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Columbus Weather: Hot start to the week followed by midweek storms
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Good Monday morning! Get ready for the heat! We warmed up to 88 yesterday and we will likely get a little hotter today and tomorrow. MONDAY: Mostly sunny, high 90. TONIGHT: Mostly clear, low 65. TUESDAY: Sunshine & afternoon clouds, stray rain possible, high 90.
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...
Ohio cracking down on cell phone usage in schools
A new state law requires school districts to limit students' cell phone usage in schools, but local officials still have the final say.Why it matters: The law is meant to curb distractions and keep kids focused in the classroom, Gov. Mike DeWine says.The shift to "phone-based" childhoods is making our kids sick and miserable, argues one prominent social psychologist in a recent book investigating the recent surge in teen mental illness, an issue the governor referenced in his signing statement.Driving the news: DeWine signed House Bill 250 last week, which mandates each district adopt policies to emphasize that cellphone usage...
Construction worker hit by car, road closed in South Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A portion of State Route 23 was closed Sunday night after reports of a construction worker being hit by a car, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said. The accident happened at approximately 9:08 p.m. on SR-23 just south of the Interstate 270 exit. There, a black 2024 Nissan Pathfinder was heading […]
In Ohio, gun rights supporters and gun control advocates agree on one thing
As two children played and hopped along a sofa, a loud bang punctuated the relative silence of a Columbus West Side living room before the shouting began. "Is that gun powder?" yelled one of three adults after they rushed into the room. "Where is it?" someone said before a man...
Unaccompanied teens banned at Columbus Taco Fest, security doubled after fights on Saturday
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On day two of the Columbus Taco Fest, festivalgoers enjoyed a variety of tacos, live music and activities at Genoa Park. Those paying attention may have noticed more security guards stationed across the festival and more police cars sitting out front. There were also new signs at the entrance, alerting visitors that you must be 18 or older to enter.
Authorities ask community for tips to solve 2022 homicide
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus police and Central Ohio Crime Stoppers are asking for the community's assistance to solve the case of a homicide from 2022. Police responded to a report of a shooting at the 1000 block of Marland Drive on December 8, 2022. Medics pronounced 37-year-old Branden...
Hot, summer-like start to week; storms arrive midweek
We continue our stretch of hot, summer-like temperatures on this Monday, with highs warming to the upper 80s to near 90 this afternoon. We’ll see mostly sunny skies, with only a few clouds out during the afternoon, and just a light wind. Luckily, humidity remains mostly pleasant, just nearing a “muggy” feel.
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. […]
Columbus company targets immigrants to fill open positions, offers English classes at work
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A central Ohio company is teaching its employees how to speak English before their shifts as many new hires are immigrants and cannot speak the language. "Do you think people in central Ohio would be surprised by what's happening in their own backyards when it...
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.
Deaf and blind runners among more than 1,100 girls at Sunday's Girls on the Run race
Two years ago, Mary Elizabeth Nnachetam was living in silence with her family in Nigeria. Mary Elizabeth was born deaf, and in a country where deaf people are often marginalized and some signed languages aren't as developed, she wasn't getting the education she needed, said Patricia Nnachetam, her mother. So the family packed...
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