Pataskala house fire victim identified as 84-year-old man
PATASKALA, Ohio (WSYX) — A man who died in a house fire over the weekend has been identified. Franklin McKnight died at OSU Wexner Medical Center. He was 84 years old. The fire began Saturday afternoon in the 4830 block of Columbia Road Southwest in Pataskala. McKnight was rushed...
Columbus Man Convicted For Trafficking Drugs From California To Polaris Mall
A federal jury found a Columbus man guilty of transporting drugs in secret compartments within a vehicle driving from California to the Polaris Fashion Place. According to court documents and trial testimony, agents in Albuquerque, New Mexico, told Homeland Security Investigation agents in central Ohio that New...
Proposed 680-acre data center in Central Ohio denied by local authorities after concerned residents...
In November, it was revealed that an EdgeConneX data center was making its way to a Central Ohio community. And this community was not thrilled about it. The data center, made up of 18 major structures, is to be constructed on 200 acres at SR-752, about 17 miles south of Columbus. At the Asheville Village Council...
North Columbus neighborhood without mail for one week, USPS cites delivery issues
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Multiple neighborhoods in north Columbus have not received a week's worth of mail. Starting last week, Jay Ryan said that he and his neighbors did not receive any mail from USPS. Monday, he said he received two pieces of mail. "Here's my two pieces of...
Campaign to end Ohio property taxes brushes off funding concerns
As Gov. Mike DeWine warns that Ohio's sales tax would need to go up to 20% if a proposal to abolish property taxes passes this November, campaign organizers argue that it isn't their problem.
Columbus Metropolitan Library to hold surplus sale
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) will hold a surplus sale on Thursday, February 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at 1990 Jefferson Avenue, the former temporary home of the Linden Branch. The library will sell items it no longer needs including desks, tables, chairs, shelves,...
German Village residents feel ‘abandoned’ as ice lingers on historic brick streets
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Residents in historic German Village say they feel abandoned by the city as icy conditions persist on brick streets weeks after recent snowfall. While many main thoroughfares have been cleared, neighbors in the historic district report that residential side streets remains treacherous, leading...
Franklin County deputies make arrest after man fatally shot in the head during burglary
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A man accused of breaking into another man's home and shooting him in the head was arrested Monday. According to court records, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office says Roger Daugherty, 44, broke into the victim's home along Postle Boulevard in Prairie Township on Sunday. Detectives...
Maumee woman accused of injecting feces into her child at Columbus hospital
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - A Maumee woman is facing child endangerment charges after staff at Nationwide Children’s Hospital accused her of injecting feces into her child’s IV. According to the criminal complaint, staff observed Tiffany Le Sueur, 35, inject a foreign substance into her child’s intravenous port on...
Ohio State doctor denies involvement after invoices appear in Epstein files
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — An OBGYN at Ohio State is responding after his name showed up repeatedly in newly released documents in the Jeffrey Epstein files. In the files, there are FedEx invoices for deliveries made to Dr. Mark Landon between July 2001 and 2004. The invoices don’t specify what was inside the deliveries.
