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Man dies in Madison County house fire

16 January 2026 at 12:08
WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is dead Friday after a house fire in Madison County. According to the Jefferson Township fire department, they were alerted to the house along High Free Pike about 9:15 a.m. One person was found dead inside the house, and there were no other victims. The cause of the [...]

Tepe murder case: McKee indicted on aggravated murder charges

16 January 2026 at 11:33
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) β€” An indictment has been handed down in the murder case of Dr. Michael McKee, who is accused of killing his ex-wife and her husband in north Columbus in December. According to court documents, a grand jury has indicted McKee, 39, of Chicago, on four counts of aggravated murder and one count [...]

Black Sheep to shift from Short North bar to event space

16 January 2026 at 11:00
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Black Sheep Kitchen & Spirits, a LGBTQ-owned bar and restaurant in the Short North, announced this week it will end regular bar service and transition into an event-focused space. The change was announced in social media posts Tuesday and Wednesday. The business, located at 1124 N. High St., said its final [...]

Coffee and ice cream shop will soon open in Upper Arlington

16 January 2026 at 10:00
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) – An Upper Arlington business that will offer coffee, soft serve ice cream and affogatos has set an opening date. Coffee + Cone at the Mallway, located at 1966 N. Mallway Drive, will begin welcoming customers on Jan. 21, according to owner Alyssa Litzinger.Β  The shop took over a former real [...]

Roosters reopens in Marysville after renovations, ownership transition

16 January 2026 at 09:30
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Roosters restaurant in Marysville reopened Thursday after renovations and the retirement of its previous owners. The location at 16450 Square Drive resumed service after temporarily closing for a remodel when longtime owners Jin and Gum Hyung retired. Roosters Corporate now operates the restaurant. Originally opened in 2008, the Marysville restaurant [...]

Coshocton schools accused of violating First Amendment after teacher leads prayer

16 January 2026 at 06:00
COSHOCTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation alleged Coshocton City Schools violated the First Amendment when a teacher led a prayer during a school assembly. The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national organization that works to keep church and state separate. On Nov. 25, it sent a letter to Coshocton City Schools [...]

Advocates ask Ohio State to bar federal immigration agents from career fair

16 January 2026 at 05:30
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus-based chapter of national advocacy group 50501 publicly urged Ohio State University to stop federal agents from participating in a career fair. On Tuesday, Ohio State will have its annual Spring Career Fair at the Ohio Union. Ohio State spokesperson Ben Johnson said there are over 150 public and private [...]

Large house fire near Buckeye Lake kills one, critically injures second victim

16 January 2026 at 05:27
HEBRON, Ohio (WCMH) β€” One person has died and another was hospitalized in critical condition after a Licking County house fire erupted near Buckeye Lake early Friday morning. According to the Buckeye Lake Fire Department a large house fire broke out at approximately 2 a.m. on Mill Dam Road, just north of the Interstate 70 [...]

Incoming Ohio bill seeks to require real-time monitoring of parolees' GPS ankle bracelets

16 January 2026 at 04:30
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The mother of Reagan Tokes, an Ohio State University student who was murdered by a man on post-release control, is backing an incoming bill that would require real-time surveillance of electronic ankle bracelets. Rep. Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison) said she plans to introduce a bill by the end of the month that [...]

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