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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Cryptocurrencies had an up-and-down year in 2025. Bitcoin reached its highest-ever price value in October before dropping 30 percent by the first day of 2026. But as Americans continue to invest in cryptocurrencies, state lawmakers want to keep Ohioans’ digital assets safe. They are also looking at ways for the state [...]

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline available 24/7. To reach the 24/7 Crisis Text Helpline, text 4HOPE to 741741. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nationwide Children’s Hospital was just awarded $16 million for a study on school-based suicide prevention [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Following a violent start to the new year in Columbus, community leaders are speaking out on how to reverse course. Last year was the first time in a decade the city’s homicide numbers were under triple digits. Leaders say they want people to make a New Year's resolution to be a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It’s a concerning trend across the United States: scammers are targeting used car buyers and costing people thousands of dollars. While older cars may be an easier target, scammers are evolving and finding ways to remove thousands of miles from a car’s history. Odometer fraud happens when someone illegally rolls back [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Division of Police said it has responded to at least eight calls after social media videos regarding daycares in the area. A police spokesperson could not confirm the details of each call, but in a statement said the calls were in the following ten-code categories: disturbance, information/assistance, check on [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are asking the public to share video and photo evidence related to an investigation into the deaths of a north Columbus couple. Police are asking that anyone who may have evidence from midnight to 9 a.m. on Tuesday in the area of Summit Street, North Grant Avenue, East 7th [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Prosecuting attorneys offered additional context in the case against a woman who admitted to police that she killed her 3-year-old daughter on New Year’s Eve in south Columbus. According to court documents, Sharon Sakoulos appeared before a Franklin County Municipal Court judge on Friday for an arraignment hearing in connection with [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State remains exceptionally successful in college football. Even while falling short of winning a conference or national championship in the freshly finished 2025 season, any reasonable person can see they have a wildly enviable program. In modern college football, the mourning period for players and coaches is stunningly brief. There’s [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new Ohio bill would expand licensed pharmacists' ability to prescribe drugs and drug therapies to patients. House Bill 629, dubbed the Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act, would authorize pharmacists to prescribe and issue some medications. The act would allow patients to receive treatments for minor health conditions like lice, COVID-19 or [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The book is closed on 2025 with an Ohio State national title and an outdoor Blue Jackets game at Ohio Stadium highlighting the year. We have hit the second half of the decade as 2026 is primed to be one of the biggest sports years ever, from headline Buckeyes games to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus, Ohio State, and the Buckeye State will be will represented on the ice in February for the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina on NBC4. The rosters for both the men's and women's USA ice hockey teams were announced Friday morning on NBC's TODAY Show. Team USA is seeking its first gold [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio voters will decide a pivotal U.S. Senate race this year as Republican Sen. Jon Husted seeks to keep the seat he was appointed to fill and Democrat Sherrod Brown looks to return to Washington. Husted, a former lieutenant governor and longtime Ohio officeholder, formally filed his candidacy Dec. 12, launching [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Several high-profile criminal trials are set to take place in central Ohio in 2026, with defendants including former law enforcement officers, retired Ohio State football players and a previous church leader. Records show the following court cases are expected to occur in 2026; however, trial dates are subject to change and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new report found tariffs strongly hit Ohio soybean exports to China, with a total economic loss of $76.2 million for all Ohio agriculture. A Dec. 9 report from agricultural media company Farm Flavor found Ohio's agricultural industry was the 13th-most-affected by tariffs of all 50 states. The report analyzed the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From a $600 million Capitol Square redevelopment and the North Market's 32-story tower to Nationwide Children Hospital's biggest investment in history, several central Ohio construction projects are advancing in 2026. AspireColumbus Astor Park Capitol Square revival Downtown YMCA Former WWCD Radio building Intel's Ohio One John Glenn Columbus airport The LOOM [...]

GALION, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio community is mourning after a crash killed one teenager and left a second hospitalized. According to a Facebook post on the Northmor Local School District page, a crash on Wednesday killed 14-year-old Bobby Singh, a freshman at Northmor High School, and left junior Landon Bishop, 16, in serious [...]

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three local students kicked off the new year with a dream come true. Ryan Tipple, Trent Carson and Lilly Carson, members of the Westerville North Marching Band, got to take the trip to Pasadena, California, and participate in the Rose Parade. “We had thousands of people at our backs cheering us [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A public letter written by an Ohio Republican and signed by 41 other representatives demanding unannounced inspections of childcare facilities, specifically in the Columbus area, appears to be inspired by anti-Somali allegations that have taken hold in conservative social media spheres. Without providing examples, Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) alleged, “There [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Division of Fire has launched a new vehicle dedicated to responding to mental health crisis and overdose incidents. The alternative response vehicle is part of the division’s new Outreach Medicine Initiative. The goal of the alternative response vehicle is to provide a more therapeutic, comfortable environment for patients. “We [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio leads the state for people hospitalized for respiratory illnesses, with doctors saying the hospitalizations are mostly due to the flu as emergency rooms fill with patients. Flu activity is rapidly rising in the region, and experts say people need to protect themselves from illness. This comes just after the Ohio Department of Health [...]