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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A traveling butterbeer truck will make a stop at Easton Town Center this weekend in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first Harry Potter film. The truck will serve free nonalcoholic butterbeer slushies – creamy, butterscotch-flavored beverages that exist in the Harry Potter book and movie universe – on Sunday [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A revised proposal for a large senior living complex in Dublin drew a mix of support and continued concern from Dublin officials and nearby residents during an early review. The project, proposed by Sentry Land Company, was discussed April 9 during an informal review by the city's planning and zoning commission. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman charged in a deadly west Columbus crash on Interstate 270 has a history of alcohol-related offenses, according to court records. On Thursday, Jaricah Wright was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of 45-year-old Jodi Tackett, who was outside of her vehicle while she and another person were [...]

An 18-year-old man died Thursday night after being shot in southwest Columbus by another 18-year-old.

Ohio residents can order birth and death certificates online, by mail, or in person, and marriage abstracts can be obtained from the probate court in the county where the license was issued.

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- After winning 25th-best cheese pizza at an international competition, a Chillicothe Italian restaurant is adjusting to accommodate increased demands. Lievita placed top three in the Midwest and 25th in the world in cheese pizza of at the 2026 International Pizza Expo World Pizza Challenge. It was Lievita's first entry in the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Construction on the Capital Line project Downtown is set to become more visible this month, as crews prepare to begin above-ground work along East Gay Street. City officials and Downtown Columbus Inc. announced construction updates in April outlining traffic changes, parking adjustments and the next phase of infrastructure work for the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recently introduced Ohio bill aims to require public universities to disclose certain information annually about their animal testing practices. Reps. Tex Fischer (R-Canfield) and Monica Robb Blasdel (R-New Waterford) introduced House Bill 803 in late March. The legislation would require state institutions of higher education that maintain an animal testing [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person was taken to the hospital following a house fire in Columbus' Southern Orchards neighborhood. According to Lieutenant Davis of Columbus fire, the fire in the 600 block of Kossuth Street sent one person to the hospital Thursday night. Their condition is unknown at this time. Firefighters are working to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Columbus continues to grow and change, Columbus City Schools leaders say the district has to evolve with it. "I think it's a good start for how we want to think about the future of Columbus City Schools and it's really important to involve the community," Columbus City Schools Board of [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three people were taken to the hospital after a collision involving a COTA bus Thursday in Columbus' Blacklick Estates neighborhood. According to a Franklin County Sheriff's Office press release, at 6:13 p.m., a COTA bus was stopped on Chatterton Road at Fleet Road. A white Pontiac failed to stop and hit [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University has named its spring commencement speaker. Philanthropist and private investor E. Roe Stamps IV will deliver the address at the university. He will also recieve an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree at the ceremony. According to an OSU press release, Stamps is the co-founder of Summit Partners, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The jury selection process is underway in the retrial of a former Franklin County sheriff’s deputy. Jason Meade shot and killed Casey Goodson Jr. in December 2020 while he was walking into his grandmother's home. Meade faces murder and reckless homicide charges. He's being retried after his 2024 trial ended in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine denounced a gubernatorial campaign ad that claims Democratic candidate and former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton was responsible for postponing the 2020 primary election. "In government this happens all the time. Do you think a member of the president's cabinet would issue this kind of order without his [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new report from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio highlights the changes coming to the state's Medicaid program after Congress passed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” or HR1 last year. Healthcare policy analyst Brian O'Rourke noted the provisions in HR1 will have a major impact on Medicaid financing in Ohio. [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Delaware city councilman has been charged for the third time in the last six months. Cory Hoffman, 40, was arrested at 1 p.m. Sunday in Huron by the Powell Police Department. He was charged with violating a protection order or consent agreement, according to the Delaware County jail roster. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A judge approved an emergency motion Thursday to partially pause the enforcement of a new Ohio law with major changes to recreational marijuana. Judge Jeffrey Brown in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas heard an emergency order Thursday afternoon in a case challenging Senate Bill 56. He sided against the [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A grand jury on Thursday indicted a truck driver in connection with a crash on Interstate 71 that killed a family. Modou Ngom, 50, of Columbus, was indicted on three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and four counts of vehicular assault in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. Ngom was [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police detectives have launched an investigation after a body with a gunshot wound was seen on the side of a south side road Thursday morning. CPD said that officers went to State Route 104 and South High Street at 10:49 a.m. after someone said they had seen a body. An [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness will reportedly get his chance to "change the culture" in Columbus next season. Bowness, 71, is set to sign an extension to be the team's head coach for the 2026-27 season, according to multiple reports. He will address the media at 2 p.m. at Nationwide [...]