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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers heard emotional testimony this week from several veterans, each describing how treatment with the psychedelic drug ibogaine helped them recover from post-traumatic stress disorder and other severe mental illnesses. The testimony was part of the second meeting of the House Ibogaine Study Committee, which is expected to make recommendations [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a hit-and-run crash on the north side of Columbus Thursday night. According to Columbus police, officers responded to the intersection of Morse Road and Sharon Avenue at approximately 6:25 p.m. for a call regarding an adult who was hit by a vehicle driving west on Morse [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The last thing a homeowner wants is for their HVAC system to break or their pipes to burst in the middle of a winter storm.  Technicians with Atlas Butler Heating, Cooling and Plumbing said they will be ready to help if needed but there are things residents can do now to [...]

Cold temps settling in for Friday, and the weekend. Snow will arrive on Saturday, with good shoveling snow expected by Sunday.

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio University’s Marching 110 is closing in on a fundraising goal that will give the award-winning marching band its first-ever home field. OU is trying to raise $3 million to build a practice field for the band. So far, the university has raised more than $2 million, and is trying to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With severe winter weather on the way, local hardware stores have seen a rush of customers coming in to prepare for the snow. “Everyone's worrying about what's coming, how much is coming, when it's going to come and want to make sure they have plenty of snow shovels, ice melt, all [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Before the sun came up Thursday morning, volunteers across Franklin County came together to take a step in addressing the housing crisis. It’s called the Point-In-Time Count and it’s the count of every person experiencing homelessness in the county in a single day. It happens across the United States and it’s a [...]

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) – A central Ohio pizza chain known for its crispy, New York-style pies is preparing to open its newest location in Grandview Heights. Sexton’s Pizza will join The Little Grand food hall, located at 710 Grandview Crossing Way. Nora O'Malley of Thrive Companies, which owns the food hall, said the pizzeria [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Meet Roxanne! She is up for adoption at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. Roxanne is around four years old and is a Pitbull mix who is described as the "sweetest girl at the shelter," according to staff. She is also gentle and loved by everyone there. Shelter staff [...]

From the Winter Ice Festival to music concerts, sports games, and children's activities, there is something for everyone to enjoy in central Ohio the weekend of Jan. 23-25.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio has begun distributing cannabis tax revenue to local communities that host dispensaries. Long-awaited tax revenue payments for communities that host adult-use cannabis dispensaries are now being released. State legislators said Ohio collected $33 million for host communities from July 2024 to November 2025, and began distributing funds on Jan. 7. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – More than 1,700 offenders in Ohio are missing from post-release supervision, including a Franklin County man who was in prison for the fatal beating of an 8-month-old infant and another who killed a disabled woman. In 2016, Quentin Jones and his girlfriend Evette Taylor were charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering [...]

OBERLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Oberlin has become the 15th Ohio city to prohibit licensed mental health professionals from practicing conversion therapy with minors, joining a growing list of local governments that have enacted their own bans amid the absence of a statewide law. Oberlin City Council unanimously approved the ordinance on Tuesday after three readings [...]

Current central Ohio Weather conditions COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — While the Columbus area and most parts north of Franklin County are in between sub-freezing conditions, the first wave of the next winter storm caused several central Ohio counties to declare snow emergencies, including a few that are in an elevated status. A Winter Storm Watch [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The annual 2026 operating budget for the City of Columbus totals $1.26 billion, with just over 14% of that going to the Department of Public Service and Transportation. This is the part of the budget that covers trash collection, parking services, infrastructure management, design, construction, and traffic issues for the city. [...]

Cold weather still in store for the upcoming weekend. Track of heaviest snowfall could be a bit closer to us. Latest weekend update.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Anduril is one step closer to beginning production at its Arsenal-1 site in Pickaway County. A year ago, the defense technology company promised to bring in around 4,000 jobs over the next decade. Around 50 employees called the Fury Launch Team were recently hired. “A year later, we’re here with the [...]

GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- Students and staff at Gahanna Middle School West were evacuated Tuesday afternoon due to a carbon monoxide leak in the building. District leaders were notified after some people reported feeling sick and smelling an odor. The Mifflin Township Fire Department and Columbia Gas arrived at the school at approximately 2:30 p.m. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio is making moves toward banning kratom, a plant-derived drug that has become more popular in the United States in recent years. Earlier this month, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy recommended that all forms of kratom be reclassified as Schedule I controlled substances, meaning they have high potential for abuse and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One year to the day after his appointment to Congress, Ohio Sen. Jon Husted sat down with NBC4's Colleen Marshall to reflect on his first year. Husted, 58, was Ohio's lieutenant governor for six years before Gov. Mike DeWine appointed him to fill the Senate seat J.D. Vance left to become [...]