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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Canton man who previously lived in Perry County will spend the next four decades in prison for sexually exploiting and abusing four central Ohio children. According to federal documents, Shannon McTighe, formerly of Thornville, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court on charges of sexually exploiting four minor victims beginning [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police identified and arrested a suspect allegedly involved in a robbery last week that turned fatal. According to court records, Cai McGee-Jones was arrested in connection with the death of Mar Shawn Johnson, who was gunned down at the Summit Park Apartments on Le Marie Court in the Northern Lights [...]

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) – A trial date has been set for the last Wagner family member facing charges in the Pike County massacre. A jury trial for George “Billy” Wagner has been scheduled for Jan. 11, 2027, according to the Pike County Court of Common Pleas docket. He is facing 22 charges, including eight counts [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Ballot Board formalized the language for Issue 3, which will appear before voters statewide this November. The issue will allow Ohioans to vote on whether or not to adopt a constitutional amendment enshrining Ohio’s current photo ID requirement for voting. The issue would not change elections in Ohio but would make [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- A coffee shop in downtown Hilliard has reopened just down the road from the building it was forced to leave in June. Coffee Connections of Hilliard is now operating as a pop-up out of the basement of Cornerstone Christian Fellowship at 4066 Main St., roughly two blocks from its former location. [...]

A two-story penthouse in Columbus's historic LeVeque Tower is up for auction, with bidding starting at $580,000 and closing on August 6.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline available 24/7. To reach the 24/7 Crisis Text Helpline, text 4HOPE to 741741. CINCINNATI (WCMH) – Kroger has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed five years ago that alleged store managers [...]

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Residents of Pickerington schools will again be asked to vote on a district income tax this fall, three months after rejecting a larger levy request in May and after the district approved millions of dollars in annual cuts. The district’s Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to place a 10-year, 0.75% [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) continues to refuse to step down from his reelection bid amid an ethics investigation, with new details from both him and his former father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno. Miller, who represents a district in northeastern Ohio, is under an investigation by the U.S. House Ethics Committee that he [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Whitehall residents are left with more questions than answers after a council member posted to social media that a new president would be appointed at Tuesday's meeting, but that appointment didn't happen. Former Whitehall City Council President Thomas Potter stepped down last month, citing the fact that he is moving out [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is hospitalized after a reported shooting a few blocks from Nationwide Children's Hospital Tuesday night. According to a Columbus police dispatcher, the shooting happened near the intersection of South 22nd Street and East Livingston Avenue just before 11 p.m. One person was taken to a local hospital in an [...]

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- With the first day of school approaching, Olentangy Local School District bus drivers are preparing for situations they hope never happen. About 200 drivers and transportation employees took part in emergency preparedness training on Tuesday. The exercises included evacuating a bus, securing wheelchairs, properly fitting safety restraints and responding to [...]

PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) -- The fate of data centers in two local communities is now in the hands of residents. Pataskala and Sunbury city councils approved ordinances to put a hyperscale data center ban on November ballots. “They just don’t belong near residents,” Pataskala resident Leatrice Guttentag said. Residents in both communities had to collect [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio health officials provided updates on the outbreak of the parasite that can cause explosive diarrhea as cyclosporiasis cases have climbed to more than 4,000 in the state. The update comes after Michigan health officials announced two people died after contracting the illness. Both people had underlying health conditions. “We have [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Communities across central Ohio gathered to celebrate the relationship between residents and first responders during National Night Out on Tuesday. The nationwide campaign allows families to gather in a safe space to have fun and engage with law enforcement. Columbus leaders said they are taking that mission one step further. “I [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could limit the attorney general’s ability to pursue retailers that sell illegal vapes and e-cigarettes. The case comes out of Delaware County, where, in 2024, investigators for the attorney general’s office discovered Central Tobacco & Stuff was selling flavored [...]

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — A Fairfield County long-term care facility is at the center of an investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires disease. The outbreak currently includes eight cases. Joe Ebel, Fairfield County health commissioner, said all of the cases are linked to the Country Lane Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. “It basically can develop [...]