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Central Ohio residents can enjoy various festivals, concerts, and movies starting Thursday, July 23, including the Franklin County Fair, Lancaster Festival, and several comedy shows.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Meet Luca! He is available at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. Luca is 7 years old and is described as a "gentleman with a lot of love to offer" once you have earned his trust. The shelter said Luca can be a little shy at first and takes [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dublin City Schools’ incoming superintendent said the district’s new attendance boundaries are final, and she does not plan to revisit them.  “To be transparent with our community and to provide clarity, we do not intend to open the redistricting process,” Dr. Jennifer Schwanke said Tuesday after the Board of Education approved [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's U.S. Senate matchup between Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Jon Husted is shaping up to be the most expensive in the country, with the Senate Majority PAC pledging $24 million more to the race. On Tuesday, Democrats' Senate Majority PAC announced it will spend another $24 million on the race [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recently introduced Ohio bill seeks to allow police officers to petition for removal from prosecutor-maintained lists of officers with a history of misconduct, also known as Brady-Giglio lists. Reps. Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison) and Phil Plummer (R-Dayton) introduced House Bill 975 on July 13. Under the legislation, law enforcement officers could [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person was found shot dead in a northeast Columbus alley early Thursday morning. According to Columbus police, a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a South Linden alley, near the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and Clinton Street. Officers arrived at 3:30 a.m. and pronounced one [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The White House's alien-themed immigration arrest tracker lists 2,820 ICE detainments in Ohio since President Donald Trump took office in 2025, but data requested from the federal government tracks more than 4,800 arrests. The Ohio Immigrant Alliance claims the White House's immigration tracker includes "errors, missing denominators and misplaced arrests." NBC4 [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) – Grove City residents are now one step closer to having a say in where data centers can be built. The Franklin County Board of Elections certified a petition for a ballot measure started by the resident-led group Project Grove City. The charter amendment would require a referendum, which is a [...]

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) - Muskingum County residents were left picking up the pieces after two tornadoes were confirmed following Tuesday evening’s storms. According to the National Weather Service, an EF-1 was reported in the Duncan Falls area. “Just seemed like rain all of a sudden it got dark and then I looked out the window [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This year’s Ohio State Fair featured deviled egg has been revealed, and it’s taking a decidedly America 250th flavor. The featured flavor of the year is birthday cake, the Ohio Poultry Association revealed on Wednesday. Sticking with the all-American theme, the association will also be offering six other unique flavors: apple [...]

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- Now that the initial shock from Tuesday’s storm has worn off, a Newark church is working to figure out what’s next.  Pastor Robert Caw at the Church Triumphant said they are looking for a new place to worship after the storm and extreme winds completely ripped off their building’s roof. Crews cleaned debris scattered across the front yard and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A teenager is dead and another person hospitalized after a shooting near a southwest Columbus apartment complex Wednesday evening. The shooting was reported on the 700 block of Canonby Place near the Scioto Townhomes complex at 5:48 p.m., a Columbus police dispatcher said. One victim, a 15-year-old, was pronounced dead at [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno said he is determined to end what he calls the "birth tourism industry" in America. One month after the United States Supreme Court rejected an effort by the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship, Moreno is promoting his bill asking Congress to do just that. Moreno [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio lawmakers are discussing new ways to make in-person voting more accessible. In May, state Reps. Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester) and Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) introduced House Bill 893, which would require county boards of elections to draw up accommodation plans to reduce the amount of time voters with mobility challenges [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One group is putting a positive spin on a phrase that's received a negative reputation. “Teen takeovers” have recently been associated with large gatherings of teenagers causing chaos in the community. However, an event on Friday hosted by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Ohio is taking back that phrase [...]

Columbus, OHIO (WCMH) -- For a central Ohio couple, what should have been a straightforward roof replacement turned into a year-long nightmare. They paid a contractor a $20,000 deposit to replace their storm-damaged roof, but more than a year after the storm, the work still hasn't been done. So they reached out to Better Call [...]

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) — The Washington Township Fire Department is using a house fire from earlier this year as a safety reminder for the community. The fire started in a bathroom exhaust fan. The department shared pictures from the scene, some showing the charred fan. “The occupant was alerted to the fire by hearing [...]

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A crash in Pickaway County caused quite a dill-emia for drivers Wednesday afternoon. In a social media post, the Ohio Department of Transportation shared a video of hundreds of boxes of pickles along the side of the road after a crash on State Route 316. ODOT did not say what led [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was arrested Wednesday in connection to a shooting in southeast Columbus. After investigation, a warrant for aggravated murder was issued Friday for Rickey Harmon, 49, a media release said. He was later apprehended by a SWAT team. See latest headlines from NBC4 in the video player above. Officers arrived [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead and at least two others injured after a crash in the Weinland Park neighborhood of Columbus Wednesday afternoon. According to a Columbus police dispatcher, the single-vehicle crash was reported at approximately 2:40 p.m. on the 1300 block of North High Street, between the Short North and the [...]