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MADISON COUNTY, Ohio — The Madison County Sheriff's Office helped corral an ostrich that was on the loose for a couple of hours Monday. The sheriff's office posted on Facebook at 12:50 p.m., saying the ostrich was loose in the area of Lafayette Plain City and Taylor Blair roads.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus middle school was placed on lockdown Monday afternoon due to a barricade situation near the Clintonville neighborhood. According to a Columbus public safety dispatcher, officers were called to the 100 block of East Arcadia Avenue, near Dominion Middle School, around 12:05 p.m. for a report...

There's no stopping passenger rail from coming to central Ohio, according to former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. "Nobody can stop this (passenger rail). Just, it's going to happen. It's going to happen because all the stars are aligned to make it happen," Lahood told about 1,000 business, government...

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) shared a traffic camera video to make a teaching moment out of a truck driver’s improper use of a Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT). The traffic cam video was captured in Coolville, Athens County, Ohio, and shared by ODOT on March 23. In the video, you can see a semi […] ...

There’s a road in Ohio known for its eerie, unsettling atmosphere that sends shivers down the spine of anyone brave enough to venture down it after dark. This narrow, winding path slices through dense woods and leads to a site shrouded in mystery and heartbreak. For generations, locals have...

MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, OHIO — A developing Day 4 severe weather outlook for Thursday, March 26 is raising concerns across parts of the Midwest, where early signals point to a corridor of storm potential stretching from northeast Missouri through Illinois, Indiana, and into Ohio. While still several days out,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two buildings within Columbus City Schools will be closed Monday morning due to storm impacts, the district announced Monday. Briggs High School is closed because of a pipe burst, and South High School is closed because of a power outage. A strong cold front worked its...

A jump rope slammed against the gym floor at the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility (JCF) in central Ohio, as about a dozen young men warmed up and stretched their arms. Then, the real workout began. “Pushups, everybody!” a coach shouted. Nearly in unison, the young men dropped their chests...

When Mark Reynolds opened his latest auto insurance renewal notice, he expected the usual small bump. Instead, he says he saw a sharp increase—right after a claim he insists wasn’t his fault. “I did everything you’re supposed to do,” he said. “I reported it, I cooperated, and the other driver was cited. Then my...

A trucking company owner-operator was one of three men indicted following a federal investigation into a drug trafficking ring selling methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl throughout Northeast Ohio. On March 19, 2026, officials announced that Erin House, 53, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess...