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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The National Weather Service announced Wednesday morning that nine tornadoes touched down in four Ohio counties during Tuesday evening’s severe storms in its preliminary reports. Two tornadoes touched down in Mercer and Auglaize counties in western Ohio in addition to a third tornado in only Mercer County west of Coldwater. The […]

The death of a woman who fell from the bleachers at the Ohio State University’s commencement over the weekend is being investigated as an “apparent suicide,” according to preliminary reports from the Franklin County Coroner’s office, reviewed by The Columbus Dispatch. Larissa Brady, 53, was attending her daughter’s graduation ceremony with her husband and 12-year-old son when she told her family she wanted to get a higher seat in the Ohio State stadium. Witnesses reported seeing Brady pass the highest row of benches and climb over the top of the concrete wall at the top. Brady had previously suffered with mental health issues and attempted to end her life earlier this year. The incident went unmentioned by speakers or officials during the three-hour ceremony, disturbing some students who witnessed the fall. The coroner’s office has yet to officially release the cause of death.If you or a loved one are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing or texting 988.Read it at The Columbus DispatchRead more at The Daily Beast.

View the latest forecast in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As a tornado warning for Franklin County ended last night, sirens warning residents continued to blare in certain areas around Columbus. Multiple central Ohio counties, including Franklin, Delaware and Licking, went under tornado warnings over the course of the evening. As of […]

It's hard to argue that seatbelts save lives, and now an Ohio lawmaker is proposing a law, allowing police to pull-over drivers for not wearing one.

Mother Nature may not be done with Columbus yet. After a stormy Tuesday night brought tornado warnings, heavy rain and a flood advisory to central Ohio, severe storms are still possible Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. ...

Columbus City Schools will consider closing 20 of the district's more than 100 school facilities under initial recommendations from a community task force. Under the proposal presented at the Columbus Board of Education meeting Tuesday night, there are nine scenarios for school closures under consideration. Under each scenario, a batch of three to four schools would be closed and the attending students would be consolidated into other buildings.

A central Ohio Walmart that closed after not meeting "financial expectations" is auctioning off leftover retail equipment and merchandise.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying four more persons of interest they want to interview in connection with a shooting near a Waffle House by Ohio State University that left a Georgia man dead. Ronald Diggs, 38, was shot and killed near...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Traffic has been delayed due to a crash on a major interstate. ODOT reports that a two-vehicle crash has resulted in standstill traffic on I-70 at I-270 on the east side of Columbus. No reports of any injuries or hospitalizations were immediately available. This story...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — One person was killed in a head-on crash with a semitrailer near Grove City Wednesday morning, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. At 8:45 a.m., a 2024 Kenworth semitrailer was heading northbound on state Route 104 south of Hibbs Road while a 2001 Ford F-150 was heading south.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Supermarket chain Kroger has announced it is holding a one-day savings event to help seniors in central Ohio. In a news release, Kroger’s Columbus Division stated that customers 55 and older can save an extra 5% on their in-store purchases on Wednesday. The offer is good at all Ohio and Ohio […]

Watch a previous report on the shooting in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two men have been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting last weekend near the Ohio State Fairgrounds that police said appears to have been a drug deal gone bad. Brian Richardson, 59, and Derek Miller, 42, have both […]

Two suspects are in custody after leading Columbus police on a vehicle pursuit Tuesday that resulted in a head-on collision with a city police cruiser and damage to three other police vehicles, police said. The chase ended when the last vehicle the suspects were in crashed into a tree near...

For the past 15 years, Los Potosinos has been slinging some of the best, most authentic Mexican food right out of their bright red food truck parked on E. Long St. But things have changed, for the better. Los Potosinos announced last year that they were moving to 695 E....

A formerly homeless man will spend at least the next 18 years behind bars after admitting to shooting a teen while they were together inside a car near Easton Town Center. Tayeshawn Gavin, 20, whom court records reported was homeless at the pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault, according to Franklin County Common Pleas Court records.

This is your final warning! Don’t read on if you haven’t watched the finale of a certain TV show on Netflix. Alright, for everyone else reading, I’m guessing you’re ready for a spoiler, or you already know the outcome of the show, The Circle. Brandon Baker,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A man accused in a "hideous" rape and homicide is expected in court Wednesday. Arthur Scott Jr. was indicted Monday on charges of aggravated murder, aggravated burglary, kidnapping, rape, and strangulation. He's accused of killing 61-year-old Li-Chu Lin in a hotel in north Columbus on...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An officer accused of turning off his police body camera during encounters with women while on duty has resigned from the Columbus Division of Police. Nicholas Duty, 35 of Commercial Point, was placed on leave in April after a federal grand jury indicted him for tampering with evidence related to criminal investigations. Online records from the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy show that he resigned on May 3 while under investigation.