Columbus News

Just months after retiring, the family of Jungle Jack Hanna has announced that the animal enthusiast has been diagnosed with dementia.  The announcement came in a letter on social media, “Today, we reach out to share some personal Hanna Family news. Doctors have diagnosed our dad, Jack Hanna, with dementia, now believed to be Alzheimer’s […]

According to NBC4i.com COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Hamilton Local School District announced an elementary school would be closed Wednesday after the school was struck by a bullet. According to the district’s website, a bullet struck a window on the north side of Hamilton Elementary School late Tuesday, well after school hours. Get breaking news email alerts from […]

Millions of annoying cicadas are expected to swarm Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana this spring into the summer

This weekend, things felt almost back to normal, with people attending Easter service and mass. Some were enjoying the beautiful weather with their loved ones at a bar or restaurant, but the crowds have health officials concerned.

A change in state law will allow Ohioans for the first time to renew their driver’s licenses and state ID cards online. The measure is contained in the state’s transportation budget. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed the budget into law on Wednesday. The new online registration will be available to people ages 21 to 65 […]

Despite a three-month extension of a CDC eviction moratorium that was set to expire Wednesday, dozens of renters sat in chairs spaced at least six feet apart inside the Greater Columbus Convention Center Wednesday morning. They were waiting their turn to make their case before a Franklin County magistrate. The Franklin County Municipal Court moved […]

  A company by the name of Stacker has collected data to rank the highest paying jobs in the Columbus Ohio metro.  Data used came from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics and showed that the average medium salary in the metro is $52,130.  That puts Columbus 2.5% lower than the national mean of […]

The scammers are definitely up right now and winning! According to NBC4i.com hundreds of thousands of unemployment claims have been filed since January. A number of these claims have been flagged “under suspicion of fraud”. Ohioans know it is fraud when they of to their mailbox, and find a U.S. Bank ReliaCard, with thousands of […]

According to the Columbus Dispatch Westerville Central was really close to pulling off for a shot at the state championship. With the district and regionals championships won, the Warhawks felt like they were about to do something magnificent while playing at the University of Dayton Arena. THEY were this close, with 2.3 seconds left behind […]

According to reports, East High School Graduate and former Ohio State Basketball Center Granville S. Waiters has passed away at the age of 60 years old. Get Breaking News & Exclusive Contest in Your Inbox:   Waiters played for Ohio State from 1sts 1979 until 1983 and was known for his towering height of 6’11”.  In […]