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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Time is running out for Columbus families to get on board a new initiative helping young girls become involved in sports. Called Grow Her Game, the program specifically supports girls 4 to 7 years old and introduces them to soccer. City leaders want Columbus to become the capital of women’s sports. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio’s annual sales tax holiday begins Friday, but shoppers should expect fewer items to qualify compared with the expanded holiday offered in recent years. The holiday runs Aug. 7 through Aug. 9. During that time, shoppers will not pay sales tax on clothing priced at $75 or less and school supplies [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Several central Ohio law enforcement agencies and prosecutors are teaming up to crack down on organized retail crimes, which leaders say cost Ohio businesses up to $3 billion each year. Leaders announced the Fraud & Organized Retail Crime Engagement (FORCE) task force on Thursday. The task force is meant to target [...]

PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a crash in the southwest part of Franklin County Thursday afternoon. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened on the 6300 block of Alkire Road in Prairie Township just after 3:30 p.m. According to the sheriff's office, the crash happened when a 2017 [...]

UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) — A central Ohio bakery is helping a Dayton-area business in its legal battle against travel center chain Buc-ee's. Buc-ee's has filed a trademark lawsuit against Beaver's Mini Mart in Beavercreek. Buc-ee's claims the mart's logo is too similar to theirs. The Original Goodie Shop in Upper Arlington has started selling [...]

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A proposed housing development in Pickaway County has been causing uproar from nearby residents. “This development goes right across the street from me,” Circleville resident Ashley Willison said. “It’s going to affect our infrastructure, our roads.” A 300-acre housing project with over 1,200 units is being considered in Circleville. “The country [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of the biggest issues the next Ohio governor will need to address is how to handle the boom in data center development across the state. Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy have both outlined what sort of limits they would each put on data centers if elected, and many [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One central Ohio man's search for his ancestors has uncovered a mystery hidden for more than a century. Records show a cemetery once stood in the heart of Clintonville. As of Thursday, the graves are still gone and while some burials were moved, records for many others have never been found. [...]

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Marion County man could spend half a century in prison for opening fire on a group of people including two Marion Police officers. Isaiah Redmon forced his way into a home on North Grand Avenue in Marion and assaulted another man in Sept. 2025. He fled, but then came back [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Illinois man arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in the north Columbus neighborhood received a $2 million bond Thursday. On July 31, officers arrived around 10 p.m. to Summit Park Apartments, located on the 2300 block of Le Marie Court, where they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police said Wednesday that a person who was found unresponsive Monday in the area of Gault Street and Rhodes Avenue was not related to a shooting and chase as they initially thought. Police initially believed the person was associated with suspects from a shooting in the area of South High [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A former Ohio State football player who pleaded guilty to a string of bank robberies in Franklin County received his sentence Thursday. Marcus Williamson, a former cornerback for the Buckeyes between 2017 and 2021, previously pleaded guilty to nine felony counts. The plea bargain included guilty pleas on five counts of [...]

BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) -- About 18 months after Bexley Coffee Shop's closure, its successor is up and running in Bexley. Bexley Coffee Co. opened on July 29, filling a coffee void at 492 N. Cassady Ave. The spot had been closed since the former Bexley Coffee Shop shut down in February 2025 due to financial [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Meet Myrtle! She is available at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. Myrtle is a 6-year-old American Bull Dog mix and she's been with the shelter since early July. Myrtle is a sweet dog with a good mix of energy. She enjoys playing and going on walks, but she [...]

Central Ohio residents can look forward to several local events during the first weekend of August, including the Ohio State Fair, various musical theater performances, international film screenings, parish festivals, and a Columbus Crew soccer match.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus City Schools board member is asking Ohio lawmakers to strengthen state oversight of school districts, escalating a dispute with district leadership over how CCS handled a multimillion-dollar health insurance shortfall. Board member Brandon Simmons sent a letter Wednesday to the leadership of the Ohio House and Senate Education Committees, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A police pursuit ended east of Downtown, Columbus after a suspected stolen vehicle crashed into a home early Thursday morning. According to the Columbus Division of Fire, a car crashed into an Olde Town East home at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. A Lieutenant with the division told NBC4 that the vehicle [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Both gubernatorial candidates are facing pushback from members of their core voting bases. Democrat Amy Acton is receiving backlash from some progressive and LGBTQ+ voters after she told the Toledo Blade she does “not support boys playing in girls sports.” Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is also facing criticism from young men, with [...]

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – Newly obtained records show that a Reynoldsburg police officer who recently resigned while under internal investigation repeatedly used the Flock license plate reader system to search a vehicle registered to someone investigators identified as his likely domestic partner. On Tuesday, NBC4 first reported that a different Reynoldsburg police officer was internally [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – There is an effort to get 211 services to all 88 counties across Ohio after the governor announced a new partnership. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the partnership between the Ohio Department of Children and Youth Services and Ohio 211 earlier this year. When someone dials 211, they are connected to [...]