Columbus OH

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is in “extremely critical condition” after a piece of equipment fell, entrapping them. According to the Columbus Division of Fire, a person was loading a piece of equipment at the 1200 block of W. Mound Street when it fell on them. Fire officials said it trapped them for nearly […]

OHIO — One person was hospitalized after a shooting early Monday morning in Dayton. Emergency crews were called to the 300 block of Burkhardt Avenue at about 5:10 a.m. for reports of a shooting, according to a Montgomery County Regional Dispatch sergeant. The victim was taken to a local hospital with injuries that...

Jess Geren’s four children are regular churchgoers — they participate in Christian youth groups and study the Bible at home. When LifeWise Academy, a fast-growing program that allows students to leave school during the day for religious instruction, came to Ayersville Local Schools, their northwest Ohio district, she...

An Ohio woman pushed the wrong button on an Ohio Lottery vending machine and set off a series of events that ended with her winning over $50,000.

OHIO — A routine traffic stop on Saturday afternoon led to the arrest of a Marion man on multiple drug-related charges. According to authorities, Officer Conner initiated the stop near the intersection of Marion Road and West Kilbourne Drive around 4:30 p.m. During the encounter, the officer observed signs of...

OHIO — Several schools across Ohio announced closures and delays on Monday due to weather-related conditions. Fairlawn Village Preschool and Summit School were among those fully closed for the day. A number of districts implemented delayed start times. The Ada Exempted Village School District in Hardin County...

OHIO — The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of a wanted fugitive. Officials say 35-year-old Fabian Chavez-Canales is wanted for a federal probation violation. According to a news release, Chavez-Canales is known to frequent the Cleveland area. He is described as 5 feet...

This column, as well as four others, was written by a student in Matthew Arbuckle’s Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (POL 364) class, based on the question of whether cities in Ohio should be able to enact gun laws in their own jurisdiction. In the year 2023, there were 1,768...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — For all those in need of food, assistance, and resources around this time of the government shutdown, here's a list of resources that may help. Doors open early, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Volunteers line up boxes with produce, dairy, and...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fifty years after the tragedy, one central Ohio playwright is teaming with a local theater to honor the lives lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald’s final voyage. On Nov. 10, 1975, a storm sank the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, an American freighter traversing Lake Superior. To mark...