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After closing all Columbus locations years ago, steakhouse chain coming back to central Ohio
One steakhouse chain might have closed last year, but another one is making its way to that exact spot after a brief hiatus in central Ohio. Logan’s Roadhouse, a popular nationwide chain known for wood-grilled steaks, ribs, and burgers, is moving right into the former O’Charley’s restaurant, located at 1657 Stringtown Rd. in Grove City.
Pedestrian critically injured in northeast Columbus hit-and-run
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person has been hospitalized after being struck by a car in northeast Columbus Friday morning. Columbus police reported that one person is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle at about 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of East 17th and Hamilton avenues in South Linden. Emergency responders on […]
Two men charged with murder after one person dies in north Columbus shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Authorities have now identified the victim and two murder suspects in Saturday night's north Columbus shooting. Police said the shooting happened in the 400 block of East 13th Avenue around 8:38 p.m. One man was found by officers there suffering from gunshot wounds, and another...
‘Misunderstood’ Ohio State commencement speaker defends viral speech he wrote on ayahuasca: ‘Did not expect the boos’
The commencement speaker who delivered an outlandish speech — which he wrote while on ayahuasca — to Ohio State University graduates called himself the “most misunderstood person” days after he claimed bitcoin was a “misunderstood asset class” to resounding boos. Social entrepreneur and 1999 OSU alum Chris Pan, 46, defended his graduation address — and using the hallucinogenic to help him write it — while admitting the jeers from his bitcoin quip on Sunday was hard to digest and caught him off guard. But he also laid blame on people’s poor listening skills for the visceral reaction during his speech that...
Aurora borealis could put on a show in Ohio this weekend. How to watch, weather forecast
Watch the skies this weekend -- the northern lights could be visible across Ohio due to a strong solar storm heading toward earth. The Space Weather Prediction Center, a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has issued a Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch, level G4 out of 5. According to the center, at least five coronal mass ejections (explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun) are expected to arrive around midday today.
Neighbors raising a stink over treated human waste spread on fields by Columbus-area farmer
The last of nearly 100 tanker truckloads of treated sanitary sewer waste were applied May 7 to the soil of the historic, 122-acre Hickory Bluff Farms tucked just inside the northwest corner of Interstate 270 and Route 315. This left some neighbors concerned about traffic, odor and the proximity of biosolids to their...
I-670 East through Downtown scheduled to close this weekend: What to know
View a previous report from the start of construction season in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The eastbound lanes of Interstate 670 are scheduled to close this weekend Downtown. Road construction season is under way in Ohio, with projects like the I-70/I-71 Downtown Ramp Up expected to cause traffic delays over the […]
Columbus Weather: Severe weather possible again today
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be likely again this evening, but we are looking for a little bit of dry time on Friday. Temperatures will be slightly below average, but we will warm up again next week. ALSO | Radar | Maps | View, Share...
Brisk night ahead, t-showers return to Columbus area this weekend
Tonight: Clearing for a while, clouds increase late, low 48. Saturday: Some mid/late morning t-showers, pm pops, high 65. Monday: Sunshine early, few pops by evening, high 77. It has been a crisp May day with scattered clouds and a few isolated spotty showers mainly in the east today. These showers will taper quickly this evening as skies clear. Expect clearing tonight for a while as winds will relax, and temps fall to the upper 40s, with clouds returning toward daybreak.
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