COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The FBI released a statement on Wednesday regarding the Hailey Buzbee investigation. "The investigation is being driven by the pursuit of justice for Hailey," the statement reads. Buzbee, an Indiana teen, was reported missing in early January out of Fishers. The FBI asked for patience while investigators move the case forward. [...]

The most expensive January home sale in Franklin County closed at $1.95 million, while the top sale in Delaware County reached $1.85 million.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The former BrewDog bar in Franklinton has been listed for lease, weeks after the Scotland-based brewing company closed the location as part of a pullback from two Columbus neighborhoods. Roth Real Estate Group is marketing the property at 463 W. Town St. in Franklinton as a turnkey opportunity. The freestanding building [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Even though the Opening Ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics is on Friday, competition started Wednesday in Italy. The first action from the 25th winter games was at the Stelvio Ski Centre for the first training in the men's alpine skiing downhill. American Ryan Cochran-Siegle ended the training session with the [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hilliard residents are concerned by a second proposal to provide power to an Amazon data center near Beacon Elementary. Amazon's Scioto Darby Road data center was approved in 2022 but has faced local scrutiny in the last five months over how the facility will be powered. Hilliard officials are pushing back [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — NBC will broadcast its 21st Super Bowl this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. as the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks meet for the 60th edition of the game in Santa Clara, California. Since broadcasting Super Bowl I back in 1967, NBC has shown some of the most iconic moments in the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The pods have come to Ohio, and while singles from across the state will be included in the latest season of “Love is Blind,” Columbus will serve as the main setting, according to the city’s marketing organization. The reality dating concept’s 10th season will continue the show’s quest to find out [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohioans who donate to approved school choice organizations will be able to get up to $1,700 back on their federal taxes next year. Ohio is one of 27 states that opted in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit, part of President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill." By opting in, Ohioans are [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The vacant Latitude Five25 towers in east Columbus could soon be demolished to make way for a $150 million affordable housing complex. A permit application filed with the city of Columbus on Jan. 22 calls for the demolition of Latitude Five25 at 525 Sawyer Blvd. The filing comes after the 15-story [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Zanesville father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Nationwide Children’s Hospital after his 27-day-old daughter fatally fell from her crib. Tyler Peyton filed the lawsuit in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Jan. 23, alleging negligence on behalf of the hospital contributed to the 2025 death of his [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Whitehall City Council met Tuesday night and took up two familiar controversies. The first was a growing recall effort targeting the mayor and two councilmembers. The second was another attempt to remove Councilmember Gerald Dixon, who previously faced sex crime charges involving underage children. "It is our responsibility to cover and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Board of Education continues to focus on the district’s financial state, with more discussions on budget cuts during the board meeting Tuesday night. The school board voted to cut $50 million from the budget in December and during Tuesday’s meeting, community members started to see some of the impact. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A collaborative project aims to document and preserve the history of LGBTQ+ people in central Ohio, ensuring stories that were often overlooked or unrecorded are not lost to time. Leaders behind the "Illuminate" project joined NBC4's LGBTQ+ show "Out in Ohio" to discuss how the initiative is collecting and sharing decades [...]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The families of the victims in a mass shooting at a warehouse in New Albany last year have filed a lawsuit against the company that owns the facility and the man accused in the shooting. The families of Shakhar Chapagai and Kyle Vaver, along with the two other people who [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio House Technology and Innovation Committee heard testimony from supporters Tuesday of a new bill to penalize software companies with artificial intelligence models that encourage their users to self-harm. House Bill 524, sponsored by Ohio Reps. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) and Ty Mathews (R-Findlay) would empower the Ohio Attorney General’s Office [...]

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nearly two years after being arrested and charged with rape and sexual imposition involving a teenage girl, former Marion Councilmember Ayers Ratliff was found not guilty on Tuesday of all counts against him. The jury deliberated for just three hours before acquitting Ayers Ratliff. Ayers Ratliff served on Marion City Council [...]

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio has taken another step to remedy a shortage of skilled trade workers. The Ohio Department of Youth Services opened up a new Career Technology Center at the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility. “In this district, we believe that a student’s past does not dictate their future,” Buckeye United School District Superintendent [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium welcomed two new residents. Lewis and Clark, one-year-old tiger brothers, were just moved in from another accredited conservation facility. The zoo said the brothers have the habitat to themselves for now. The previous tenant, Diesel, transferred to Lewis and Clark's old facility to find a mate. [...]

LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man helped police find the body of a 17-year-old Indiana teenager he allegedly killed late last month, officials said Tuesday. According to a statement from the Hocking County Sheriff's Office, Tyler Thomas, 39, allegedly showed investigators on Feb. 1 where in Perry County he buried the body of Haily [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Citizen organizers seeking to repeal a sweeping cannabis law can begin collecting signatures to stop the initiative, the Ohio Attorney General's Office said Tuesday. Ohioans for Cannabis Choice is pursuing a referendum on Senate Bill 56, which would bring the law to a citizen vote if organizers can collect enough valid [...]