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Columbus City Schools could close up to 20 schools. Here's what to know about each of them
This month the Superintendent's Community Facilities Task Force presented a plan where up to 20 possible Columbus school buildings face the possibility of closure under nine different recommended scenarios. While there are nine proposals, some are alternates of each other and the Board of Education may or may not approve...
Authorities searching for theft suspects near Polaris
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus police are asking the community to help them track down two suspects in a theft case from April. Authorities said a woman's wallet was stolen while she was at dinner in the 1800 block of Polaris Parkway on April 26 around 8 p.m. Just...
Police still searching for suspects in north Columbus double murder
For earlier reports of this story view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Police are seeking assistance in solving the murder of two men who were gunned down in north Columbus during the winter of 2022. On Dec. 8, 2022, officers responded to the 1000 block of Marland Drive in the Maize-Morse neighborhood […]
4 arrests made at DUI checkpoint near west Columbus on Friday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The Franklin County DUI Task Force has released results from a sobriety checkpoint conducted within Prairie Township on Friday. The checkpoint was set up on Norton Road from 8 p.m. on Friday to 12:30 a.m. on Saturday. Of the 457 vehicles came through the checkpoint during that time, 165 were checked.
U.S. Marshals Service arrests wanted fugitive in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A wanted fugitive is in custody after an arrest was made early Friday morning in Columbus. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office apprehended De Tronne Marshall-Dennis, after it was discovered he was still in the Columbus area. […]
Former Ohio State football star Marvin Harrison Jr. facing lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State football wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.’s first pro football lawsuit came months before his first pro football game. Fanatics sued Harrison in New York Supreme Court for breach of contract. The company — a leading brand in sports apparel, trading cards and other products — alleges it signed a deal with Harrison last May in excess of $1 million. In the lawsuit filed Saturday night, Fanatics alleges Harrison has not lived up to the terms of that agreement.
CPD shares new details in deadly police-involved shooting after retracting statement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Police are now revealing more information about the moments that led up to a Columbus police response that ended in death and a police retraction. Just after 4 a.m. on Thursday, police responded to reports of a man threatening to take his life and kill others in a house with him. […]
2024 Ohio State Fair: Here's what you need to know ahead of time
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Event organizers are getting the final details of the Ohio State Fair together before the gates officially open on July 24. From July 24 to Aug. 4, thousands will flock to the fairgrounds at East 17th Avenue. The fair will bring plenty of events, entertainers and food to keep the whole family busy for a day.
Columbus City School closing plan yet another reason it should be taken over.
Columbus City Schools should be taken over I just read the May 15 guest column by Rhodesia McMillan, "Columbus students are not the problem. Adults are." The only truth I saw in the whole article is that parents are to blame. Let's just say there's plenty of blame to go around. ...
Ohio Emergency Management System launches real-time alert system for severe weather
In the wake of the severe storm that has ripped its way across Ohio and the Mahoning Valley, the Ohio Emergency Management System has launched a new system to better alert people of impending danger. Called the Ohio Traveler Alert System, it will send real-time alert information on billboards to...
Pot problems: kids and adults accidentally overdosing on man-made THC
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Pediatricians and researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center are calling for increased education around the dangers of exposing kids to products containing synthetic cannabis. Synthetic cannabinoids are man-made versions of chemcals found in the cannabis plant, such as delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC...
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