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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead after being struck twice by oncoming vehicles while crossing a street in south Columbus Sunday night.

According to a Columbus Police incident report, an unidentified adult was crossing South High Street near the Eldorado Scioto Downs racino. The victim, who police say was outside of the marked crosswalk area, was struck by a Ford pickup truck, which was heading south on High Street.

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The person struck by the pickup truck was then hit again by a Ford SUV, also heading south, which was unable to avoid the victim in the road.

Police at the scene said that the southbound traffic had the green light and right of way at the time of the collision. The incident report did not cite whether the vehicles remained at the scene, which remains under investigation by the CPD Accident Investigation Unit.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:28 p.m. Anyone with knowledge about this incident is asked to contact the Columbus Division of Police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 to remain anonymous.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Less than a month after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking at a Utah college, Turning Point USA chapters are emerging in colleges and high schools nationwide, Ohio included.

Kirk, 31, was shot and killed during a routine campus event. Kirk was known for appearing on college campuses and debating political topics, and for his prominent conservative youth organization, Turning Point USA. Since Kirk’s death, his organization said more than 120,000 students have asked to launch new Turning Point chapters. See previous coverage of central Ohio's response to the death of Charlie Kirk in the video player above.

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"Ohio is blessed with great Turning Point USA chapters and staff," said Jay Edwards, former state representative and candidate for Ohio Treasurer. "Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, my inbox has been flooded by parents and students interested in starting a chapter in their local school or community.”

Turning Point USA calls itself the "largest conservative student movement in the nation." The organization helps high school and college students start local chapters to explore conservative beliefs. Chapters must be approved by the national organization and are required to hold a set number of activism events annually.

Turning Point USA already had a presence in central Ohio, with chapters at institutions including Ohio State and Ohio universities, and a younger "Club America" chapter at Hilliard Davidson High School. Turning Point USA lists a Club America chapter at Dublin Coffman High School, too, although it does not appear on the district's website.

After Kirk's death, more students are beginning local chapters. Olentangy Liberty High School has not had its chapter approved by the school yet, but work is underway. The students behind Olentangy Liberty's Club America recently began their social media pages, writing that they hope to "make a difference at Liberty but also grow into a community project."

"There is a process that students must follow to form a district-approved student group," an Olentangy district spokesperson said of the new chapter. "There are Liberty High School students currently following that process for a Turning Point chapter."

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Existing central Ohio chapters are also seeing a change. This is the third year Mike Carney has been the adviser for Hilliard Davidson's chapter, and he said there's been a noticeable difference since Kirk's death. Carney said he sent an email to teachers with information after the shooting and purposefully made himself available for students who saw violent videos of the event online.

Carney said after Kirk's death, a few more students and teachers attended the next Club America meeting. After a few years of struggling to make the club known to students, Carney said it was unfortunate "that it has to take this to get positive feedback and privileges that other clubs have."

Turning Point chapters are emerging across the state. Near Cincinnati, Clermont County and Lebanon high schools have each recently launched new chapters.

Shawnee State University, along the Ohio River, launched a chapter within a week of Kirk's death. According to its social media, it has already attracted at least two dozen students who are serving on various boards and subcommittees within the group. Students, via the chapter's social media, said they joined to spread their faith and find community.

In northern Ohio, Salem High School is creating a chapter. Northern Ohio's Baldwin Wallace University and Lake Erie College each also launched a chapter after Kirk's death.

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Many universities already had a Turning Point USA chapter, but may not have been officially registered. The University of Cincinnati had to release a statement after internet rumors swirled that the university had removed Turning Point USA as a registered student organization. The university clarified that the group had not registered since 2021.

"Earlier this week, interested students connected with the Center for Student Involvement and indicated that they would be pursuing re-establishing the group as a registered student organization," the university said in a statement, adding the chapter has the opportunity to apply, as is standard.

