Columbus Police confirm one shot Friday afternoon, victim taken to hospital
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Friday afternoon. According to CPD, one male has been shot at 580 Riverview Drive. The victim was transported to a local hospital. The condition of the victim is unknown at this time. Officers are investigating to discover...
Damages, outages reported across northwest Ohio, southeast Michigan
TOLEDO, Ohio — Scenes of damage and reports of power outages are coming in Friday evening across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan as a line of storms moves across the region. About 7,500 Toledo Edison customers are experiencing power outages in Lucas County, according to the utility provider's outage...
Three arrested, including two juveniles, after Columbus stolen-car chase, police say
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus police arrested three people early Tuesday after officers said a driver in a reported stolen vehicle refused to stop and led them on a chase. At 3:46 a.m., officers pulled in behind a car that had been reported stolen from Pickaway County near Sullivant...
A.O. Smith Pulls Plug On Two Central Ohio Plants, 92 Jobs On Chopping Block
Central Ohio's manufacturing base is about to get a little thinner. A.O. Smith Corp. is shutting down its Groveport and Obetz facilities, moving production out of the region and cutting about 92 jobs, according to a notice the company submitted to state authorities that schedules separations later this summer. What...
Victim of east Columbus assault dies days later, suspect charged with murder
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An assault that took place in east Columbus on June 27 is now being ruled a homicide after the victim died multiple days following the altercation. In a Friday update, Columbus police said that Richard Kifutu, 51, died at 5:02 p.m. on Tuesday. Officers went to the 5000 block of East […]
Mystery leak from semi-truck in Ohio turns out to be Franks RedHot
Maybe take the ranch instead. A shipment of the hot sauce “Frank’s RedHot” got detoured when a leak was discovered from a semi in Ohio this week, according to officials. The BST&G Fire District, which serves several communities north of Columbus, said on Tuesday that it was dispatched due to a big rig leaking something
Railroad Firm Sending $265,000,000 to Ohio Residents Over Train Derailment
A railroad company is now sending payments from a $265 million settlement fund to residents impacted by a catastrophic train derailment in Ohio. The lawsuit targeted the railroad for the February 3rd, 2023, derailment of a train and the subsequent controlled burn of vinyl chloride-laden railcars. Plaintiffs accused the
Ohio High School counselor drowns at state park in Wisconsin
GIBRALTAR, Wisconsin (WSYX) — A Columbus man who died after drowning in Wisconsin has been identified as a guidance counselor in the Grandview Heights School District. The district confirmed 48-year-old Bryan Stork was the victim of the drowning in Nicolet Bay in the town of Gibraltar. In a statement,...
The strange guitar journey of Devo’s Bob Mothersbaugh
Why the Akron, OH, new wave legends are like the band on the Titanic – and totally OK with playing until they drop
Grove City man assaults Marysville police officers during routine traffic stop
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WSYX) — A routine traffic stop got physical for officers in Marysville. According to a release, Marysville Police initiated a traffic stop just before 3 a.m. Friday morning near East 4th Street and Vine Street. After approaching and interacting with the driver, officers asked him to step...
