Columbus OH

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Cincinnati Public Schools could be at risk of losing more than $150 million in state funding if proposed legislation becomes law. Ohio House Bill 671 would require the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce to withhold state foundation funding from any school district participating in legal...

CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - A Kentucky developer has acquired nearly a dozen former Frisch’s locations, including multiple properties in the Tri-State. Between October 2025 and January, Lee Greer invested more than $17.2 million purchasing 11 former Frisch’s properties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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,...

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...

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...