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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio legislators are considering changes to minor labor laws, including letting teens work later on school nights. Ohio legislators sent Senate Bill 50 to the governor's desk last week. The bill would adjust child labor laws to allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. on school nights with parent [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - AEP Ohio has responded to a grassroots effort to encourage Central Ohioans to speak out against a proposed rate increase. Columbus StandUp launched 'Lights Out on AEP' Monday this week in opposition of the base rate increase of 2.14% AEP Ohio has applied for. The energy giant responded to a request for [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Christmas content is king this time of year, and Columbus native Maurice Hall is making his name in the holiday movie genre. Hall co-wrote, produced and starred in "A Heart For Christmas" in 2024, his debut Christmas movie. It was an ambitious project and a success for a man who's accustomed [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Violent crime has been on the decline across Columbus in 2025 and city leaders said a pilot program focused on non-fatal shootings played a major role. Eighteen months ago, Columbus Police formed the Non-Fatal Shoot Team to disrupt the cycle of violence. “The idea is simple, yet groundbreaking: dedicate the same [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- On Christmas Day last year, Andrew Lansing, an officer at Chillicothe’s Ross Correctional Institution, was assaulted and killed by inmate Rashawn Cannon. Now, Andy’s Law, a bill under consideration at the Ohio Statehouse, would institute new policies that lawmakers hope will keep correctional officers safe. “We have corrections officers that are [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hundreds of thousands of Ohio families started receiving their partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Wednesday for the first time in November. Families are receiving no more than 65% of their usual benefits, which means people will likely have to be more frugal at the grocery store. Whether or not [...]

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — New vending machines have been placed around Circleville, and they're not filled with snacks or drinks, they'll be stocked with potentially lifesaving tools. “I saw a need and I wanted to fill the need," said Tiffany Singer, the Post Overdose Response Team Coordinator with Pickaway County Public Health (PCPH). They're called [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The dream of homeownership has turned into years of frustration as dozens of central Ohio families are stuck waiting after delays in a program these families put their trust in years ago. NBC4 Investigates showed you how dozens of local families entered a program where, after paying rent for 15 years, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- AEP Ohio hopes to provide temporary power to an unknown customer in Pickaway County near where Anduril plans to manufacture drones and weaponry. According to AEP Ohio, the "Endor Switch Project" would provide power to a customer in Madison Township. AEP Ohio did not say who the customer is but did [...]

UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) — A man arrested in Upper Arlington after a reported attempted murder-suicide told police he could only think of “one way out” of an alleged sextortion scheme. According to a criminal complaint filed by Upper Arlington police, a 911 call was received at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 on a request [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Franklin County officials plan to demolish the former Downtown jail next year, clearing the way for a potential mixed-use redevelopment that could include an early learning center for county and city employees. The three-phase proposal, presented to the city's Downtown Commission on Oct. 28, outlines a yearlong demolition process for the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Texas-based restaurant serving New York-style pizza by the slice has opened near Ohio State University, marking its first location in the Buckeye State.  Side Piece Pies began welcoming customers at 200 W. Lane Ave. in late October. The pizza shop plans to celebrate with a grand opening event on Friday, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A massive galactic geomagnetic storm transformed the central Ohio skies into a picturesque background for residents across the state. The celestial Northern Lights are colorful auroras courtesy of a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the sun. When CMEs reach Earth’s magnetic field, they spark a big interaction known as a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- By this time next year, Ohio will have chosen a new governor. Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, is term-limited, so Ohio's top seat is an open race. Gathering the most support are Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton, who both declared early in 2025 and have hit the campaign trail [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Prosecutors are expected to continue calling witnesses on Wednesday in the murder trial of Connor Grubb, the Blendon Township police officer who fatally shot Ta’Kiya Young.  Grubb, 31, is charged with four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deaths [...]

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) — Attorneys for the man accused in a mass shooting at a New Albany warehouse have filed a motion to enter a plea. According to Licking County court documents, defense council for Bruce Foster III has filed motion stating its intent to enter in a plea of not guilty by reason of [...]

The Longaberger Welcome Center and Homestead, a 70,000-square-foot retail center, restaurant, office, and welcome center with a giant apple basket structure, is for sale in Frazeysburg, Ohio, for $5.7 million.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Advocates behind a proposed constitutional same-sex marriage amendment in Ohio said their campaign will press on, even after the U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to revisit the 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The court's action left intact Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark ruling that originated in Ohio and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Consumers' Counsel is celebrating a legal win it says will save Ohioans millions on their electric bills. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal involving the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, instead letting a lower court's ruling stand. The OCC celebrated the decision, saying it will save [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The countdown to the rivalry game is on. We all know Buckeye fans take their love for Ohio State seriously, but some wear that passion a little more permanently than others.  From Block O's to Brutus the Buckeye, fans are proving there's no better way to show their scarlet and gray [...]