Austen Medek has been charged with murder in the death of his wife.

The four buildings listed on Tuesday's agenda are the ones that school board members voted to close last year as a cost-cutting measure.

This will be the team’s first regular-season game at the ballpark.

One person has died and another was hospitalized after a head-on crash in east Columbus on Monday evening.

The gathering emphasized the holiday's themes of light overcoming darkness and community perseverance.

A Merion Village man says someone posing as a delivery driver stole a Christmas package from his porch.

The new building is more than twice the size of Linden's current branch.

Temperatures have dropped into the single digits, affecting water systems Aqua relies on daily.

Toy drive organizers say they received two to three times more toys and other gifts than a normal year.

More than 800 volunteers are assembling and distributing food boxes to support 3,500 Franklin County families during St. Stephen’s annual holiday food drive.

More than a dozen school districts have either canceled or delayed classes for Tuesday.

Westgate United Methodist Church set to become an overnight shelter in late December.

A grand jury indicted Ja'Quawn Bridgmon on one count of murder and one count of assault.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A partnership built on helping the community is set to enter a new phase after more than 100 years of service. In a statement released Tuesday, the Diocese of Columbus and St. Stephen’s Community House announced that St. Stephen’s will launch as an independent nonprofit organization, no longer serving as a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A 39-year-old man made his initial court appearance Tuesday morning after being arrested Monday in connection to his wife's death in September. Austen Medek has been charged with murder and received a $3 million cash surety bond in Franklin County Municipal Court. He is accused of killing his wife Michaela Medek, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bipartisan Ohio bill that would require correctional institutions to provide free feminine hygiene products to incarcerated women awaits Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature. Lawmakers sent House Bill 29 to the governor’s desk on Dec. 9, after the legislation passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate. DeWine has 10 days, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio is getting ready for a statewide cinematic celebration next year as part of the U.S.'s 250th anniversary, with hundreds of free movie screenings planned across all 88 counties. The initiative, Ohio Goes to the Movies, kicks off Feb. 11 and runs through October, highlighting films connected to Ohio through actors, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Department of Commerce abruptly suspended millions in funding intended to support Ohio's manufactures, citing a federal review of the program that could take years to resolve. The Department of Commerce said the funding is paused due to an ongoing Office of Inspector General review of Ohio's Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The [...]

Former Lazarus employee Ronald Rau donated a Santa figure and Snow Queen to the Fran Ryan Center to help recreate the iconic Christmas window displays and SantaLand of the now-defunct Columbus department store.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Revised Code lays out specific rules for using a mobile device behind the wheel, including addressing whether it is legal to scroll while stopped at a red light or talk on the phone while driving. Ohio implemented a distracted driving law in October 2023, generally banning motorists from using, [...]