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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Trader Joe’s is planning to open its third central Ohio location in the Polaris area, according to permits filed with the City of Columbus earlier this month. The specialty grocery chain is developing a standalone store at 2109 Ikea Way. The site, located across the street from Top Golf, is currently [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man wanted in connection with a shooting that left two people dead and seven others injured earlier this month in Mississippi was arrested Wednesday in Columbus. Larry Smith Jr., 23, was arrested at an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Burnham Drive. He was wanted on two counts of [...]

CLINTONVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Wild West-themed coffee pop-up that has spent the past year serving drinks around Columbus is preparing to open a permanent shop in Clintonville.  Callin’ Your Bluff Coffee announced July 24 that it is coming to north Clintonville, though owner Kylie Fadley said the exact location is still being kept under [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The duo behind one of the most highly rated pizzas in Columbus is opening a new crispy venture. Joey and Jamey Sexton started Sexton's Pizza in 2016. Now, Joey Sexton said the brothers are opening a new spot: Uncle Frico's Pizza. The Lane Avenue venture will serve bar pies with cheese-crusted [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Community members gathered on Tuesday to remember the five victims of a mass drowning in the Scioto River and to support their families. Participants danced for a cause in a Zumbathon at Passion Nutrition and Fitness in Whitehall. “We gather people from different parts. We have people from Cincinnati, Cleveland, and [...]

The Ohio State Fair is scheduled to return to Columbus from July 29 to August 9, 2026, featuring a new children's carousel, a preview of Ohio Village, various new food options, and a diverse concert lineup.

ASHVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- An international data center company is getting involved in a Pickaway County legal dispute between residents and a village administrator. Three Ashville residents filed a motion before Ohio's Supreme Court after the village approved a deal with EdgeConneX to build a hyperscale data center in the small rural community. The residents [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus State Community College’s Board of Trustees must decide whether a sweeping property tax levy that would make its tuition free for new Franklin County high school graduates goes before voters in November.  Trustees tabled a vote on the proposal at a July 23 meeting, leaving the board with just one [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two Ohio lawmakers are attempting to lower the voting age to 16 for state and local elections.  Reps. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) and Sean Brennan (D-Parma) are sponsoring House Joint Resolution 8, which seeks to amend Article V of the Ohio Constitution to update the voting age from 18 to 16. [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Faith leaders in Springfield are raising concerns after Temporary Protected Status expired for many Haitian immigrants this week, saying families are fearful of what comes next. Springfield is home to more than 10,000 Haitian immigrants. Church leaders said many have already lost their jobs and are worried they could be detained [...]

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- After more than 20 years of residents raising concerns over a local asphalt plant, they now have the chance to make their voices heard. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of renewing the air permit for Scioto Materials. Residents have reported dust and a foul odor coming from [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Children and Youth is looking for ways to help counties with the surging cost of foster care placement. This week, the Ohio Controlling Board allowed DCY to extend and adjust a contract with a cost analysis firm that has been studying foster care costs since last September [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Several law enforcement agencies around central Ohio are working together to try and make I-270 safer. From July 19-25 the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), Franklin County Sheriff's Office (FCSO), Columbus Division of Police, Dublin Police Department, Hilliard Division of Police and Gahanna Division of Police worked together on what the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There will be new rules in place at this year’s Ohio State Fair to prevent teenagers from causing trouble. The fair typically welcomes around 900,000 visitors each year, and officials said safety is their top priority. “All these rules are in place so that everybody can have a good time, have [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Pike County has one of Ohio's highest rates of unemployment and of cancer. Some residents can't justify the 2,000 incoming nuclear jobs. "They want to bring in the data center, they want to bring in the reactors, and they want to bring in the largest power gas facility," lifelong Pike County [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The attorney for Christina Siders, the grandmother of 16 children rescued in Vinton County, has requested a competency hearing and to be released on bond. Kandra Roberts is representing Siders, one of four adults charged with 16 counts of child endangerment out of Vinton County. On Tuesday, Roberts filed two requests [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman who was involved in a homicide in north Columbus was sentenced to 8 to 12 years in prison Monday. Courtney Webb, 22, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for her involvement in the deadly stabbing of 22-year-old Amareyon Daniels. On Dec. 11, 2024, officers responded to reports of a person [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A soul food restaurant recently closed its location near Polaris Fashion Place and is preparing to reopen in the Reynoldsburg area. After about four-and-a-half years of business, CJ’s Soul Food shuttered its restaurant at 1262 E. Powell Road in Lewis Center on Sunday. The eatery will relocate to 2435 Brice Road [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There is only one way to kick off festivities annually for the Ohio State Fair: The reveal of the Butter Cow sculpture. The annual butter art was unveiled Tuesday afternoon at the newly renovated Dairy Building at the Ohio Expo Center & State Fair. Accompanying the traditional butter cow and calf [...]

WALDO, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Marion County Sheriff's Office are searching for a suspect in a deadly hit-and-run crash. The crash happened along U.S. Route 23 north of Waldo. Police said the suspect is a male about six feet tall and was last seen wearing black pants, black shoes, a [...]