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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week’s Sunday Briefing: “We don’t call it that,” Ohio Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) said. “Some of our opponents do. This is the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act.” “All this bill does is limit any kind of self-expression that we have, and it just attacks a targeted community,” drag performer Virginia West [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 26-year-old man was arrested late Saturday night and charged after two men were shot in northeast Columbus. Police said officers were alerted at 12:20 a.m. Sunday of two men who went to a hospital on their own after being shot. Both victims were in stable condition at the hospital. The [...]

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — An Illinois man faces at least 10 years and a possible life sentence in prison after pleading guilty to engaging in sexual activity with a central Ohio teenager. According to federal prosecutors, a man traveled from Peoria Heights, Illinois, to a hotel in Zanesville with the intention of raping a 15-year-old [...]

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — The case against a now former director within the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in southeast Ohio is developing both in and out of court. In the days since allegations emerged against Athens County Job and Family Services Executive Director Jean Demosky, a grand jury indictment, a termination, a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Transportation on Friday announced locations for 64 new electric vehicle charging sites with funding through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program (NEVI). Each of the new sites will have at least four charging ports capable of 150 kWh at each port. The locations will also be near [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A study found New Albany is the fifth wealthiest suburb in the U.S. that tracks precise income data. The study by BestWallClock Archive used U.S. Census data to locate America's wealthiest suburbs. With a median income of $238,250, New Albany was the wealthiest suburb in Ohio and the fifth wealthiest [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Aviators head coach will not be at their game this weekend due to an arrest. According to the Euless, Texas Police Department, Aviators coach Ted Ginn Jr. was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated early Saturday morning around 12:58 a.m. Ginn was transferred to Tarrant County jail. As of [...]

PLAIN CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- All eyes have been on space as Artemis II astronauts completed their mission and safely returned home. Amid all the excitement, students in Jonathan Alder Local School District got to hear from a former NASA astronaut. Ohioan Dr. Don Thomas spent 20 years with NASA and flew on four space [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Both sides of Interstate 71 are closed due to a serious injury crash at US-36/SR-37. I-71 is closed in both directions at US-36/SR-37 due to a fiery collision Saturday evening at 6:27 p.m. According to Ohio State Highway Patrol, 12 vehicles, including one semi truck, were involved in the collision. Three [...]

BUCYRUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A north-central Ohio man was taken into custody early Saturday after a high-speed chase that spanned multiple roadways and ended in a crash, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers from the Bucyrus post were dispatched around 1:12 a.m. to a welfare check stemming from a reported domestic dispute. Authorities [...]

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) — A Reynoldsburg man has been arrested in connection with sex crimes committed against a girl who reportedly became pregnant at 13 years old. According to a criminal complaint, a Franklin County Children’s Services referral was received by the Reynoldsburg Police Department about a sex crime involving a 14-year-old, who reported she [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Ross County woman has been ordered to repay over $55,000 in stolen funds after a fraud conviction out of Franklin County. According to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, its special investigations department initiated an investigation after receiving a complaint that Deborah Belcher, 40, was fraudulently receiving disability benefits. Investigators [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A longtime Clintonville restaurant known for its barbecue and comfort food has closed its doors after more than two decades in business. Iron Grill Barbeque & Brew at 5295 N. High St. permanently shuttered on March 30, according to a recorded message on the restaurant's phone line. "Effective Monday, March 30, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio parents are petitioning the state's congressional delegation after President Donald Trump's next budget revealed hundreds of millions in cuts for Ohio schools. Trump recently unveiled his proposed 2027 budget, highlighting increased defense spending and cuts to some education programs. Although the budget proposal will look very different by the time [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lifeline of Ohio honored the heroes of organ donation on Friday night. A couple who lost their daughter got to see the ultimate gift she left behind. “Seeing her name on the wall, to be honest, was almost shocking,” Mark Titmas said about seeing his daughter’s name engraved on The Lifeline [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person was stabbed Friday night on Ohio State University's Lincoln Tower turf fields, according to the OSU police. Police say that there was "an altercation between two groups" at the fields on Cannon Drive, where one person was stabbed at 7:45 p.m. Police detained the suspect and the victim was [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio airman who died last month during a refueling mission in Iraq was laid to rest on Friday. Master Sgt. Tyler Simmons received military honors. He was one of six airmen who died in the crash, three of which were from Ohio. "This nation is better because of him," [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- State lawmakers are considering an expansion of Esther’s Law, which gave families the right to install cameras in the rooms of Ohio nursing homes in order to monitor the quality of care afforded to their loved ones. That law was named for Esther Piskor, whose abuse and neglect at an Ohio [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man who police said was no longer a person of interest in a southeast Columbus homicide has now been charged with murder in the case. Ladarius Alexander, 35, was arrested Friday and charged in the death of 36-year-old Dekevin Louis, who was found dead March 25 inside a building on [...]

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — A central Ohio professor has been closely following the Artemis II mission in part due to previous NASA supported research he's done. “I can imagine they will return and they will want to go right back to it," Dr. Chris Wolverton said the day before the spacecraft's return to earth. [...]