Even if main campuses have chapters, university branch campuses have begun creating their own groups, too. Ohio University's Southern campus, located along the Ohio River, launched its chapter on Thursday. Kent State University's Geauga and Trumbull campuses each launched chapters toward the end of September.

As Turning Point USA works through applications, Carney said more may emerge in the future.

"It's sad but true that tragedies will spur people to see the truth and see good things and hopefully unite people," Carney said.

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A local farmer's hard work was stolen right out of his field.

Terry Dunlap, owner of Sam's Pumpkin Patch in Pickerington, said that sometime at the end of September, around 300 of his pumpkins were stolen. Dunlap estimates the loss to be worth more than $6,000. 

"Keep your eyes open," Dunlap said. "Keep your ears open. Somebody knows who did it. Somebody knows."

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Dunlap was growing the pumpkins on a quiet field in Fairfield County. He treated them weekly to keep them healthy, but when he went back to check on them, all but one were gone. 

"I was sick," Dunlap said. "Physically. I mean, just overwhelming."

For Dunlap, it wasn't just business; it was personal. 

"We treated these special," Dunlap said. "We wanted them to grow big, and they were about the size of bushel baskets with stems on them as long as your arm, and we were proud of those."

Dunlap filed a police report with the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, but he's still searching for who's responsible. 

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"I had a special place which is surrounded on three sides with brush and briers and pea vines where nobody can see in or see out," Dunlap said. "However, it opened up to my neighbor to the east, and from his property, there was an access to 33." 

After months of his labor was just washed away, Dunlap isn't taking any more chances. He has since installed a fence to keep future thieves out. He said his pumpkin patch doesn't appear to be the only target.

"There's a pumpkin place on 188, east of Circleville, called Puffy's Pumpkin's," Dunlap said. "He's got a greenhouse there and last Monday, he filled up a big display out front. When he came back Tuesday morning, every pumpkin was gone." 

Recently, there's been a spike in thefts at central Ohio farms and orchards.

"It's the time of the season and it's easy," Dunlap said. "It's easy to get rid of the product. Boom. If you've got big pumpkins at a cheap price, people are going to suck them up if they've got money in their pocket. It's easy prey, easy money."

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Since the theft, support has poured in for Dunlap across the country. Now he's decided to turn this negative into a positive. 

"Make a donation that you were going to send to me, but double it to a local charity, food bank, something else that doesn't go to corporate but stays here," Dunlap said. "You do that. That makes me happy."

Dunlap is offering a reward for any tips that lead to an arrest.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Tuesday marks two years since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, and the Jewish community of central Ohio is remembering, healing, and choosing hope.

Jewish Columbus hosted a special event on Sunday to honor the memory of those lost and forever changed that day. Families gathered to decorate and fly kites in a display of resilience.

The event was inspired by the annual Kite Festival at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, whose founders were killed in the attack.

Leaders said the rise in antisemitic incidents since the attack is deeply concerning, but events like the kite festival remind them that joy, safety, and community are worth protecting, adding that a save and vibrant Jewish community is a safe and vibrant Columbus.

“Violence has zero place in our community, we really do believe that,” Jewish Columbus President and CEO Julie Tilson Stanley said. “And we believe that Columbus, once again, this big, small town, can do that, that we can be diverse and we can disagree and yet we can all come together to stamp out hate.”

Twenty Jewish institutions across central Ohio took part in the remembrance event.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after being struck by a car near a casino on the south side of Columbus Sunday night.

According to a Columbus police dispatcher, the accident was reported at approximately 9:21 p.m. near Eldorado Scioto Downs Casino on the 6000 block of South High Street.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

There is no further information available at this time.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Blue Jackets' 25th anniversary season kicks off this week, and the band O.A.R. had a special, fun weekend to support the John and Matthew Gaudreau Foundation.

O.A.R.’s Crazy Game of Hockey event was held Sunday at the OhioHealth Ice Haus, and it was an appropriately named event.

