COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – After seeing a round of recording breaking snow across central Ohio, the harsh winter is not letting up any time soon. A stretch of overnight low temperatures at or below zero degrees are likely for the rest of the week. Two nights in particular that may meet or break their current [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Even though central Ohio's roads are improving day-by-day after a massive weekend winter storm dropped a foot of snow, frigid temperatures are keeping local school districts closed Wednesday. Snow won't melt anytime soon and Sunday's snowfall prompted most central Ohio schools and businesses to close Monday and Tuesday. Districts are beginning to [...]

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Construction is nearing completion on COhatch's new coworking and event space in downtown Powell, with the company confirming the location is on track to open in early-to-mid March. The Powell site is progressing alongside another Ohio project, COhatch Hamilton, which is expected to open in February. Recent images shared by the [...]

Central Ohio families have plenty of free or budget-friendly indoor play spaces to explore, including nature centers, libraries, retail stores, churches, and community spaces.

Two groups in Ohio, one of 25 people in Columbus and one of 29 coworkers in Independence, won a total of $1,052,504 in the Powerball lottery, with the Columbus group winning $50,004 and the Independence group winning $1 million.

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) – Powell officials hope to gain insight into the city’s economy through the use of an artificial intelligence software that tracks cellphone data to determine which businesses people are visiting. On Jan. 20, Powell's city council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a two-year contract with Placer Labs, Inc., a California-based company that [...]

PIKETON, Ohio (WCMH) -- After 20 years in high-stakes environmental law, attorney Kevin Thompson said he's seen a lot of cancer-ridden towns. Piketon stands out. “People don’t want to leave; they’re tied to the land, but the land is contaminated,” Thompson said. “They have a feeling that there’s something killing them about the land, and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hospitals are, by nature, built to handle emergencies, but in extreme weather emergencies like this past weekend’s snow event, hospital planning and protocols are tested at a massive level. "We spend every day and all year just planning for these events,” OhioHealth Director of Safety Matt Akers said. When roads are [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This past weekend’s winter storm is having a significant impact on some of our most vulnerable neighbors, and central Ohio nonprofit organizations focused on supporting our elderly neighbors are sending out a plea. That plea: check on your elderly neighbors and, if you can, help dig them out. Meals on Wheels [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- This past weekend’s powerful winter storm impacted each of Ohio’s 88 counties, and while the storm has moved on, state officials are urging Ohioans to remain cautious as new weather challenges approach. For the rest of this week, the state will be facing high winds and dangerously low temperatures, which will [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The aftermath of a massive weekend winter storm that shut down central Ohio, followed by sub-freezing temperatures, is leading to schools being closed on Tuesday, including Columbus City Schools. The storm left at least a foot of snow, and up to 18 inches in some areas of central Ohio, and with temperatures remaining so [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Monday night's Blue Jackets game has been postponed due to weather. The Blue Jackets were set to play the Los Angeles Kings at Nationwide Arena. The game will now take place on Monday, March 9. A time for puck drop has not been determined. Fans with tickets for Monday's game will [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus will be activating its downtown snow hauling plan for the first time since 2008, according to Division of Infrastructure Management Administrator Scott Tourville. Tourville said that there are unique challenges in the downtown area with this large amount of snow, not only for city motorists but pedestrians. "There is so [...]

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Grandview Heights bakery is receiving national recognition. Dan the Baker, located at 1028 Ridge St., has been named a semifinalist for the 2026 James Beard Awards in the “Outstanding Bakery” category. The James Beard Foundation has been highlighting culinary talent across the country with its prestigious annual awards since [...]

A TikTok trend has emerged of Southerners making "milk sandwiches" out of bread and milk as a humorous way to prepare for winter storms, with some commenters sharing nostalgic memories of eating the dish as children.

GALLOWAY, Ohio (WCMH) — Hundreds of animals are dead after a barn fire erupted near Galloway, west of Columbus, early Monday morning. Flames were visible for hours after a barn caught fire in the west Franklin County section of Prairie Township. Several crews arrived at the 6600 block of West Broad Street and discovered a [...]

COSHOCTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Coshocton City Schools has placed Superintendent Mark Kowalski on paid administrative leave. In a letter to families dated Wednesday, the Coshocton Board of Education said it had appointed Matt Nicholas to serve as interim superintendent while Kowalski was on paid leave. The board did not include a reason for the leave [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A portion of the Gravity apartment complex in Franklinton has changed hands, with property records indicating a transfer earlier this month. The first phase of Gravity, located at 480 W. Broad St., was transferred on Jan. 7 to Ash Realty SPE III LLC, according to Franklin County Auditor's Office records. The [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Workers across eight central Ohio ice cream shops have voted to unionize. The 81 employees across Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams shops in central Ohio voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union local chapter. According to the Ohio AFL-CIO, a union advocacy coalition, Jeni's workers voted with a [...]

A swath of 10 to 14 inches of snow blanketed central Ohio, with a few locally heavier totals in the southwest, with up to 17 inches at Miamisburg, south of Dayton.