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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after being struck by a car near a north Columbus intersection Wednesday night. According to Columbus police dispatchers, the accident happened at approximately 8:45 p.m. near the corners of Morse and Maize roads. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead at [...]

HEATH, Ohio (WCMH) -- In Licking County, two communities are pushing for special elections so voters can have a say in where data centers are built. The push comes after Heath and Johnstown missed last Friday’s deadline to get on the November ballots. “We were pushing for an opportunity to have a voice,” Johnstown resident [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A local Army veteran was stationed near the Pentagon when a plane slammed into it on Sept. 11, 2001. Carl Ey now spends summer and fall evenings helping to coach softball in Dublin; his team is made up of 9- and 10-year-old girls who weren’t even alive when the military veteran [...]

Ohio will soon be investing tens of millions of dollars of federal grant funding into programs that connect low-income middle and high school students with career and higher education options. 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A central Ohio family whose loved one was shot and killed three years ago expected to get some closure this week but will now have to wait. Bridget Bennett Norris thought she would be reading a victim impact statement in court on Tuesday. Bret, her older brother, was killed in 2023 [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As home sales increase across central Ohio, Columbus is outperforming the rest of the U.S., according to a new report from Columbus realtors. Carlie Boos, executive director of the Affordable Housing Alliance of central Ohio, said this report is a glimmer of hope for the Columbus housing market, but more work still needs to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- O'Charley's is reportedly closing all locations, including three in central Ohio. According to multiple reports on social media, all O'Charley's locations are shuttering after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Central Ohio is home to three O'Charley's, located at 2272 Baltimore Reynoldsburg Road in Reynoldsburg; 6224 Gender Road in Canal Winchester; and 1335 N. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 17-year-old girl was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man at a west Columbus apartment complex. Officers were called to the Emerald Glen Apartments in the Cherry Creek area Aug. 30 just after 11:30 p.m. on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located Mohamed [...]

American Airlines has announced plans to expand its international service from John Glenn Columbus International Airport by introducing several new routes through major U.S. hubs starting in 2027.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A long-debated development in German Village has won approval from the German Village Commission after more than a year of revisions and public opposition. Commissioners voted 3-2 on Sept. 2 to approve the design and demolition plans of Cedar Square, a mixed-use development proposed for 245-277 E. Livingston Ave. The plan [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a slew of cybercrimes, including using AI to generate over 3,000 sexually explicit images of children. James Strahler II, 37, was arrested in June 2025 and pleaded guilty in federal court in April to cyberstalking, producing obscene [...]

MCARTHUR, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two men charged in child cases in Vinton County are expected to be in court Wednesday. Gary Siders Sr. is scheduled for a competency evaluation at 3 p.m. to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. Siders, 73, is charged with 16 counts of child endangerment related to 16 children [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio’s highest court has again declined to hear an appeal made by Mackenzie Shirilla, who was convicted of murder in a 100 mph Cleveland-area car crash that killed two people. On Sept. 1, the Ohio Supreme Court announced that it denied Shirilla’s motion asking it to reconsider its previous rejection of [...]

TOLEDO, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Toledo Blade -- a northeastern Ohio newspaper that helped inspire Peacock sitcom "The Paper" -- announced its parent company is looking to sell or shutter the newspaper by the end of the year. Block Communications told employees Tuesday that it is looking to explore a sale of The Blade's assets, [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A longtime Grove City donut shop is asking the community for help restoring its decades-old signs after recent windstorms exposed extensive decay that the business says will cost about $25,000 to repair. Jolly Pirate Donuts at 3118 Southwest Blvd. launched a GoFundMe to help replace the lettering on both sides [...]

WORTHINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- After the first season of targeted removal operations earlier this year, Worthington City Council is looking ahead to the next phase. Council approved a new resolution regarding deer management contracts for the upcoming year. Longtime Worthington resident Debby Cooper says deer overpopulation has created safety concerns for her and her neighbors. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Students at Ohio State University with connections to Nepal are trying to do their part to help those affected by the devastating August flooding. About two weeks of the semester have gone by. While students have been focused on studies, some have also been focused on the tragedy which hit Nepal [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The man accused of trying to attack Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton appeared in court for the first time Tuesday. Patrick Havas, 38 of Canfield, faces assault and disorderly conduct charges after he allegedly shoved his way through a crowd at the Canfield Fairgrounds, injuring two bystanders. Police recovered two [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The United States Marshals Service has announced the results of a month-long operation they say is the largest missing child operation in Ohio history. They called this “Operation Meridian,” and say 79 reported missing children in Ohio are now found and safe thanks to the operation. The ages of the children [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- A chemical smell in one neighborhood near Hilliard is raising health concerns for some residents. For years, they’ve reported the smell to the EPA, but it persists. So they reached out to ask NBC4 Investigates to dig into their concerns. We found the plant producing the smell is not violating any [...]