The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Bill Blessing (R-District 8), would make the creation of AI child sexual abuse material a third-degree felony.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State standout defensive back Caleb Downs will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft this spring. According to Downs via his Instagram account, X account, and podcast recorded Wednesday, Downs announced he will turn pro and expects to hear his name called at the draft, which will be [...]

RARSfest, the Raleigh, North Carolina area hamfest is seeking speakers for their April 2026 event....

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Chick-fil-A is poised to open its first location in the city of Delaware as part of a new commercial development planned for the northeast corner of Sunbury Road and Skyview Lane. The proposed project would include six commercial buildings and parking lots on a more than 10-acre site, and would also [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- This year is packed with central Ohio's favorite festivals, including Red, White & BOOM!, the Jazz and Rib Fest and Oktoberfest, along with the Columbus Greek and Italian festivals. Columbus Brew Festival COSI on March 7 Ohioana Book Festival State Library of Ohio on April 18 COSI Science Festival COSI from [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday. The morning after Ramaswamy announced Ohio Senate President Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) as his running mate, DeWine announced his endorsement of the Ramaswamy-McColley ticket. DeWine, a Republican who is term-limited and cannot run again, previously said he would endorse the Republican [...]

The governor made his endorsement after Ramaswamy tapped Ohio Senate President Rob McColley as his running mate for the 2026 campaign.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The United States women's soccer team will be playing its North American rivals in Columbus for the second time in three years. The Columbus Crew announced that the USWNT will play Canada on March 4 in a SheBelieves Cup match at the newly-named ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in downtown Columbus. The two previously [...]

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – A national ice cream chain has again left the central Ohio market, closing its only storefront in the area. After operating for just over a year, Bruster’s at 7330 E. Main St. in Reynoldsburg closed on Dec. 31. The closure was announced on the shop’s Facebook page the day before. “Sadly, [...]

McColley was first elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2014 before being appointed to the Senate to fill a vacancy in December 2017.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After a tumultuous year, the Columbus City Schools Board of Education criticized Superintendent Angela Chapman in her annual review. The board had its first meeting of 2026 on Tuesday night, and the first since issuing Chapman's annual review on Dec. 19. In her review, board members said Chapman needed to improve [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – While Ohio residents voted to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, lawmakers are considering multiple bills that would regulate the procedure. An amendment enshrining the right to abortion in Ohio’s constitution was passed by 56.62% of Ohio voters in November 2023 and took effect the following month. [...]

District officials detailed when and how staff will be notified that their position is on the chopping block.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton announced former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party David Pepper as her lieutenant governor. Pepper was chairman from 2015 to 2021, and has also worked as a lawyer, writer and politician. Pepper is known for his political thriller novels, including “The People’s House,” an August 2016 [...]

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton has chosen former state Democratic Chair David Pepper as her running mate.

Columbus Carikaze's Instagram account has been tracking car crashes into buildings in Columbus, Ohio since 2022, and in 2025, the trend continued with several dozen posts, including the "Craziest Crash of the Year" involving a car landing at the top of a set of stairs at Vow Studio Salon.

Whitehall City Council did not take action to attempt to remove Gerald Dixon from his seat.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Weeks ahead of campaign finance deadlines, Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy announced he has broken Ohio's fundraising records. Ramaswamy announced Monday that his campaign raised $9.88 million in the second half of 2025. The fundraising broke the previous record, which Ramaswamy set in July with $9.7 million raised in the first [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- This year, you'll begin to see higher prices at city parks and recreation facilities. Columbus Recreation and Parks Director Bernita Reese said the increases are being driven by the rising cost of everything from staffing to maintenance. She said the fee hikes are necessary to keep services safe and operational. "Sometimes [...]

Three new Columbus City Schools board members were sworn in and a new president was elected at Tuesday's meeting.