COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced a six-game football regular season with an expanded playoff structure. Every school will be playoff eligible, if they choose to take part in the postseason. The playoffs will begin Oct. 9. New regions will be determined in September, according to the OHSAA. The regular […]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) — Two Marion men have been arrested after a shooting Friday morning hospitalized a woman. According to Marion Police, Mickayla K. Edwards, 20, of Marion, has been arrested for felonious assault, while Cali R. Parrish, 19, also of Marion, has been arrested for complicity to felonious assault. Both were taken to the […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) –Nursing homes and assisted living centers restricted visitors when Covid-18 hit. But even with those window visits and now outdoor visitations, some families say it’s not enough There are multiple groups on Facebook called “Caregivers for Compromise” with thousands of people. They share experiences of love ones dying and believe isolation is […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Ohio State University is set to hold a virtual commencement, its second of the year, this Sunday. OSU will confir 1,763 degrees and certificates during the hour-long ceremony, which is set to begin at 2 p.m., with a pre-ceremony program beginning at 1:30 p.m. Sunday’s ceremony will mark the university’s 425th […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The 2020 season of the Ohio Renaissance Festival has been canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced Friday. With the health and safety of all of you being first and foremost in our minds, we the owners/management have made this difficult decision. We have spent much of our time ensuring a […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A Columbus man faces life in prison after being found guilty of murder and other charges in connection with the stabbing death of his girlfriend in March 2019. Jared Ferguson, 37, was found guilty in a jury trial Friday of murder and tampering of evidence. A judge also found him guilty of […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — During Friday’s coronavirus briefing, Gov. Mike DeWine addressed the state from his home in Cedarville, Ohio. He stayed at home because on Thursday he tested positive for the coronavirus minutes before meeting President Trump on the tarmac at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland. But later that day, DeWine tested negative for the […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – An announcement about sports resuming in Ohio should be coming from the state next week. Gov. Mike DeWine said during a briefing Friday that the announcement will encompass professional, college, and high school and junior high school sports. “When we talk about our students, when we talk about our student athletes, I […]
CEDARVILLE, OH (WCMH) — During Friday’s news conference, Governor Mike DeWine discussed his two COVID-19 tests results, Thursday, that contradicted each other. “Yesterday was kind of a crazy day,” DeWine stated at the beginning of his briefing Friday, while holding up a copy of the Columbus Dispatch that showed a headline discussing his test results. Earlier in the day, […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A day after receiving two contradicting results from COVID-19 tests, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, along with Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will be providing an update Friday on the spread of coronavirus in the state. As of Friday, August 7 a total of 98,675(+1,204) cases were reported in Ohio since the pandemic began, leading […]
This story has been udpated after a correction from the Newark Division of Police. NEWARK, OH (WCMH) — Police in Newark are investigating a crash that left one man dead and another critically injured. According to the Newark Division of Police, about 6:11 p.m., Thursday, officers were called to S.R. 16 westbound near the West Church […]
COLUMBUS QUICK FORECAST Today: Mostly sunny, seasonably warm. High 83 Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 62 Saturday: Mostly sunny, very warm. High 87 Sunday: Sunny, hot and humid. 65/89 Monday: Mostly sunny, chance of pop-ups. 69/90 FORECAST DISCUSSION: A continuation of this week’s nice weather will about sum up today. High pressure over the Great Lakes […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Blue Jackets erased a three-goal deficit to comeback and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs qualifying round. Pierre-Luc Dubois recorded his first playoff hat trick and scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give Columbus a 2-1 series lead […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Police have found 88-year-old Richard Roberts. Roberts was last seen at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday and was found Thursday night.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — In a second test administered Thursday in Columbus, Governor Mike DeWine tested negative for COVID-19. First Lady Fran DeWine and staff members also all tested negative for COVID-19, according to the governor’s office. The negative test comes on the same day Gov. DeWine tested positive after he took a test for […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State kicked off its fall football camp Thursday for a season that will now begin on the road at Illinois on Thursday, Sept. 3. The Buckeyes full schedule was released Wednesday by the Big Ten Conference. OSU has changed just about every way they do their work at the Woody […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — COSI on Wheels, COSI’s educational outreach program for more than 38 years, has joined with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) to expand the program to help families in under-served communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. COSI will provide STEAM learning materials for kids while COTA will provide those families with free […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — At around 6:25 p.m., Columbus Police officers responded to a report of a shooting in the area of E. Livingston Ave. and Linwood Ave. A 17-year-old boy was transported to Grant Medical Center in critical condition where he remains as of 10:00 p.m. The suspect is described as a 19-year-old Black […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — On Thursday Governor Mike DeWine tested positive for the coronavirus on his way to meet President Donald Trump in Cleveland. After the result became public, well wishes poured in for the leader of the state from lawmakers on every level. Jane and I were saddened to hear that Governor DeWine tested positive for […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — One person was killed Thursday after shots were fired in the 1200 block of Berwick Arms Place in east Columbus. It happened around 5:30 p.m. along Berwick Arms Place. According to Columbus police, the victim was pronounced dead around 5:45 p.m. No suspect information was released. Homicide detectives are still investigating.