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A New Approach to Student Well-Being In Ohio, a lawmaker is pushing for schools to offer mental health days for K-12 students. This proposal, introduced recently, aims to address growing concerns about student mental health. As stress and anxiety rise among young people, the initiative seeks to provide flexibility....

OHIO — A man is dead following a shooting late Tuesday night in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, according to the Cincinnati Police Department. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. in the 2000 block of Mohawk Place. Officers say 35-year-old John Joshua Isome was found with gunshot wounds to the head and chest inside...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being found lying in a ditch. The person was found on Stelzer Road, just north of East Seventh Avenue just after 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Columbus police say. The victim appeared to be struck by...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Rescue teams were called to a park on the west side of Columbus and rescued a woman off a rock wall on Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for the Columbus Division of Fire said that firefighters were sent to Quarry Trails Metro Park on Dublin Road at around 12 p.m. after reports […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Franklin County Public Health crews are expected to spray for mosquitoes in a handful of neighborhoods this week. The fight against the West Nile Virus begins Tuesday night at 9 pm. in Grandview, Prairie South, Grove City and Jackson. Spraying will take place Wednesday night...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two defunct electronic-recycling companies were recently ordered to pay $3 million in civil penalties by a Franklin County judge. The penalties are for the abandonment of massive quantities of hazardous waste in Columbus. The companies facing the fines are Closed Loop Refining & Recovery and Closed...

GAHANNA, Ohio (WSYX) — A Gahanna Police report filed on July 25 reveals a gun was located inside of a diaper bag at Kiwi's Clubhouse in Gahanna. According to the report, Kiwi's Clubhouse Owner Scott Diller walked into the police department to explain a woman dropped off her child with the diaper bag on July 25. When...

In cities like New York, drones stream real-time video back to dispatchers, helping officers assess potentially dangerous situations before arriving.

Damage from bagworms is becoming more prevalent in Ohio, according to OSU Extension.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The city of Columbus is investing $28 million in summer youth programs aimed at keeping children away from gun violence, despite a rash of gun crimes in recent weeks involving juveniles. Just weeks ago, Columbus police discovered three loaded firearms hidden in the hedges at...