The game featured the band members from OAR, lots of former Blue Jackets like Rich Nash and Cam Atkinson, as well as other celebrities.

All proceeds from the event are going to the Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau Foundation.

Meredith Gaudreau, Johnny Gaudreau’s widow, said the entire weekend was incredible as is the continued support from Columbus, a place her family loves to call home,

"I really feel so much support here, so that's one of the main reasons that we're here, and just being able to have these events for everyone in the city is, you know, it makes it fun on both ends,” she said. “On Friday night, when it was the concert and they presented the check, it was so, so generous, and the whole team was kind of behind me for that. So that almost felt a little symbolic, too.”

The Blue Jackets start the season Thursday on the road in Nashville, taking on the Predators, and on Saturday, facing the Minnesota Wild; the home opener for the Jackets will be one week from Monday, on Oct. 13, against the New Jersey Devils.

For more on the John and Matthew Gaudreau Foundation, visit its website by clicking here.

COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Skywatchers have several events this month to look forward to, starting with the full Harvest Moon, which peaks at 11:48 p.m. EDT Monday.

This will be the first supermoon of 2025, appearing opposite the sun and fully illuminated in the evening after sunset on Monday. A supermoon happens when the moon is near its closest position to Earth, appearing a little larger and brighter than usual, with an orange-yellow tinge. Even closer supermoons will occur in November and December.

The first full moon after the autumnal equinox (September 22-23) is known as the Harvest Moon because it occurs during the harvest season, when the extra brightness provides additional time for farmers to gather crops and complete field work ahead of winter. Also, look for Saturn a little above and to the right of the moon, and very bright. Later in October, Jupiter will be rising around midnight, higher in the southeastern sky. Venus is currently very low in the sky just before sunrise.

Orionid meteor shower

Later in October, the Orionid meteor shower will be ongoing, with the best views on the night of Oct. 21-22. The Orionids derive their name from the constellation Orion, the point from where meteors appear to originate, called the radiant.

At peak, as many as 10-20 per hour could be visible under ideal conditions, traveling at about 41 million miles per second. A few particularly bright ones are possible, best seen after 1 a.m. up to the beginning of twilight. As usual, the best view will be from a dark sky away from city lights.

The annual Orionid show is associated with debris leftover from Halley's Comet, which comes around every 75-76 years. When the tiny particles, estimated to be the size of a grain of sand, enter our atmosphere and burn up, we can observe fleeting streaks of light.

You may be able to catch a few meteors as early as this coming Wednesday evening, shortly after sunset, associated with a weaker Draconid meteor shower.

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This month will bring a rare opportunity to see not one but two comets: C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (SWAN). Both were discovered this year: one from the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, and the other from the Solar and Heliospheric spacecraft images.

The origin of comets dates back to the beginning of our solar system and they are composed of ice and rock. The sun causes the ice to turn into gas that carries dust, leaving the familiar tail.

Don Stevens, director of Perkins Observatory at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, said that the comets will be challenging to observe in early October due to the moon's brightness, and they may be best viewed through a telescope.

"C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is just below naked eye visibility in dark rural skies. It is going to be low over the northern horizon, which will make it very difficult to observe unless at a very rural location with no terrain in the way. It will be located below the Big Dipper," he said.

Regarding C/2025 R2 (SWAN), Stevens said this will also be too low to view even in dark rural locations. "It will be low in the southwestern skies in Libra," he said.

There is a possibility that A6 (Lemmon) could be visible later in the month in the evening sky near the horizon. "You will need binoculars to view them and finder charts," Stevens said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on the Sunday Briefing:

• “We are going everywhere in this state,” gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton said. “We are listening deeply, we are going places.”

Acton is hitting the campaign trail, still the only Democrat in the race for Ohio’s governor. Some in her own part are skeptical she can defeat Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in a general election match-up.

“I wouldn't be running if I didn't think I could beat him,” Acton said.

