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Ohio school district rescinds policy allowing students to leave during day for religious program
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — A school board for a district in a Columbus suburb has voted to end a policy allowing students to leave buildings during the school day to receive religious instruction from the Lifewise Academy, reports say. The Columbus Dispatch reports board members for Westerville City Schools voted,...
Former Columbus Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse sold for $1.6 million
WORTHINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) — A central Ohio building that once housed a Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse has been purchased for more than $1.6 million. The building at 7550 High Cross Boulevard in north Worthington sold on Sept. 17 for $1,645,000, according to the Franklin County Auditor’s Office. The property was purchased by Perez Family Holdings Limited, […]
Fall foliage popping up across Ohio: Parks where you can see changing leaves now
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As Ohio is beginning to experience pockets of changings leaves earlier than usual, residents can view fall foliage now at multiple local parks and trails. Because of Ohio’s dry summer, multiple species of trees have begun to change colors early resulting in sporadic foliage changes across the state, according to David […]
Comedian Jeff Dunham coming to Columbus in February
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Legendary comedian Jeff Dunham will be stopping by Columbus next year as part of his new tour. The ventriloquist has performed since 2007 in front of 7.7 million people. He's also completed nine international tours in more than 20 different countries. Dunham has filmed 12 comedy...
Beware of flood-damaged cars
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — When vehicles are damaged by severe storms or floodwaters, they don’t always end up in a junkyard. Some of them end up on a used car lot without all of the needed repairs. “Scammers will often take cars from regions that have been flooded, say Houston or Florida, or the East […]
Rhodes State Office Tower celebrates 50 years since its construction
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It has been 50 years since the Rhodes State Office Tower, the tallest building in Columbus, opened its doors. The construction of the 41-story, 1.2 million square feet building began in 1971 and wrapped up in 1974. It would eventually become the state office building, housing the offices of the Ohio Attorney General, the State Treasurer's Office and boards and commissions.
Last day of gloomy skies, tracking spotty rain this afternoon
Today brings the last few rain chances to Central Ohio for a while. Temperatures will also see a slight bump and warm up to the upper 70s. Late in the evening a cold front will push through the region and bring a little rain. This will move all the moisture from the remnants of Helene of to our east and bring in clearer skies will much cooler and drier air.
'Love shouldn't hurt': City Attorney's office kicks off Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In a kickoff to October marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Columbus City Attorney's office and city, county and community partners held a candle light vigil Tuesday evening to raise awareness about domestic violence, present statistics, and to honor both victims and survivors. The second annual event, held on the front steps of...
Spirit Airlines axing several flights to and from Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Spirit is eliminating several flights to and from Columbus, after the airline reported “disappointing revenue results.” The low-cost airline is cutting service from John Glenn International Airport to Dallas-Fort Worth and Newark Liberty, as well as flights from Boston Logan to Columbus. The cuts were published by Cirium, an aviation analytics […]
NCAA Basketball: Preseason top 25 power rankings for 2024-25 season
After a long offseason, we're just a few weeks away from the start of the 2024-25 NCAA Basketball season. We've had hundreds of departing players to the pro ranks, over 1,000 D-I players switched teams, and numerous coaching changes. That created 99% of different rosters in the final weeks of...
Overlooked by the No. 3 Buckeyes, Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson packs some extra motivation for his trip home
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson is returning to his home state this week motivated to show the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes what they missed out on. The junior didn’t receive a scholarship offer from the Buckeyes when he was coming out of Hamiltion High School. He’ll head into Saturday’s game at Ohio Stadium as the nation’s second-leading rusher and coming off the best performance of his career.
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