Sharp, the possibility of traveling from England to Columbus is tied to one thing above all else: more time with her 5-year-old son, Teddy. Sharp, 28, has been diagnosed with an aggressive, incurable form of brain cancer known as an IDH1-mutant grade 4 astrocytoma. She underwent surgery to remove [...]

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio University Police Department is investigating the death of an individual who was found inside a campus dorm room Monday afternoon. According to an OUPD release, officers are investigating an “unattended death” of a person found in McDavis Hall, on the campus’ South Green area, at approximately 4:30 p.m. Police [...]