COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A foot of snow that mostly fell on Sunday in central Ohio, followed by extreme cold temperatures, has kept many area schools closed for days. Now, many are canceling classes for Thursday, including Columbus City Schools, delaying them. Storm Team 4 is forecasting much of central Ohio to have lows in [...]

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- Bojangles is planning to open its fourth central Ohio location, after receiving initial zoning approvals earlier this month. The fast-food chain, known for its Southern-style chicken and biscuits, submitted plans to the Lancaster Board of Zoning Appeals for a new restaurant at 1736 N. Memorial Drive, a site home to a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Women’s fashion retailer Francesca’s, a staple at multiple central Ohio malls, is reportedly preparing to close all of its stores nationwide. RetailDive, an online retail publication, reported that Francesca’s plans to permanently shut down following a “periodic progression” of store closures and layoffs that began in mid-January. The website cited a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new bipartisan bill at the Ohio Statehouse would place an income limit on families wanting to get state vouchers to attend private schools. Introduced by Reps. Justin Pizzulli (R-Scioto County) and Anita Somani (D-Dublin), House Bill 643 would no longer allow students whose families make more than $500,000 annually to [...]

Mouse Island, a seven-acre island with a rocky shoreline and mature woodlands, is for sale for $5 million and was once owned by President Rutherford B. Hayes.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Brent Dutcher, an immigration advocate with Dublin-based Indian Run Methodist Church, said it's hard for him to believe federal immigration agents are targeting the "worst of the worst" when a local Afghan refugee has been held for 48 days without bail. “He has always shown up for his scheduled check-ins with [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – While 17-year-olds can get married in Ohio under specific circumstances, a new bipartisan legislative effort is attempting to change that.  Senate Bill 341, introduced by Sens. Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) and Louis Blessing III (R-Colerain Township) on Jan. 20, would raise the legal marriage age to 18 with no exceptions. “Seventeen-year-olds, whose [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dr. Michael McKee said he "could kill" his ex-wife Monique Tepe "at any time" and spent several hours at her and her husband's Weinland Park home while the couple was away weeks prior to their deaths, according to court documents. The documents show that McKee was seen entering Spencer and Monique [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Nearly two decades after Andrew “Andy” Chapman vanished from his west Columbus home, his family is still searching for answers. Anchor Andrea Robinson and Digital Reporter Ava Boldizar host NBC4’s new show “Unsolved Ohio,” which is an extension of an existing web series. The show will highlight a different unsolved homicide [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohioans are facing a dizzying array of new technologies, and lawmakers from both major parties agree the rapid evolution of technology can be exciting, but also very troubling.  “It can be kind of scary when you watch some of the dystopian movies about AI,” Ohio Rep. Sean Brennan (D-Parma) said. “There’s [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Big Ten has released Ohio State's football schedule for the 2026 season. The schedule is highlighted by a trip to Bloomington, Indiana, to take on the defending national champions, the Indiana Hoosiers, in a Big Ten Championship game rematch. The rival Wolverines will visit Ohio Stadium this year, as well [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a shooting on the west side of Columbus Tuesday afternoon. According to Columbus police, the shooting happened at approximately 3:18 p.m. on the 500 block of South Richardson Avenue. According to a Columbus police dispatcher, a person made a call to 911 saying that someone walked [...]

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 [...]