BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) — The City of Bexley has a new mayor after the former mayor of more than 14 years stepped down for a professional position outside the city. Bexley City Council announced …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Nurses at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center held an informational picket as an incentive pay program used to help fill additional shifts reaches its expi…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Attorney General’s office is taking a closer look at why hundreds of agencies aren’t reporting sexual assault kit data to the state.  Ohio law requires h…

The university declined to release a six-page report from the investigation into an alleged gang rape at a fraternity party.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It’s been more than a month since a destructive tornado swept through the south side of Columbus and some are still without their recreation center. Repair work has be…

BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) — There’s a new pilot program in central Ohio aiming to help the environment through the use of re-usable to-go food containers. “The mental model for me is kind of like c…

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) — Testimony is underway in a high profile sexual assault trial in Knox County. Gary Tom Keesee Jr. is facing 32 charges including rape, gross sexual imposition and u…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted learning for an entire generation of students. For years, we’ve heard about the lasting impact that it had on children just starting school. …

Reports said a man Monday told two missionaries who knocked on his door that he worships the devil, then chased them through several South Side streets with a rusty shotgun.

Columbus offers a diverse lineup of seasonal events and activities for the first weekend of October, ranging from the All American Quarter Horse Congress to various Halloween celebrations and sport…

It would have been Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in at least 200 years.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio’s lawmakers voted to suspend the state’s gas tax, saving Ohioans about 40 cents at the pump through the December holidays. In an emergency session Wed…

Checks will start going out this week to nearly 1 million Americans.

Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that seeks to address data center electricity costs, calling it ineffective and “toothless,” though the legislation passed the House with significan…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio voters will choose its next secretary of state Nov. 3 among three candidates offering different approaches to running the state’s elections, from tightening votin…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A teenager has been arrested after allegedly firing a gun while inside a COTA bus late Tuesday night near Downtown, Columbus. According to Columbus police, officers were cal…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Cleveland-area man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a stabbing that left one dead in the University District. Joseph Gerich, 23, of Mentor, was indicted on murder and invol…

Central Ohioans can choose from various haunted houses and attractions, including corn mazes and historic tours, during the upcoming Halloween season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State’s first Big Ten road game is shaping up as quite the challenge. The fifth-ranked Buckeyes will face No. 14 Iowa on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in one of the top c…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man who received over $1 million from a healthcare provider through an email phishing scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic has pleaded guilty. According to federal…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Avina Women’s Care will remain in UnitedHealthcare’s network after the sides reached an agreement shortly before their existing contract was scheduled to expire. The m…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Since the Blue Jackets last played a game, the team has gone through an eventful offseason. Coach Rick Bowness’ postgame tirade to end last season led to his re-…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A former Catholic school that sheltered Franklinton residents during the Great Flood of 1913 could be demolished under an application submitted to the city of Columbus…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man accused of setting three fires in a southwest Columbus apartment complex and attempting to stop residents from evacuating was charged with aggravated arson Tuesd…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State is making it easier to host a meeting in the Union or get married in the ‘Shoe. Last week, the university launched Ohio State Events, a new program st…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio’s annual minimum wage adjustment was announced Wednesday by the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance’s Bureau of Wage. The 3.…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Under a new state law, Ohio residents will receive “Joshua Alerts” when children with autism or other developmental disabilities go missing. House Bill 359 went into effect …

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) – The man indicted in the death of 30-year-old Chelsea Cooper, who was killed in a Ross County fire in 2022, is set to face trial early next year. At a Monday hearing, a tr…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Secretary of State’s office said Ohioans moving close to the election may have to vote provisionally but maintain the right to vote this November. ̶…

A fight between pilots on a commercial flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to two officials. The …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Wednesday is a cloudier but dry day for Columbus weather. Temperatures remain slightly above normal for the final day of October, but a cool down is on the way by the …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A pioneering partnership between The Ohio State University and Google is coming to life, leadership announced at a launch event Tuesday afternoon. The initiative estab…

Early voting for the midterms is one week away. This year, Ohio has the most data center related ballot measures in the entire country. 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is hospitalized after a shooting in the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus Tuesday night. According to a Columbus police dispatcher, officers responded to the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus and Franklin County leaders met for the second annual Big Table discussion on domestic violence, looking at what has changed over the past year and where victims st…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are one step closer to pausing the state’s gas tax for 90 days. On Tuesday, Ohio Sens. Jane Timken (R-Jackson Twp.) and Michele Reynolds (R-Canal Winche…

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) — Just as a high-profile trial in Knox County was getting underway, the suspect in the case decided to opt for a bench trial instead of a jury trial. Gary Tom Keesee…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Neighbors, city leaders, and school leaders are speaking out against hateful flyers which were found in several central Ohio neighborhoods Tuesday morning. “It’s not accepta…

Resources through the Ohio Domestic Violence Network can be found here. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man facing murder charges in connection to the death of his girlfriend, a Columbus City Schoo…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, a Pentago…

Case Western Reserve University and The Ohio State University tied for the highest national ranking among Ohio colleges in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report list.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two polls have Democrat Amy Acton ahead of Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the race for Ohio’s next governor. A Marist University poll had Acton leading 50% to Ram…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus City Schools Board of Education cancelled a special meeting scheduled for Monday after a long-awaited health agreement was reached with the teachers’ union. A d…