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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A family is claiming discrimination by an Ohio agency after they were denied the opportunity to reunite biological brothers, one of whom is with a different foster family. The family is Muslim, and they think that may be why they’ve not been able to move forward with the adoption of their [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- AEP Ohio has proposed increasing its rate by a little more than 2%. If approved, the average customer will pay around $4 more per month, but the monthly bill would be significantly higher for schools. Columbus City Schools is the largest district in Ohio, and district board members spoke at the [...]

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Pickerington school board member and now-former food pantry director was indicted Wednesday on charges related to fraud. Vanessa Niekamp, 55, was indicted on charges of forgery, identity fraud and telecommunications fraud, according to the Ohio Attorney General's office. Niekamp, who is a member of the Pickerington School Board and the [...]

Central Ohio is home to several winter farmers markets offering local produce, baked goods and more, including the Canal Market District Indoor Farmers Market, Granville Indoor Market, Healthy New Albany Indoor Farmer's Market, HTM Farm Market, North Market Bridge Park, North Market Downtown, Schumacher Place Winter Farmers Market, and Worthington Farmers Market.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A philanthropic initiative led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez, has awarded $5 million to the YMCA of Central Ohio, the largest gift in the organization's history. The award is part of the latest giving cycle for the couple's "Day 1 Families Fund," which has distributed $102.5 [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Delaware man missing since March has reportedly been found dead in a car submerged in a large body of water. According to Chaos Divers, 21-year-old Trenton Rollins was found dead after a vehicle was pulled out of Hoover Reservoir, located northeast of Westerville and south of Galena. In efforts to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Ohio State begins to rest and prepare for the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Eve, its quarterback will pack his bags to head to the Big Apple. Julian Sayin will be in New York starting Friday as one of the four finalists for this year's Heisman Trophy, which will be [...]

OBETZ, Ohio (WCMH) – A former auto body garage has found new life as a coffee shop in Obetz. Grumpy’s Coffee Garage began welcoming customers at 5210 Groveport Road on Dec. 1. The building previously housed a custom motorcycle repair shop named Grumpy’s. Ben Winkler owns the coffee shop alongside his brother-in-law, Corey Zeller. Winkler, [...]

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 [...]