Hear why she said she has a clear path to the governor’s mansion.

• It’s day five of the government shutdown, and there’s no end in sight.

“The Democratic caucus has been very clear: no healthcare, no vote,” Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio 3rd) said.

"This nonsense needs to come to an end,” Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) said.

Hear from Ohio lawmakers about the stalemate.

• A one-on-one interview with one of Ohio’s most outspoken members of Congress.

“I think our constitution, I think our constitution is being trampled in a lot of ways,” Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio 8th) said.

Hear why the conservative congressman says the current funding battle goes beyond the usual political disagreements.

• Do Democrats on Capitol Hill have any leverage when it comes to bringing an end to the government shutdown? Republican strategist Terry Casey and Democratic strategist Brian Rothenberg discuss the situation at the all-star roundtable.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ann B. Walker, a Columbus media icon, former columnist, journalist, and radio host, has died, according to her family. She was 101.

Walker was the first woman and woman of color in management in Columbus television history and the community service director at NBC4. During her time at NBC4, she interviewed Martin Luther King Jr., senators, congressmen, and President Jimmy Carter, who eventually offered her a position in the White House as a public affairs advisor; this made her the first Black woman from Franklin County to receive a White House appointment.

• Former NBC4 journalist Ann B. Walker with former President Jimmy Carter. (NBC4)
• Ann B. Walker of WLW-C/WCMH/NBC4 in an undated photo (NBC4 archives)
• Ann B. Walker. (NBC4 File Photo)
• Ann B. Walker. (NBC4 File Photo)

Before accepting a job with NBC4, she worked at WVKO Radio and the Ohio Sentinel. Additionally, she was the first female broadcaster to report on the Ohio legislature.

In 2021, the city of Columbus dedicated a plaza to Walker in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood. She is also featured on the Long Street Cultural Wall. Walker was the subject of the documentary "Queen Mother: The Ann B. Walker Story." Watch a report on that documentary in the video player above.

Walker married her husband, Linwood Walker, in 1946, later raising four children. After her husband's death, Walker established a scholarship to honor him.

She held a lifetime membership with Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and was a lifelong member of the Bethany Presbyterian Church.

The family did not release Walker's cause of death.

Funeral and burial details have not been released.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State is heading into its next ranked matchup undefeated and still as the No. 1 team in college football.

The Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0) kept its top spot in the new Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls going into Week 7 of the season. Ohio State ousted Minnesota on Saturday 42-3 in its only home game of October, keeping its perfect record and defensive dominance of not allowing double-digit points in any game this season.

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The next game on the docket is a big one as the Buckeyes travel to Champaign, Illinois for the first time in a decade to play the No. 17 ranked Fighting Illini at noon Saturday. Ohio State has won each of the last nine Illibuck matchups since 2008 and has not lost at Gies Memorial Stadium since 1991.

The Fighting Illini are now the fifth highest ranked team in the Big Ten ahead of former preseason No. 2 Penn State (3-2, 0-2), whose shock loss to UCLA 42-37 on Saturday sent the Nittany Lions nosediving out of the AP rankings entirely.

Preseason No. 1 Texas also suffered its second loss of the year, losing to unranked Florida 29-21. The Longhorns have gone from No. 1 to start the season to unranked heading into its showdown in Dallas against No. 6 Oklahoma.

2025 Associated Press rankings (Oct. 5, 2025) 1Ohio State (40)2Miami (21)3Oregon (5)4Ole Miss5Texas A&M6Oklahoma7Indiana8Alabama9Texas Tech10Georgia11LSU12Tennessee13Georgia Tech14Missouri15Michigan16Notre Dame17Illinois18BYU19Virginia20Vanderbilt21Arizona State22Iowa State23Memphis24South Florida25Florida State

Penn State and Texas are now out of the playoff picture completely. Using the current rankings, the No. 1 Buckeyes would be projected to play either No. 8 Alabama or No. 9 Texas Tech in a quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl.

