Columbus OH

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — One person was shot dead in far north Columbus near Worthington early Saturday morning. Police received a report of a shooting at about 1:30 a.m. off Quarter Horse Drive, near a Candlewood Suites hotel. The victim has not been identified, nor was any information made...

Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center is taking full ownership of a longtime Lewis Center clinic it has run for years, even as the health system wraps up a larger outpatient complex in nearby Powell. The move caps more than a decade of leasing and slots neatly into OSU's broader suburban push. For patients in southern...

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) — A large-scale drug trafficking investigation that began over three years ago has led to a decades-long sentence for the man believed to be at the center of the operation. According to the Marion County prosecutor, in 2022 agents from the MARMET Drug Task Force and the Delaware County Drug Task...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo announced a new critter is making their debut as a not-quite-as-new arrival. Columbus Zoo said the baby brush-tailed bettong is named Tajin. Columbus Zoo said the baby brush-tailed bettong is named Tajin. The brush-tailed bettongs, also known as rat kangaroos or woylies, are a...

Musician Afroman is set to stand trial this month in Ohio over a music video that used footage from a sheriff’s deputies’ raid on his home. The case stems from an incident in which law enforcement officers executed a search warrant and the footage was later included in one of his videos.

In Columbus, the game really is over for at least two former GameStop shops, which are being flipped into carryout-focused Wingstop restaurants. The small electronics storefronts are set to become compact pickup-and-delivery chicken spots, a neat little snapshot of how local retail is shifting from discs and consoles...

Check your tickets! A winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in Ohio.

You wouldn’t expect it at first, but some of Ohio’s busiest dining rooms are built around seafood. Plates pile up quickly, and what starts as curiosity often turns into a return visit. Despite being far from the coast, the state has developed a surprising lineup of seafood buffets...

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck Lake County, Ohio, rattling homes and nerves across the northeast corner of the state. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the event and classified it as preliminary, with residents across multiple communities reporting shaking that ranged from a low rumble to noticeable swaying. For...

There’s a special dish served at Amish weddings that most outsiders never get to taste, but Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen in Mt. Hope, Ohio is letting you in on the secret. This unassuming restaurant in the heart of Amish Country serves authentic wedding chicken that’ll make you want to crash every Amish celebration in the...