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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Anduril, the defense weapons manufacturer behind the largest single-site job creation investment in Ohio history, is responding to reports of drone failures in testing and abroad. A report from Reuters drew attention to Anduril after highlighting sudden drone failures and setbacks in Ukraine, where Anduril weaponry is being used during the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers are renewing an effort to restrict which flags may be displayed on state-owned buildings, months after Gov. Mike DeWine partially vetoed a similar measure in the state budget. House Bill 602, introduced in November by Reps. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) and Rodney Creech (R-Alexandria), would limit state agencies to flying [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has agreed to look into the 2006 homicide of 8-year-old Mackenzie Branham, according to Fayette County Prosecutor Jess Weade.  In October, Weade referred the case to the Ohio Attorney General’s Special Prosecutors Unit, which consists of experienced attorneys who help investigate and prosecute local cases. The [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Whitehall City councilmember, one day after being arrested on allegations of child sexual misconduct, was sworn into office at a council meeting Tuesday amid calls for his resignation. Within 24 hours, Whitehall City Councilman Gerald Dixon was arrested on felony charges of gross sexual imposition and compelling prostitution, spent the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The CROWN Act. The RURAL Act. The Big, Beautiful Bill. Politicians create specific names, often with complex acronyms, when writing legislation. It's no coincidence; politicians said it's worth taking a minute to title bills in a way that conveys their intent and is memorable for constituents. "There's hundreds of bills that [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It appears that the Columbus Promise program could end up being a broken promise. Columbus Promise is a joint initiative for the City of Columbus and Columbus State University that guarantees graduates of the Columbus City Schools can attend two years at the community college tuition-free It started as a pilot [...]

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) – Approximately three years ago, a Ross County Sheriff’s deputy was shot in the line of duty and returned fire. Sgt. Eric Kocheran had to undergo several surgeries and while it has been a long road to recovery, he is using his experiences to fuel his new mission. “Every day I think [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The City of Columbus has issued disciplinary charges against Columbus Division of Fire Chief Jeffrey Happ after the Department of Public Safety released an independent investigation into a 2023 fatal crash between a fire truck and two cars. Happ is facing two disciplinary charges and will have a chance to defend [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dozens of cases handled by the Delaware County Public Defender's Office could be reopened after a common pleas judge was accused of pressuring an attorney with the prosecutor's office into sex. Public Defender Carlos Crawford told NBC4 the office has identified nearly 30 cases that involved Judge James Schuck and the [...]

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman shopping at a Delaware County grocery store found something in her bag that made her immediately stop in her tracks. A woman told NBC4 that after she left a Kroger grocery store in Powell, she discovered a dead frog in her unopened salad kit. The woman, who asked that [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As central Ohio hospitals continue dialogue about workplace violence, OhioHealth announced safety precautions to protect employees. OhioHealth announced it will now require all hospital visitors 18 and older to show government ID before accessing care facilities. The healthcare network said the change is already being implemented at five OhioHealth sites, and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Pivot Boutique, a women's fashion retailer in the Short North, will close at the end of the year. The boutique, located at 718 N. High St. shared the news in a social media post, in which owner Nicci Hicks said the decision followed "a great deal of reflection." She wrote that Pivot [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An 11-year-old died days after an accidental shooting in the Hilltop neighborhood. Police were called Friday evening to the 200 block of South Wheatland Avenue and found the child with a gunshot wound, police said. The child, who officials identified as Amya Frazier, was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital where she [...]

A former sheep farm in northwest Columbus will be transformed into a 58-acre community park, featuring a playground, sprayground, event center, nature trails, pickleball courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a preserved historic sheep farmhouse, with construction set to begin in winter 2026 and the park opening in fall 2027.

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police say they have evidence that a Whitehall city councilman spent years and perhaps decades grooming underage victims, leading to his arrest Monday night on felony charges. Allegations that Gerald Dixon was grooming boys were brought to police's attention in late 2020, with an investigation beginning in mid 2023, Chief Mike [...]

AKRON, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Akron LGBTQ+ nonprofit known for its long-running HIV advocacy and housing support programs has been awarded $25,000 from The Courage Project, a national initiative honoring individuals and organizations demonstrating compassion and community leadership. The Akron AIDS Collaborative/Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center was selected as one of 12 honorees nationwide recognized [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man is dead after being struck by a garbage truck in south Columbus early Tuesday morning. According to Columbus police, for unknown reasons, a man was standing in the roadway on Corr Road, in between Parsons Avenue and Lockbourne Road near the Far South train yard. Police said that at [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- State senators are expected to vote on whether to advance sweeping marijuana law changes. Senate Bill 56 will receive a final vote Tuesday in the Ohio Senate, and if passed, it will head to Gov. Mike DeWine. The bill would make significant adjustments to Ohio's recreational cannabis use laws, including new [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio bill that would close a loophole in state law that allows registered sex offenders to live near their victims has passed the House. House Bill 102 would bar registered sex offenders and child-victim offenders from living within 2,000 feet of their victim’s residence or loitering within 1,000 feet. While [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A nearly $250,000 federal grant funding an Ohio project to install LGBTQ+ historical markers has been reinstated after a court order restoring grants previously canceled by DOGE. The grant, awarded in 2022 to Ohio History Connection for the Marking Diverse Ohio project, had been canceled in April, halting plans to place [...]