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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State University has shared details on what will be new at Ohio Stadium for this year's college football season. Fans will notice several changes both inside and outside the stadium, with upgraded Wi-Fi available throughout The Shoe. There will be new food options as well, which include Bibibop, Black Market [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) joined business and higher education leaders at Anduril’s Arsenal-1 drone manufacturing facility Wednesday morning for a panel discussion on Ohio’s economic outlook. This was the latest stop on DeWine’s “Heart of Opportunity” tour, celebrating the state’s economic successes during his time as governor, and its ranking [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- During his coaching career, former Ohio State University head football coach Jim Tressel was known for his championship teams and his polished, professional demeanor. At the time, some nicknamed him "Senator Tressel" for his ability to deliver diplomatic answers at news conferences. When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called Tressel last year [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Something unusual is happening across Ohio and researchers don’t know why. Wildlife officials said that for the second year in a row, large numbers of bats are being found sick, dying or dead across the state. Bats across Ohio are already suffering from a winter disease called white-nose syndrome. Now bats [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Relatives of a couple and their 1-year-old son killed in an April crash on Interstate 71 in Delaware County are asking that the victims’ images no longer be used in a political advertisement targeting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown. The ad includes a photograph of the three victims and footage [...]

MCARTHUR, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gary Siders Jr. pleaded not guilty to four charges related to child sexual abuse on Wednesday, part of a case tangentially connected to the 16 children rescued from a Vinton County home on June 30. Gary Siders Jr., 36, was arrested alongside his wife, Elizabeth Siders, and parents, Christina and Gary [...]

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – The trial for a man charged with killing two people during a New Albany warehouse shooting in 2025 is set to continue Wednesday afternoon with the defense presenting its first witness. Bruce Foster III, 30, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder, four counts of murder, two counts of aggravated [...]

The Ohio Department of Commerce has launched a new online portal to connect volunteers with historic Revolutionary War-era cemeteries in need of maintenance and preservation.

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A longtime downtown Grove City candle shop is closing its storefront after seven years, but its owner said the business will continue through events and a renewed focus on at-home candlemaking. The Chandler, located at 4048 Broadway, announced it would close its Grove City store exactly seven years after it [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The race to become Ohio's next governor is neck-and-neck, with candidates spending millions to try and get ahead. Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy are vying for Ohio's top seat this November. According to campaign finance reports, Acton has spent over $5.5 million so far in 2026. Ramaswamy has spent [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A northeastern Ohio business is suing a Columbus woman over a one-star Google review that she wrote. Starr Manufacturing Inc., a company in Vienna that builds oil and gas production equipment, filed a defamation lawsuit against a Columbus woman in Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas on Aug. 12. The lawsuit [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A federal judge temporarily has blocked an Ohio law that required proof of citizenship when registering to vote. U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. temporarily blocked the enforcement of an Ohio law that requires people to show proof of American citizenship before they register to vote. Oliver said the requirement went [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Students in Ohio public schools are beginning their first full school year under a statewide bell-to-bell cell phone restriction, but education experts say how the policy works in practice will depend heavily on the students, families and schools carrying it out. Ohio first required school districts to adopt cell phone policies [...]

PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) -- A data center debate in Licking County came to an end Tuesday night after Pataskala City Council voted against the Aligned data center proposal. Council heard hours of testimony from residents expressing why they do not want a data center in their community, with the meeting ending in a victory for [...]

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) — The Pickerington Local School District released new findings on its potentially bleak future if a new proposed levy fails in November. The district, which adjusted its tax levy proposal after an initial 1.25% income tax failed on the ballot in May, outlined the cuts it has made since 2025, and what [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- New documents released to the public show the family at the center of a child abuse case in southeast Ohio was under suspicion years before 16 children had to be removed from their home. The documents reveal that the juvenile court in Gallia County was aware that the Siders children might [...]

The country-soul duo Butter & Grit is set to compete in the "America's Got Talent" Season 21 quarterfinals airing tonight on NBC.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A central Ohio mother is thankful to be alive and thankful for bystanders who stopped on the highway in the middle of a storm to help her after straight-line winds flipped her car over. “Everything was just gray, and my car was up, and I remember three boom, boom, boom, and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- On Tuesday, hundreds of professionals gathered for the Ohio conference on freight, an event bringing private and public sector interests to the state to discuss the future of transportation networks. Padmini Roy-Dixon, director of economic development for the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, noted that the conference highlights central Ohio's role as [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Country music icon Dolly Parton touched the lives of millions across the United States, including many Ohioans. Parton died at the age of 80 on Tuesday in Nashville, according to her nephew, and tributes have poured in from all over since. Among those who shared condolences was Ohio first lady Fran [...]