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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio has awarded $4.4 million to 131 law enforcement agencies across the state to help fund body-worn camera equipment and infrastructure. On Feb. 2, Gov. Mike DeWine announced the fifth round of recipients for the Ohio Body-Worn Camera Grant Program, which is administered by the state Department of Public Safety's Office [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus firefighter was injured and a family of three has been displaced after a house fire occurred in west Columbus early Thursday morning. According to the Columbus Division of Fire, crews responded to a home in the 300 block of Dakota Avenue in the Franklinton neighborhood just before 4 a.m. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Republican state lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation they say would protect parental rights in Ohio's child welfare system by clarifying that affirming a child's sex assigned at birth does not constitute abuse or neglect. Reps. Gary Click (R-Vickery) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania) announced House Bill 693, titled the "Affirming Families First [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The sixth day of the Milan Cortina Olympics promises to continue the excitement we've seen over the past five days. One of the nine medal events we'll see on Wednesday is the women's halfpipe, where Chloe Kim will look to make snowboarding history in her quest for a three-peat. Plus, the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio city and county leaders have said multiple times in recent months that domestic violence is on the rise in the area. That’s why the Franklin County Commissioners and City of Grace Church teamed up Wednesday night for a conversation on healthy relationships. “Domestic violence is always an issue; it [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The newest season of Netflix's hit dating series “Love is Blind” premiered Wednesday and, for the first time, central Ohio is front and center. "Columbus is a great city, and it doesn't get enough credi,t so now the whole world can see how amazing this city is," fan Melissa Hilton said.  [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther revealed the spending framework planned for the $500 million affordable housing bond package approved by Columbus voters in November 2025. “Columbus is making one of the largest municipal bonds in affordable housing in the country,” he said. “To our knowledge, only New York City and San Francisco [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Love is in the air this time of year, but detectives say scammers use that to their advantage. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn people about romance scams. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Bill Duffer said scammers build fake online relationships on dating apps and social media, then, when [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A discussion on the state of childcare Wednesday addressed tackling the affordability crisis of childcare. NBC4's Jennifer Bullock moderated the Columbus Metropolitan Club Panel, highlighting the impact the rising cost of childcare not only has on families, but on providers as well. Groundwork Ohio says childcare can cost between $10,000 and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Suspected hypothermia is believed to have contributed to six deaths amid a recent cold stretch in central Ohio, according to the Franklin County Coroner's Office. Four men and two women died between Jan. 24 and Feb. 2 across parts of Franklin County. Two of the deaths occurred inside of a residence [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The sixth day of the winter Olympics promises to be one of the most anticipated for Team USA. After bringing the medal total to double-digits on Wednesday, one of the biggest American stars has a chance for a historic third straight gold medal. And after over a decade of waiting, we [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new study from The James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State is showing promising results for improving precise tumor removal in complex cancer patients.   Head and neck cancer surgeon Dr. Kyle VanKoevering and his team of engineers and researchers are using patients’ tumor imaging to create exact 3D printed models to improve the ability to remove cancer completely.   [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new bipartisan bill in the Ohio Senate would prohibit marriage for anyone under the age of 18, with no exceptions. The last time the age limit was set was 2019, and that law still allowed 17-year-olds to get married with parental consent and court-mandated counseling. Now, Ohio Sens. Bill DeMora [...]

A court ruled Wednesday that billionaire Les Wexner must be deposed in a case surrounding former Ohio State doctor Richard Strauss' decades of sexual abuse.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio State University faculty member has been placed on leave after reportedly striking a cameraman who was attempting an on-campus interview. According to a video posted on social media, a man holding a video camera was attempting to interview former university president Gordon Gee in the hallway of the Chase [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- According to campaign finance records, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy received more in total donations from Ohioans, and Democrat Amy Acton had more individual Ohioan donors. Ramaswamy and Acton are the front-runners for November's gubernatorial election, and both set fundraising records in their first year of campaigning. At $19.8 million by Dec. 31, [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dublin City Council voted unanimously Monday to continue hosting the city's annual Halloween Spooktacular as a two-day event, opting to maintain the expanded format adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than returning to a single day. Councilmembers briefly discussed the possibility of reducing the event to one day, as it had [...]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WCMH) — Former Ohio State linebacker Darron Lee appeared before a Tennessee judge Wednesday after being charged with first-degree murder. Lee, a five-year NFL veteran and former champion with the Buckeyes in 2014, is charged with murder and tampering with evidence after a woman believed to be Lee’s girlfriend was found dead at [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Bipartisan Ohio lawmakers are reviving an effort to regulate pricing algorithms, software that often uses artificial intelligence to adjust prices, rent and wages in order to maximize a company's profits. House Bill 665, introduced last month by Reps. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) and Tex Fischer (R-Boardman), would prohibit such algorithms that collect [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Love is officially in the air. Ohioans can now watch their fellow residents embark on dates on "Love Is Blind," including one contestant who discussed her experience with NBC4. The first six episodes of Season 10 — which is based in Ohio — dropped on Netflix at 3 a.m. The episodes [...]