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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- President Donald Trump's administration said they are arresting the "worst of the worst" in Ohio, but ICE data shows most detainees have no violent history. According to data provided by ICE via public records request to the Deportation Data Project, there were 4,859 ICE arrests in Ohio from Trump's inauguration to [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Three lawsuits filed this month allege people contracted cyclosporiasis, a parasitic illness known for causing explosive diarrhea, after eating at Ohio Taco Bell restaurants. The lawsuits were brought by two Ohio residents and one Texas resident, who allege they developed cyclosporiasis after eating at three separate Taco Bell restaurants in northeastern [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The city of Columbus wants to hear how you want public funds to be spent.  The Our Voice, Our Choice budget gives community members a say in what projects $9 million of the city's capital budget will go towards. Each of the city’s nine districts gets $1 million. "It's resident driven. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Greater Columbus Arts Council recently announced millions of dollars in grants for local groups throughout the city. The main goal of the organization is to support local artists and groups throughout Columbus. After a setback due to a decrease in funding, fulfilling their mission is still the way forward. “General [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio State University fraternity had their registered student organization status revoked for 10 years following an incident that left a student hospitalized in March. According to an Ohio State spokesperson, an investigation conducted into Phi Kappa Phi found that the organization violated three sections of the code of student including [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A northeast Columbus homicide has remained unsolved now for 10 years and Columbus police are asking the public for assistance. On June 29, 2016, Columbus police officers responded to the 1100 block of East 18th Avenue, near Ontario Street, on reports of a shooting in South Linden. The victim, 33-year-old Michael [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man was arrested this week after reports were received of the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl. According to Grove City police, officers responded to a residence after a mother reported her daughter was raped at an unknown time on June 30. The woman told police that two [...]

SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) – Sunbury City Council has approved a new commercial development with space for 12 businesses just west of the city's downtown square. On July 15, the council unanimously approved a project by Local Provision, calling for a three-building, 34,000-square-foot commercial district on an undeveloped 4.64-acre lot at the corner of Sunbury Meadows [...]

High pressure is responsible for the sunshine and light northeast flow. Afternoon temperatures will edge up into the low 80s.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In a few days, the gates open for the 171st Ohio state fair. But today, the brand-new Ohio children’s carousel was unveiled. Governor Mike Dewinee noted this is a special addition to the fairgrounds, and it was created by some of the best local craftsmen in the state. "This is really [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An attorney for the father of 16 children rescued from a Vinton County home has filed a motion suggesting his client may not be fit to stand trial. Lee Roberts Jr., an attorney for Gary Siders II, on Friday asked the court to order a psychiatric competency evaluation for his client. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A video circulating on Facebook and a witness who called police resulted in the arrest of a west Columbus man who was reportedly seen striking a dog with a concrete block. Court records show that 27-year-old Jafar Isak is facing two misdemeanor charges, one each for prohibitions concerning companion animals and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man under investigation for possessing sexually explicit materials involving a minor reportedly admitted to raping an underage girl. According to an incident report, a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy was investigating a cyber tip received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The tip helped authorities identify Titus [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After years of watching a tower climb into Downtown Columbus’s skyline, passersby now have something new to look at. Exterior signage has gone up on the Merchant Building on Wall Street, the 31-story tower that sits next to North Market, a small but highly visible update on a project that has [...]

BLENDON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nearly three years after Ta’Kiya Young was shot and killed outside the Blendon Township Kroger, loved ones gathered Friday to celebrate her life. Balloons filled the sky as family and friends honored Young outside the supermarket where she was fatally shot in August 2023. Young, 21, was shot and killed [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio shoppers will soon have the chance to save money on back-to-school purchases when the state's annual sales tax holiday returns next month. The tax holiday runs from Aug. 7 through Aug. 9, allowing shoppers to purchase qualifying school supplies, instructional materials and clothing without paying state or local sales tax. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Team USA held its national sled hockey development camp in Columbus this week, bringing some of the best up and coming players in the country to central Ohio. Every shot, every hit, every save made during the camp was all part of the hard work to try and make lifelong dreams [...]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- An investigation is underway in Grove City after a string of car break-ins this week. Residents didn't report any stolen items, but windows were broken and cars rummaged through. Grove City police said they're working to address these cases and figure out if they're all connected. Meanwhile, residents are picking [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The office of the Ohio Disciplinary Counsel filed a complaint this week with the Board of Professional Conduct against a Cleveland-area attorney claiming he used artificial intelligence tools that generated false statements. According to the complaint, attorney William Norman “admitted that a non-lawyer member of his staff had used artificial intelligence [...]

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Charleston, W. Va. discovered a third tornado path in Washington County in the southeastern part of Ohio after a field survey Friday.