COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Many in a Columbus neighborhood near Pickerington are raising the alarm about people speeding down their street. Residents said this isn’t a new issue, but after numerous 311 complaints and emails to the city, the silence is pushing them to speak out again. Syphilis outbreak reported by Columbus Public Health In a statement, the City of Columbus said the crash reports include “several unique circumstances that traffic engineering infrastructure changes or the addition of a stop sign very likely would not have prevented crashes.” The full statement reads: "The City’s T ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The MLS Cup between the Columbus Crew and the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is getting closer and as expected, it has not been easy to get tickets. The public sale opened at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Alex Saffels was on his computer and ready online well before that ..read more

GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) – A hacker group managed to break into a central Ohio school district. The group BlackSuit forced Groveport Madison to shut off its internet for the time being while the district’s IT department works to fix it. Ohio bank’s customers targeted by $108K Florida phone scam Reed said some staff did notice the name on their desktops, which is what prompted the district to turn off the internet.  “One of the things that is really important in a case like this is to make sure that your backups are also secure and that they’re scrubbed, that there is no ransomware on your b ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The MLS Cup is a huge deal for soccer fans, but it is also important for the city of Columbus. The Greater Columbus Sports Commission is predicting the event will bring around $8 million of visitor spending to the city. This is the first time the MLS Cup final will be held at Lower.com Field and it is also the first time businesses in the Arena District will get to experience the excitement ..read more

Watch DeWine's press conference in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is holding a press conference as the state's voter-approved initiative legalizing recreational cannabis is taking effect at midnight. During his press conference, DeWine urged the Ohio Senate to pass a newly-introduced bill. He said that without this bill, marijuana will be legal in Ohio without a legal way to purchase it. This new bill would allow for citizens over the age of 21 to immediately buy from medical dispensaries. He hopes that this will help prevent the black market. DeWine als ..read more

Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Mostly cloudy, low 31 Thursday: Clearing skies, warmer, high 50 Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy, high 56 Saturday: Rain later, mainly cloudy, high 60 Sunday: Showers, windy, falling temps, morning high 50 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Wednesday Evening, It has been a brisk day again today with temps barely into the 40s this afternoon. We will have another seasonal night tonight with a mix of clouds with low temps dropping to around 30, but with chills in the 20s. Thursday will start off with some clouds in the morning, but clearing ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus Public Health is warning the community about a sexually transmitted disease outbreak in the city. The organization posted about a syphilis outbreak in the region and urged those who may be at risk to get tested ..read more

For a previous report on this story, view the video player above. BLACKLICK, Ohio (WCMH) – The identities of the victims who were found dead in the aftermath of a house fire in Jefferson Township have been named. According to St. Pius X School in Reynoldsburg, pre-K student De’Andre Berry-Samba and his grandmother Marielda Nangah did not survive an early Tuesday morning fire that destroyed a home in Jefferson Township. In a social media post, the St. Pius school announced it has created a GoFundMe account for the Berry-Samba family, which included Nangah, 71, De’Andre Berry-Samba and two of De ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Key funding and planning milestones have paved the way for Amtrak service to potentially expand in Ohio, according to Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH). On Tuesday, Brown announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration has selected four key routes in Ohio as priorities for Amtrak expansion. The State of Ohio, Amtrak and metropolitan planning organizations will now begin corridor development efforts on the four routes selected. As part of these efforts, the Federal Railroad Administration will provide $500,000 to each announced corridor for ..read more

CINCINNATI, Ohio (WCMH) - A Florida man and woman have been convicted of stealing customers' information from one specific bank in Ohio through a phone scam. Deon O. Noel, 28, and Diamond Bezada, 25, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud on Wednesday in U.S. District Court. The scam resulted in 11 bank accounts and more than $108,000 being compromised, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio. Noel and Bezada's scheme was an attempt to defraud Fifth Third Bank and multiple Ohio residents with Fifth Third accounts. Court documents ..read more