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DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A mixed-use district planned along the Scioto River in Dublin is set to break ground on Thursday, marking the next phase of a public-private redevelopment project that has been years in the making. Columbus-based coworking and community development company COhatch, in partnership with the city of Dublin, is hosting a groundbreaking [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A convicted drug dealer who trafficked drugs using multiple Columbus residents has been sentenced to nearly a dozen years in prison. According to federal prosecutors, Patricia Flesch, 36, will serve 11 years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking conspiracy in which she supplied bulk [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Meet Maple! She is up for adoption at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. Maple is a 4-year-old mixed-breed who is described as a gentle, affectionate dog. When Maple was taken in as a stray earlier this month, the shelter did an evaluation on her, noting that she is [...]

HEBRON, Ohio (WCMH) — A Newark man is dead and an Iowa man is wanted after a hit-skip crash occurred in Licking County Wednesday evening. According to the Village of Hebron Police Department, officers assisted an Ohio State Highway Patrol investigation in which two vehicles were involved in a wreck on State Route 79 at [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Charges have been filed against a woman police say was involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 270 in west Columbus. According to an updated incident report, the Columbus Division of Police said that a woman who allegedly crashed into two vehicles parked along the shoulder of I-270 South will be [...]

BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton received backlash this week after a 2019 incident surfaced in which police responded to her home for a domestic dispute. According to police records, Bexley police responded to Acton's home after an adult family member who had been at the home called to report a domestic [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police are investigating an incident in west Columbus where two vehicles were found abandoned in a pond Thursday morning. According to a sergeant with the Columbus Division of Police, multiple units were called to the Wexford Lakes Apartments Homes and Townhomes off of Feder Road in the Wexford-Thornapple area. Two [...]

From April 16-19, Columbus, Ohio is hosting a variety of events including the musical "Miss Saigon", the Columbus Clippers vs. Iowa Cubs baseball series, Phil Wickham's "Song of the Saints Tour", and the "Beetlejuice Jr." musical, among others.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recent ruling from the Ohio Supreme Court has cleared the way for judges in the state to publicly make political endorsements, overturning a decades-old ban. On April 2, the high court decided 5-1 that the ban violated the right to free speech, guaranteed to the First Amendment of the U.S. [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Local officials are seeking answers about a proposal to power a data center with fuel cell technology. "We need to be able to tell our community that they're safe," Norwich Township Trustee Brian Rothenberg said. "And the only way to do that is to give us more of a say in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — To say 2025 was a big year for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium would be an understatement. Not one, but two baby elephants were born within months of each other. Rita Jean and Oliver, known as Ollie, have hundreds of pounds of cuteness and personality. Both births went off without a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is hospitalized following a house fire Wednesday night in the Olde Towne section of Columbus. The fire was reported at a home under renovation near South Ohio Avenue and Cole Street at approximately 10:30 p.m. The home sustained significant damage, Columbus Division of Fire Lt. Nick Davis said, adding [...]

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – Licking County was one of the hardest hit areas after Tuesday’s storms damaged buildings, toppled trees, and flipped a construction trailer. "Especially during spring season, just be weather aware, either from the winds of these thunderstorms and also from heavy rains and flooding," Licking County EMA Director Sean Grady said. "Those [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A proposal has been moving through the Columbus City Council to create a citywide rental registry. It’s meant to hold landlords accountable and protect tenants. “The rental registry is not a silver bullet for our housing crisis, but it is a strategy for us to be more proactive," said Columbus City [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of the legislature are proposing a major overhaul to Ohio’s Medicaid system, which they say would make things easier on patients, ensure public transparency, and potentially save the state millions. State Senators Louis Blessing (R-Colerain Twp.) and Beth Liston (D-Dublin), along with Representative Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce on Wednesday launched a new statewide attendance dashboard aimed at tackling chronic absenteeism in schools. The online tool allows anyone to track attendance data by district, school building and grade level. State leaders say it will give schools and communities [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A national report names Columbus in the top five cities for driving down gun violence in 2025. Last year, police data showed the city’s homicide rate was the lowest it's been in more than a decade. Columbus city leaders say this report shows their efforts are working. City leaders say a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio State University said it has reached new settlements with survivors of sexual assault at the hands of a former university physician. The university announced it has settled with 13 more survivors for a total of $1.8 million, which Ohio State said averages to $138,000 per survivor. The survivors were [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Tickets have gone on sale for this year's Pinic with the Pops lineup, which includes music from country, hip hop, and rock royalty, plus the annual Ohio State University Marching Band show to wrap up the season. This year's schedule kicks off on June 13 with singer Ledisi, who will be [...]

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- A tornado warned cell that brought heavy winds to Licking County Tuesday night caused significant storm damage. The Emergency Management Agency in the county has begun to survey areas where damage occurred, which were identified north of Alexandria and near downtown Newark. A 110-year-old farmhouse near Northbridge Road was heavily damaged [...]