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HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Norwich Township Fire Department pairs up with the Hilliard Food Pantry every year to collect and donate toys to local children for the holidays. This year, hundreds, if not thousands, of toys are dropped off and stored at Norwich Township Fire Station 83. However, a sewage leak a few weeks [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine said on Thursday that he plans to sign the new cannabis bill that would make adjustments to Ohio’s recreational cannabis use laws, including new legal charges for things like improper transportation. Voters legalized the adult use of marijuana in 2023, and that will not change under the new law— [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine is still deciding whether or not he will sign a bill that would eliminate the four-day grace period for mail-in ballots. The bill would require all mail-in ballots to be received by election day. The bill is opposed by voting rights advocates. NBC4's Colleen Marshall asked DeWine if [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Drug Enforcement Agency agents in Columbus have seized more than 100,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills off the streets in recent months as part of a new national campaign called Fentanyl Free America, which launched in October. Since its launch, agents in central Ohio have made several major takedowns and seizures, actions that [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Families said they are waiting months for grave markers they’ve already paid for from a long-established East Columbus monument business. For them, shifting timelines and a lack of answers have added a new layer of pain to an already difficult loss. They placed orders for grave markers from Evergreen Monuments. Then [...]

MANSFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) -- While some people may not be a fan of winter weather, the drop in temperatures is launching the ski, snowboarding and snow tubing season: Snow Trails in Mansfield officially opened its season on Thursday. Nate Wolleson with Snow Trails said the snow-making process always starts around Thanksgiving, but this year, most [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Funded largely by voter-approved levies, public school districts often have to answer questions about fiscal responsibility. Property taxes continue to be a pressing issue for Ohioans, but the Ohio Federation of Teachers said the state is underfunding public schools by $2 billion. As districts look to cut costs, they often face [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two arrests have been made in connection with the 2021 fatal shooting of a man outside of a northeast Columbus bowling alley. According to court records, Columbus police arrested Andrew Stromer after a years-long investigation into the murder of Keishawn Riley, who was found lying in the parking lot at the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A ramen shop near Grandview Heights will close this month but plans to reopen at a new location in the future.  Red Rabbit Ramen has sat inside Echo Spirits Distillery, located at 985 W. Sixth Ave. in the Fifth by Northwest neighborhood, since 2022. Last week, the ramen concept announced that [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Meet Abner! He is available at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. Abner is a 6-year-old pitbull mix who is described as a very sweet and affectionate dog. Shelter staff said he is well mannered, housebroken, crate trained and is treat motivated. As of now, he knows "sit," but [...]

Central Ohio is packed with holiday events this mid-December weekend, from the Franklin Park Conservatory's Holiday Blooms to the Ohio Craft Museum's Gifts of the Craftsmen sale, the Doll Museum's Around the World in 80 Dolls exhibit, the Easton Holiday Drone Show, BalletMet's Nutcracker, the Columbus Dance Theatre's Carol, the Revolutionists at Curtain Players Theatre, Bobcat Goldthwait's standup comedy show, the Run the Lights 2025 event, Christmas at the Harrison House, An American Christmas concert, and the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vegas Golden Knights game.

WILLARD, Ohio (WCMH) – Decades after a teenage boy was found dead in an Ohio cornfield under suspicious circumstances, a national podcast and university students are shining new light on the case.  The body of Daniel “Danny” Violette, 17, was discovered in a Huron County cornfield on Nov. 4, 1998. His cause of death was [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new Emerson College Polling survey of Ohio voters found increasing success for Democratic candidates ahead of 2026's elections. New polling released on Thursday found the statewide elections for governor and U.S. Senate have tightened since Emerson's last poll in August. The poll found Ohioans' shift in favorability toward Democratic candidates [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers are weighing new penalties for possessing electronic devices that can be used to unlock and start cars without a key, as vehicle thefts increasingly involve digital tools instead of broken windows or hot-wiring. House Bill 519, introduced in October by Rep. Andrea White (R-Kettering), passed the House on Nov. [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- A sewage leak in a basement has led the Norwich Township Fire Department to ask for the community's help to make the holidays better for area children. In a social media post on Wednesday, the fire department said the sewage leak happened at the fire station on Davidson Road, where the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An 11-year-old girl is dead, and a teenage family member is charged after police said they accidentally shot her. Amya Frazier, 11, died Monday due to injuries she suffered after being shot three days earlier. According to police, officers responded to a home on the 200 block of South Wheatland Avenue [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Outrage has been pouring in after last weekend’s GalaxyCon Columbus, with attendees voicing concerns about overcrowding and inaccessibility. “It’s just a total display of a lack of care and empathy for other people and it’s unbelievable,” said Oleander Seals, who attended GalaxyCon Columbus, an annual pop culture convention. Seals said he [...]

Editor's note: This story contains details that readers may find disturbing. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A letter from Whitehall's police chief to Mayor Michael Bivens details some of the allegations against councilman Gerald Dixon and notes that some changes may need to be made to certain events to address concerns of parents. NBC4 received a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers are exploring the possibility of using a psychedelic drug to treat patients with severe addictions or post-traumatic stress disorders. A committee met for the first time on Wednesday to study whether the next General Assembly should allow ibogaine, a psychedelic compound derived from a West African root vegetable, to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – NBC 4 was on the scene to get a firsthand look at how the U.S. Marshals Task Force for the Southern District of Ohio finds and arrests wanted fugitives. The Fugitive Apprehension Team partners with other agencies, and the most recent partnership is with the FBI. That collaboration led to one [...]