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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio has paused approving any new tax exemptions for data centers to mixed reactions -- after approving another on Monday. On May 27, Gov. Mike DeWine announced he would pause all state sales tax exemptions for data centers after Monday. On Monday, the Ohio Tax Credit Authority met one final time [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three Columbus City Schools students were recognized Tuesday night for their quick thinking and leadership after helping their transportation van driver during a medical emergency last month. The Columbus Board of Education honored the students with a Resolution of Heroic Action during its meeting, recognizing their efforts to assist the driver [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After more than 30 years, a Columbus recreation center has permanently closed its doors. The Jerry L. Garver YMCA on the city's southeast side could no longer be sustainably operated, according to the YMCA of Central Ohio. “It was a complete and total shock to us,” Mark Harper with the Greater [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Democratic lawmakers and former judges are pushing back on a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision allowing judges to endorse political candidates. That decision, which was announced in April, undoes the longstanding rule prohibiting Ohio's judges from publicly endorsing or opposing candidates or political positions. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Sharon [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Stonewall Columbus prepares for another year of one of the Midwest's large LGBTQ+ celebration, organizers say this year's Pride theme reflects a renewed focus on community and collective liberation. Leaders from Stonewall Columbus joined NBC4's LGBTQ+ show "Out in Ohio" to discuss preparations for the 2026 Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The state legislature is racing toward a ballot initiative asking Ohioans to put voter identification requirements in the constitution. State senators advanced the resolution on Tuesday to put that referendum on the November ballot out of committee, setting it up for a floor vote.  Before testifying against the resolution in the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The grassroots effort to put the issue of abolishing property taxes in front of Ohio voters is less than a month away from its deadline.   The ballot initiative to eliminate property taxes has brought an outpouring of support and backlash. Some say they’re sick of high taxes, while others say the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus leaders are asking city police to take a closer look at its surveillance technology. Flock is a license plate surveillance system alerting police to a stolen car or a vehicle registered to a wanted person. Columbus police credit the technology as part of its effort to reduce violent crime. Those [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The central Ohio support group Ours Brothers’ Keepers is now offering various summer programs throughout Columbus. With the launch of the programs on Tuesday, the organization is continuing its mission to provide support and opportunities for those most in need throughout the city while also expanding its services. “The youth is the first priority, and [...]

A popular political blogger in Columbus was arrested on Monday, according to online jail records.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus will be celebrating the FIFA World Cup all summer long as the Crew unveiled its full schedule of watch parties. This summer's World Cup will be hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, which has temporarily paused the MLS season. Despite no Crew games until mid-July, Columbus will still [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) —  Wednesday is always a special day at Muirfield Village Golf Club during Memorial Tournament week because it gets to the heart of why the tournament matters so much - to help raise money and awareness for Nationwide Children's Hospital. That includes giving ten amazing kids, affectionally called Golden Cubs, who have [...]

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski won the Norris Trophy, which is awarded each year to the NHL's top defenseman.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio is growing, with the counties surrounding Columbus experiencing rapid population growth in the past five years. NBC4 tracked all available population estimates from the U.S. Census for cities and towns in Franklin, Delaware, Licking, Pickaway, Fairfield, Union and Madison counties. Cities and towns not included in the data were [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead after a head-on crash Tuesday morning in Delaware County. According to the Delaware Police Department, officers were called to U.S. Route 42 between Fern Drive and London Road in the south side of Delaware. Police report that at about 5:20 a.m., a Honda Odyssey heading southbound collided [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The allowable space for the use of drones in the Columbus area temporarily shrank Monday. Through July 21, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it is implementing Temporary Flight Restrictions across the country applicable to small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones. Included in the TFR are two areas in [...]

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – Less than a year after debuting its first location, a Columbus-based Pilates brand is preparing to open another studio in Westerville.  Ashtyn Pharis, the owner of Pilates by Ashtyn, will launch her second facility at 680 N. State St. on June 25. The first Pilates by Ashtyn location opened at 1146 [...]

The iconic former Longaberger Headquarters, a seven-story, basket-shaped building, is back on the market after being purchased by its current owner nearly 10 years ago, and is now priced at $8.5 million.

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- It began as a tournament inspired by the Masters. Half a century later, the Memorial has become a storied tradition of its own. "I had no idea where we were going to go," Memorial tournament founder Jack Nicklaus said. "I thought it would be great to bring something like the Masters [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Advocates formally condemned a bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion in Ohio's public schools. On May 19, 80 Ohioans testified against Senate Bill 113, which would ban DEI in public K-12 schools. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Andrew Brenner (R-Delaware), was introduced in 2025 shortly before state legislators [...]