COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is asking for people to send evidence of excessive force by the Columbus Division of Police to a special email address for civilian review. According to a social media post by the mayor: If you have photos, videos, or accounts of the Columbus Division of Police using excessive […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The City of Columbus has released the executive order signed by Mayor Andrew Ginther placing the city on a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew indefinitely in response to violence during protests in the city. The order signed is a continuation of the curfew that was put into place Saturday and Sunday […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The latest number of cases of COVID-19 in the state have been released by the Ohio Department of Health. As of Monday, 35,984 cases and 2,206 deaths were reported to date in Ohio with 6,112 hospitalizations and 1,569 ICU admissions. The Department of Health adds the data as soon as it is […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In between the massive showings of support for protesters in downtown Columbus, neighbors and workers have also been uniting to clean up damage, garbage and vandalism. “People are mad. They’re mad and they just want things to change. And throughout our history, the only thing that’s ever made things change is […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Monday, the Mayor of Columbus, Andrew Ginther, will join the city’s Board of Health President Karen Morrison to discuss the declaration of racism as a public health crisis in the city. According to a news release, Councilmember Priscilla Tyson will join the two at 3:30 PM to take questions from the media. […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio State University’s student government councils have sent a joint letter to university officials demanding ties with the Columbus Division of Police be severed. Undergraduate Student Body president Roaya Higazi, Council of Graduate Students president Stephen Post, and Council of Student Affairs chair Jordan Vajda cite “injustices against the Black […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — In a now-deleted tweet, Columbus police said inbound traffic into the city of Columbus had been temporarily halted Monday morning. Since then, they have tweeted that “there are currently no street closures anywhere.” In the initial tweet, police asked that people have work and/or personal ID on-hand in vehicles. Deputy Chief Tim […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — We woke up this morning on the first day of meteorological summer to unseasonably chilly readings in the upper 30s and low 40s on June 1. The Columbus low of 42 degrees narrowly missed the 1910 daily record (41 degrees), and Lancaster was a crisp 38 degrees. The odd chill seems fitting, […]
(AP/WCMH)– Four-year colleges facing budget shortfalls because of the coronavirus outbreak have eliminated nearly 100 sports programs. Critics say some of those sports might have survived if decision-makers had taken considered the benefits those sports brought to the schools as a whole. Former University of Idaho president Chuck Staben argues athletes in sports that award […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– Parents are sending their children back to daycare and while the threat of COVID-19 still exists there is now another mystery illness causing some concern. According to the Ohio Department of Health, we only have one case of this new syndrome in Ohio, in Cleveland. But parents sending their kids back to daycare right now cant […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– The Columbus Division of Fire is battling a commercial fire on East Hudson St. Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin says no one has been injured, and firefighters are fighting the fire in a defensive mode from the outside, not going inside the structure on the 1000 block of E Hudson. E Hudson […]
COLUMBUS QUICK FORECAST Today: Brilliant sunshine, mild. High 74 Tonight: Mostly cloudy, mild, chance of showers northeast. Low 59 Tuesday: Partly cloudy, warmer. High 84 Wednesday: Partly sunny and humid, storms at night. 69/89 Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms. 67/85 FORECAST DISCUSSION: High pressure stretches from the Great Lakes to southeast and from the Mississippi Valley […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A Columbus Police officer shot while serving a search warrant Thursday has been released from the hospital. According to a post on the Columbus Police Twitter page, Officer Russ Weiner was released from the hospital Sunday morning. The shooting happened Thursday morning at a home on Chelford Drive when police served the […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein said in a statement Sunday his office is ready to enact reforms detailed in a city-wide police review commission report. “As the chief legal counsel for the City of Columbus, I soon will have concrete calls for action to address our City’s handling of this weekend’s protests […]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — The Dublin Pet Fair has been canceled for this year. Set for Sept. 27, the organizers said the cancellation was due to the coronavirus. “Due to COVID-19, I have decided to cancel the Dublin Pet Fair this year,” said fair founder Susan Willis in a statement. “The health and safety to […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther joined a large group of demonstrators as they marched in Columbus Sunday. The march started at the St. Paul AME Church and ended at Shiloh Baptist Church. Ginther told NBC4’s Dan Pearlman he was there to show his support for such peaceful protests. “Critically important that we stay […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Columbus Urban League Young Professionals are taking a stand against what’s happened this week. The organization is calling it a new and peaceful way to fight systemic racism and plans a different kind of peaceful protest Monday. Leaders with the group said they know not everyone who wants to can or […]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — One person was injured while another is still missing after a boating accident at Alum Creek State Park Sunday. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), the accident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. near the dam. ODNR is coordinating the ongoing search for the missing boater with help from […]