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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 [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hundreds of people across Franklin County are living outside, feeling the impact of the affordable housing crisis in central Ohio. On Monday, Columbus City Council approved more than $600,000 to create a new pilot program to help those in this situation. It will be called the CORE Team: the Columbus Outreach and [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- A sitting member of the Whitehall City Council has been charged with sexual misconduct against an underage person. According to the Whitehall police department, Gerald Dixon was arrested Monday evening without incident. Dixon is charged with felony counts of gross sexual imposition and compelling prostitution. The nature of the incident behind [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- As deliveries pick up for the holiday season, so does package theft and authorities urge residents to stay vigilant against porch pirates. Lt. Mike Scalley with Delaware County Sheriff’s Office said thieves are taking full advantage of the gift-giving season, even snatching packages in broad daylight. “The porch pirates know to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio will need to find ways to meet the enormous energy demands of new data centers and manufacturing facilities, as well as the average energy needs of everyday Ohioans. That task is made all the more difficult by the typically lengthy process of getting a new energy project approved.  A new study [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin will be one of the four men invited to New York as a finalist for this season's Heisman Trophy. The sophomore was announced as one of the candidates to win college football's most prestigious individual award on Monday. The other three finalists alongside Sayin are Indiana [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An independent investigation into a fatal crash involving a Columbus Division of Fire firefighter will result in disciplinary charges filed against the division's chief. The investigation found multiple violations within the department pertaining to the investigation of the 2023 crash and the lack of discipline for the firefighter involved, with the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Schools is closing down four school buildings due to budget cuts and students and programs will move to other buildings. The Board of Education voted on closures last week as part of cutting $50 million from the district’s budget. One school building, Fairwood Alternative Elementary, will be shut down [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are seeking tips from the community in the September death of a woman on the far south side of the city. On Sept. 10, CPD officers were called to the 5500 block of Englecrest Drive near Canal Winchester at 3:23 a.m. on reports of a woman who had been [...]

The most expensive home in Franklin County in November sold for $2.7 million in New Albany.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Plans for next summer’s Ohio State Fair are continuing to materialize as officials with the Expo Center have confirmed the second concert for 2026. The country ensemble of Alison Krauss & Union Station will be coming to Columbus to perform at the State Fair on Aug. 1. The band has a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recent study has revealed Ohioans’ favorite Christmas song. FinanceBuzz, a personal finance website, analyzed Google search data from the past five years as of this November to find out which holiday tunes residents of each state searched for the most. The songs with the most search traffic were considered the "most [...]