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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's public universities are now posting all syllabi online per a state law, a requirement professors said has limited details. Ohio's Senate Bill 1, a sweeping higher education reform, banned diversity, equality and inclusion on public campuses and, among other changes, required all course syllabi to be publicly available online. The [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) — A call to Grove City police uncovered additional details of an alleged large-scale theft at a sporting goods store, where approximately $4,500 worth of merchandise was taken by members of a Cleveland football team. The alleged theft took place on Thursday, Aug. 27, at a Dick’s Sporting Goods on Stringtown [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) –The Columbus weather outlook is for sunny, hot and humid conditions. A Heat Advisory is in effect through Thursday evening. Here are the details from Storm Team 4. Columbus weather today: Hot and humid A southwesterly flow of hot, humid air will result in temperatures reaching the mid-90s, with a heat index of [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Les Wexner, Ohio's richest man, addressed the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Board for the first time in over a year on Tuesday. "I always talk about Ohio State and how firm the friendship of the university has been to me and how its helped form my life and gave [...]

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- Adena Health’s acquisition of Fairfield Medical Center has been completed after the organizations spent the summer evaluating a potential partnership. The acquisition was announced Tuesday, three months after the organizations signed a nonbinding letter of intent and began a due diligence process. Fairfield Medical Center will now operate as Adena Fairfield [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Hundreds of millions of monarch butterflies are migrating from Canada to Mexico, and Ohio is a top spot to see the beautiful orange and black insect in droves. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, monarch migration runs from late August through October but tends to peak the first three [...]

A new annual ranking of the top party schools in America for 2027 has been released, featuring four Ohio universities among the top 25 nationwide.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A review is approaching on the latest version of an ongoing German Village development proposal, as residents continue to voice concerns about the project’s size and compatibility with the historic district. The German Village Commission is scheduled to conduct a final review Wednesday of Cedar Square, a mixed-use development proposed along [...]

The following article discusses topics of bullying and suicide. If you or a loved one are experiencing suicidal thoughts, call or text 988 for help. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) -- After a 20-year-old honors student allegedly died by suicide after ICE placed an ankle monitor on him, his family said they want people to know who [...]

HEATH, Ohio (WCMH) -- There is an effort across Licking County to ban data centers over 25 megawatts, with some communities already putting the measure on the ballot for November. Margo Mayberry, 83, is leading a petition drive in the City of Heath to do the same thing there. “We want their voice to be [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nurses at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are calling on hospital leaders to protect staffing levels as a longstanding incentive pay program is set to expire at the end of September. Members of the Ohio State University Nurses Organization spoke during the OSU Medical Center Board of Trustees meeting, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Consumer experts are warning about a scam targeting patients who use the online portal MyChart, with scammers sending fraudulent emails and texts to steal personal information.  President of the Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio Judy Dollison said they're seeing messages that are posing as MyChart to offer a free reward, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A program meant to disrupt the cycle of violence has expanded. Columbus Police announced the addition of a second nonfatal shooting team. A group of officers and detectives was assigned to Zone 3, which covers the west side of the city. Typically, an officer can be called to a shooting, then [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) signed a proclamation Tuesday marking the observance of September as Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month; he also introduced a new program to help families deal with a childhood cancer diagnosis. DeWine said the new Pediatric Complex Care Navigator program is not meant to create a new bureaucracy [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Athletic teams around central Ohio are taking extra steps to keep players safe during practices this week as parts of the region deal with a heat advisory. “It does require us to take some precautions because we do not in any way want our kids coming down with any heat injury," [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new study released by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital shows a stark increase in children ingesting marijuana in the last decade in Ohio and across the country.  Scientists looked at more than 40,000 recreational drug ingestions by children under six years old in the last 25 years to track the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One central Ohio group is pushing back against Columbus' continued use of license plate reader technology known as Flock cameras. The People's Justice Project is speaking out about new guidelines meant to ease anxiety over data sharing. On Friday, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced new protocols regarding the use of Flock [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was arrested Monday in connection with a deadly July shooting in northeast Columbus. A warrant was issued for Danyo Sellers, 19, on July 30, a week after a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a South Linden alley. He was arrested by a SWAT [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Mount Carmel Health System President and CEO Tauana McDonald will retire at the end of 2026, closing a 23-year career with Trinity Health, Mount Carmel’s parent health system. Mount Carmel announced McDonald’s retirement in a statement Tuesday. She has led the central Ohio health system since July 2024, when she became [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As the countdown to football season begins, fans looking to update their gear may find what they are looking for at Goodwill, thanks to a partnership with an Ohio-based clothing brand. Starting Friday at 9 a.m., on the eve of Ohio State's first kickoff of the season, all Columbus Goodwill locations [...]