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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio LGBTQ+ advocates and groups are reassessing their legal strategies after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against Colorado's conversion therapy ban, a decision that could reverberate across local protections in the Buckeye State. In an 8-1 ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, the court found that Colorado's law restricting certain forms [...]

Watch NBC4’s one-hour look at Brian Shaffer’s disappearance in the video player above or on-demand on the NBC4 streaming app. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Twenty years after Brian Shaffer vanished from a Columbus bar, investigators believe someone out there has critical information about the case.  Brian, a 27-year-old medical student at Ohio State University, went [...]

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — Three people are dead, including one child, and two others were injured after a massive house fire in Lancaster early Wednesday morning. According to Lancaster Fire Chief Slade Schultz, multiple crews were called to a Fairfield County home on East 5th Avenue, near Madison Avenue in the downtown Lancaster area just [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An investigation is underway into a reported shooting involving police on the north side of Columbus Tuesday night. According to Columbus police dispatchers, the shooting was reported at the Loyal Order of Moose lodge on the 1900 block of Schrock Road just before 11 p.m. It is not known if the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Schools has officially adopted a new artificial intelligence policy following a unanimous vote by the Board of Education. The policy comes after nearly a year of work by a district-led committee and aligns with new requirements in the latest state budget mandating all Ohio school districts establish guidelines for [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is hospitalized after he was shot by his son Tuesday night, according to Columbus police. The shooting was reported on the 1200 block of East 23rd Avenue on Columbus' east side at approximately 10:35 p.m., according to a Columbus police dispatcher. The man was taken to a local hospital [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) begins its construction season, it is reminding drivers to keep an eye out for its crews. "My message is please move over and slow down, these are men and women working hard and they want to go home to their families just the same [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The push to get the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) to expand to Columbus is gaining momentum, and city leaders are making progress on a deal that might help fund the expansion. Columbus Crew superfan Morgan Hughes is one of the people helping push the NWSL to Columbus campaign, which is gathering signatures to show they want a women’s team in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- When Ohio lawmakers return from break in mid-May, they are likely to consider competing ideas of how to ease the cost of housing in Ohio. This week, House Democrats introduced a proposal, sponsored by Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp.), to stimulate more homebuilding in the state with a $100 million loan [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As gas prices near $4 per gallon in central Ohio, everyone is figuring out how to fit the extra cost into their budgets, including the City of Columbus. “We're going to have to do everything we can to try to control costs in other ways,” Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said. City [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Many athletes spend their entire careers trying to make it to Augusta National, one of the most prestigious golf courses, but two central Ohio youth golfers are making the trip this year. With the Masters Tournament less than a week away, Colton Gress and Ethan Li qualified for the Drive, Chip [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A longtime Dublin tavern and steakhouse is temporarily closing this spring for a planned renovation. MTM Tavern & Steakhouse at 6725 Avery-Muirfield Drive is expected to shut its doors April 27 to June 1 for a series of cosmetic upgrades. Craig Barnum, president of CLB Restaurants, told NBC4-partner Columbus Business First [...]

AKRON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Jurors deliberating felony charges for two former FirstEnergy executives announced they could not reach a verdict on Tuesday, ending the trial. The jury in Akron said it was at an impasse in the trial of former CEO Chuck Jones and former senior vice president Michael Dowling. The pair were charged with [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A fried chicken restaurant in northwest Columbus will soon close. The Crispy Coop, located at 1717 Northwest Blvd., will shutter at the end of the month, the business announced in a March 26 Facebook post. “This place has meant so much to us, and we're beyond grateful for every customer, every [...]

A recently hatched echidna, known as a puggle, has successfully transitioned out of its mother's pouch and begun to grow its spines at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, marking a milestone in the zoo's breeding program.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Three people killed in a north Columbus apartment complex fire have been identified. According to the Franklin County Coroner’s Office, two women and one man were pronounced dead on the afternoon of March 20, when a large fire also injured eight others. The fire occurred at around 3 p.m. in the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As gas prices creep toward $4, experts warn that rising prices will impact consumers outside the pump. “Obviously, oil is used in a lot of different products, but of course it's very importantly used in energy," said Benjamin McKean, associate professor of political science at Ohio State University."And so we'll see [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two Ohio lawmakers want to require abortion providers to inform patients about an experimental abortion reversal treatment.  On March 24, Reps. Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) and Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester) introduced House Bill 783, which would mandate that doctors inform pregnant women obtaining a chemical abortion that a reversal treatment is available [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As jurors deliberate charges in Ohio's FirstEnergy bribery scandal, the two politicians previously convicted for their roles are asking the Supreme Court to intervene. Jurors in Akron have been deliberating the verdict for former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and former FirstEnergy Vice President Michael Dowling since March 17. The pair are [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A newly introduced Ohio bill would require all driver's license examinations in the state to be administered exclusively in English, a change supporters say is aimed at improving roadway safety. House Bill 753, sponsored by Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland), was introduced in March and would direct the Ohio Bureau of Motor [...]