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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Chillicothe City Councilman Richard McQuirt said the proposed data center at the city's revitalized paper mill emerged after promised federal contracts failed to materialize. “It's not just for Chillicothe's salvation," McQuirt said. "This is for national security." When the Pixelle paper mill closed in 2025, Chillicothe faced economic uncertainty, environmental concerns [...]

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) — Floodwaters destroyed some homes, damaged others, and left behind significant cleanup work for some families in northern Pike County. This round of flooding hit on Saturday evening in the area of State Route 23 and Woodland Park Road. A car from about a quarter mile upstream ended up in the creek [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were found dead in a home in east Columbus Monday night. According to police, officers responded to the 2800 block of Bannon Court just after 4:45 p.m. following a call from a child who said there was a dead person inside a home. At the scene, officers discovered two [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Maine, Texas, Alaska and Ohio: candidates in these four states are in the midst of heated races that will decide the balance of power in the United States Senate. In Ohio, the major party candidates are no strangers to voters, each of them a career politician. Republican Sen. Jon Husted was [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A long-term power outage is not just a minor inconvenience -- it can come with serious financial costs. Ohio Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and David Thomas (R-Jefferson) are preparing to introduce legislation that would reimburse electricity ratepayers after a sustained power outage. With the country dealing with an aging power grid [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio found the perfect day to honor Dolly Parton this month, selecting Sept. 25, or 9-two-5, as Dolly Parton Day. Gov. Mike DeWine sign the proclamation Monday in honor of the signer of the 1980 hit "9 to 5." Parton died Aug. 25 after a brief battle with cancer at age [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The city of Columbus wants its biggest water users to pay more. A new rate proposal could change how Columbus charges massive industrial customers, including data centers. Large industrial customers need a lot more water capacity than a home or small business. That means an extra cost to the city to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State's Moritz College of Law is moving Downtown, the city of Columbus and the university announced Monday. The Huntington building will soon be home to the first major academic program located in the heart of Downtown. "It's important for us to be interwoven in the fabric of the city and place does [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man arrested in connection with a deadly July shooting received a $1 million bond Monday. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Danyo Sellers, 19, one week after a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a South Linden alley, and he was arrested [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State's Big Ten opener for the 2026 season now has a kickoff time. The sixth-ranked Buckeyes will host Illinois on Sept. 26 at Ohio Stadium for their first conference game. It was announced Monday the game will kickoff at noon Eastern. This will be the fifth consecutive Ohio State home [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University was one of four Ohio schools to receive an "F" ranking in First Amendment organization FIRE's seventh annual College Free Speech Rankings. FIRE, or the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, compared 261 universities nationwide for its annual free speech report, including 13 in Ohio. Ohio universities all [...]

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper was injured overnight while on duty assisting with traffic control due to flooding in Ross County. According to the OSHP, a trooper was assisting the Ohio Department of Transportation with traffic control on U.S. 23, near Blain Highway, between Chillicothe and Waverly in Ross County. [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Families representing students in part of the Thomas Elementary attendance area have filed a formal administrative complaint against Dublin City Schools, alleging the district discriminated against their community when it redrew school boundaries earlier this year. The complaint challenges the district’s decision to move most students in the southwest portion of [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A limited-time collaborative project between a central Ohio pasta restaurant and local food truck will soon launch at Polaris Fashion Place. Polaris restaurant Flour Modern Pasta Bar and food truck Fetty’s Street Food have joined forces to launch a pop-up eatery called Flour + Fetty’s. The concept will combine Flour’s homemade [...]

New research from Ohio State University indicates that psilocybin-assisted therapy may safely reduce severe, treatment-resistant PTSD symptoms in veterans.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gas prices in the Columbus area broke a Labor Day record one week ago and continue to rise far above average costs from this time one year ago. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in central Ohio cites, gas prices jumped by 27.3 cents per gallon last week, to average [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 40 parents, educators, school advocates and community members gathered in Grove City last week to examine how state and federal funding decisions are affecting South Western City Schools and what they could mean for classrooms in the years ahead. Parents United for Public Schools (PUPS), a statewide advocacy [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Parole Board recently recommended a reduced sentence for a death row inmate who has been in prison for more than 30 years for the murder of an elderly couple that he maintains he did not commit. On Aug. 25, the board advised Gov. Mike DeWine to commute the death [...]

MCARTHUR, Ohio (WCMH) -- With the likely dismissal of the case against Gary Siders Sr. pending, the three Vinton County cases that drew national attention await similar competency rulings. Gary Siders Sr. was one of four adults arrested after police rescued 16 children from "horrific" conditions in a Hamden home. On Wednesday, he was found [...]

CHILLICTOHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Flash flooding in southern Ross County over the weekend has left many Central Ohioans’ properties underwater. "I’ve never seen US-23 flood before, especially in that area. That’s what we witnessed. It was pretty intense and rapid," Ross County resident Crystal McGrail said. McGrail lives in Waverly, US-23. Excessive rain on September [...]