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Ohio State-Illinois will be one of three all-ranked matchups in Week 7. The others are Indiana-Oregon, and Alabama-Missouri.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police are investigating a 4-year-old homicide in which a man was gunned down after allegedly thwarting a car robbery.

On Aug. 30, 2021, Marcus Payne was shot and killed near the intersection of Neil and Buttles avenues in the Victorian Village neighborhood, north of Downtown.

Payne, 27, and his brother reportedly approached and confronted individuals who they believed were breaking into the brother’s vehicle. Payne’s mother, Victoria Landrum, told NBC4 that they were shot at soon afterward.

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“The car was broken into, but there were some guys in a car behind them, and they asked, ‘Did y’all break into my car?’ or whatever,” Landrum said. For a previous report on this story view the video player above.

As the brothers began to drive away, someone fired shots towards the brother’s vehicle and Payne was struck in the head. Payne’s brother took him to a hospital, where he remained for nearly two weeks before dying.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for any information leading to the arrest and/or indictment of the person(s) responsible for this crime. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477 or visit www.stopcrime.org and submit your tip.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man found guilty of forcing drug addicts into prostitution will serve the rest of his life in prison, but his attorneys have already begun the appeals process.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio, 43-year-old Ricco Maye, accused of leading a drug and sex trafficking ring, was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty on 14 total charges.

Maye, who faced charges of sex trafficking of children by force (two counts), nine counts of possession with intent to distribute, fraud or coercion, conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and tampering with a witness, immediately filed an appeal through defense counsel after the sentencing was announced.

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During the course of the three-week trial in November 2024, testimony detailed that Maye “used individuals to buy and sell drugs, sell women for sex, and fraudulently apply online for COVID-19 relief funds. Proceeds from all the crimes went to the defendant.”

Beginning in at least 2018, Maye’s drug trafficking organization distributed narcotics to addicts in street-level quantities. He regularly purchased narcotics from supply sources both inside and outside of Ohio and used addicts to help sell the drugs in Columbus. In addition to cash, Maye would accept stolen goods, gift cards, Social Security numbers and other items as payment for the drug.

Maye  gave drugs to women for free, court records stated, and later manipulated their addiction by requiring them to earn drug money through prostitution. Maye then provided the means for the women to engage in prostitution – frequently obtaining hotel rooms, having the women driven to the hotels, providing phones and directing internet prostitution ads. Maye collected the prostitution proceeds, enforced specific rules on the women and punished the women through physical violence.

Ricco Lamonte Maye

Maye was also found guilty of providing fentanyl which resulted in an overdose death. In November 2018, Maye communicated with the victim in the hours before his death. The victim had been obtaining cocaine from Maye off and on for years and sought to obtain cocaine from him again in this instance but received a fatal dose of fentanyl instead.

The case against Maye also revealed that he used violence against victims as part of overseeing his drug trafficking organization, including “stomping victims out,” smacking them, punching them, breaking their bones and knocking out their teeth.

In addition to the trafficking charges, Maye and other defendants also filed for and received more than $30,000 in fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. Maye kept all or a portion of the others’ benefits. 

Maye attempted to obstruct the ongoing investigation into his sex trafficking and other criminal activities and conspired to tamper with witnesses. Maye’s obstruction of justice included his directing the threatened murder of a potential government witness.

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Three of Maye’s charges, distributing a controlled substance, which resulted in one man’s death, drug trafficking, and sex trafficking by force, come with a maximum sentence of life in prison. The other charges included sentences of an aggregate total of 184 years, all of which are to run concurrently with his life sentences.

The sentencing also included restitution payments of $575,596 to eight separate victims or their families.

