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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A long-term power outage is not just a minor inconvenience -- it can come with serious financial costs. Ohio Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and David Thomas (R-Jefferson) are preparing to introduce legislation that would reimburse electricity ratepayers after a sustained power outage. With the country dealing with an aging power grid [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio found the perfect day to honor Dolly Parton this month, selecting Sept. 25, or 9-two-5, as Dolly Parton Day. Gov. Mike DeWine sign the proclamation Monday in honor of the signer of the 1980 hit "9 to 5." Parton died Aug. 25 after a brief battle with cancer at age [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The city of Columbus wants its biggest water users to pay more. A new rate proposal could change how Columbus charges massive industrial customers, including data centers. Large industrial customers need a lot more water capacity than a home or small business. That means an extra cost to the city to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State's Moritz College of Law is moving Downtown, the city of Columbus and the university announced Monday. The Huntington building will soon be home to the first major academic program located in the heart of Downtown. "It's important for us to be interwoven in the fabric of the city and place does [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man arrested in connection with a deadly July shooting received a $1 million bond Monday. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Danyo Sellers, 19, one week after a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a South Linden alley, and he was arrested [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State's Big Ten opener for the 2026 season now has a kickoff time. The sixth-ranked Buckeyes will host Illinois on Sept. 26 at Ohio Stadium for their first conference game. It was announced Monday the game will kickoff at noon Eastern. This will be the fifth consecutive Ohio State home [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University was one of four Ohio schools to receive an "F" ranking in First Amendment organization FIRE's seventh annual College Free Speech Rankings. FIRE, or the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, compared 261 universities nationwide for its annual free speech report, including 13 in Ohio. Ohio universities all [...]

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper was injured overnight while on duty assisting with traffic control due to flooding in Ross County. According to the OSHP, a trooper was assisting the Ohio Department of Transportation with traffic control on U.S. 23, near Blain Highway, between Chillicothe and Waverly in Ross County. [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Families representing students in part of the Thomas Elementary attendance area have filed a formal administrative complaint against Dublin City Schools, alleging the district discriminated against their community when it redrew school boundaries earlier this year. The complaint challenges the district’s decision to move most students in the southwest portion of [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A limited-time collaborative project between a central Ohio pasta restaurant and local food truck will soon launch at Polaris Fashion Place. Polaris restaurant Flour Modern Pasta Bar and food truck Fetty’s Street Food have joined forces to launch a pop-up eatery called Flour + Fetty’s. The concept will combine Flour’s homemade [...]

Solar flare activity was at low levels in the past week with
isolated C-class flare activity, according to NOAA’s Space Weather
Prediction Center. The largest flare of the period was a C3.4 on
September 8 from otherwise stable Region 4528. Region 4530 developed
asymmetric penumbra on both its leading and trailing poles while
undergoing consolidation in its intermediate area. New flux
emergence in the...

New research from Ohio State University indicates that psilocybin-assisted therapy may safely reduce severe, treatment-resistant PTSD symptoms in veterans.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gas prices in the Columbus area broke a Labor Day record one week ago and continue to rise far above average costs from this time one year ago. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in central Ohio cites, gas prices jumped by 27.3 cents per gallon last week, to average [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 40 parents, educators, school advocates and community members gathered in Grove City last week to examine how state and federal funding decisions are affecting South Western City Schools and what they could mean for classrooms in the years ahead. Parents United for Public Schools (PUPS), a statewide advocacy [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Parole Board recently recommended a reduced sentence for a death row inmate who has been in prison for more than 30 years for the murder of an elderly couple that he maintains he did not commit. On Aug. 25, the board advised Gov. Mike DeWine to commute the death [...]

MCARTHUR, Ohio (WCMH) -- With the likely dismissal of the case against Gary Siders Sr. pending, the three Vinton County cases that drew national attention await similar competency rulings. Gary Siders Sr. was one of four adults arrested after police rescued 16 children from "horrific" conditions in a Hamden home. On Wednesday, he was found [...]

AI insiders are warning that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within the decade, but is this a real threat or a convenient narrative serving Silicon Valley's biggest players? Tune in as the panel untangles fact from hype and digs into the power plays shaping AI's future.

• Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI 'could kill all humans'
• Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity
• Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic
• Pluralistic: LLMs are real, AI is fake (12 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
• New Apple Watches to get Siri AI 'Recaps' feature similar to AI wearables
• Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999
• Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple's New Siri A.I.
• Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy
• LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other device
• The Flock backlash is coming for retail
• Automobile Camouflage to Hide from Flock Cameras
• A Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
• Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online
• Some of Dyson's $500 toothbrushes are breaking
• iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo
• Husqvarna gets the first exception to the FCC's foreign robot ban for its mowers.

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