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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed a bill that will crack down on drivers who refuse to provide basic identifying information during traffic stops.  DeWine signed House Bill 492, sponsored by Reps. Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth) and Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison), on July 7. Introduced in October, the bill passed the House 59-21 in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Heat indexes are expected to reach 102 or more this week. The scorching temperatures will impact tens of thousands of concert goers expected at Ohio Stadium for the AC/DC PWR UP Tour on Wednesday.  Not only is high heat a concern for Wednesday — heavy traffic is also expected in the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — First responders in central Ohio are preparing for another round of hot weather without much of a break from the last stretch of consecutive 90-degree days. Emergencies happen no matter what the weather is. At the Columbus Division of Fire (CFD) Academy Monday morning, the class got a feel for what [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- A northeast Ohio father’s mission has made its way to central Ohio as Whitehall City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to increase safety at fast food drive-thrus. “Until there's a major incident, these things are not on people's radar. Unfortunately, it took a tragic situation to bring this to our attention,” [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a wide-ranging education bill into law Friday that increases the number of governor-appointed members on the State Board of Education from five to seven, and adds new licensing restrictions for educators and testing rules for online schools. House Bill 455 does not include provisions that were [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers on Monday approved $1 million in emergency funding to help the children at the center of a child abuse case in Vinton County. Members of the Ohio Controlling Board had no objections to sending the money to Vinton County, where it will be used to help place the Siders [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- At first glance, Katie Santry seems like a pretty typical mother of four. But to her kids, and her kids' friends, she's far from typical. "They go to my page and see 2.2 million followers, and they're like... she's famous," Santry said. It started for Santry as a teenager when she [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A German Village restaurant will reopen Monday evening after a car crashed into the building Sunday night. "Last night, South Village Grille officially joined a club we never wanted to be a part of. If you're from Columbus, you probably already know the one," the restaurant wrote in a social media [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nine suspected members of a west Columbus human trafficking ring were charged with a slew of felonies Monday. According to Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson, indictments against the defendants total 42 combined felony charges. Between April 2025 and January 2026, members of the ring allegedly coerced women into commercial sex work [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A motorcyclist died Monday morning in a crash on a Columbus highway that caused a multi-hour road closure. Columbus police said that at 6:44 a.m., a motorcycle crashed into a Toyota on Interstate 70 west over Fairwood Avenue. The adult driver of the motorcycle ejected from the vehicle and was taken [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A now-former Columbus police officer who was charged in connection with a domestic violence investigation was given a $500,000 bond on Monday, a week after he resigned from the department. In addition to the $500,000, Timothy Fuller may not use alcohol, drugs, or firearms. He also cannot have contact with the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The James Cancer Center and Ohio State-affiliated physicians will be out of Humana’s insurance network Oct. 1 after the insurer moved to end its contract with the health system, according to a news release. The change will affect patients covered by Humana Medicare Advantage [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two men arrested after a fatal shooting and vehicle crash in northeast Columbus were given $2 million bonds Monday. Dwayne Dowdell, 35 and Devin Taylor, 29, were charged Saturday for the alleged murder of 28-year-old Xavier Gibbs. Each appeared in Franklin County Municipal Court for their arraignment hearings and received $2 [...]