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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The depositions of several former Ohio State leaders have been made public in the case of former university physician Richard Strauss' sexual abuse. Ohio State is involved in civil litigation with over 100 survivors who allege the university covered up Strauss' abuse. The university denies this, claiming a limited number of [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is hospitalized after a shooting in east Columbus Monday evening. Columbus police officers responded to a call of a shooting near the intersection of East Broad Street and Lancaster Avenue at approximately 5:58 p.m., police dispatchers said. The victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. There [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohioans are poised to choose which candidates for governor will face off in November. Vivek Ramaswamy is a heavy favorite to beat Casey Putsch in the Republican primary election, while Dr. Amy Acton runs unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Notably, both likely candidates have limited previous experience in government. Acton led [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus’ mayor and top fire department leaders are publicly calling out city council for what they said is the delay of a vote to buy a much-needed new fire truck.  A contract for a new pump truck is in its final step, and the price the city has agreed upon is set [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's sales tax holiday looks different than it did last year. Last year, Ohio's sales tax holiday spanned 14 days and included almost all items priced at $500 or less. This year's sales tax holiday looks more like those before 2024, with a span of three days and includes items priced [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two months after assuming the role, Ohio State University President Ravi Bellamkonda said he is working to rebuild trust with students and faculty. The third president in six years, Bellamkonda said he hopes to be in the role for some time. He inherited a campus where some students and faculty say [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Supreme Court sided with the state on Monday, declaring Heather Hill ineligible for Tuesday's primary election. Hill was hoping to secure the Republican nomination for governor this week. However, Secretary of State Frank LaRose declared Hill ineligible for the primary after her former running mate withdrew from the race. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — This August will mark two years since Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were killed, news that shocked the hockey world and left a huge hole in the lives of their wives, parents and siblings. To help honor them, friends put together a 5K last year, raising more than $500,000 for an accessible [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio is no longer ranked second in an annual report exposing puppy mill allegations, but still had eight breeders in the "Horrible Hundred." Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society, publishes a list of 100 problematic puppy mill breeders in the U.S. each year. In the 2026 report, Ohio fell [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman has been arrested on a suspected arson charge after witnesses told police that she threatened to kill four children. According to a criminal complaint affidavit, units from the Columbus Division of Fire were called to a building in the Wedgewood Apartment complex in the Holly Hill neighborhood the morning [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A new Dunkin’ location at Mill Run in northwest Columbus near Hilliard will soon open. The coffee and donut fast food chain will begin welcoming customers at 3635 Data Point Court on Wednesday. The location will hold a grand opening celebration from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., featuring “swag giveaways” and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Puttshack will launch its first Ohio location this month, marking a milestone expansion for the tech-driven mini golf and dining concept. The company announced its Columbus venue will open to the public at 4 p.m. on May 27 at 8870 Galaxy Way in the Polaris area. The debut also marks Puttshack's [...]

Franklin County's most expensive home sale in April was a 1926 Bexley residence at 140 N. Parkview Ave., which sold for $3.2 million, while Delaware County's top deal was a Westerville property on Fancher Road at $1.795 million.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After several price hikes within a seven-day period, the average cost for a gallon of gasoline is now nearing $5. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in and around Columbus, Ohio, gas prices surged by 99 cents per gallon last week, to average out at $4.92 per gallon. Sunday’s current [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Monday marks the beginning of the second week of testimony in the murder trial of Jason Meade, a former Franklin County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr. in 2020. Meade, 47, is facing one charge each of murder and reckless homicide in connection with the death of Goodson, 23. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Vivek Ramaswamy hit new fundraising records and Amy Acton collected twice as much financial support from Ohioans than Ramaswamy in the most recent financial filing for the governor's race. As Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited, Ohio will have a new governor next year. The tickets will be finalized in Tuesday's primary, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Supreme Court ruled last week that state courts cannot retroactively treat an unmarried same-sex couple as if they had been married to establish parental rights, reversing a lower court decision in a closely watched custody dispute. In a 6-1 opinion released April 28 and authored by Justice Patrick DeWine, [...]

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — The Lancaster Police Department and emergency crews have responded to a reported plane crash in Fairfield County. The LPD said that officers were notified of a plane crash Sunday night at 10:41 p.m. on Rainbow Drive, between Noland Drive and State Route 188, northeast of the city. Two adults were critically [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – On Wednesday morning, ground will be broken on a project more than a decade in the making, one with roots dating back to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. Poindexter Village, at North Champion Avenue and Granville Street, was created to address urban housing needs. In the coming years, it will be [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 20,000 people in Ohio are reported missing each year, according to the Attorney General’s Office, leaving one family to go on a mission to make sure their missing loved one’s case isn’t just another statistic. “We’ll never give up hope,” Tammy Fout said. “We’ll just keep doing what we [...]