Maye was one of 10 people charged in the conspiracy case. The full list includes:

NameAlso Known AsAgeCityRicco L. MayeRoscoe39ColumbusAirrika N. Anthony33ColumbusNicole L. GrovesNikki32ColumbusKevin E. Pearson58ColumbusJasmine R. WeatherJazmine, Jazmyne, Jaz23ColumbusJacob M. CapanJake28PickeringtonDanielle C. FergusonDani31ColumbusVincent N. MorrowV39ColumbusAshleigh A. DavisSnowflake28ChillicotheVictor BlakeSlim60Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police said two people were killed Saturday night in separate crashes in the northern portion of the city.

The first crash occurred at 8:52 p.m. when an adult driving a car west on Morse Road towards Indianola Avenue hit a pedestrian. The adult pedestrian was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m.

The second crash was at 9:33 p.m. on the northwest side of Columbus. A man was driving a motorcycle north on Sawmill Road near Hard Road as a Nissan going south on Sawmill Road was preparing to turn into a driveway.

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The vehicles collided into each other and the motorcyclist, identified as 38-year-old Justin Hawkins, was ejected. Hawkins was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead while receiving treatment. The driver of the Nissan remained at the scene.

Columbus police's accident investigation unit is investigating both crashes and anyone with additional information can call 614-645-4767.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a shooting early Sunday morning in a west Columbus neighborhood.

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A police dispatcher said that officers were called to the 100 block of Hayden Avenue in Franklinton just after 12:30 a.m. on reports of a shooting. An adult victim was found at the scene with a gunshot wound and taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital at 2:48 a.m. Columbus police is continuing to investigate.

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Maple Street Biscuit Co. in Powell has closed, along with 13 other locations across the nation, as parent company Cracker Barrel scales back the Southern-inspired breakfast chain.

The Powell restaurant, located at 9711 Sawmill Parkway, opened in February 2024 as the brand's third central Ohio location, after spots in Polaris and Worthington. Known for biscuit dishes like the "Squawking Goat" and the "Eggstreme Biscuits & Gravy," the restaurant chain had been expanding steadily, with other Ohio locations in Canton and Mason.

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Cracker Barrel confirmed the closure in a statement, thanking both customers and employees.

"We appreciate the continued patronage of the many guests who have dined with Maple Street at these 14 locations over recent years and thank our team members for their passionate dedication to Maple Street," the company said.

• (Courtesy Photo/Maple Street Biscuit Co.)
• (Courtesy Photo/Maple Street Biscuit Co.)

The closures come amid broader challenges for Cracker Barrel, which acquired Maple Street in 2019. The Tennessee-based company has faced recent scrutiny after a rebranding effort failed to resonate with longtime customers. The company attempted to modernize its brand to attract a younger demographic, a move that was met with significant pushback.

Before the Powell location opened last year, Jay Quart, Maple Street's vice president of brand and culinary strategy, said the community demand in Columbus played a key role in the chain's expansion.

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"Columbus has been so welcoming to Maple Street," Quart said at the time. "It'll be an honor to grow our ability to serve more breakfast, brunch and lunch to our newest friends and neighbors."

Maple Street operated more than 60 restaurants across 10 states at the time of Powell opening. The Polaris and Worthington locations remain open.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were shot Saturday night in South Linden.

The shooting happened at about 8:50 p.m. in the 1200 block of East 23rd Avenue.

Map shows approximate location

One person has critical injuries and the second person has serious injuries, according to a police dispatcher. There was no information about a suspect.

No other details were immediately available.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes are back home to take on Minnesota after a road trip out west.

The Buckeyes will look to remain undefeated as they go against a 3-1 Golden Gophers team. The Buckeyes defeated Washington 24-6 on the road last week to move to 4-0 on the season. Minnesota is coming off a 31-28 win over Rutgers.

The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on NBC4.

Follow along below for live updates.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- He isn’t just the mascot. He’s the face of Ohio State pride. During the homecoming game against Minnesota in October 1965, Brutus Buckeye made his debut.

