Man identified in Columbus pursuit and shooting investigation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A police investigation spanning four separate crime scenes in Columbus left one man dead and another injured, according to the Columbus Police Department. Police said the investigation included activity in the general area of Gault Street, and they traced the start of the incident to...
Ohio farmers lose crops, equipment in storms
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After storms tore through central Ohio on Tuesday, many Ohio farmers were left with destroyed harvests. “This is the worst weather-related crop damage we’ve had in 13 years of farming in Perry County,” Lauren Ketcham with Down the Road Farm said. Storm Team 4 meteorologists said Tuesday’s storms
Millions of addictive, opioid-like kratom drinks have flown off gas station shelves in Ohio
Botanic Tonics, the maker of an addictive, opioid-like kratom drink sold in convenience stores around the nation, told a Columbus judge last week that it has been selling about 59,000 Feel Free bottles in Ohio per day. That works out to roughly 21.5 million bottles a year (at $10 each)...
Pheonix man pretended to be young boy and sought ‘inappropriate images’ from girl in...
PHEONIX, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced the arrest of a Phoenix, N.Y. man on child exploitation charges. The state police said Bryan M. Wood, 20, was charged with disseminating indecent material to a minor in the first degree on Aug. 11. The investigation into the matter...
Shattered windows, lifted roofs: Ohio storms leaves local restaurants picking up the pieces
Over the past 24 hours, Central Ohio has experienced more than 40,000 lightning strikes, wind gusts exceeding 80 mph, and over 2 inches of rainfall. According to AEP, about 84,000 Ohio customers are still without power. Among the uprooted trees, snapped power lines, and airborne roof shingles, many local businesses are
Southeast Ohio swamped by series of thunderstorms (Updated)
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — Communities around Southeast Ohio are reeling following a series of storms that drenched the region on Tuesday. At 5:50 a.m. Aug. 12, the National Weather Service extended a flood warning for the county until 6 p.m. More rain is expected on Thursday and Friday, according to Ohio University’s Scali
‘Take your time and check them out;’ BBB warns of scammers following severe storms
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning homeowners about contractors and scammers who may be looking to take advantage of them following this week’s severe storms.
What we learned about 43 Ohio district schools facing possible tougher state intervention
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Forty-three traditional public schools in 17 Ohio districts could eventually face Ohio’s most intensive school-improvement measures, including leadership changes, outside management, conversion to a charter school or closure. But none of those interventions has been assigned. Ohio must first obtain fe
Local astronomer captures eclipse over Ohio
Despite cloudy skies, local astronomer Jay Reynolds captured photos of Wednesday’s partial solar eclipse as it made a brief appearance.
Preliminary findings indicate derecho hit Ohio Tuesday
OHIO — A powerful complex of thunderstorms that traveled hundreds of miles across the Midwest on Tuesday is preliminarily being classified as a derecho, according to the Storm Prediction Center. The storms began in Iowa early Tuesday morning before racing east through the Chicago area and across Indiana. Based...
