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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University's student support center Buckeye Commons, which replaced a former student center that was discontinued when the university ended diversity programming, will get a new look this summer. Buckeye Commons replaced the former Student Life's Center for Belonging and Social Change after OSU eliminated diversity programs in February 2025. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio is among the states where residents have experienced the highest levels of exhaustion so far this year, a recent study suggests. The nutrition and wellness brand Juice Plus examined Google search data across all 50 states for more than 100 commonly used terms related to physical, mental, sleep and nutritional [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A more than 100-year-old building in Franklinton is entering a new chapter as a multipurpose venue under the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts. The organization announced Thursday that it has signed a lease with the city of Columbus and assumed operational control of the Idea Foundry at 421 W. State [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio has increased its efforts to prevent the spread of the invasive spotted lanternfly. The Ohio Department of Agriculture issued a statewide quarantine for the species on Tuesday. Previously, 18 out of the state’s 88 counties were under quarantine, including Franklin County. A quarantine restricts the shipment of items that could [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- House Oversight Democrats said their closed-door deposition with Ohio billionaire Les Wexner was the first time he was being federally questioned regarding his former relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “(Wexner is) someone that’s been named by survivors, someone that’s in the files more than most people, someone that’s [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Happy Friday as we begin the process of ending the Milan Cortina Olympics, but not before more medal events and men's hockey games for Day 14. Team USA meets Slovakia for a spot in Sunday's gold medal game at 3 p.m. on NBC4. Canada and Finland will meet in the other [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Arts & College Preparatory Academy (ACPA) highlighted representation in the workforce in their first-ever Black History Month Career Panel Thursday. Students got to hear from and ask questions of six local Black professionals. They said they learned a lot about what it means to achieve their goals. "Being selfish in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Mine Tavern is part of a historic building in the Public Square, but closed after part of the wall gave way last weekend. Crews could be seen on sceen Thursday in a video from the Chamber of Commerce's live feed. According to the city, the property owner brought in a [...]