“Picture yourself in front of over 100,000 fans in a huge, heavy costume running this heavy flag down a football field with the entire football team chasing you,” said Emily Williams, 2001-2003 Brutus Buckeye.

To celebrate his 60th birthday, many Brutus alumni were featured in the homecoming parade on Friday night. While they were all Brutus at different times, the dozens of people who have been able to call themselves the mascot were reunited and shared their own experiences.

“It's such an incredible honor to be Brutus. You're really kind of the face or an ambassador for the university,” said Jamie Cleverley, 1996-1999 Brutus Buckeye.

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Cleverley grew up in Columbus so he’s been surrounded by Ohio State pride all his life. He said he was in high school leading the student section at a basketball game when an Ohio State red coat approached him and suggested he’d made a good fit. He decided to try out and got the part.

“It was huge. I'm still getting chills right now thinking about it. My first game standing with 100,000 fans around and you're ready to run that flag out. It is almost just overwhelming in a wonderful way feeling like I'm a part of this. This is something that I have watched. I've seen my whole life as a kid and now I'm here,” he said.

The role took him to a Rose Bowl, two Sugar Bowls and a win against Michigan. While he only got to be Brutus for a few years, Cleverley said he will have the lessons learned forever.

“Brutus always has to be on and you've got to be ready for whatever situation gets tossed your way. That's a really great life lesson to be prepared for what comes at you and to try and respond in a positive way,” Cleverley said.

Brutus is a he but there have been four times in Ohio State history where he was a she. That includes Emily Williams. 

“Four women have had the honor to do this and so we have set the stage and that opportunity for other women to try out and be confident that you can do this,” she said.

Williams had experience beforehand as her high school mascot and dreamed of being such an iconic mascot. “I love making people laugh, getting them excited, and entertaining,” she said.

A highlight of her experience was being at the 2002 BCS national championship game in Tempe, Arizona, where the Buckeyes beat Miami in dramatic fashion.

“All the fans are going wild but you had no idea underneath that head I was yelling and screaming and cheering on as well,” Williams said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman accused of stabbing a co-worker at an east Columbus hospital is facing an assault charge and received a bond amount in court on Saturday morning.

According to court documents, Makaela Wilson, 25, had her arraignment hearing postponed twice in Franklin County Municipal Court but appeared on Saturday. She is facing a charge of felonious assault after a confrontation occurred at Mount Carmel East hospital on East Broad Street.

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The stabbing occurred Tuesday morning at 8:50 a.m. when a hospital spokesperson confirmed that two employees were involved in an incident and Columbus police told NBC4 that a man had been stabbed inside a hospital kitchen.

A criminal complaint reports that Wilson was seen on security video fleeing the hospital with a large kitchen knife in her hand and then attempting to conceal it under her shirt. Officers found Wilson in a nearby wooded area, along with the knife on the ground close by.

The victim, who was reportedly bleeding from multiple lacerations to his head, neck, face and torso, was hospitalized in critical condition but later upgraded to stable condition.

Wilson was detained and treated for minor injuries. She declined to speak with detectives and is being held at Franklin County Jail. She received a $1 million bond and has her preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 10.

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) — A years-long investigation concluded after a Marion County man pleaded no contest to rape charges dating back nearly 30 years.

According to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, 52-year-old Michael Stith, of Prospect, Ohio, pleaded no contest on five of 10 counts of rape. The allegations date as far back as 1997, and Stith has been accused of targeting and raping four minors under the age of 13 in and around the city of Marion.

Teenager tried as adult in fatal carjacking of Alexa Stakely pleads not guilty Michael Stith (Courtesy Marion County Prosecutor's Office

Court records state that Stith is accused of sexually assaulting two juveniles between 1997 and 1999 and a motion was filed to dismiss those charges based on statute of limitations. That motion was denied, and Stith was remanded to jail throughout the course of the trial.

A sentencing hearing for Stith is scheduled for Nov. 14, when he faces up to 50 years to life in prison.