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Ohio State remains No. 1 in CFP rankings

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State continues to hold the No. 1 position in the third College Football Playoff rankings of the season after improving to 10-0. Ohio State opened the CFP in the No. 1 spot and maintained that ranking in week two. Behind the Buckeyes are No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Texas A&M [...]

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Dispute over auto parts leads to murder charge

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A dispute over auto parts has led to a fatal shooting and the murder indictment of a Franklin County man. Austin Tyler Hagemann, 26, was arrested Tuesday as a suspect in the shooting death of Jack Hamilton, 38, in Madison Township in December 2024. Watch a previous report on the shooting [...]

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One dead after shooting near east Columbus shop

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after a report of a shooting at an east Columbus leather and lingerie store Monday night. According to Columbus police dispatch, a call for a shooting was made at approximately 7:51 p.m. at Wildman's Leather-N-Lace on the 2200 block of South Hamilton Road. One victim, later identified [...]

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Family dispute turns to shooting; three years later, suspect remains on the run

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s been more than three years since a family feud ended in gunfire, and while the victim survived, the suspect remains free. Don Nealey, 68, is wanted for felonious assault and improperly discharging a firearm into a habitation. Investigators believe Nealey is getting help avoiding arrest, and with Thanksgiving a little [...]

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East Columbus shooting leaves one person dead

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a reported shooting in the Eastmoor section of east Columbus Sunday afternoon. According to Columbus police, officers responded to the 2900 block of East Moreland Drive at approximately 4:35 p.m. for a report of a shooting. The victim, identified as 26-year-old Isaiah Hairston, was taken to [...]

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Ohio high school football 2025 playoff regional finals announced

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's getting down to the wire as the high school football season has mere weeks left until state champions are crowned. On Sunday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced this week’s regional finals, which will be played this Friday, Nov. 21, starting at 7 p.m., with the games moving to [...]

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Sunday Briefing: Shutdown ends; cold case solved

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on the Sunday Briefing: β€œIt was completely unnecessary,” Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) said. β€œI think they let the American people down, and there will be consequences from that,” Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio 3rd District) Hear from Ohio lawmakers who remain divided on the deal to fund the government and [...]

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Former Columbus pastor pleads guilty, sentenced on rape charges

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former pastor at a Columbus church could spend up to the next 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to rape charges. George Bell, 73, pleaded guilty last week to two counts of first-degree felony rape. In exchange for his guilty plea, two additional rape charges as well as two [...]

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Morrow County cold case solved after 46 years, but justice won't be served

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) – A Morrow County grand jury handed up an indictment last month in a 46-year-old murder case after a deputy opened a cold case file and discovered the evidence to solve it was available for nearly five decades. Seventeen-year-old Cathy Conley was kidnapped from a parking lot in Marion. Her family has [...]

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Buckeyes expected to go with four running backs under the lights at Ohio Stadium

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – There haven’t been too many November night games at Ohio Stadium. This Saturday against UCLA will be the sixth. The timing is also unusual because it will mark only the third season the Buckeyes have played three home night games. The first was in 2014 against Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, and Illinois; [...]

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Ohio will pay out partial SNAP benefits

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The back-and-forth on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for Ohio residents took another step Monday when the state announced partial payments will be distributed this week. In a social media post, the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services announced that starting this week, families who receive SNAP benefits will receive [...]

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Columbus man charged with shooting at car on I-71 in Warren County

LEBANON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man is charged with shooting at a car while driving on Interstate 71 in Warren County Monday morning. According to the Lebanon post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 911 call was placed to the OSHP at approximately 10:50 a.m., reporting that his vehicle had been shot while [...]

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Sunday Briefing: Election results; Ohio attorney general race; fragile peace in the Middle East

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on the Sunday Briefing:

Democrats are celebrating wins in key states in this week’s election, and now attention turns to 2026.

How it could shift focus in the race for Ohio governor as Republicans fear a blue wave.

  • In less than six months, two Democrats will face off for the nomination for Ohio attorney general. Hear from each candidate and why they believe it’s time to step away from business as usual.
  • Devastating images of famine and destruction out of Gaza as a fragile peace continues. The Israeli consulate shares his message for Ohioans and the world.
  • Will Democrats’ victories this past week carry over to next year’s elections? Democratic strategist Morgan Harper and Republican strategist Mark Weaver join the roundtable to debate.

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