Previous reports on Ohio laws can be seen in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – 2023 was an eventful year in state governance – if not particularly fruitful. With just over a dozen bills passed, Ohio politics was marked more by contentious policy debates, significant elections and court cases than new legislation. In the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol released its statistics for fatal crashes during Christmas weekend and the numbers were the lowest in five years. OSHP said that nine people were killed in eight crashes from midnight Dec. 22 to 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 25, marking the least fatalities in Ohio from crashes [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Many central Ohio stores and restaurants are open for New Year's, while a few businesses are operating with modified hours or are closed. Find which retailers are open or closed below. Is mail delivered on New Year's Day? FedEx United States Postal Service UPS Is the library open on New Year's [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) – A shop offering sandwiches, soups and local products is now open for business in Hilliard. Norwich Grocery officially opened its doors Dec. 8. The shop can be found inside the Center Street Market at 5354 Center St. The restaurant offers a variety of options including artisan sandwiches, a veggie wrap made [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With another Christmas in the books, its time to dispose of your Christmas trees. Luckily, there are a numbers of ways to easily do that in Columbus. Rumpke Waste and Recycling said it will provide free curbside pickup for trees placed on the curb before 6:00 a.m. on regular yard waste [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Based on the 2001 Oscar-winning film, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" is premiering in Columbus at the Ohio Theatre. Winner of 10 Tony Awards including best musical, "Moulin Rouge" opens on Tuesday at the Ohio Theatre with 16 performances through Jan. 14. Director Baz Luhrmann's iconic film comes to life onstage, remixed [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Silicon Heartland, home to Intel's Ohio One project, is slated to be finished in 2027. New Albany has seen rapid development since Intel announced in January 2022 that it had selected the Licking County portion of the New Albany International Business Park to be the location for a chip [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The ramp from Intertstate-70 east to Interstate-71 north has reopened this morning after a crash involving a semi. Authorities responded to the scene around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday after report of a crash, according to the Columbus Division of Police. After colliding with a sedan, the semi jumped the guard rail [...]
GEORGETOWN, Ohio (WCMH) – It's been over a decade since pregnant 22-year-old Brittany Stykes was killed and her 1-year-old daughter was shot on a remote country road in southern Ohio, and her family is still searching for answers. Brittany’s father, David Dodson, said Brittany grew up on a farm, loved country living and spending time [...]
A good portion of central Ohio has seen .25"-.50" of rain since yesterday afternoon. More showers are expected today. Most of the rain is expected to fall in during the morning commute. New rain totals will not be that impressive. Daytime high temperatures will be noticeably cooler only reaching the low 50s.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s been a busy week of travel, with almost 16,000 people expected to fly out of John Glenn Airport on Dec. 27. Navigating the travel world when there is an issue can be confusing and often frustrating. For one central Ohio family, a canceled flight put their whole vacation at risk [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – On Dec. 7, recreational marijuana became legal in Ohio, after voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative to do so. Despite it being legal, and decriminalized, there is still no place to legally buy it and some lawmakers said the law is missing guardrails. But, despite the Ohio Senate passing a bill [...]
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- A state representative in Ohio claimed that he was swatted in a social media post. State Representative Kevin Miller said in a post on his X and Facebook pages that he was swatted on Tuesday. The incident happened after 3 p.m., according to Miller's post. "Shortly after 3 pm today numerous [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Starting on Jan. 1, 2024 the minimum wage in Ohio will increase by about 3.5%. The state’s minimum wage has been steadily increasing each year since 2006, but 2023 and 2024 saw even bigger increases. That’s because the minimum wage is directly tied to Ohio’s inflation rate. In the new year, [...]
A few showers have started to push into Central Ohio as we've been getting closer to the end of Tuesday. Once we see the sun set, a lot more rain will start to move in with stubborn chances sticking around later on.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Four people are injured after a crash involving a semi-truck in Violet Township on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred on the westbound ramp of Interstate 70 near State Route 256 around 2 p.m. Three people were transported to Grant Medical Center and one person was transported to Mount Carmel East, all [...]