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Columbus got some national love this week after being spotlighted on NBC’s Today Show as one of the country’s top fall road trip destinations. During a Tuesday segment, Travel & Leisure editor-in-chief Jacqui Gifford shared her picks for where to catch the best foliage. She named Columbus alongside Catskill, New York; McCall, Idaho; and Charlottesville, […]

  October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Magic 95.5 is dedicated to making sure you’re safe & informed.   According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, domestic violence is defined as “the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by […]

Join us for the City of Whitehall “Purple Run,” a 5k dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence and supporting the fight against it. This 5k event brings our community together to stand against domestic violence, showing solidarity and providing crucial resources. A portion of the proceeds will got to help the victims of domestic […]

Ohio’s attorney general says more than 100 people were taken into custody statewide during a weeklong human trafficking crackdown. Attorney General Dave Yost revealed details of Operation Next Door, which involved over 100 law enforcement agencies and led to 135 arrests. Of those, 103 were people accused of prostitution or solicitation. Authorities also made 32 […]

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Resch’s Bakery is packing up after more than 60 years on Livingston Avenue. The family-owned staple confirmed it will close its longtime southeast Columbus location at 4061 E. Livingston Ave. on September 30th as it prepares to open a new home in Gahanna. MORE: New Study Says You Need Nearly $85K to Live Comfortably in […]

The mother of a 3-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in bed Monday morning faced a Franklin County judge on Tuesday. Carley Dials (29) was arraigned on one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her son, Cartier Smith. The boy died at Nationwide Children’s Hospital around 9:51AM Monday. According to police, Cartier found […]

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Ohio State is making a big (financial) promise to its future students… In his first State of the University Address in more than a year, President Ted Carter laid out a series of changes tied to his Education for Citizenship 2035 plan. The new initiatives are meant to cut costs, reward top students, and keep […]

An internal affairs investigation at the Franklin County Corrections Center revealed a staff member carried on a secret relationship with an inmate. The two exchanged hundreds of calls and texts, sent/received suggestive photos, and attempted to keep the “relationship” under wraps. OHIO: Columbus Mother Charged After “Throwing” Baby Documents obtained by NBC4 Investigates detail that […]

A nine-month-old boy is fighting for his life after police say his mother admitted to causing his traumatic injuries. Police arrested 29-year-old Billie Jo Tustin, who admitted to detectives that she threw her baby about 15 feet across a room, causing his head to strike the floor. She also confessed to throwing him shorter distances […]

Columbus City Schools is weighing big changes to how high schoolers get to class, and the district says the move could free up more than $5 million. At a public meeting Thursday night, officials laid out two options: either give high school students Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus passes, or cut high school busing […]