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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio State faculty group is speaking out against ICE and requesting a firmer stance from university leadership. "We urge OSU to stop criminalizing free expression and to create an intellectual civic space that befits a university," Ohio State's chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-OSU) said in a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A unanimous vote by Columbus City Council this month clears the way for a pilot program designed to encourage affordable housing development on land owned by churches and other faith-based organizations, schools and nonprofit groups. The program, known as "Yes In God's Backyard," aims to address Columbus' affordable housing shortage by [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio politicians are giving away donations from Ohio's richest man amid renewed attention to his former association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. New Albany billionaire Les Wexner has donated nearly $750,000 across at least 39 political campaigns or groups since 2019, the year FBI documents identified Wexner as a possible [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A busy second Tuesday at the 2026 Olympics is upon us and we'll have you covered all day long. From the short programs in women's figure skating to the men's hockey playoffs, NBC4i will have live updates from Day 11 of the Milan Cortina games throughout Tuesday. We also have seven [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Central Ohio warms up this week, roofing professionals are warning homeowners about roof leaks caused by melting snow and ice. According to experts, this week's warm temperatures are creating the perfect conditions for hidden roof leaks to surface. "The last two weeks have been exceptionally busy because we had so [...]

NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Several businesses are closed and residents are displaced following a partial structure collapse in downtown Nelsonville. Part of a wall at The Mine Tavern gave way around 8 a.m. Sunday. “A big whoosh. And he was like what the hell and the fire alarms started going off and he walked down [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An event Monday aimed to inspire young girls to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. The "Introduce a Girl to STEAM" event is a partnership between the Girl Scouts and Columbia Gas of Ohio. In a team experiment, the girls got to work with their peers to build [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The 11th day of competition from the Milan Cortina Olympics is headlined by the signature event of any winter games. The women's figure skating event finally gets underway Tuesday afternoon with three Americans having serious medal chances. All will hope to get the team back on track after no golds in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lawmakers from both parties in Ohio are discussing a repeal of the tax breaks for data centers. For more than a decade, Ohio has granted data center companies sales tax exemptions to attract economic development, but those tax breaks cost the state millions in revenue every year, and some legislators say [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- City leaders say there are positive trends in violence reduction. After 2025 was a historic year in lowering crime, two months into 2026, crime data from Columbus police shows those trends are holding up. “There have been people who have kind of accepted the olive branch, if you will, and are [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A wrong-way driver in a deadly crash Friday morning on Interstate 71 in downtown Columbus was located six hours after the crash, according to a crash report from the Ohio Department of Public Safety. The crash happened at about 2 a.m. near East Broad Street when a driver in a Chrysler [...]

COSHOCTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office apprehended a suspect in an out-of-state double homicide on Saturday, deputies said. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers apprehended Coshocton resident Caleb Fosnaugh on Saturday within hours of learning he was wanted in a double murder investigation out of Moore County, North Carolina. Moore County Sheriff Ronnie [...]

"Ava and the Boy She Loved", a psychological thriller shot in Columbus, Ohio, is now available to watch on Tubi, and was created by Columbus-based filmmaker Dom Campbell and his team.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Saks Fifth Avenue will permanently close its store at Polaris Fashion Place, eliminating 41 jobs, according to a notice filed with the city. In a Feb. 10 Worker Adjustment and Restraining Notification letter addressed to Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, Saks & Company LLC said the store at 1500 Polaris Parkway will [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) – Cava, a fast-casual chain known for Mediterranean bowls and pitas, is preparing to open in Grove City.  Cava is coming to 4120 Buckeye Parkway, according to signage posted on the building. The address previously housed a Visionworks store. A post on Grove City’s Facebook account states the new restaurant will [...]

COSHOCTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Coshocton City School will pay its abruptly retired superintendent more than $5,000 in his early retirement. On Jan. 21, Coshocton Superintendent Mark Kowalski was placed on paid administrative leave amid an internal investigation. Kowalski resigned for retirement purposes 10 days later, although the circumstances surrounding the investigation are still not public. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Stonewall Columbus is speaking out after the Trump administration removed a rainbow Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument in New York, calling it a narrowing of history at the site commemorating the 1969 uprising. In a statement issued Feb. 11, Executive Director Densil Porteous called the monument "a marker of courage" [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman imprisoned for shooting her husband to death in a widely publicized 1993 crime was released on Thursday after Gov. Mike DeWine commuted her sentence. On Tuesday, DeWine granted 55-year-old Michele Williams commutation, a form of clemency that reduces a penalty to a less severe one. She was released on [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) -- As immigration protections remain in limbo, Ohio leaders are concerned about the future of citizen children born to Haitian parents in the U.S. A city of 60,000, Springfield has between 12,000 and 20,000 Haitian immigrants, many of whom arrived in Ohio after a 2021 presidential assassination. Amid federal efforts to end [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - What's the best thing to cure the Monday blues? Winter Olympics action all day on NBC4. The tenth day of action is highlighted by the women's hockey semifinals as Team USA meets Sweden and Canada takes on Switzerland. Twelve current or former Buckeyes will feature in these two games. We also [...]