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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel has a message for Ohioans: grab your unclaimed funds while you can. Tressel is the figurehead in a campaign encouraging Ohioans to claim their portions of $4.8 billion currently in custody of Ohio before it becomes state property. The campaign, in partnership with the Ohio Department of [...]

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Westerville Area Chamber Music and Arts Festival is happening this weekend. This is the festival's 52nd year. Organizers say they want to showcase Central Ohio's vibrant arts scene. Ceramics, wood, metal, paint — a little something for everyone. “We are walking around enjoying all of the art. Talking to all [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The annual Columbus book festival is back in its fourth year. Thousands of people packed Columbus main library for day one of the event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Leaders like Dorcas Jones noted that this is a special celebration for this community.    "Over the past four years we have [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is seriously injured following a shooting in south Columbus on Saturday morning. Officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called to the 900 block of South 22nd Street in the Southern Orchards neighborhood on the report of a shooting at 9:18 a.m., according to a police dispatcher. One [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Dublin man found with a child-sized crawl space in his home could be facing a life sentence after pleading guilty to enticing and coercing minors into sexual activity. According to federal prosecutors, Wade Christofferson, 73, pleaded guilty in federal court after being charged with attempting to sexually exploit a minor [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man who has been criminally indicted 11 times in Franklin County has now pleaded guilty to federal firearm charges. According to federal prosecutors, Antonio Triplett, on the day his jury trial was to begin, entered a plea of guilty for illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The longtime Ohio State leader behind the most successful fundraising campaign in university history will retire in January. Michael Eicher, Ohio State's senior vice president for external affairs and president of the Ohio State University Foundation, will retire this year. Eicher founded the Advancement Leadership Lab, led key fundraising campaigns and [...]

Fireflies are putting on an especially dazzling show across central Ohio this summer due to the combination of a wet spring and hot, humid summer nights creating ideal conditions for a busy lightning bug season.