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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The first rankings for the College Football Playoff are still more than a month away, but No. 5 Ohio State's game Saturday at No. 14 Iowa will have ramifications. The Buckeyes already have a loss to Texas, so the room for error is minimal to qualify for the 12-team field, which [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio immigration attorney could not locate her client for 32 hours after an abrupt change in ICE's online detainee locator. "The speed at which this happens is like instantaneous," Maya Lugasy, senior attorney at Brown Immigration Law, said. "Someone can be detained and on a flight out of the state [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio’s next treasurer will manage the state’s investments, debt and daily cash flow, and voters will choose Nov. 3 between a former state legislator who helped write Ohio’s state budget and a Cincinnati official with a background in community development and local administration.  Democrat Seth Walsh is a Cincinnati City Council [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Texas-based travel center Buc-ee’s and Ohio gas station chain Mickey’s have settled a trademark infringement lawsuit over the companies’ cartoon animal logos. On Sept. 15, Buc-ee’s and Coles IP Holdings, the parent company of Mickey’s, reached a confidential agreement during a settlement conference, according to court records. The settlement stems from [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two new polls conducted over nearly identical periods show Democrat Sherrod Brown leading Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio’s special U.S. Senate election. A poll conducted by Suffolk University and USA Today found Brown with roughly 47% support among likely voters, compared with 44% for Husted. Brown’s edge falls within the [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Transportation released its final feasibility study report on the proposed U.S. Route 23-Interstate 71 connector on Wednesday. State lawmakers directed ODOT, in partnership with the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission, to complete the study by Thursday, but some are concerned with the results of the report.  “It’s [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nurses at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center held an informational picket as an incentive pay program used to help fill additional shifts reaches its expiration date. Hours later, the Ohio State University Nurses Organization resoundingly rejected Ohio State's "last, best" offer. As nurses voted on the plan throughout the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Attorney General’s office is taking a closer look at why hundreds of agencies aren’t reporting sexual assault kit data to the state. Ohio law requires hospital and law enforcement agencies to report sexual assault kit data to the attorney general’s office, but a report found more than 900 agencies [...]

BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) — There's a new pilot program in central Ohio aiming to help the environment through the use of re-usable to-go food containers. “The mental model for me is kind of like checking a book out of the library; you check it out, you borrow it, take it home, bring it back when [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It’s been more than a month since a destructive tornado swept through the south side of Columbus and some are still without their recreation center. Repair work has begun on the damaged Columbus Recreation and Parks facilities including Barack Community Center where part of the roof was torn off. “There are [...]

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Testimony is underway in a high profile sexual assault trial in Knox County. Gary Tom Keesee Jr. is facing 32 charges including rape, gross sexual imposition and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Court documents say all of the alleged victims had ties to Faith Life Church in New Albany, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted learning for an entire generation of students. For years, we’ve heard about the lasting impact that it had on children just starting school. Now, NBC4 Investigates found something different is happening in Columbus. Kindergarteners at most Columbus elementary schools are testing higher on the state test than [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's lawmakers voted to suspend the state's gas tax, saving Ohioans about 40 cents at the pump through the December holidays. In an emergency session Wednesday, Ohio's legislators voted to lower the gas tax to essentially $0 for 90 days. The tax, which is used to fund Ohio's roads and state [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Cleveland-area man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a stabbing that left one dead in the University District. Joseph Gerich, 23, of Mentor, was indicted on murder and involuntary manslaughter charges in November. He originally pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to guilty for the lesser offense of involuntary manslaughter, a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Avina Women’s Care will remain in UnitedHealthcare’s network after the sides reached an agreement shortly before their existing contract was scheduled to expire. The multiyear agreement preserves in-network access to Avina providers for patients enrolled in UnitedHealthcare employer-provided health plans, the insurer said. Avina notified patients Tuesday that an agreement had [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man accused of setting three fires in a southwest Columbus apartment complex and attempting to stop residents from evacuating was charged with aggravated arson Tuesday. At about 3 p.m., the Columbus Division of Fire was called to an occupied apartment complex in the 1600 block of Harrisburg Pike after multiple [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State is making it easier to host a meeting in the Union or get married in the 'Shoe. Last week, the university launched Ohio State Events, a new program streamlining access to venues and hosting at The Ohio State University. The program is the official launch of a partnership with [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Under a new state law, Ohio residents will receive “Joshua Alerts” when children with autism or other developmental disabilities go missing. House Bill 359 went into effect on Sept. 17, creating the Joshua Alert system, which will distribute statewide alerts for missing children with developmental disabilities. Reps. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) and [...]

Columbus offers a diverse lineup of seasonal events and activities for the first weekend of October, ranging from the All American Quarter Horse Congress to various Halloween celebrations and sports.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's annual minimum wage adjustment was announced Wednesday by the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance's Bureau of Wage. The 3.5% adjustment will provide nontipped employees with $11.40 per hour, a 40-cent increase, and tipped employees will receive $5.70 per hour, a 20-cent increase. The updated minimum wage will [...]