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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- State leaders are alarmed by the number of Ohio police departments that are not reporting rape kit results to the Attorney General’s office. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) said Tuesday he wants the legislature to rewrite the law requiring police to get those kits tested and report the results, as sexual violence [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The basketball schedules for Ohio State's men's and women's teams for the upcoming season have been set. The Big Ten announced the detailed conference schedules for the Buckeyes and the other 17 teams in the conference. The men's team opens the season on Nov. 2 against BYU in Salt Lake City [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther wants to invest more than $21 million in new fire trucks for the city. This comes a year after NBC4 Investigates showed you how the division is facing a fire vehicle crisis: not enough trucks and trucks that were past their life cycle still on the road. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In just two weeks, the puck will be back on the ice at Nationwide Arena and the Columbus Blue Jackets will begin a new campaign to end their playoff drought. Training camp begins Thursday under Rick Bowness, who enters his first full season at the helm after taking over the franchise [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson is pushing for the criminalization of Flock camera misuse, he announced Wednesday. Flock cameras are automated license plate readers that police can use to help solve crimes and find missing people. The presence of the devices throughout Ohio has sparked major debate, even causing some cities [...]

A million-dollar Tudor-style home in Richfield, Ohio, featuring authentic European architectural salvage, has gone viral after being featured on the Zillow Gone Wild social media page.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Jordanian street-food restaurant is preparing to open on Bethel Road, bringing shawarma, kebabs and other Middle Eastern staples to a familiar northwest Columbus property. Nashmi is coming to 2503 Bethel Road, across from Carriage Place and next to Meadow Park Church. An opening date has not been announced, and hours [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – After about 25 years of serving Downtown Columbus, an Indian restaurant has shuttered and is planning to relocate. Indian Oven closed its sole location at 427 E. Main St. in Downtown Columbus on Sept. 1. “Saying goodbye is never easy, and while today is bittersweet as our final day here … [...]

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) — Eighteen months and change after a man shot six people, including two fatally at a New Albany warehouse, a Licking County judge will announce a verdict on the suspect’s fate. Bruce Foster III, accused of killing 38-year-old Kyle Vaver and 30-year-old Shakhar Chapagai, and injuring four others, faces the following charges: [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State will conclude its nonconference schedule against an in-state opponent. The sixth-ranked Buckeyes will welcome Kent State to Ohio Stadium on Saturday at noon as they look to bounce back after blowing a 20-point lead against now-No. 1 Texas. That bounce back is expected to be emphatic as Ohio State [...]

MCARTHUR, Ohio (WCMH) -- Elizabeth Siders, the mother of 16 children rescued from a Vinton County home, is set to be arraigned Wednesday on four counts of child sexual abuse. Siders, 34, was arrested on June 30 when her children were found allegedly living in "horrific" conditions alongside her husband, Gary Siders Jr., and in-laws, [...]

UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Upper Arlington is moving closer to deciding how to overhaul one of its busiest intersections after consultants showed City Council how a roundabout could handle traffic at the Kingsdale Five Points Intersection. Engineering consultant American Structurepoint presented refined concepts Monday for the junction of Fishinger Road, Tremont Road and Northwest [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University student Kathy Pham said sleeping in the basement of Mack Hall may have been a bit dirty or crowded, but at least it wasn't as hot as her dorm room upstairs. "I got over it because I was like, 'Would I rather sleep here? Would I rather sleep [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former Ohio teacher has been charged after he was recently found housing a teenage girl who went missing from Columbus about eight months ago. On Aug. 27, Jobe Binkley, a 48-year-old former science teacher at Springfield High School, was charged with interference with custody, a first-degree misdemeanor, according to Clark [...]

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – Some teachers in Reynoldsburg said they were expecting paychecks on Friday, but never received them; others said they got paid, but then the money was removed from their accounts. A Reynoldsburg City School District spokesperson said the problem was with a third-party payroll company and that the problem has bee resolved, [...]

Two Powerball winners were identified in Ohio following the September 14 drawing, including a $2 million prize from Powell and a $100,000 win from Medina.

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Amid worldwide debates over potentially slowing down the development of artificial intelligence models, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was in New Albany on Tuesday helping to launch what he called a positive use of AI.  Students from Whitehall City Schools were the first to use the new Super Buddy system installed [...]

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) — The couple who own a family farm in Pike County estimate they lost 95% of their crops to the flooding that happened Saturday. Floodwaters overtook a significant portion of Way Farms' property on Saturday evening, including much of their pumpkin patch. They said any crops that were under floodwaters are ruined. [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Wednesday, a Licking County judge will issue his verdict in the trial of the man accused of carrying out a mass shooting at a New Albany warehouse; two people died and four others were injured.  Bruce Foster III is facing 19 charges, including murder and attempted murder, in connection to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- New behavioral health crisis centers are opening across Ohio, aimed at providing 24/7 emergency mental health care. But according to the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, they may face significant staffing challenges. Policy analyst Becky Carroll said Ohio is seeing growth in new behavioral health crisis centers, adding that certain barriers [...]