A former sheep farm in northwest Columbus will be transformed into a 58-acre community park, featuring a playground, sprayground, event center, nature trails, pickleball courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a preserved historic sheep farmhouse, with construction set to begin in winter 2026 and the park opening in fall 2027.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Sex abuse survivors of Ohio State University Dr. Richard Strauss on Thursday used protest signs and a silent vigil during a meeting of the OSU Board of Trustees to advance their demands for action. Their legal battle against the university is in its eighth year. Hundreds of survivors claim the university [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio State professor is responding to declining public trust in academia with positivity, writing an article to uplift what is working in higher education. “One faculty member told me they read it that morning and they cried," said Ryan Skinner, director of OSU's Humanities Institute. "We so often do not [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recent study by Ohio State University researchers found that personalized algorithms, which are used by numerous social media platforms, lead to a distorted view of reality and overconfidence in false knowledge.  Giwon Bahg led the study as part of his doctoral dissertation in psychology at Ohio State. Psychology professors Brandon [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCHM) – Ohio State University’s CARESTREAM program is giving undergraduates a head start in the world of healthcare, offering hands-on experience while helping to ease the workload for nurses and therapists at the Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital. The experiential course, which recently enrolled its 200th student, places undergraduates directly beside clinicians as part of [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State football found major success with a win over Michigan on Saturday, but the university said its athletes are also succeeding off the field. The NCAA released its Graduation Success Rate data on Wednesday, and Ohio State maintained its scores for the third year running. In the new report, which [...]

Parents of young athletes tend to have realistic expectations for their children's athletic success, although a notable group still believes their child has a better-than-average shot at becoming a top athlete.