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PLAIN CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Union County Board of Elections will initiate a recount of a Jonathan Alder Local Schools bond issue that just barely passed, the district announced Monday. Nov. 4's election marked the second time this year that Jonathan Alder tried to pass a bond issue to fund a 6-12 grade campus. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus City Council approved four legal settlements totaling more than $900,000 in taxpayer money. One settlement involves a complaint from a former legislative aide for Columbus City Council. The woman alleges she was subjected to violations under the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disability Act, discrimination under Title VII [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after a report of a shooting at an east Columbus leather and lingerie store Monday night. According to Columbus police dispatch, a call for a shooting was made at approximately 7:51 p.m. at Wildmans Leather-N-Lace on the 2200 block of South Hamilton Road. One victim was pronounced [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s been more than three years since a family feud ended in gunfire, and while the victim survived, the suspect remains free. Don Nealey, 68, is wanted for felonious assault and improperly discharging a firearm into a habitation. Investigators believe Nealey is getting help avoiding arrest, and with Thanksgiving a little [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Franklin County is launching a new diversion program for some juvenile offenders, and experts believe it will keep most from breaking the law again.  Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor and Lead Juvenile Judge Lasheyl Stroud are bringing their offices together for the new initiative. Now, juveniles with low-level felony offenses involving [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A stretch of I-270 near Hilliard is closed Monday night due to a cow roaming the roadway. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, all lanes on I-270 South past Tuttle Crossing Boulevard are closed due to the incident. Footage from an ODOT traffic camera shows the cow between the roadway [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is hospitalized and another is in custody after a shooting in the Short North neighborhood of Columbus Monday night. According to a Columbus police dispatcher, the shooting happened on the 1100 block of North High Street at approximately 6:13 p.m. The victim was taken to a local hospital in [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two adults were found dead on Monday inside a Hilliard home. Officers were called at about 2 p.m. to a home on Leap Court after being requested for a wellness check, according to officials. Map shows approximate location Hilliard police found the two adults dead in the home when they arrived. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Fair has announced the first concert for 2026, and it promises to be "bigger and weirder." "Weird Al" Yankovic will bring his Bigger & Weirder Tour to the Ohio State Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Tickets for the show will go on sale in February 2026 and are [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio woman was one of four people killed when a driver allegedly fleeing law enforcement crashed into a crowd outside of a bar in Tampa, Florida, last weekend. Kristina Maria Richards, 25, was identified as one of the victims in court records. Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea in Bridge Park [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Workers were sent home Monday after an employee was found with a gun at a Meta data center construction site in New Albany. A temporary employee working on the site was being escorted away after being terminated when the worker opened a bag that had a gun inside, according to a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Fashion Alliance will enjoy a new official headquarters in the heart of the Columbus College of Art & Design's campus. Dubbed The LOOM, the four-story Fashion Innovation Center will be the center of Columbus' fashion industry. The hub will support the city's fashion industry and further a goal of [...]

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead and four others injured, including two children, in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday evening in Union County. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, troopers arrived at a crash which occurred Sunday evening at 7:24 p.m. on Hyland Croy Road, near the Johnston Drive intersection in Jerome Township, [...]

GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – A new restaurant serving Cuban sandwiches along with flatbread and Neapolitan-style pizzas is now open in Gahanna. Spice Theory launched at 750 Cross Pointe Road in late October. The business is located inside Noble Cut Distillery, which serves handcrafted spirits, such as vodka, bourbon and whiskey. The eatery serves a variety [...]

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- A local developer is seeking tax incentives for a pair of projects that would bring a boutique hotel and two new restaurants to Powell, marking the latest step in the city's push to remake its downtown. Transform Construction has submitted plans for a two-story restaurant at 147 W. Olentangy St. and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lower.com Field, the home of the Crew, will have a new name for the start of the 2026 MLS season. The team announced Monday morning that Lower.com, a mortgage lender based in Columbus, is allowing its naming rights to expire on the 20,000-seat stadium that opened in the Arena District in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Despite a small drop nationally in the price of gasoline, central Ohio gas prices continued to climb after a regional bump the previous week due to Midwest refinery issues and an unexpected spike in demand nationwide. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in and around Columbus, Ohio, gas prices have [...]