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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new report from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio highlights the changes coming to the state's Medicaid program after Congress passed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” or HR1 last year. Healthcare policy analyst Brian O'Rourke noted the provisions in HR1 will have a major impact on Medicaid financing in Ohio. [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Delaware city councilman has been charged for the third time in the last six months. Cory Hoffman, 40, was arrested at 1 p.m. Sunday in Huron by the Powell Police Department. He was charged with violating a protection order or consent agreement, according to the Delaware County jail roster. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A judge approved an emergency motion Thursday to partially pause the enforcement of a new Ohio law with major changes to recreational marijuana. Judge Jeffrey Brown in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas heard an emergency order Thursday afternoon in a case challenging Senate Bill 56. He sided against the [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A grand jury on Thursday indicted a truck driver in connection with a crash on Interstate 71 that killed a family. Modou Ngom, 50, of Columbus, was indicted on three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and four counts of vehicular assault in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. Ngom was [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police detectives have launched an investigation after a body with a gunshot wound was seen on the side of a south side road Thursday morning. CPD said that officers went to State Route 104 and South High Street at 10:49 a.m. after someone said they had seen a body. An [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness will reportedly get his chance to "change the culture" in Columbus next season. Bowness, 71, is set to sign an extension to be the team's head coach for the 2026-27 season, according to multiple reports. He will address the media at 2 p.m. at Nationwide [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A mixed-use district planned along the Scioto River in Dublin is set to break ground on Thursday, marking the next phase of a public-private redevelopment project that has been years in the making. Columbus-based coworking and community development company COhatch, in partnership with the city of Dublin, is hosting a groundbreaking [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A convicted drug dealer who trafficked drugs using multiple Columbus residents has been sentenced to nearly a dozen years in prison. According to federal prosecutors, Patricia Flesch, 36, will serve 11 years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking conspiracy in which she supplied bulk [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Meet Maple! She is up for adoption at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. Maple is a 4-year-old mixed-breed who is described as a gentle, affectionate dog. When Maple was taken in as a stray earlier this month, the shelter did an evaluation on her, noting that she is [...]

HEBRON, Ohio (WCMH) — A Newark man is dead and an Iowa man is wanted after a hit-skip crash occurred in Licking County Wednesday evening. According to the Village of Hebron Police Department, officers assisted an Ohio State Highway Patrol investigation in which two vehicles were involved in a wreck on State Route 79 at [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Charges have been filed against a woman police say was involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 270 in west Columbus. According to an updated incident report, the Columbus Division of Police said that a woman who allegedly crashed into two vehicles parked along the shoulder of I-270 South will be [...]

BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton received backlash this week after a 2019 incident surfaced in which police responded to her home for a domestic dispute. According to police records, Bexley police responded to Acton's home after an adult family member who had been at the home called to report a domestic [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police are investigating an incident in west Columbus where two vehicles were found abandoned in a pond Thursday morning. According to a sergeant with the Columbus Division of Police, multiple units were called to the Wexford Lakes Apartments Homes and Townhomes off of Feder Road in the Wexford-Thornapple area. Two [...]

From April 16-19, Columbus, Ohio is hosting a variety of events including the musical "Miss Saigon", the Columbus Clippers vs. Iowa Cubs baseball series, Phil Wickham's "Song of the Saints Tour", and the "Beetlejuice Jr." musical, among others.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recent ruling from the Ohio Supreme Court has cleared the way for judges in the state to publicly make political endorsements, overturning a decades-old ban. On April 2, the high court decided 5-1 that the ban violated the right to free speech, guaranteed to the First Amendment of the U.S. [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Local officials are seeking answers about a proposal to power a data center with fuel cell technology. "We need to be able to tell our community that they're safe," Norwich Township Trustee Brian Rothenberg said. "And the only way to do that is to give us more of a say in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — To say 2025 was a big year for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium would be an understatement. Not one, but two baby elephants were born within months of each other. Rita Jean and Oliver, known as Ollie, have hundreds of pounds of cuteness and personality. Both births went off without a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is hospitalized following a house fire Wednesday night in the Olde Towne section of Columbus. The fire was reported at a home under renovation near South Ohio Avenue and Cole Street at approximately 10:30 p.m. The home sustained significant damage, Columbus Division of Fire Lt. Nick Davis said, adding [...]

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – Licking County was one of the hardest hit areas after Tuesday’s storms damaged buildings, toppled trees, and flipped a construction trailer. "Especially during spring season, just be weather aware, either from the winds of these thunderstorms and also from heavy rains and flooding," Licking County EMA Director Sean Grady said. "Those [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A proposal has been moving through the Columbus City Council to create a citywide rental registry. It’s meant to hold landlords accountable and protect tenants. “The rental registry is not a silver bullet for our housing crisis, but it is a strategy for us to be more proactive," said Columbus City [...]